The real estate market in Edmonton has not been particularly encouraging in recent months and if the views of experts in the sector are anything to follow, things might not get better in the nearest future. According to a recent Royal LePage Noralta survey, real estate prices in Edmonton are not following the same trend […]
Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the center of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. One of the major areas in Edmonton that has become increasingly popular over the years is Laurel. Laurel is a family neighborhood in Edmonton with a wide range of single family homes and multi-family homes […]
Edmonton could become the hub of a cannabis industry worth up to $100 million annually and employing 2,000 people in a couple of years, a city business official says. “I do think the industry and its sectors will gravitate here because of the (provincial) privatization model and because the city is welcoming to all legal […]
Edmonton to bid on ‘tasty morsel’ $5-billon Amazon headquarters The Seattle-based business is looking to open what is calls Amazon HQ2, a $5-billion construction project that could bring with it 50,000 jobs. Mayor Don Iveson called the chance to bid on Amazon’s second headquarters a “tasty morsel.” IAN KUCERAK / POSTMEDIA Online retail giant Amazon […]
Trucker training hub at Edmonton airport will be first in Western Canada ROB CSERNYIK Published on: September 6, 2017 | Last Updated: September 6, 2017 8:33 PM MDT From left: NDP MLA Thomas Dang; Tom Ruth, president and CEO of Edmonton International Airport; Lorraine Card, Alberta Motor Transport Association president; and Chris Nash, vice-chairman, […]
Billions of dollars spent downtown changing perceptions, survey suggests Survey results from a new DBA survey show billions of dollars in investment into Edmonton’s downtown are changing public perceptions. Construction crews work in the Ice District, in downtown Edmonton Wednesday July 5, 2017. DAVID BLOOM / POSTMEDIA SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT A new Downtown Business Association survey suggests […]
Canada’s ‘borrowing binge’ has put economy in precarious position: Moody’s A bailout of CMHC would be extremely costly and unpopular, but the rise in the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio would not put Canada on the fringe of the world’s economies, Moody’s says SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT Moody’s Analytics calls it “mortgage meltdown math”, but the subsidiary of the ratings […]
10 signs your kitchen has gone from timely to behind the times Refacing is a simple way to achieve a whole new kitchen look without a full demolition and reinstall, says Ken Nicholl of Reface Magic. “New isn’t always better when renovating an older kitchen.” WALTER TYCHNOWICZ / WIRESHARP PHOTOGRAPHY SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT Today’s kitchen is more […]
Ice District will be ‘like nothing in North America,’ says Katz Group Real Estate Edmonton media were given the chance to tour the 10-hectare downtown Ice District redevelopment Tuesday morning. Reporter Juris Graney tagged along to see how the site is taking shape. How’s it looking out there? Construction work at Canada’s largest mixed-use sports […]
Edmonton seniors residence invites University of Alberta students to live among the elderly An Edmonton seniors residence struggled to fill bachelor units, so it started renting them out to university students. MADELEINE CUMMINGS Published on: September 4, 2017 | Last Updated: September 4, 2017 4:14 PM MDT Finding a bachelor apartment for a good price […]