Edmonton must reconsider height and zoning regulations for infill housing if it wants to meet its green energy targets, homebuilder Sydney Bond warned council Monday.
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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Cancer centre is on track for Calgary, construction to start this year, says NDP
The NDP government says Calgary’s cancer centre is on schedule, meaning construction should begin before the end of the year.
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City of Calgary credit rating strong despite provincial downgrade: Administration
How does the province’s deficit affect the City of Calgary’s borrowing power? According to administration: not much.
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Property taxes to increase by 2.9 per cent for second year
At the most recent High River council meeting, it was decided that municipal property taxes would increase at an overall rate of 2.9 per cent.
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Sylvan Lake wastewater project gets $37 million in provincial funding
Water and wastewater infrastructure projects may not be glamorous but they are critical infrastructure, according to the provincial government.
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Bike lane construction starts summer 2017 on Calgary’s Northmount Drive
The City of Calgary is ready to start construction on Phase 1 of the Northmount Drive Improvement Project.
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Flood gate option decided at High River council
High River’s council has approved administration to move forward on a sliding gate design to enhance flood protection on the Centre Street Bridge in town.
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Is This Saudi Arabia’s Newest Strategy To Boost Oil Prices?
OPEC’s new strategy to balance the oil market is to cut oil exports to the U.S., a move intended to drain near-record-high crude oil inventories.
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Alberta to fund water infrastructure developments for rural communities
The Alberta government announced $131 million in funding for critical water projects in small cities and rural communities on Monday.
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Global luxury goods sales to grow by 2 to 4 per cent in 2017: report
Global sales of personal luxury goods will grow by a stronger– than-expected 2-4 per cent at constant exchange rates in 2017, as higher spending in Europe and China outpace weakness in the United States and southeast Asia, a report showed on Monday.
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