Developer blasts city over approvals

Due to city hall red tape, Calgary has gone from one of the best to one of the worst places in Canada to develop and build homes — boosting prices for new home buyers, said a local developer.

“The approval process has become an incredible challenge,” Lesley Conway, president of Hopewell Residential Communities, told the recent Calgary Real Estate Forum.

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