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Questioning the Suburban Urban Divide

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“Suburb” seems to have become a pejorative word when used by those who call themselves “urban.” The counter dismissive is those who find their housing ideal in the so-called suburbs find “urban” living stuffed into point towers in the “concrete jungle.”

This supposed divide in Calgary is of particular interest as StatsCan reports that between 1991 and 2001 88% of new dwellings were built on the outskirts of the city. The immediate conclusion is that suburbs equates to sprawl. This, however, is not such a simple conclusion.

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County to contribute more to ‘urbans’ for recreation, culture under new policy

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Red Deer County councillors voted unanimously to amend the county’s policy regarding support to urban municipalities for recreation and culture during their regular meeting Dec. 18. Agreements signed under the previous five-year policy had expired.

The policy addresses decision-making procedures when reviewing funding requests from urban municipalities. County administration hoped to create a fairer funding formula with the new policy.

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Coyotes no strangers to our urban areas

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With a river valley running through the city, and agricultural land surrounding our urban habitat, Lethbridge is often a haven for wildlife.
So coyotes being spotted Sunday on the ice at Henderson Lake really shouldn’t come as a big surprise, according to the co-ordinator of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre.
“We see them in the river valley and I know they are seen in the city,” said Coreen Putman, who added in some cases, citizens may unwittingly help attract coyotes to popular areas by feeding ducks.

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Young urban populations not wedded to cars, housing expert says

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EDMONTON – In a new Vancouver housing development, about 25 per cent of the units had no parking yet were snapped up by a younger generation not addicted to cars, said Bob Rennie, a housing expert who also runs that city’s largest condo marketing company.

Unlike baby boomers, people under the age of 28 find cars a hassle in that city and instead “live on their phones,” said Rennie.

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Growth plan to be undertaken

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Strathcona County council approved a recommendation at its Tuesday, Oct. 23 meeting to conduct a strategy and set a timeline for future urban growth into the Bremner urban reserve area, located northeast of Sherwood Park.

The growth management strategy for the Bremner urban reserve area, a future 200,000 population development, will provide an analysis of growth options that include a sustainable diversity of land use, potential population capture, servicing requirements, sequencing of growth locations, and future cost implications for Strathcona County that minimizes the impact on existing developed areas and taxpayers.

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