Новости за 12.03.2016

Groups representing Calgary’s housing and land development industries have amalgamated. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Calgary Region and Urban Development Institute-Calgary, which includes nearly 700 member companies, voted strongly in favour of the amalgamation, which is effective immediately. “I’m really pleased. Having such a high acceptance and buy-in from our membership is what we were aiming […]

The finalists have been named in a competition recognizing builders who provided top-end customer service and last year’s winners are in the mix, while another company has the chance to walk away with three trophies. Home Owner Mark of Excellence (HOME) Awards single out builders who received the best feedback from buyers in a survey […]

Verb Theatre's The Fight or Flight Response gives audiences the opportunity to spend 75 minutes with a pair of lean, mean fighting machines who just happen to be mighty impressive actors as well.

Two residents and a dog escaped unscathed from their northeast home after a two-alarm fire erupted Saturday morning.

Jazz for the masses. For some reason, that sentiment to many is a contradictory term. For Tim Tamashiro, though, it’s a challenge and something of a personal mission. It’s why, as a broadcaster, the Calgary-based CBC Radio host makes his evening jazz show Tonic an accessible experience for anyone tuning in. And it’s also why, […]

Mercy Now, and Go In Peace - as back-to-back finale performances, a perfect reminder of what we need more of in these turbulent times.

Given the subject matter of Linwood Barclay’s novels, you might think he would prefer sudden bursts of inspiration not come in the dead of night. The bestselling author tends to write crime thrillers that tap into deep and dark primal fears, whether it be vanished loved ones, serial predators or slaughtered families. It’s the stuff of nightmares, sometimes literally. But that doesn’t bother him. He welcomes those dead-of-night […]

While Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman is now back in action, linesman Don Henderson won’t work again this season.

A campaign involving 11 city home builders has taken a major step in its aim to end homelessness in Calgary. Construction is complete at Stepping Stone Manor by Cedarglen Living, which is the first building through the Resolve Campaign. Resolve is a program that has set out to raise $120 million to create affordable housing […]

Snap Projections is an online service that allows planners to develop personalized financial and retirement projections for clients in less time than it takes using traditional tools. The projections are personalized and tailored to a specific individual or household and presented interactively. As a result, advisers are able to save time, grow revenue, improve client retention […]

There will be a whole lot more shrubbery growing in a Calgary garden this summer. The Parkdale Community Garden is one of 13 projects awarded almost $300,000 in grants as part of the 2016 TD Green Streets program. The urban forestry projects were chosen by Tree Canada and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation from more than 140 applications. […]

They’ve got their grad dresses picked out, elegant gowns worthy of the red carpet. “It’s just like this,” Vanessa Ziel tells me as she pulls up a photo from her cellphone, “but a different shade of blue.” On Friday, Ziel and two of her pals were engaging in the normal activities of teenagers in their […]

Albi Homes is in line for 11 national awards. The long-time Calgary luxury home builder, bought last year by Brookfield Residential, is a finalist 11 times over at the Canadian Home Builders’ Association’s 2016 National Awards for Housing Excellence. Albi Homes was a finalist for 11 housing and marketing awards. “I’m just thrilled and excited. This has […]

Conditions favouring buyers continued for the multi-family segment of Calgary’s resale market last month. There was more supply and lower prices for apartments and attached homes, which refers to the duplex and townhome segments. Josh Skapin takes a look at how Calgary’s multi-family resale market fared last month. Where were the sales? The top two […]

Natasha Rose Gould recalls the day her cheerleader tryout last year was cut short by a terminal brain cancer diagnosis. “I was going to audition but then my world kind of blew up in my face,” said the 12-year-old. Since then, she has been battling the rare childhood cancer, known as diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas, […]

The provincial Tories have a good chance of hanging on to their Calgary-Greenway stronghold in the March 22 byelection, according to a new poll.

It’s never good when an investment firm publishes a research report that includes a target price well below where the company’s shares are trading. That’s what happened this week following the release of Penn West Petroleum’s fourth-quarter results.  The company’s conference call clearly didn’t inspire confidence on the part of investment firm Peters & Co., which set […]

Once upon a time, my neighbourhood was filled with banks.  But that was years ago. As the banks consolidated and closed their corner neighbourhood branches, the spaces they left were taken over by payday loan companies, with their sweet promises of instant cash. Of course, such “easy” money comes at a painfully high price. Currently in […]

Trudeau represented us well in Washington Re: “Trudeau charms Washington,” March 11. Justin Trudeau’s visit to Washington, D.C., demonstrates the man’s abilities as a down-to-earth person who behaves in a normal and mature manner, regardless of the nature of his environment. Forget the politics of the person and just concern yourself with the pleasant and intelligent way he conducted […]

By Allan Markin Albertans cherish our public health-care system. They count on it every day. It is a Canadian value. The Alberta government budgeted approximately $20 billion for health care this year. A steady rise of health expenditures over the past decade brings the total to 47 per cent of the provincial budget. This rate of growth has […]

It’s a warm Friday afternoon and downtown Basseterre on the sunny Caribbean island of St. Kitts is bustling with activity. A group of kids plays the steel drums under a shady terrace, a boom box blasts out reggae music and there’s a smoking barbecue on every corner of Bay Road. As I walk past the […]

It isn’t just pipelines that are facing lengthy delays. Backers of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, which would ship liquefied natural gas to Asia from Prince Rupert, B.C., have waited almost three years for the environmental review process to come to an end — and they’re still waiting. A source close to the $36-billion project […]

By Gareth Thomson and Terry Godwaldt For the past two months, we’ve used virtual classroom technology to engage 4,000 Alberta students in thinking about how our schools should show climate leadership — and on Wednesday, they’ll share their thoughts with none other than Premier Rachel Notley, who has made time to meet with them, share perspectives and answer […]

Regular readers of these pages know well I have often opined if you want an event to be a roaring success, best get the ladies to champion the cause.  One need look no further of this than the recent Women for Men’s Health Indoor Spin Fundraiser held Mar 5 at YYC Cycle Spin Studio in […]

It had been years since your faithful social scribe attended and covered one of the best events there is-Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) Black & White Ball. Scheduling conflicts and the like will do that. So what a treat to take in this year’s ball held Mar 5 at the Fairmont Palliser.  And my ‘performance’ all […]