Greatest Boom Ever

So, city council is thinking up ways to convince industries and businesses not to leave high-tax Edmonton for the lower tax jurisdictions all around the city.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2rfbyk6e  

Too many condos and too few buyers best described Calgary’s resale real estate market woes in June. Recent statistics from the Calgary Real Estate Board  revealed that resales fell nearly four per cent year over year, while the aggregate benchmark price dropped about two per cent to $572,500.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ybkcvthz  

On Nov. 8, 2021, Amazon Web Services announced its Calgary data centre investment. That evening, a conversation took place that fundamentally changed how I thought about Alberta’s economic future.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ynnds35v     

Strathmore has long stood out as the region’s most affordable resale real estate market tracked by the Calgary Real Estate Board.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yhr6w6rr  

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in June fell six per cent compared with May.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3z4mrwnr  

The Peace Regional Energy Alliance says it is time to start the nuclear conversation for Alberta. Eight municipalities in Alberta say it is time to have a serious conversation about northwestern Alberta a new North American centre for nuclear energy development.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2s3rez4n  

The final $5.64 million of an $18.4 million investment by the Government of Alberta will finally bring the Sylvan Lake Regional Water/Wastewater System to completion.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3rzdx2cx  

Rental housing construction in Okotoks increased nearly 24 per cent in 2025 as the community continued to make up for decades of limited rental development.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mtbcvfen     

The Town of Cochrane has received the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for a third consecutive year, recognizing the quality and transparency of its 2026 budget document.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/47bx9ezd     

Strathcona County’s 2027-2030 Strategic Plan maintains four long-standing strategic goals while repositioning municipal excellence as the foundation for service delivery, growth, and future decision-making.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/25jd9b39     

More than 40,000 Australians have turned their homes into retirement funds, with new figures showing the Gold Coast dominating Queensland’s reverse mortgage rankings.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/rckjwy69  

The Bank of Canada is holding its policy rate at 2.25 per cent and says that it expects the Canadian economy to improve, despite flatlined growth over the past 18 months .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bp6ndryf  

The price of oil is rising as war in the Middle East reignites, but a well-supplied market and Trump’s on-again, off-again threats appear to be keeping the spike in check.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ypph276r  

The city is carrying out a functional planning study for Glenmore Trail between Richard Road and 14th Street S.W. in a bid to alleviate congestion and make the busy corridor safer.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ky8s2ae7