Spring 2011 Graduation for Dogs With Wings. These proud graduates have completed over 2 years of special training to become autism service dogs, guide dogs, service dogs, or facility dogs with their new loving families. Each dog was presented on stage with their new family, the families that completed their puppy training, and the family that completed their adult training. So much work and love goes into the raising of each dog from the day they are born until the day they are matched with the ...
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The new Walterdale Bridge has been approved, with construction scheduled to begin 2013, and finish in 2015.
Please click here to read the article in the Edmonton Journal.
What do you think of the design?
First there was the "cardless gift card" at Starbucks (we can't wait until that comes to Canada!), and now high school students in Strathcona can use their phones instead of paper bus passes.
Great idea!
Please click here to read the full article in the Edmonton Journal.
A recent study by a U of A graduate has shown that people with very high incomes in Edmonton, on average, tend to eat just as poorly, if not worse, than those who earn very little. The main reason? Lack of time.
Please click here to read the full article.
If we were to have a bullet train from Edmonton to Calgary, where do you think the Edmonton station should be?
Click here to read today's article about the possible bullet train in the Edmonton Journal.
Canada?s employment level was little changed in March with rise in full-time jobs offset by falling part-time employment.
Click here to read the full update posted by the Royal Bank of Canada on April 8, 2011.
The loonie has a bit of a climb before breaking the $1.10 US record set in 2007, but today it got a little bit closer, hitting a 3-year high of $1.04 US today!
Please click here to read the full article.
Things are certainly looking up for Canada, and particularly Western Canada. A good indicator is how small business are doing, and according to an article in the Calgary Sun (link below), small buisiness owners in the West are increasingly optimistic!
This is great news, because communities that support locally owned businesses have an economic advantage.
Please click on the links below to read the full articles.
Small Business Owners in the West Showing Growing Signs of Optimism.
OECD says ...
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Edmonton First to Receive Alberta?s Green TRIP Grant for LRT
from: www.edmonton.caApril 05, 2011
The Province of Alberta will award its first funding in the Green Transit Incentives Program (GreenTRIP) to Edmonton, with $497 million in capital funding for the North LRT line connecting the downtown Churchill Station to Grant MacEwan University and then on to NAIT.
Mayor Stephen Mandel announced the news during his annual State of the City Address, noting the provincial funding makes an ...
Two great articles that discuss how Edmonton & Alberta are bouncing back (please click on each one to read teh full article):
Real Estate Analyst says Edmonton on the verge of a boom.
Alberta Economy Hitting its Stride.
The Husky upgrader in Lloydminster has reopened over the weekend, and the price of crude has gone up since Friday in anticipation.
Please click here to read the full article in the Edmonton Journal.
Basement bargain housing prices in the US are catching more local attention lately. 20% of Canadians are considering purchasing property south of the border.
But as with any opportunity, there are pros and cons to consider.
Please click here to read the full article in the Financial Post.
Parkview is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The neighbourhood is informally split into two smaller neighbourhoods, with the portion east of 142 Street called Valleyview and the portion west of 142 Street called Parkview. There is a small strip shopping centre, Valleyview Shopping Centre, located near the centre of the neighbourhood on the Parkview side of 142 Street.