A staggering jump in thefts from vehicles throughout the city has prompted city cops to target thieves in north Edmonton with a specialized team next week.
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Calgary commuters drive car2go into fast lane for growth
Calgary commuters are driving up sales at car2go, the ever-popular car-sharing company that grew faster here than in any other North American market over the past year. The company, which started in Germany, nearly tripled its Calgary fleet of blue and silver Smart cars in the past 12 months, putting 400 cars on the road, and registered 35,000 customers. In the company’s first year in Vancouver, it claimed 21,000 paid users.
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End of the road for proposed car dealerships
Foothills MD council gave two proposed car dealerships north of Okotoks the stop sign last week.
Council turned down proposals to build a Toyota dealership and a new home for Southridge Chrysler along Highway 2A north of Okotoks on July 18.
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Dad pushes for lower residential area speed limits
What amounts to a minor bump at 20 kilometres per hour is more likely to be a killer when the same car strikes the same child at 50 kph.
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Alberta auto sales continue to shine
CALGARY — New vehicle sales in Alberta continued their upward trend in May.
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Gas in the Hat as pricey as it gets
Medicine Hat appears to have some of the highest gas prices in the province.
A comparison of prices in different cities shows Lethbridge is at 125.9, Calgary is at 121.9 and Strathmore is at 118.9. Medicine Hat is also bucking the province-wide trend downward says Scott Wilson, senior policy analyst at AMA.
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MD postpones decision on proposed car lot
Foothills MD council will postpone a decision on a proposal for a car lot north of Okotoks after their Town counterparts raised concerns and asked for the matter to be put on hold.
MD council is considering an application by the owner of Southridge Chrysler to approve a development plan for new dealership on a 4.4 acre site along Highway 2A less than a kilometer north of Okotoks.
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Work begins on new Mr. Lube location
Work on a new Mr. Lube location just north of the existing building has begun in downtown Red Deer.
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Alberta auto sales buck national trend
CALGARY — Auto sales in Alberta bucked a national trend in January.
While sales fell across Canada during the month compared with last year, in Alberta they showed a 4.1 per cent year-over-year hike, according to the latest report by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.
Sales reached 16,224 units in Alberta during the month.
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Update: Mandel calls bike-lane plans a nightmare
EDMONTON – Edmonton’s bike-lane construction plans are turning into a “nightmare” that is pushing cars off the road, says Mayor Stephen Mandel.
“(The project) is becoming something more far-reaching than I think council had once anticipated,” Mandel said Wednesday at council’s transportation committee.
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