Greatest Boom Ever

Owners of commercial properties that are abandoned or rundown could take a financial hit from the city.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/46z7xaaa  

Every fall, Calgary taxpayers are treated to the same theatrics.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2umm8bpv  

The average asking price for a rental unit in Canada in August was $2,035, down 4.8 per cent compared with a year ago.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ytkwn9ct     

In the market for a home? You may ask yourself whether buying one in the middle of a trade war is a good idea .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3d97nr4f     

The town wants to hear residents' opinions on future development in their neighbourhoods .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdddzurjc     

Foothills County is bracing for impacts from provincial legislation that could weaken local decision making and force changes to planning and development policies.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/87kzft3b    

Councillors voted 8-1 in support of entering into negotiations to acquire land and continue the design process for a new outdoor aquatics facility on the city’s south side, as well as new sports fields in Brier Run.   Read more: https://tinyurl.com/38czb3hv  

An interstate vendor has cashed out of a $9.3m Gold Coast apartment, walking away with a multimillion-dollar windfall before they even unpacked a box.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3mw3rf5m  

Ground was broken Tuesday on the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (NAIT) advanced skills centre .       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ymbdth86  

When Albertans think of collaborations between this province and Denmark, we’d be forgiven for making jokes about Lego sets or new Oilers goalie Frederik Andersen.      Read more: https://tinyurl.com/54mz35n8  

The trade war between Canada and the U.S. has the potential to add hundreds of millions of dollars to city costs, city councillors heard Tuesday.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3hc3fwpy  

Airdrie city council has rezoned the Main Street property containing the former Peavey Mart, where a fitness centre is proposed.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ctdz6aj5     

St. Albert's ambulance services will stay the same for the foreseeable future , without a previously announced tax increase.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/54w6k6sr     

Prices in the for-sale housing market are showing no signs of cooling off, causing more renters to stay on the buying sidelines. And as rents start to heat back up, too, more tenants are relocating to cheaper markets.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yw5vwdkf  

The Southeast Alberta Chamber of Commerce has recently announced a new partnership to provide local businesses an online platform built to certify export documents without the need for in-person visits.       Read more: https://tinyurl.com/74aeup5r