Should 50th Avenue S.W. be more like Elbow Drive S.W.?
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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Calgary International hits another record milestone
Another record was broken at Calgary International Airport in 2015, with just under 16M people using the airport last year.
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Ewart: Alberta’s power producers warned about moving too fast to ‘green’ electricity
As Alberta retools its electricity sector to “green” the provincial power supply, the industry is being warned of potential ramifications from pushing too hard, too fast to transform critical infrastructure.
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Canada Could Gain Billions From Improvements in Recognizing Education and Skills
OTTAWA, Jan 26, 2016 /CNW/ – According to a new Conference Board of Canada report, Canadians would earn $13.4 to $17 billion more annually if their learning credentials were fully recognized. This is up from the $4.1 to $5.9 billion estimated in our 2001 report. These gains would be realized through better employment of international and provincial migrants, and experiential learners, as a result of their knowledge and skills being formally recognized by employers, post-secondary institutions and professional associations.
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StatCan revisions show 2015 worst year for Alberta jobs losses since 1982
CALGARY – Alberta lost more jobs last year than in any year since the 1982 recession, revised numbers from Statistics Canada show.
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City to buy school building
The city will purchase the Grande Prairie Public School District administration office building and land for $1.5 million.
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Spring budget might not arrive in March, despite late start to Alberta legislature session
Despite a late start to the spring legislature sitting, Finance Minister Joe Ceci won’t say if the 2016-17 keystone NDP budget will arrive in March or April.
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Edmonton police empty city council chambers after taxi drivers protesting Uber leave their seats chanting ‘shame’
Two dozen taxi drivers ground council to a halt Tuesday afternoon, refusing to leave without handcuffs or a solution.
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The least affordable places in Canada are…
Home hunters may already have heard this one: Vancouver and Toronto are expensive places to buy a house. Or townhouse. Or condo.
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YOC lease moves forward
Rising Above Ministry is one step closer to taking over the former Young Offenders Centre and providing shelter to its sober living clients after the community living committee moved approval of the lease to the next council meeting.
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