Greatest Boom Ever

  Calgary’s housing debate has been framed as a fight between generations — young people asking for affordability versus older homeowners protecting their neighbourhoods.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/5xybcj8z    

    Spring is on the way, and there are tons of neighbourhoods to enjoy the season in Calgary. Tons of neighbourhoods are great to explore, and get some fresh air after the long, cold winter.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/msdjhnmw      

  Lori Beattie knows a thing or two about walking. She’s travelled every path and trail listed in her new updated book, Calgary’s Best Walks. Over the past few months, we’ve highlighted some of the 95 walks in Beattie’s book, complete with necessary details and tasty stops along the way.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/557txk6d    

    Road construction season is returning in full force and Edmonton drivers will face 109 road construction projects in 2026, though the city is delaying some work in an effort to ease congestion.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/36z4atk9  

  The Medicine Hat Lodge has new owners, and they  have high hopes  for revitalizing the local landmark.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/7z7hrbz2  

  An early look at last year’s tourism numbers shows a solid performance for the 2025 year, with key growth registered in several of Tourism Medicine Hat’s flagship programs.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mufhd5rp     

  A case in which an Australian house buyer lost more than A$100,000 because he was two days' late with his deposit payment could happen in New Zealand, too, a banking expert says.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/msz9re5d  

  There’s still widespread opposition to building an elevated Green Line project through Calgary’s downtown, according to a recent survey of businesses and property owners along the LRT line’s proposed route.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/dh5vvnfb      

  The former Ogden branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is no more, after the city concluded its long-standing goal of demolishing the derelict building that officials said had become a magnet for fire activity and vandalism.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2e2xbpuh      

  In the world of personal finance, we talk to professionals decades before we retire. We consult tax  planners  months — even years — before taxes are due.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/fzwevcr7     

As I walk, cycle and drive around Calgary, it seems more and more like I live in a walled city. Perhaps it is because I live near Crowchild Trail, which has noise barriers pretty much from one end to the other, designed to protect the residents from traffic noise. FYI: I live just nine houses from the Crowchild Wall.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/37jp5dt9    

  A Sturgeon County family says plans to build a home near the North Saskatchewan River have stalled because of the cost of upgrading an undeveloped road.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4vrknuay