Greatest Boom Ever

  In the late 1970s, much was written about Americans coveting Canadian resources, including energy, minerals, lumber and fresh water. It seemed like Canada could be under threat from our southern neighbour, as well as from the U.S.S.R., of course, across our northern border.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/mrejemfk  

  The City of Medicine Hat in 2025 sold 42 single -family lots and nine duplex lots in developed subdivisions, for total sales of $5.1 million.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2ah8tabd  

    Future growth hotspots have been flagged amid intensified calls for Brisbane to build up, not out as the city falls well short of meeting housing demand.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/336ccxvd     

    Canada should stay united by keeping Alberta in the fold with enthusiasm and  honour .       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3ty652zb     

  The City of Calgary should introduce a landlord licensing program to protect tenants from unsafe living conditions and neglectful landlords, says a group that advocates on behalf of low-income renters.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4uh9eppe         

  For the first time in at least three years, Calgary and Edmonton — Canada’s hottest housing markets — are showing signs of a winter cooldown.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/4a9wfer3     

    Premier Danielle Smith faced questions from reporters Friday after announcing plans for an Alberta-wide referendum on immigration and provincial powers.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3d33uwnd     

  St. Albert recorded a $3.6 million surplus in 2025, and revenue savings could signal reduced taxes for residents in April.        Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/39x7x64k     

  After attending the Mid-Sized Cities Mayor's Caucus (MCMC) on Feb. 5, St. Albert Mayor Scott Olivieri said there will likely be challenges ahead for cities like St. Albert ahead as the province prepares to introduce the 2026 provincial budget next week.          Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/y76ekn4k      

    A city council committee should be set up to oversee downtown revitalization, says a recommendation going to council.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/3jd63yeu         

  Hatters were scammed for more than $4 million in 2025 through local and global fraud-related crimes, according to the Medicine Hat Police Service.     Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/fj6sb9ef    

  Parents are closing the Bank of Mum and Dad to cash gifts and  guarantor  loans, instead paying for buyers’ agents to help first-home buyers compete in a brutal market.       Read more:  https://tinyurl.com/2v2xyc5f