CALGARY – Alberta had the highest average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees among all provinces in the country in August.
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
The 15 Best Countries For You To Move To Right Now
Can’t get a good job in your own country? Looking for somewhere a little more fun?
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David Staples: Will Redford embrace Iveson and Nenshi’s LRT vision?
Make a mental note of this year: 2030.
By 2030, the full build-out of Edmonton’s LRT system should be completed. Edmonton should have the LRT system that many of us have always dreamed of having.
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Six lanes to open on Highway 63
Six lanes will be open between Morrison Street and the Taiganova intersection within the next two weeks, Alberta Transportation says.
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New mayor plots early course
There was not one free seat in council chambers as Strathcona County residents and staff gathered to watch their newly elected council be sworn in on Tuesday.
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Highway 19 and EIA runway follow-up meeting still up in the air
Though a follow-up meeting from last Spring’s contentious Highway 19 open house was promised to be held shortly following this year’s harvest, no such plans are yet on the horizon.
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Post Sandy, U.S. pushes microgrids for backup power
From the military to main street, the United States is trying to avoid Superstorm Sandy-like blackouts by developing more backup power in the form of microgrids
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Decline in drilling forecast
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is forecasting a decline in drilling activity next year, although well counts are becoming decreasingly relevant as a measuring stick of industry activity.
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Turnaround towns
CNBC’s Diana Olick looks into the results of a survey from realtor.com and highlights housing markets that are seeing the biggest recovery.
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New oilsands projects to produce 260,000 bpd
CALGARY — Two oilsands projects set to begin producing in 2017 will add a potential 260,000 barrels per day to Alberta’s bitumen output.
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