EDMONTON – City council voted Monday in favour of rezoning the Molson brewery site in Oliver for a commercial complex following a lengthy public hearing that heard from several critics of the project.
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New zoning raises the bar for Edmonton homeowners
EDMONTON – City councillors created a new residential zoning category Monday to encourage a greater diversity of housing types on suburban streets, but it’s buyer beware if you don’t want surprises, warned Coun. Linda Sloan.
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Alberta flood zone development was a mistake, former MLA says
A former Alberta MLA who headed up a flood mitigation task force after the 2005 floods says new development should not have been allowed to spring up in the flood zones.
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Bruderheim schools gets re-zoned
Parents in Bruderheim that are frustrated with the current state of the city’s school buses may have some relief on the horizon.
The way that school bus boundaries in the town currently work allow for junior high students to receive free school bus transportation to schools in Fort Saskatchewan, but for those travelling to Lamont there is a fee.
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Restrictions for body rub centres rejected by city planners
EDMONTON – Community groups are raising concerns after a city report rejected suggestions to restrict where body rub centres can be located in Edmonton.
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RVC approves land redesignation near Cochrane
Although landowner Rupert Goodhart’s subdivision application didn’t align with the Rocky View County’s agricultural and residential policies, council approved the redesignation at the May 28 council meeting.
Administration recommended council not approve the application, which would allow for the current lot, located about five kilometres north of Highway 567 outside Cochrane and off Lochend Road, to be subdivided into two 10-acre parcels with a 34-acre remainder.
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Residents, businessowners discuss new vision for downtown
From a skating rink and children’s playground, to farmers markets and street food vendors – Okotoks residents and business owners discussed possible uses for an empty downtown lot owned by the Town.
More than a dozen people were at a meeting hosted by the Okotoks Network on May 23 to discuss future uses for the Landmark site at the corner of Clark Avenue and McRae Street downtown.
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City council approves first reading to rezone site for affordable housing
The Red Deer Native Friendship Society is one step closer to realizing its dream of having an aboriginal cultural and affordable housing centre in the city.
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Zoning changes pass despite opposition
Zoning changes that would allow the proposed Event Centre to be built in the Box Springs Business Park passed Medicine Hat city council on Tuesday night after elected officials said they’ve heard little about what the industrial players in the northwest would like to see happen in that area.
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Event Centre zoning debate continues tonight
Crunch time in the Event Centre debate is approaching with zoning issues for the proposed spectator arena expected to be taken up at tonight’s meeting of city council, and a possible design for the rink coming to committee before the end of the month.
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