Property developers are joining southeast Calgary residents in cheering on council’s $520-million pledge for a new transitway servicing the public transport-starved quadrant of the city.
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Government flood buyouts are pitting neighbour against neighbour, say affected homeowners
Gord and Theresa Orchard have played some of their best family games of shinny on the pond out back of the house when the water freezes over each winter.
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Edmonton will be site for next generation of bio-refining
EDMONTON – An Edmonton pilot plant will soon begin producing large amounts of a versatile, top-quality, crystal-clear solvent from just about any biological feedstock that contains fats.
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Residents pan traffic report
The recently released draft report on the traffic impact of a high school on traffic in Erin Ridge didn’t have a wide enough scope, say some members of the Erin Ridge Residents’ Action Committee.
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Council puts off bylaw decision
A public hearing on a proposed bylaw that would allow a city development officer discretion in classifying land uses that don’t fit with already existing definitions and sets out requirements to allow accessory buildings in residential side yards has been adjourned until March 17.
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Alberta tops Canada in sales growth for food services and drinking establishments
CALGARY – Alberta experienced the biggest monthly increase across the country in sales for the food services and drinking places industry in September, according to Statistics Canada.
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Municipalities now welcoming revamped legislation to manage growth
The Tory government has brought back legislation that outraged municipalities this fall with changes that have won the support of local governments.
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Ottawa imposes risk fee on new high-risk mortgages
OTTAWA – The federal government is imposing a “risk fee” on CMHC for new issuances of high-risk mortgages starting next year — a fresh indication that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is unhappy with the risk to taxpayers posed by Canada’s hot housing market.
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Energy East project means 1,000s of jobs: Alward
EDMONTON — New Brunswick Premier David Alward told Alberta’s legislature Thursday that the proposed Energy East pipeline isn’t just about resources, but about growing communities and allowing Canadians to work close to home.
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Whitewood Mine lands reclaimed in Parkland County
Once an open strip coal mine that spilled across Parkland County’s west end, north of Lake Wabamun, the site of the Whitewood Mine is now marked by grassy, rolling hills and lakes.
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