What has been over a decade in the making took a major step forward this week with the approval of infrastructure borrowing to open the door to the future Horse Creek Sports Park and high school site.
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Category Archives: Cochrane (Alberta)
Town moves forward with design planning for new ball diamonds
The decade-long slow pitch to develop new ball diamonds and other amenities at the proposed Horse Creek Sports Park is getting closer to its mark.
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Cochrane council approves motion for The Willows housing development
Cochrane council has approved a motion to move ahead with The Willows housing development despite previous community concerns.
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Proposal for auto services in Historic Downtown Cochrane met with resistance
A proposed land re-designation that would allow automotive services to operate in Cochrane’s Historic Downtown was met with strong opposition during the June 2 Committee of the Whole meeting.
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Price adjustments mostly driven by apartment and row style homes
Thanks to steep pullbacks in the apartment condominium sector, total residential sales in Calgary eased by 17 per cent compared to May of last year. While the drop does seem significant, the 2,568 sales this month remain 11 per cent higher than long-term trends for May and improved over last month.
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Chance to learn more about proposed Francophone secondary school
West Valley residents seeking more information about the proposed Francophone secondary school next to École Notre-Dame des Vallées on Quigley Drive are invited to a public information night on June 2.
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Town votes to postpone approval of The Willows wetland development
A proposed housing development in the Cochrane neighbourhood of The Willows of River Heights, commonly known as The Willows, which has faced intense opposition from local residents, has been put on hold by Town council after councillors unanimously voted to bring the developer back to answer more questions.
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Glenpatrick Drive infrastructure project begins this week
The Glenpatrick Drive infrastructure replacement project is set to begin this week, with construction crews working in phases to limit disruption. The work will take place along Glenpatrick Drive from 5th Avenue to the intersection near Glenbow Elementary School.
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Town of Cochrane receives update on long awaited Horse Creek Sports Park
The Town of Cochrane is yet another step closer to seeing the creation of a sports park that has been a slow and multi-revised development plan that has been in the works for close to a decade.
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Home sales dampen in areas near Calgary
Sales in a few of Calgary’s bedroom communities edged up in April while most others experienced declines. Yet the overall picture for the city’s outlying municipalities is one illustrating demand well below the pandemic peak. Calgary Real Estate Board statistics from April show the largest of those communities — Airdrie — saw real estate resales fall about eight per cent year over year. That’s as new listings grew about 32 per cent, while the benchmark price was flat at $544,700.
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