Greatest Boom Ever

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     

A stretch of east Calgary is poised for a major transformation as construction begins on two new neighbourhoods expected to bring about 1,500 homes and more than 4,000 residents to the area.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdd76kmw  

Ten years ago, Brian Frederick Tomyn was inside a four-metre deep trench, digging a sewer line for a Westmount infill project, when the wall caved in.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/e53y42b3     

Cochrane is quickly turning into one of the country's favourite fall sp   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3jr5f78j     

One of the city's developers is asking for a more united front when it comes to northeast servicing, after placing a public advertisement asking for the city and its partners to come together to commit to the project.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y96ud8sx     

Most investors want the return without the ride.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ypbp3f63     

Cochrane Town Council approved $31 million worth of upgrades to the current water treatment plant, enough to service a population of 50,000 people, at their September 21 council meeting.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4myhv3kh    

Construction is now underway on a new K-8 school in Cochrane’s Rivercrest community, adding capacity as enrolment continues to grow across the community.           Read more: https://tinyurl.com/42sdsm45     

Devon saw a decrease in its Crime Severity Index (CSI) number in 2025, down 26.1 per cent compared to 2024. Parkland RCMP released the 2025 CSI numbers for its various coverage areas last month.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/25ukw4yp  

After years of planning and construction, Forest Grove elementary and junior high school has opened its doors to its first generation of students.     Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3wjdmh2k