Our lame-duck city council quacks its way into summer break this week.
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Category Archives: Calgary (Alberta)
Development permit appeals surge in Calgary amid delay concerns
The number of development permit appeals in Calgary has “surged” since citywide rezoning was approved, according to the city’s Subdivision Development and Appeal Board (SDAB), and it’s raising concerns that delays are impacting housing affordability.
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White: 17th Avenue’s main street evolves into urban village
Long-time Calgary residents will remember when 17th Avenue S.W. (from 4th Street to 14th Street S.W.) was branded as “Uptown 17th” back in the 1980s. It made sense as 17th Ave was just nine blocks south of downtown’s Stephen Avenue pedestrian mall.
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‘It has definitely improved a lot’: East Village residents and businesses largely unaffected by high crime rates
Netty Girard, a pharmacy manager and technician at the Corner Drugstore in East Village Place, said that the area “has definitely improved a lot” in the 16 years she’s worked there.
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Contractions in real estate signal fragility in Calgary market
Calgary’s once booming resale real estate market is now marked by fragility as sales slid month over month in June, a new report from National Bank of Canada has concluded.
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Calgary’s real estate: from bust to boom
Calgary is well known for its booms and busts, and now a new study reflects how the cyclical nature of its energy driven economy is mirrored by its real estate market.
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Calgary rezoning debate heats up as more neighbourhoods explore restrictive covenants
Residents in a northwest Calgary neighbourhood are exploring the use of restrictive covenants to pushback on citywide rezoning, as the debate over the policy looks ahead of the fall election.
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Calgary Planning Commission votes in favour of land use change for controversial Springbank Hill development
The Calgary Planning Commission (CPC) voted in favour of a land use amendment for Augusta Villas, a proposed luxury townhome development in Springbank Hill that has faced opposition from the community, on July 24.
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Calgary real estate fraud leaves dozens of investors fighting to recover millions
On May 8, Calgary police charged former Realtor Eric Drinkwater with fraud, alleging he swindled 16 people out of $1.9 million through bogus real estate investment proposals.
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City of Calgary sitting with $221 million surplus
The City of Calgary has a surplus of $221 million as of June 30 thanks to higher investment income and lower-than-expected expenditures.
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