There won’t be an increase to Foothills County residents on the municipal portion of next year’s taxes if the proposed budget holds out.
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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Hong Kong sets record in HK$42b land sale
HONG Kong’s government fetched a record HK$42 billion (S$7.32 billion) for a plot of land, a sale coming in at the lower end of estimates after the financial hub has been rocked by six months of pro-democracy protests.
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People moves: Nuveen Real Estate, Xinyuan Real Estate, JLL
Nuveen Real Estate has promoted head of Australia Nick Evans to managing director of Nuveen Real Estate Asia Pacific. In his new role, Evans will join the global real estate leadership team and lead the Asia Pacific real estate leadership team. The promotion comes amid Jose Minaya‘s ascension to CEO of Nuveen, the parent company of Nuveen Real Estate.
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Average weekly earnings edge up 3.4% in Alberta
Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Alberta in September rose by 3.4 per cent from a year ago, according to Statistics Canada. They remain the highest among all Canadian provinces at $1,177.54.
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What recession? Our big cities rank tops in financial health
Alberta is going through tough economic times, yet a new survey says households in Calgary and Edmonton are financially the healthiest of Canada’s 35 largest cities.
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Calgary Housing Market Leaning Towards Buyers Heading Into 2020
The Calgary housing market will lean toward buyers in 2020 with more first-time home buyers entering the market than ever, says a new report by RE/MAX.
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Hotel industry urges city to toughen up Edmonton’s short-term rental rules
Edmonton’s hotel industry has launched a campaign, pushing city council to tighten up the rules around short-term rentals like Airbnb.
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Edmonton cement plant becoming site of new carbon capture experiment
A northwest Edmonton cement plant will be the first in North America to test whether carbon capture and storage can meaningfully reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
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Council approves millions for airport, Rec Centres and WBEDC, defers Keyano’s art gallery request
Runways at the Fort McMurray International Airport will get major work done in 2020 as council approved more than $54 million for 25 organizations. The funding comes from the Community Investment Program Capital Grants, as well as the Sustaining Grants.
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Strathcona County moves to halt train whistles at select rail crossings
Strathcona County council has passed a resolution that will see train whistles halted at five railway crossings after residents said it was impacting their quality of life.
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