A new airline in Canada has big plans to bring “ultra low cost” airfares to travellers priced as much as 40 per cent cheaper than what WestJet and Air Canada sell flights for.
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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Town to crack down on watering
The Town of Cochrane will begin to enforce its Water Utility Bylaw, which can be read on the town website, in order to get people to once again water during the proper time-of-day hours.
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RICK RULE: THIS GOLD SELL-OFF IS A NORMAL EVENT IN THIS MARKET
On July 13, gold was still around $1,340 per ounce. Since last Monday, gold has suffered a big drop, falling as low as $1,293 in a few days. Many blame the decline on hawkish comments from the Fed’s Janet Yellen, who recently suggested the Fed could raise interest rates. “Higher interest rates would encourage investors to switch to assets that, unlike gold, pay interest,” said the news service Reuters1
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Alleged Kijiji scammers denied bail
Bail has been denied for a local duo facing more than 50 charges for allegedly operating an online rental scam.
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Highway 744/Judah Hill closing for summer work
Starting in mid August crews from Alberta Transportation will completely close off Highway 744 along Judah Hill, leading out of Peace River’s south end, until October.
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Five-year mortgages holding firm, but just wait
Rewind seven months and economists were predicting that five-year fixed mortgage rates would creep up a bit this year. But they’ve done nothing but fall so far. So what happened?
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Water on the way
Okotoks is continuing to push closer to its water capacity, but town officials say residents don’t need to worry about their water supply.
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Museum seeking input on long-term strategic plan
The Peace River Museum is seeking public input as it prepares a new strategic plan to help guide its future development.
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T&C investments hoping to capitalize on Hwy 22 and 27 traffic
Forty-five minutes in the Sundre Tim Hortons was enough to convince Travis Cadman of the potential of the adjacent commercial property.
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FED DELIVERS WARNING TO INVESTORS
The Federal Reserve is an interesting study in public relations. The Fed has twelve districts that release statements and publish studies. The Federal Reserve Board is comprised of seven members who often make public statements about monetary policy. The chair of the Federal Reserve Board also testifies and conducts Q&A sessions with the media. Often, statements coming from the various sources within the Fed seem to be highly contradictory and confusing, something that serves a purpose in the realm of monetary policy.
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