Alberta

The future is looking a lot brighter these days for developers and taxpayers in the northeast Alberta community of Cold Lake.

Calgary has opened the four-lane Fourth Street S.E. underpass, a joint effort of Calgary Municipal Land Corp.

Edmonton took major steps in late October toward the construction of a new downtown arena.

Motorists travelling in and through Fort McMurray are now driving over Alberta's largest bridge deck - one that covers an area equal to five football fields. The brand new $127-million Athabasca River Bridge carries Highway 63 over the river.

The much-anticipated opening of the northwest section of Anthony Henday Drive gives truckers and commuters access to 21 kilometres of free-flowing road in the capital region. The $1.

While many of Alberta's second-tier cities are largely or almost entirely dependent on the resource sector, Lethbridge springs from agriculture, and remains stable because of its significant public-sector presence.

Edmonton's strong commercial real estate market is proving frustrating for investors trying to jar properties from the hands of owners. The problem: landlords don't want to let go of cash-generating properties.

The City of Grande Prairie is moving ahead with plans to annex just over 15,600 acres of land to accommodate development 30 years from now.

Edmonton's south suburban neighbour continues to grow at a decent rate, something that's confirmed by recently released census data for the City of Leduc. According to the city's 2011 census, its population now tops 24,000.

Two of Alberta's four largest cities are reporting significant jumps in new building activity for the first three quarters of 2011.