Sylvan Lake is aiming to become a festival town for all seasons.
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Will Higher Oil Prices Boost The Global Economy?
The recent oil price rally is sure to boost petrodollar inflows into the government coffers and sovereign wealth funds of oil producing nations.
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The 32 most fun, friendly, and affordable cities in the world
Time Out’s City Life Index, a survey of 15,000 people in 32 global cities, has been released, and it shows which ones promise the most fun and excitement in 2018.
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Calgary Economic Development pushing for increased focus on tech industry
The top brass at Calgary Economic Development says the city needs to look to the tech industries to keep the economy competitive with other major Canadian cities.
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World Bank: Oil Prices To Average $65 This Year
Oil prices are expected to average $65 a barrel this year, up from the $53 per barrel average of 2017, driven by strong consumer demand and OPEC’s continued cuts, the World Bank said in its April Commodity Markets Outlook.
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Expect Much Tighter Oil Markets
As oil prices hover close to multi-year highs, Saudi’s Oil Minister has hit the wires saying that OPEC ‘shouldn’t be complacent and listen to some of the noise such as mission accomplished’ . Just as we learned earlier in this economic cycle via ‘don’t fight the Fed’, we too should take heed: ‘Don’t fight the Falih’.
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City’s new names for West LRT stations are … logical
City officials announced the new names for stations along the west extension of the Valley Line LRT Wednesday morning and they’re as straightforward as you could wish for.
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CDG calls for investigation into double rent allowance allegation
Center for Democratic Governance (CDG) a think tank policy, has called on the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate allegations leveled against some appointees in the current administration for receiving double rent allowances.
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Council votes 11-3 in favour of hiking future property tax rates
City council has endorsed a four-year plan that could see annual property tax hikes slightly exceeding inflation, for a total increase of almost $250 by 2022 for the average homeowner.
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Town delays fee increase
An outcry from Black Diamond business owners in response to proposed increases in their water and sewer bills has the Town going back to the drawing table.
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