Fort McMurray — After a long summer, the residents of 439 homes in Abasand and Beacon Hill were finally allowed to return home. But even though the municipality and Alberta’s chief medical officer declared parts of the neighbourhoods safe, the return for most many people would be temporary.
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Wondering what the construction east of the Dow Centennial Centre (DCC) is for? It’s the new Catholic high school.
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Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 0.4% in the second quarter, after increasing 0.6% in the first quarter. This was the largest decline in quarterly GDP since the second quarter of 2009.
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After three-straight quarterly declines, Canada’s private sector job vacancy rate held steady at 2.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2016. It shows that moderate softness in Canada’s overall labour markets persists. An indicator of labour market tightness, vacancies generally follow the inverse path of unemployment measures in the economy. The unemployment rate had improved by a few decimal points, not because of improved job creation, but because of contraction in the available labour force.
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If you’ve taken a stroll through Galt Gardens this past week, you may have noticed a unique chalkboard installation.
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Seventy special needs students will start the new year in a brand new school in Varsity Acres leaving the old Christine Meikle School in Bridgeland available for redevelopment.
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Unexpected glitches didn’t dampen the spirits of staff eager to open the doors to a popular doughnut franchise in Black Diamond late last week.
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Although St. Albert council may ultimately have little say in regional density targets, the issue nonetheless sparked an impassioned discussion in council chambers Monday night.
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City road crews have patched the worst spots on South Boundary Road, though administrators are still considering when the rural stretch should be upgraded while elected officials discuss who should pay.
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The first phase of the modernization of Glenmary School broke ground with contractor T.H. Gust on August 9.
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