Greatest Boom Ever

Albertans soon head to the polls to not only vote on Confederation but also on a raft of questions on immigration – questions that in recent months have spawned more questions.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mr2te49z     

After nearly a decade of planning and construction, the city celebrated the grand opening of the Sunnyside flood barrier Saturday morning.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8rkun     

A proposed Amazon logistics operation at the historic Ogilvie Flour Mill is not a sharp turn for 12twenty2 owner Casey Van Maarion, but an exciting next step.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2jpyxysf     

Brisbane’s first-home buyers are losing up to $225,000, completely wiping out their deposits as the property market grinds to a halt .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4zvzmvxr     

Calgary’s relationship with its NHL team and the building it plays in will soon change.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/r6texmbz  

The OECD this week forecast that interest rates are expected to rise by a half point in most countries, including Canada, in the coming year. This is on top of recent hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, Japan and New Zealand. Only a year ago, we heard from experts that interest rates could fall as economies stalled.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y634d7jd  

BANFF – Beyond the valuable commodities they carry across vast distances, there’s something else pipelines and railways have in common: opportunities in Western Canada.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yc5kke8b  

The Calgary planning commission gave the final seal of approval to a proposed Calgary Co-op grocery store and high-rise condo project in the heart of Marda Loop on Thursday.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4rnhm      

A CWA hall will be converted to a laundromat after a South Australian council conducted a mass sell-off of disused land.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ydyvxhry     

Alberta remained Canada’s fastest-growing province over the past year, even as population growth slowed in every province and nationally fell to its lowest percentage increase in more than a century.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y8ssu968  

Earlier this year, the Edmonton Downtown Business Association was invited to participate in Recovery Day Alberta, an event that brings people, families, service providers and communities together to celebrate recovery, reduce stigma and make support more visible. At the time, we were hesitant.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4jd75dx3     

The Calgary resale real estate market may be on a downward trend from previous years’ record- or near-record-setting activity, but some parts of the market are still experiencing strong demand.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yzmkxxax     

Canada’s housing market ended the summer showing diverse conditions across provinces and even within provincial markets like Ontario. RBC Economics recently published a report showing provinces like Ontario are experiencing “persistent regional splits,” revealing “mixed momentum” where one market is seeing improving conditions while another is mired in an ongoing slump, weighed down by economic uncertainty.         Read more: https://tinyurl.com/kh7v39ty  

Edmonton is leading all major markets in a new study looking at future housing affordability. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. released its Fall 2026 Housing Supply Report, examining whether the current average annual new home starts would be sufficient by 2036 to restore affordability to 2019 levels.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ycy5dr6a