Edmonton’s housing market cooled in August, with sales and listings both slowing as summer wound down, according to the latest report from the Realtors Association of Edmonton.
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Monthly Archives: September 2025
Variable speed limit proposed for Lily Lake Road due to Prairie Gardens traffic
Sturgeon County Council held a public hearing on Aug. 26 to consider a proposal to introduce a seasonal variable speed limit on Range Road 235, Lily Lake Road, aimed at addressing fall traffic volumes linked to Prairie Gardens and Adventure Farm.
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Drive-thru bank approved for soon former Carnival Cinemas site
Rezoning will allow for a new drive-thru bank in Capstone.
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Compost costs rising, Redcliff suggests partnership
The region is one step close to building a composting facility to serve Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Cypress Country, however the estimated cost has ballooned to as high as $20 million, council heard Monday.
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Natural gas rates climb for September, which is final month for locked-in electricity rate
Hatters will see a slight increase to their natural gas bill as September’s default rate moves to $0.791 GJ, up from August’s rate of $0.642 GJ.
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Big Marble Farms gets $2.2M for emission-lowering lights
The government of Alberta is investing $2.2 million with Big Marble Farms to help increase productivity with new and improved grow lights.
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Mortgage demand from homebuyers pulls back, after four weeks of gains
Mortgage rates fell again last week, but not enough to pull overall demand out of the rut it’s been in for the past month. Total mortgage application volume dropped 1.2% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.
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How Australia’s holiday playground became its most overpopulated city
It’s official — traffic gridlock and a housing crisis have dulled the Glitter Strip’s sparkle, with the Gold Coast named the nation’s most over-populated city.
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Red Deer Council approves plan for new Bower Woods subdivision
A development plan for the future Bower Woods neighbourhood has been approved by city council despite concerns from Sunnybrook residents that much of a treasured tree stand will be lost.
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Okotoks gets its first commercial podcast studio
Okotoks has its first commercial podcast studio and local businesses are already getting loud.
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