Greatest Boom Ever

    It was known for years by Calgarians as Red Square, the headquarters of the country’s state-owned oil company — and it’s now preparing for a new era.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yeybzzk5     

    The Alberta Government is moving ahead with the creation of a provincial police force.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/6y4j32dp  

    WestJet has confirmed it will cease its scheduled air service between Calgary and Medicine Hat, as well as Calgary to Lethbridge, in June.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3nw6tbc6  

  The Town of Okotoks is hosting drop-in information sessions tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 26) to provide details about a project that will upgrade sewer lines, roads and parking on the edge of downtown.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/49rvu96b      

  Mortgage rates dropped sharply last week, and while that helped to prolong gains in refinancing, homebuyer demand seemed unimpressed.        Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2n9ymycx  

  A Medicine Hat business owner is asking the city to take further action on adjusting commercial utility rate structures after she was struck with over $6,000 in penalties for a small overage in 2024. Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mpmcbsfv    

Aussies are bailing on the big smoke and flocking to lifestyle hubs in 2026, with fresh relocation data revealing the unlikely suburbs set to boom.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y4zu6ter     

    Canadians took on more mortgage debt last year, with the total debt hovering close to $2 trillion in 2025, a report by Equifax Canada shows.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3hemsy3d  

    A client recently told me their mortgage was up for renewal in late January, and earlier that month —  maybe four  weeks before renewal — they received a mortgage renewal form from their bank, one of the Big Six. I was asked which term they should sign off on even though they  didn’t  like the rates very much.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/yc224uz9  

  A major new oil pipeline proposed to carry crude from the Canadian border to a hub in Wyoming could potentially piggyback off of existing pipe laid for the cancelled Keystone XL project, according to industry analysts and experts.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/39m7uyhw     

    Edmonton’s normally developer-friendly city administration’s attempt to guarantee heritage protection for a former-Oliver neighbourhood lot was overruled by council Tuesday.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/bdfam8t3     

  Some Red Deer city councillors said they need more information to be confident creating a municipally controlled corporation to run the electricity system is the right move.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/bdfaat8z     

  Downtown Red Deer is entering an exciting period of change, and Red Deer City Council has approved a new governance approach to support its continued growth, vibrancy, and long-term success.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/hct9rb3s