As an impending construction boom promises to push the skyline of this city up, one Edmontonian could be standing particularly tall.
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Calgary region housing starts forecast to rise in 2014
Total housing starts in the Calgary region are forecast to fall this year by 8.9 per cent before rising by 12 per cent in 2014.
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SW Ring Road expected to be a boon for Calgary residential real estate
CALGARY – The new southwest portion of the Ring Road is expected to be a boon for residential real estate near the proposed roadway.
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Plans for The River condo project altered to account for rising rivers
CALGARY – The record-breaking luxury residential development, The River, in Calgary is making new design enhancements in response to the devastating summer floods.
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Suncor to go ahead with Fort Hills oil sand project, profit up
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO: Quote), Canada’s largest oil and gas company, said on Wednesday it was moving ahead with its Fort Hills oil sands project in Northern Alberta, with first production expected as soon as the fourth quarter of 2017.
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Bank of Canada, 5 other major central banks, make currency swap accords permanent
Six major central banks said on Thursday they would make their web of currency swap arrangements permanent as a “prudent liquidity backstop” in case of future global financial strains.
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Alberta small business confidence drops slightly in October
CALGARY – Confidence among Alberta’s entrepreneurs dropped slightly in October but hiring expectations jumped, according to the latest Business Barometer survey released Thursday by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
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Upgrades to waste water system planned for Pipestone Creek Park
Charden Construction Ltd was awarded funds to begin upgrades to the Pipestone Creek Park wastewater handling system to the tune of $619,500 by the County of Grande Prairie council on Monday.
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‘For sale’ but not closing
Though it’s on the “for sale” list, the Safeway location in Taber isn’t closing.
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Province suggests vacant school will reopen after just three years
Parents in a south Calgary neighbourhood are surprised and suspicious to hear the city’s public school board has plans to reopen an area school just three years after it was shuttered due to insufficient student numbers.
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