Two years ago, the City of Calgary said there is enough land within city limits to accommodate anticipated growth for the next 35 to 49 years. The city made that pronouncement as it withdrew from a process that would have seen it annex about 415 acres from Foothills County.
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As a community newspaper, we receive a steady stream of press releases as governments, political parties, businesses, advocacy organizations and the like try to get their messages out there.
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A new apartment building in downtown Okotoks will include retail space and affordable rentals if all goes according to plan.
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An annexation that would see the City of Calgary absorb hundreds of acres of land in Foothills County is back on the table two years after an earlier proposal was withdrawn.
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Calgary’s bedroom communities’ resale real estate markets saw their prices climb in June despite falling sales and ample supply in many markets — with one notable exception. Calgary Real Estate Board statistics from June show the benchmark price of a home in Airdrie fell nearly three per cent to $538,300, year over year, continuing a downward trend over many months. Sales also fell nearly 22 per cent, while inventory gained more than 122 per cent year over year.
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Although more family doctors are coming to Alberta, long waiting lists still persist in Okotoks.
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Inventory levels in June continued to rise, both over last month’s and last year’s levels. By the end of the month, inventory reached 6,941 units, returning to levels reported in 2021, or prior to the surge in population growth.
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Some road construction will be lasting for two months in the M.D. of Willow Creek.
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Foothills County Public Works will be closing 210 Avenue W between 240 Street W and 256 Street W beginning Wednesday, July 2 due to construction of a new intersection.
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Concerns around access to water have long held back development in Okotoks, Alta., but a new pipeline project is expected to give growth a big boost in the Calgary bedroom community.
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