EDMONTON – The Wildrose would unseat the Progressive Conservatives if an election were held today, regardless of who wins the Tory leadership race, an Edmonton Journal-Calgary Herald poll shows.
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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Population growth revs up housing demand
When it comes to provincial economies, there’s Alberta and then there is the rest, says Robert Hogue, senior economist with RBC Economics.
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Permission needed to pump out fields
Citizens in Lethbridge County are being asked to obtain written permission from their local irrigation district, and apply and receive permission from Alberta Environment and Resource Development as defined in the Water Act, before pumping their fields.
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Calgary resale housing market shows no signs of slowing down
CALGARY – As Calgary’s resale housing market nears the mid-point of the year, it is showing no signs of slowing down with June sales up more than 15 per cent from a year ago.
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Massive urban village planned for Eau Claire Lands
CALGARY – A massive urban village is planned for two city blocks in the southwest Eau Claire neighbourhood that will include about 1,100 residences, a hotel, a supermarket, restaurants, retail space and a public plaza, the Herald has learned.
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Major redevelopment possible around Stadium LRT station, report says
EDMONTON – The city could spur a long-awaited development around the Stadium LRT station by building a main street across the tracks and other roads, a new report says.
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New Stony Plain bylaw restricts commercial vehicle parking
During its June 23 meeting, Stony Plain council heard an update from MLA Ken Lemke, who highlighted pieces of legislation that were recently passed at the provincial level.
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County rail crossing upgrades completed
Four of Parkland County’s CN rail crossings have had safety improvements recently completed. An additional $30,400 in Federal Gas Tax Funding was approved by County council to fund the increase in cost to the project’s original budget of $109,000, on June 24.
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Developer building sixth highrise condo project in Calgary Beltline area
CALGARY – A new $110-million, 34-storey residential condo tower is being launched in the burgeoning Beltline community near Central Memorial Park, part of a development that will eventually include two highrise buildings.
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Finding a pulse in Spruce’s “downtown”
Starting with the end result in mind may be the way to successfully find a strong heartbeat in Spruce Grove’s downtown core.
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