The federal government has announced funding for Wood Buffalo National Park.
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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Changes coming to town’s taxi pass program; beautification plans on their way; sidewalk extension okayed
A taxi pass program has been in place for years in the town of Peace River and it’s time for changes, saidTanya Bell, director of community services.“We’re taking the opportunity to restructure the program, addressing issues with the program; improved renumeration to the cab companies so that it matches their fares. With the cost of gas increase, they had to increase their fares and our program wasn’t keeping up to their expenses.
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Katz Group seeks millions of dollars from city for Ice District plaza
Edmonton officials will start talking with the Katz Group about potential city funding for the Ice District plaza after a tense in-private debate Wednesday at city council.
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Minnesota regulators approve Enbridge Line 3 project; route is unresolved
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota regulators on Thursday approved Calgary-based Enbridge Inc.’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across the northern part of the state, even though a major, controversial question remains unresolved: the line’s route.
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$280K SouthPointe playground to break ground
With construction expected to start soon, the much anticipated Southpointe School playground should be ready for the next school year.
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$4.5M pedestrian bridge en route
City council is building bridges. Literally.
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Kitchen renovations show best potential to increase a home’s value
Cross-Canada survey also rates finished basements and bathrooms highly, but puts adding a pool or a deck at the bottom of the list
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Calgary, Edmonton top major cities for average debt levels
Nationally, auto loans were up 8.3% year over year, bank loans were 10.6% higher and mortgage lending increased 5.9%
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Why real estate must take transparency to the next level
Governments worldwide have been gradually forging greater transparency in real estate markets, addressing growing demands from investors and the public to deliver significant change.
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Domtar site: Soil tests find no contamination in residential area
Unsafe levels of hazardous chemicals found in unoccupied land in southeast corner of neighbourhood
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