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Aug. 28, 2013 | CREBNow
Test Your Knowledge: Recycling in Calgary
Calgary is a city that loves its recycling. Before the City introduced a blue cart curbside program in 2009, 40,000 tonnes of recyclables were taken to local depots, by 2010 that number grew almost twofold to 70,000 tonnes. In the years following, the City has introduced a composting green bin pilot program and is in the process of making recommendations to council for a multi-family recycling strategy to meet the recycling needs of all Calgarians. How much do you know?
Aug. 22, 2013 | CREBNow
Varsity and Brentwood
Built in the early 1960s, the communities of Varsity and Brentwood offer up established city living with easy traffic access and amenities for everyone ranging from university students, to young families to empty nesters.
Aug. 22, 2013 | CREBNow
Majority of Post-Secondary Students Planning to Live Away From Home
Of those students living away, 83 per cent are confident in their ability to manage their finances.
Aug. 22, 2013 | Cody Stuart
Calgary Commercial Market Continues to Climb
According to a report from RealNet Canada Inc., investment in the sector climbed by 28 per cent in the second quarter of 2013 for a total of $925.52 million.
Aug. 22, 2013 | Cody Stuart
Extension for Heritage Grant Applications
The foundation has extended the deadline for applications to Sept. 30 for owners of properties that have been directly impacted by flooding; are included on a formally adopted Municipal Heritage Inventory, with a Statement of Significance; and, have been issued a Notice of Intention to designate as a Municipal Historic Resource by the applicable municipality.
Aug. 22, 2013 | Donna Balzer
The Yellow Patch Problem
As I have since learned, a number of dogs and their owners do not know this basic skill and dogs continue to pee on lawns instead of back alleys or gravel pads. In lieu of dog training, new products are still being released to "solve the problem".
Aug. 22, 2013 | Cody Stuart
Broadcast Hill
Named for the iconic 459 foot CFCN tower that has stood atop Southwest Calgary since 1961, Broadcast Hill – otherwise know as Coach Hill Patterson Heights – was first annexed by the city in the late 1970s. Known for the historic brick home that served as residence to wrestling's Hart family, the community also takes its name from the home's prior occupant, Judge Henry Stuart Patterson.
Aug. 22, 2013 | CREBNow
Burgeoning Borealis
The students were behind the construction of the sustainable home Borealis, an entry for the Solar Decathlon in Irvine, California.
Aug. 22, 2013 | CREBNow
Government Changes Course
"They weren't in a position to make any decisions," said CREB® President Becky Walters. "So why somebody decided to come out with that kind of a rash announcement was really just a reaction to the capacity they were dealing with at that point, and somebody said 'What about the future?'
Aug. 14, 2013 | CREBNow
Infrastructure Insight
At the juncture where Heritage Drive passes under Glenmore — an area City officials said floods every year — the roadway was completely washed out by June 20 flood waters requiring the roadway be completely rebuilt.
