Rail line worries parents

Students crossing train tracks to get to school quickly could lead to tragedy, says a Blackfalds father.

So Jason Spatt of Blackfalds has raised the issue with local and railroad officials.

Spatt, a father of a school-aged child, drove his daughter to school and noticed children crossing the train tracks away from the controlled intersection.

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Demands of growth worry homebuilders

As Alberta’s premier spoke about building infrastructure between provinces to support Canada’s energy industry, Calgary builders called for local support to meet housing needs created by that economy — and help to protect affordability for homebuyers.

Driven by the strength of the energy economy, Alberta is likely to attract one million more people in the next 20 years, Premier Alison Redford told a recent meeting of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Calgary Region.

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