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Residents glad for first glimpse of planned Abbottsfield Rec Centre

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EDMONTON – While their parents filled every seat in the makeshift gym at the Abbottsfield Recreation Centre for a community meeting, children gathered in one corner to draw and colour.

Saturday’s scene illustrated both the neighbourhood’s love of its aging and cramped community hall and the need for a new one.

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Staples: A new suburb on Edmonton’s northeast farmland makes sense

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EDMONTON – City council made the right call to move ahead with the plan for a massive new residential neighbourhood in the city’s far northeast corner, the Horse Hills region along the North Saskatchewan River.

I say this even as I favour a denser, less sprawling city. There’s also no doubt that Horse Hills farmers spoke out eloquently at the city’s two-day public hearing on the area structure plan about the need to preserve farm land, none more so than farmer Andrew Voogd.

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Mission neighbourhood association forming

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A neighbourhood in Grande Prairie’s southwest end is on the verge of becoming an official association, and residents of all three Mission neighbourhoods are encouraged to attend an information session on Wednesday night.

If successful, Mission will become the city’s second neighbourhood association, joining Pinnacle Ridge.

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Edmonton councillors vote to relaunch expropriation effort at City Centre Airport

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EDMONTON – City council voted Wednesday to restart expropriation efforts at City Centre Airport, one step toward closing the facility and building a neighbourhood.

The city’s first expropriation bid ground to a halt in December after lawyers for the companies leasing space at the airport took the city to court. They successfully argued the first hearing officer appointed by the province had a conflict of interest because of statements he made.

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Feel the warmth of SummerWood

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There truly is something for everyone in the Sherwood Park community of Summer- Wood.

This Qualico Communities development offers buyers the opportunity to have the stability of living in the same neighbourhood for their whole lives if they so desire. While people rarely want to live in the same home for their entire lives nowadays, due to changing circumstances and priorities at different stages, the idea of living in only one community throughout every stage is appealing to many people. The variety of options also means that members of an extended family can all live in the same area in houses that suit their individual needs.

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Bad neighbours can make it hard to sell your home

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Bad neighbours are not just annoying, they can also cut into your property value by as much as 10%, says a leading U.S. appraisal group.

The Chicago-based Appraisal Institute, the largest professional association of real estate appraisers south of the border, says everything from annoying pets, unkempt yards, unpleasant odors, loud music, dangerous trees or poorly maintained exteriors can cut into the value of your home.

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Neighbourhood associations help create connections

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Building a stronger sense of community, getting to know your neighbours and working together are some of the goals of Grande Prairie Neighbourhood Associations.

The official launch of the program was rolled out on Thursday at the Royal Canadian Legion in front of a crowd of more than 60 people including many elected city officials and enforcements services personnel.

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