The Lethbridge School District No. 51 is requesting funding from the province for eight local projects, including three new schools, as part of its 2017-2020 Capital Plan.
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Canadian Oil Sees Silver Lining To Decline In U.S. Shale
After the slow and painful death of Canadian oil exports – helped along by crashing oil prices, a global supply glut, and the languishing Keystone XL Pipeline – Canada has opened up some other outlets for exporting its crude oil to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast, experiencing a two-fold increase since 2014.
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New campaign launched to push lower speed limits in residential areas
A new community group is picking up the torch to push for lower residential speed limits, but this time they’re aiming for a province-wide change.
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U.S. Lifted The Crude Oil Export Ban, And Exports Went…Down
Just over three months after the authorities lifted the four-decade ban on crude oil exports, the U.S. has actually exported less this year than it did over the same period the year before, when the ban was still in place.
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Oil Firms Slow Exploration to Weather Low-Price Era
LONDON—The world’s biggest oil companies are draining their petroleum reserves faster than they are replacing them—a symptom of how a deep oil-price decline is reshaping the energy industry’s priorities.
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Online Property Companies Soar on China’s Real Estate Recovery
Real estate Web portals Leju Holdings Ltd. and SouFun Holdings Ltd. are standing out among U.S.-traded Chinese stocks, rebounding as government stimulus and a recovering property market improves the outlook for growth.
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Idaho powerline plan tries to avoid private property
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal for two high-voltage transmission lines crossing southwestern Idaho that faced opposition from private property owners has been altered to instead cross more of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
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Challenges ahead
Mayor Bill Given gave the crowd at the Montrose Cultural Centre a better idea of where Grande Prairie is sitting in terms of economy, projects and revenue during the State of the City address on Thursday.
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Norway’s oil fund increases bet on property markets
Norway’s $830bn oil fund plans to double the size of its property team as the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund seeks to improve performance after posting its worst annual return since 2011.
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CITY TO HOLD PROPERTY TAX SALE
Properties in arrears up for grabs
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