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Great summer for trees (excluding the hail damage in parts of the city) after some tough ones of super dry and hot. These deeper...

This summer seems to be more rainy. It either seems to be raining or 30 degrees.

Definitely a rainy summer so far, don't mind much if it keeps the smoke at bay. Would be nice to have a full week of nice hot weather...

Housing starts for first half of 2026 (Jan-Jun). Calgary was the leader instead of the usual 3rd place. Not a total shock as Toronto and...

My understanding: The old growing presence here, leasing land in the oil sands, was a pre-shale phenomenon where to comply with...

The status quo seems to be the trend and that is what it is, I personally don't see a big shift to more negative or positive numbers any...

Agreed. If my math is right, the conversions will take away 1.5M sqft or roughly 2%, so not much of a change for the vacancy rate. If...

Interesting. I lived in Ottawa for a number of years prior to moving to the Beltline (I have since moved) and Calgary always struck me...

Vancouver feels like a much bigger city at ground level though, definitely closer to Toronto and Montreal than Calgary or Edmonton.

Foothills MD would add 80k, a fairly substantial amount. It would put Calgary over 10% difference from Edm/Ott. Compared to the...

Calgary CMA with the highest after-tax family income in Canada Calgary = $100,480 Canada = $82,610 Ottawa is 2nd at $93,370...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/chevron-plaza-conversion-1.7599287 A new office conversion for Chevron Plaza was announced by...

I saw lower cabinets going in here on the walk to work this morning. They were dragging them on the rain-soaked ground so don't expect...

Article discussing four conversions. Apparently Hanover Place is slated for completion in early 2026 which is sooner than I would have...

That’s pretty normal for these types of places. A ton of space is required to store collections, and produce exhibits. It’s just a big...