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November 2008 - Posts
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Transit plan alarms residents When residents of Southwood and Willow Park first saw signs advertising city-sponsored open houses for "LRT redevelopment" earlier this year, few bothered showing up. Were they going to repaint Anderson station, Read More...
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New park-and-ride fee causes concern The $3 charge next year for park-and-ride lots may send transit users to try freebie parking on residential streets, fear neighbours of the city-run lots. That could exacerbate drivers' antics in areas such as Read More...
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Businesses shred filing fees The city might be facing either legal action or a closer look from the province after imposing heavy new fees for businesses looking to appeal their property taxes. A coalition of Calgary-based business organizations will Read More...
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Flaherty offers crisis tips from ‘boring' Canada WINNIPEG — This is a guest column by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in Thursday's Financial Times, posted on the Department of Finance's web site and titled ‘Boring' Canada's Read More...
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Million dollar babies When the overpass was built as an extension to 50th Avenue S. W.--or Mount Royal Gate as it prefers to be called--it certainly helped the flow of traffic that pours constantly up and down Crowchild Trail. But I was guilty of expressing Read More...
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Market to stabilize The word of the day? Stabilization. That is how Richard Corriveau, regional economist with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., characterizes the housing market facing Calgarians and Albertans in the upcoming year. At the recent Read More...
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Calgarians weave dreams for city An urban farm replaced Shaganappi Golf Course on Saturday, while 17th Avenue's shopping and bar district was extended west to Killarney and, in a reverse of Joni Mitchell's lyric, they placed green paradise over Read More...
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East Village Riverwalk plan debuts Folks behind the East Village renewal are so committed to transforming it from blighted to family friendly that they're building a children's playground as part of the new Riverwalk. The site developer will unveil Read More...
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CMHC sees stable housing market The Calgary housing market turmoil that has led to layoffs at new home construction companies, abandoned condo projects and a collapsing average resale home price will moderate and stabilize in 2009, according to the latest Read More...
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City has millions in rainy-day fund With about $140 million in the city's rainy-day fund -- and hundreds of millions of dollars more in other municipal reserves -- some are arguing that, with Calgarians facing a compounded 25 per cent tax increase, Read More...
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Tax hike could take pressure off growth There is an open house at city hall tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., to which you are invited to let our elected representatives know what you think of the city's proposed property tax increase over the next Read More...
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What is One Million Acts of Green? This season, CBC and The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos want to mobilize Canadians to do One Million Acts of Green. In partnership with Cisco, the idea behind the campaign is that one small act can make a big difference. Read More...
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Save energy and money with timely home tips Winterize - You've officially retired your shorts and T-shirts for winter, making room in the closet for cords and sweaters. But how do you get the rest of the house ready for the long, cold season ahead? Read More...
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ICE - 'In Case of Emergency' This is a standard procedure all paramedics follow at the scene of an accident when they come across your cell phone. We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than Read More...
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Joel Kom, Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, November 01, 2008 The $700-million west leg of the LRT could cause a 96-second delay for fire trucks trying to leave a southwest station, but the city has come up with a plan it believes will nullify the delay. Read More...
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