Thanks to a $4 million investment, seniors, families and persons with disabilities in Calgary have more affordable housing thanks to the completion of the Victoria Gardens development.

The development was made possible thanks to the investment from the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta.

When it comes to spending weekends in the great outdoors, Canadians often head to one of two places – the lake or the golf course. With warm summer days often in short supply, both locales can be in high demand.

But what if that locale wasn't so far away? What if they were in your own backyard?

Building permit values for Calgary are on par for the third best overall year in the city.

The estimated construction value of building permit applications in Calgary for the month of June 2012 was $355 million, a decrease of 15 per cent compared to June 2011, bringing the year-to-date total to $2.49 billion.