St. Albertans will have the first half of February to come up with a new name for the Grandin neighbourhood that city council can fall in love with.
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Monthly Archives: January 2025
Airdrie’s charm wins out over bigger city living
Asim Ghafoor is a self-professed big-city person. Originally from Pakistan, he’s lived around the world — in London for five years and then after that, Dubai for three. But the moment he set foot in Calgary, a mid-sized city just a short drive from the Rocky Mountains, he knew that it was a place that he wanted to put down roots.
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Local businesses face perfect storm, says Chamber head
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce wants to see an environment created where businesses and their employees can thrive.
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COLUMN: Tough to make property tax comparisons
“My property taxes were lower where I used to live even though my house was more expensive.”
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Could Montreal rents reach Toronto and Vancouver levels of unaffordability?
Ken Cervera has lived in his two-bedroom apartment in Saint-Henri for 12 years. It’s the longest time he’s spent in one place in his adult life and, in a country far from his family, the apartment feels like even more than a home.
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3D groundwater mapping will help Alberta plan for uncertain future
New mapping aquifers in southern Alberta could be complete by 2027 – updating 40-year-old information – after new funding from the provincial government was announced Tuesday.
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U.S. Logistics Property Rents Drop 7%, First Decline in 15 Years
For the first time in 15 years, rent growth for logistics properties turned negative in 2024, slipping by 7% in the U.S. and Canada, according to a new report from Prologis.
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Mayor says good days are ahead for Fort McMurray, despite tariff threats
The threat of tariffs and a trade war with the United States are worrying, but Mayor Sandy Bowman still believes that Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo’s best days are ahead.
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The most popular suburbs for home buyers in 2024
Australians spent the most money ever buying property last year despite higher-for-longer interest rates and high house prices.
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Peace River council highlights: Non-unionized staff personal days, traffic and streets bylaw change
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