Big news in the copper market this week, with the government of Peru saying it has now passed Chile as the world’s top supplier of copper to China.
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Monthly Archives: May 2016
A tree in every front yard
Although there was some discussion surrounding the requirement for developers to include a tree in the front yard of new properties, Cochrane town council unanimously gave second and third reading to the land-use bylaw amendment making trees a necessary feature of single and semi-detached lots.
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Limits placed on building heights
In order to try and curb unexpected changes to the Cochrane’s cityscape, town council has given final reading to a bylaw that limits the addition of principal buildings greater than five storeys.
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It’s Over: Even MSNBC Turns On Hillary – “Stop Lying, Stop Digging”
To say that Hillary did not react properly to the damning State Department Inspector General report which yesterday found that she broke numerous government rules by setting up her own email server, would be a gruesome understatement.
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Suncor pushing for full operations by end of June: report
Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO) is pushing to reach full operations at its oil sands projects in the fire-stricken Canadian province of Alberta before July 1, according to several company employees.
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Council sides with developer on pharmacy in Phyllis building
City council has given unanimous approval to a plan to take a 1940’s era commercial building in the McCauley neighborhood, and have it become home to a pharmacy. What was once known as Phyllis Grocery at 10631 96th Street is what long ago was one of the first examples of a commercial space built right into a residential neighborhood.
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Residents take on Bremner
While Bremner advances to the Capital Region Board (CRB) for approval, several residents are voicing their displeasure with the new growth node.
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David Staples: Restrictive covenants might be killing a fly with a sledgehammer, but that’s OK
Many Edmontonians are so ticked off with the city’s new plan for lot-splitting and skinny homes that they’re talking about putting restrictive covenants on their own homes. The covenants will forever forbid their properties from being subdivided into two lots.
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Residents voice concerns over new development
Residents packed Weedon Pioneer Community Hall last week to voice concerns about the proposed Cochrane North development.
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County supports pipeline
Strathcona County council has sent a letter of support for the Northern Gateway Pipeline extension.
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