Rural hamlets and Indigenous communities in the Fort McMurray region are in dire of need of emergency plans, according to a new report on the 2016 wildfire that devastated the Wood Buffalo area.
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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Red Deer council to revisit leaving central Alberta Economic Partnership
One-year notice given in January
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CLAS app helps with land access
A new partnership is working to bridge the gap between landowners and recreational users when it comes to land access.
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Mortgage industry under fire again … from younger buyers
After arguably the worst decade in history for the mortgage industry — a foreclosure crisis accentuated by predatory lending and forged, “robosigned” documents — things were slowly improving.
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TransAlta withdraws linear tax appeal
TransAlta Corporation has withdrawn its appeal of a tax value assessment on its Keephills 3 power plant in Parkland County.
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Is There A New Flight To Safety?
The dollar has been taken beating on ‘false promises’ of any major fiscal reform from the Trump administration.
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I’m trapped in my leasehold property by ever-doubling ground rent
I am a homeowner trapped in a leasehold property which seems unsaleable. When I bought the 11-year-old flat five years ago I was unaware of a clause in the contract which allows the ground rent to double every 10 years. It was £250 when I moved in and has since risen to £500. In another nine years it will be £1,000 and then no one will want to buy it. AC, Coventry
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Lethbridge among the fastest-growing economies in Alberta: report
A new report from the Conference Board of Canada shows the local economy in Lethbridge will continue to enjoy steady growth this year.
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Indigenous committee to monitor Trans Mountain
A new Indigenous oversight committee, with representatives from Paul First Nation and Enoch Cree Nation, will monitor Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline.
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Norwegian property mogul sees more growth in Copenhagen prices
COPENHAGEN, July 26 (Reuters) – Copenhagen’s “comparatively low” real estate prices should continue to rise as the city’s population grows, Norwegian investor Ivar Tollefsen, who owns properties in the Danish capital worth $1.55 billion, told Reuters.
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