Independent budget office agrees Canada’s finances on track over long haul

OTTAWA – The Parliamentary Budget Office agrees with the Conservative government that Canada’s finances are on track over the long term, following controversial changes to provincial health transfers and Old Age Security.

In fact, the independent budget office projects that Ottawa actually has a little more wiggle room to increase spending or cut taxes over the long haul than the Finance Department predicts.

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Long-term plans for Clairmont coming together

Plans to make the industry-heavy bedroom community of Clairmont into a self-sustaining community are one step closer to reality after County of Grande Prairie council passed second reading of the Clairmont Heights area structure plan last week.

The plan, which includes a downtown promenade and a mix of low, medium, and high density housing in the hamlet, includes development straddling the north side of Clairmont Lake.

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