For about $5 billion, Kinder Morgan can twin its TransMountain pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C.
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Calgary barely keeping up on affordable housing, report says
The proportion of Calgarians needing help finding affordable housing is about the same as it was 20 years ago, according to a report being presented to a city committee Tuesday.
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Calgary needs to find ways to save money
RBC Economics’ latest quarterly report on the costs of homeownership says Calgary’s affordability measures compare favourably to other big cities in Canada.
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Fort Mall overhaul to reach $7 million
The Fort Mall has been sold, and the new owners have some big plans.
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Albertans buy the most gadgets, report on Canadian tech trends reveals
TORONTO — Albertans are buying smartphones and tablets more than any other consumers in Canada — and they prefer Apple products — while francophones living in Quebec City are least likely to have one of the devices, according to a new report by the Media Technology Monitor, which compares how consumers across the country are embracing technology.
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Alberta flood panel pitches $830M in berms, diversions
A provincial advisory panel has come up with a long list of projects it says could prevent future floods like the one that hit roughly 30 Alberta communities last June.
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Alberta back-to-school shopping tops national average
CALGARY — Albertans are expecting to spend slightly more than the national average in back-to-school shopping this year, according to the annual BMO Back to School Survey released Tuesday.
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Higher price for new Walterdale Bridge given green light
EDMONTON – Councillors approved a $20-million increase Wednesday in the cost to replace the Walterdale Bridge, but not before grilling city staff on whether the work could be done cheaper.
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County debate rages over extra $400K
County residents may pay about one per cent less than expected on their tax bills this year due to some unexpected growth, council has heard, and at least one councillor wants to see those bills cut even more.
County council voted 5-2 in favour of first reading of its new 2013 taxation rates at a special meeting held Tuesday. Mayor Don Rigney and Coun. Don McGeachy were opposed.
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Walterdale Bridge cost and construction time going up, report says
EDMONTON – The new Walterdale Bridge will cost almost $20 million more than budgeted and take a year longer to complete, a city report says.
Councillors approved a $135.5-million price tag to design and build the structure in 2011, but the lowest of four construction bids received earlier this month was $15.8 million more than planned, according to a report released Thursday.
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