LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Thousands of Coloradans could face major cost increases for their flood insurance, just as many are trying to decide whether to rebuild or move on after the devastating September flooding.
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Natural disasters drive up home insurance premiums for some Albertans
EDMONTON – Alberta property insurance companies are hiking premiums and changing deductibles and coverage limits as they cope with unprecedented increases in claims stemming from flooding, hail and other natural disasters.
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$5-billion cost for last leg of Calgary ring road ‘horrendous’
For about $5 billion, Kinder Morgan can twin its TransMountain pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C.
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Arrested Development?
As costs keep increasing to provide infrastructure to new communities, the City of Calgary is considering re-evaluating the feasibility of creating new communities.
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Ways to reduce costs continue to be examined
The final design of the aquatic centre/curling rink expansion of the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre is scheduled to be reviewed by council, Mar. 24, but work hasn’t stopped on finding cost-cutting measures to bring the project in at the $45 million budget approved by town council.
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Canadian oil beats U.S. on costs, bank study says
CALGARY — Western Canadian oil plays, including the oilsands, can compete on costs with the best light tight shale oil plays in the United States, a new study says.
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Cost of owning a home is spiking in 2014
The sharp rise in home prices in 2013 caused two conflicting results: The return of positive home equity for hundreds of thousands of borrowers and considerably weaker affordability for an equally large pool of potential homebuyers.
Gasoline Prices Above $3 in All 50 States
In a sign that oil prices and an extremely cold winter have affected gasoline prices, those prices are now more than $3 per gallon for regular in all 50 states. Even states in which the prices tend to be pushed down by proximity to supply and refineries, prices have not remained below the threshold.
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Stormwater system upgrades come at ‘significant cost’
A utility bill hike is looming for Calgarians to help pay for upgrades to drainage systems across the city that could be overwhelmed in future floods.
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Cost of aquatic/curling facility drops by $9M
The price tag attached to the new aquatic centre and curling club has dropped from $54 million to $45 million, but many councillors remain wary about the cost of the facility.
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