Greatest Boom Ever

Rideau-Roxboro has been one community since 1928. However, the city has a curious tendency to split it into two communities when it suits its needs, as in the recent West Elbow Local Area Plan.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3msbaun4  

Energy executives and analysts are warning that oil and gas prices will likely rise significantly as reserves deplete and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yvvbud5t    

With the warmer months come increased activity in Edmonton’s real estate market, and we took a look at how different property types are performing as we enter June.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yp6kvzk4  

Edmontonians love their neighbourhoods. For generations, neighbourhoods have been the fundamental building block of our city. It is in neighbourhoods where we experience much of what is important to living a rich life. The neighbourhood playground, community league hall, community garden, outdoor rink, parks, tree canopy, pathways and local shops all matter.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mrsumv7v     

Winnipeg and Calgary have more in common than many people think. For example, Winnipeg was the economic engine of the prairies early in the 20th century, while Calgary is the economic engine in the early 21st century. A recent visit to Winnipeg reminded me of just how similar the two cities are evolving today, despite the differences in the size of their economies and populations.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdrxknax  

Ottawa’s budget watchdog’s new economic outlook projects the Bank of Canada will hold its key interest rate steady through 2026 before gradually raising it to 2.75 per cent by the end of next year.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4cbxw  

Monthly average rents fell in May in Calgary with some of the steepest declines in the city’s Northwest. Rental listing website Liv.rent published its monthly rental report for Alberta, showing the average rent per month in Calgary for unfurnished one-bedroom suites fell more than five per cent, year over year, to $1,454.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3xr9azvr  

High oil prices are propelling a new rush for black gold across Western Canada, with drillers getting the most action they’ve had in more than a decade.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdfp3hep  

It would seem that those of us in Okotoks should be welcoming Calgary’s efforts to annex land on the northern edge of Foothills County rather than oppose such a move. Please keep reading before you call me a moron.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4tbubhjj     

The Airdrie housing market continued to show signs of stabilization in May as sales activity slowed and inventory levels remained elevated compared with recent years, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB).       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/48h5knyf      

The Town of Cochrane is projected to need to construct more than 5,000 homes by 2031 to sustain long-term housing and sustainability.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/muce8mp4     

With the last commercial passenger flight from WestJet taking place on June 24, the City of Lethbridge is looking for ways to keep the airport viability, after renovations were completed less than five years ago.        Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4km6ah44  

With more than 40 kilometres of missing sidewalks, Calgary has historically been known as a car city, but changing demographics have demonstrated a shift in preferences.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4393rj22     

As an adult, the thought of your own family living with your parents or in-laws might trigger visions of boundaryless chaos and familial tension, Everybody Loves Raymond-style.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/rwktvtz9