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'Disappointed': Why some councillors are upset over Edmonton's 6.9 per cent tax hike

Ward  tastawiyiniwak  Coun. Karen Principe said she needed a few minutes to compose herself after her peers on Thursday passed the city budget with a 6.9 per cent property tax hike.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mst5efrt    

Mixed reaction from parents at Webster Niblock School closure meeting (Medicine Hat)

More than 70 parents and guardians of students who attend Webster Niblock School heard Thursday from Medicine Hat Public School Division staff, as two local elementaries are scheduled for closure.  Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/b9w276pn     

Alberta jobs trend upwards for third straight month; regional unemployment stays higher than provincial average (Alberta)

According to Stats Canada’s latest employment numbers, Alberta is faring the best among Canadian provinces in terms of job growth.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4h9cdkpm  

A new hotspot is emerging in Australian real estate (Global)

Australia’s property upswing is no longer just a story about Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. The most striking momentum in 2025 is coming from further north: the Northern Territory is rapidly positioning itself as the country’s next real estate hotspot.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yub65dvb    

Bell: Bike lane crackdown looms, Smith's UCP demands Calgary numbers (Calgary)

Premier Danielle Smith’s government wants Calgary city hall’s bike lane numbers — now.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2vxzd9vc  

Calgary’s business community ‘disappointed’ by city budget (Calgary)

Groups representing businesses in Calgary call the newly-approved city budget is disappointing and costly.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mu9z77zh  

Opinion: Alberta's next billion-dollar engine isn't oil — it's culture (Alberta)

Alberta’s most valuable resource is no longer buried underground; it’s waiting to be built in the minds and memories of its visitors.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bddf7fen  

Lorne Gunter: Edmonton city council refuses to live within taxpayers’ means (Edmonton)

Well, that didn’t take long.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ubyruexd  

Red Deer unemployment rate 8.7 per cent in November (Red Deer)

The Red Deer region’s unemployment rate experienced a minor increase last month.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bb8tyr6b  

Ongoing development plans will include public feedback (Medicine Hat)

The city’s new development and infrastructure committee met for its first meeting of the new term Thursday.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3pzxja6m  

Airport activity jumps 48% year over year (Medicine Hat)

It has been a year of growth for Medicine Hat Regional Airport, thanks in no small part to Prairie Rose Public Schools.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/57b6bjvj  

City commission approves rezoning requests for semi-detached home development (Medicine Hat)

During the first public Municipal Planning Commission meeting following the election, members approved rezoning and development permits changing specific parcels along Southlands Drive into medium density residential to allow development of semi-detached duplexes with included basement suites.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y44kteay  

Mixed reaction from parents at Webster Niblock School closure meeting (Medicine Hat)

More than 70 parents and guardians of students who attend Webster Niblock School heard Thursday from Medicine Hat Public School Division staff, as two local elementaries are scheduled for closure.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/b9w276pn  

Could 2025 be on track for another record year of homes activity? (Edmonton)

Edmonton is poised for another record year of new  homes  activity.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2hn5ua9f