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Monthly Archives: January 2016

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Windrow program irks some residents

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

Since the city implemented the current snow removal program in 2014, residents in the suburbs have been upset about windrows across the front of their driveways.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/h2ctttv

Posted in Grande Prairie (Alberta)

Events far from home affect even the smallest Alberta portfolios

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

The recent downturn in the Chinese economy, machinations of OPEC and ruminations of the U.S. Federal Reserve have more than a butterfly effect on Alberta investors.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/z5zygvs

Posted in Alberta

Summer games with $7 million price tag deemed success

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

The 2015 Western Canada Summer Games brought athletes, tourists and news coverage to Wood Buffalo for a total price tag of $6.9 million.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/zhqkshn

Posted in Fort McMurray (Alberta)

Realtors claim defunct Calgary brokerage is withholding commissions

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

Realtors who worked for a now defunct Calgary brokerage are alleging they haven’t received commissions owed to them, according to The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA).

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/h6dc5am

Posted in Calgary (Alberta)

This week at Town Council:

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

PROPOSED BYLAW INCLUDES REGULATIONS FOR FUTURE BREWERIES AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/zxe3oj7

Posted in Sylvan Lake (Alberta)

Fewer jobs, lesser pay in Alberta these days

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

The news wasn’t good again this morning from Statistics Canada.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/zk6w5t7

Posted in Alberta

Keyera, partners investing nearly $600 million

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

Keyera continues to expand its Fort Saskatchewan energy complex as well as multiple joint-business ventures in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/gqekfj7

Posted in Edmonton (Alberta), Fort Saskatchewan (Alberta), Sherwood Park (Alberta)

Airdrie to host 2020 Alberta Winter Games

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

Airdrie will once again welcome thousands of young athletes after the city was awarded the 2020 Alberta Winter Games. Minister of Culture and Tourism David Eggen was in Airdrie Jan. 25 at Muriel Clayton School to make the announcement to an assembly of animated students.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/hqcvzlo

Posted in Airdrie (Alberta)

Pending home sales rise just 0.1% in December

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

A lack of homes for sale is keeping potential buyers at bay. Signed contracts to buy existing homes rose just 0.1 percent in December from a downwardly revised November reading, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/hsws8oc

Posted in United States

This mortgage trick could save you thousands

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Joe

For many, homeownership represents the ultimate American Dream. And for most of these people, the way to achieve that dream is to take out a mortgage in order to finance that home.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/gv3xqkl

Posted in United States

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