Updates to Sylvan Lake’s Community Standards Bylaw were given first reading this week by town council.
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Monthly Archives: June 2017
RVC Seeks Higher Density Land-Use Designation
Rocky View County (RVC) is requesting their land adjacent to the Greystone area structure plan (ASP) be designated with a higher residential density than is suggested in a land-use scenario currently being utilized.
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Red Deer County plans for future
Future planning must take into account changing demographics and population growth
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U.S. Refinery Products Are Taking The World By Storm
Rising production from shale formations has fundamentally changed the U.S. petroleum products trade.
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Food Services and Drinking Places, April 2017
Following a 0.8% decline in March, sales in the food services and drinking places subsector rose 1.4% to $5.6 billion in April, continuing an upward trend for 2017. Prices for food purchased from restaurants were up 2.5% compared to April 2016, while prices for alcoholic beverages were up 1.8%. One factor that may have contributed to the gains was the strong tourism numbers. In April 2017, Canada saw a 2.9% increase in travellers from abroad.
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Larger FLC a gem, so what’s next?
The Family Leisure Centre expansion has been well-received by the general public, which is increasingly taking advantage of new space, according to an update this week.
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County passes new utility bylaw
County council approved a new county Utility Bylaw for Aquatera on Monday.
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Is The U.S. Close To Achieving ‘Energy Dominance’?
If you hadn’t heard, the Trump Administration has declared this week to be “Energy Week”, a week during which the President and his senior officials are focusing on the theme of “U.S. Energy Dominance.” Not “energy independence” or “energy security”, both themes past presidential administrations have focused upon – “energy dominance.”
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At City Hall
The city’s business incubation strategy was approved on Monday, but with a name change.
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New community centre coming to north Red Deer
North Red Deer is getting a new community centre.
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