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Chris’ News Roundup – Alberta Edition

November 30, 2008 News

Albertans remained the country’s top earners in September An average Albertan earned $894 per week, including overtime, in September, up 2.1% from August. No other province recorded a similar increase in earnings that month. In fact, Alberta was the only province to register an earnings increase greater than 1%, while paycheques in Prince Edward Island [...]

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Chris’ News Roundup – Canadian Edition

November 30, 2008 News

Bank of Canada faces pressure to make deep cuts in interest rates The Bank of Canada will step up to the plate to support the slumping economy with a whopping three-quarter-point cut in interest rates before Christmas, analysts with Canadian financial institutions projected. I’m glad I’m on a variable rate mortgage. I love getting the [...]

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Alberta News Roundup, Sept 9-08

September 9, 2008 News

Here’s a roundup of the news over the last couple weeks. I’ve been busy with a couple other projects, but there’ll be more coming in the near future. Edmonton The Edmonton owners of two rental apartment buildings could face the highest fine ever imposed in the province for violating the Public Health Act. A new [...]

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The News for June 25th

June 25, 2008 News

Here’s some interesting headlines from the last few weeks. I’m still getting my feet on the ground after a great weekend in Edmonton. Things in Fort McMurray are always done in a big, huge, gigantic, enormous way Maybe everything isn’t bigger in Texas, after all….Gina Dobie, events and tours co-ordinator for Fort McMurray tourism, won [...]

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A Canadian Housing Market Webcast and some News

May 27, 2008 Alberta

First, if you haven’t seen it already: R.E.I.N. is hosting a free Webcast and Teleconference on Thursday about the Canadian Real Estate Market. I’m planning on listening in. Don and the rest of the crew at REIN do some great research and analysis and I value their opinion. I’m also looking forward to the new [...]

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Is Gas too Expensive?

May 24, 2008 Alberta

Danielle Millar from the Oil Sands Investor Abroad  blog posted a great clip from 20/20 about the price of gas in the US. I should also point out that gas is cheaper in the US than here in Canada, and much cheaper than in the UK, EU or a lot of other places on the [...]

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The News!

May 5, 2008 For Real Estate Investors

Here’s some news headlines from the last couple days. Thanks to Joe Iannuzzi for his work in compiling the longest running thread on REIN! More news than you can shake a stick at. I’ve been busy getting a deal done, and preparing some JV paperwork. More about that stuff once the deal is done! High [...]

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