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Lethbridge opposes urban drilling

Lethbridge may eventually reap the benefits of increased oil and gas exploration in southern Alberta, but the city doesn't want oilpatch complications for its development sector.

Three Sisters back on track

The Town of Canmore has approved a controversial framework agreement that could potentially restart development on the massive Three Sisters project in the Rocky Mountain resort town.

Cold Lake fights for water rights

Alberta's second oilsands city is urging the provincial government to consider all the options in its desire to ensure a stable water supply for the growing Lakeland region.

Land-rich Airdrie

"We've come through a couple of tough years where growth was a little sluggish and fairly picky, you might say," explained Eggerer, who is now watching the industrial/service commercial vacancy rate decline in the Calgary metropolitan-area city.

Alberta to buck national house sales trend

Alberta will see a 13 per cent increase in MLS housing sales in 2012, bucking a national downward trend and far outpacing B.C., which will see housing sales fall 10.

Calgary mega-landlord taps China for materials and labour

Calgary-based mega-landlord Mainstreet Equities Corp., which reports a market value of more than $1 billion on its residential rental properties, is now turning to Asia for both materials and labour.

Tallest office tower planned for Calgary

My how things change. A few years back, the worry in Calgary was the opening of The Bow in the city’s downtown core would produce a huge glut of office real estate.

Housing outlook rosy as Calgary sales leap 23 per cent

According to the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) things are looking pretty solid late in 2012 for Alberta's largest city.

CEO calls for condo-hotel changes

The relative value of condo hotel units in one of Alberta's top resort towns will continue to fall without regulatory changes, says the CEO of a prominent management company.

Residents oppose new mall projects

More development on the western fringe of Calgary appears destined to go ahead despite the fact some in Rocky View County don't want anything to do with more commercial activity just west of the city in Springbank.