Opinion: Let’s reimagine our neighbourhoods for a resilient and cohesive city

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated much of the world we know and continues to do so. Despite this, many of us have developed a stronger appetite for better connections with our neighbours. The Participatory Edmonton Symposium on March 6 and 13, presented by the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL), is an opportunity for us to gather, learn, share, and inspire one another to animate our neighbourhoods and communities.

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Buying an ‘awkward’ property helped me spend less every month and pay off $60,000 of debt

I’m not sure why I decided to buy a property. I just remember one day thinking that I was in my forever place and that it was time for a more permanent home. It was 2007, and the real estate market was hot, but what was even hotter? The lending side of home purchasing. I kept hearing about people being loaned hundreds of thousands of dollars for what they called their “dream home.”

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