Greatest Boom Ever

During the first 10 years of Liberal government — the Trudeau years — business investment per worker in Canada fell 18.8 per cent from $20,310 in 2014 to $16,493 in 2024 (inflation adjusted), according to the Fraser Institute.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3ua3m2jp       

St. Albert entrepreneurs are bullish about business and predicting a profitable year ahead, says the city’s latest business survey.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3xn3mmr5  

A specially-designed family home is up for grabs in Bayview, offering sprawling marina views in an elevated home not sold since it was built.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5n6ksvva        

It’s one of Alberta’s fastest growing communities, and it sits on Edmonton’s doorstep.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y5jzf8ws     

After work was paused during the 2026 Calgary Stampede, construction is ramping up again in Calgary’s Culture and Entertainment District.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2prcz8wh  

The City of Edmonton is moving to inspect an infill property in Grovenor, financed to be affordable housing, which Postmedia identified as an Airbnb earlier this month.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yt8xjhpu     

A couple who saved $150,000 for their first home almost gave up in the face of hidden costs that would have set them back at least half a year.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5cy6f2nr     

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