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Strathcona County is welcoming an $86M multiplex. Here's why a local farm is fighting it
Farming is a family business for the Jacksons. Colin and Laura Jackson have owned and operated the 143-year-old Jackson Homesteaders farm in Strathcona County since the 1990s.But now they say the farm's future is in jeopardy following the announcement of a proposed multipurpose arena set to be lo...
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Farming is a family business for the Jacksons. Colin and Laura Jackson have owned and operated the 143-year-old Jackson Homesteaders farm in Strathcona County since the 1990s.But now they say the farm's future is in jeopardy following the announcement of a proposed multipurpose arena set to be lo...
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A pipeline to send water to southern Alberta? Ideas float to the surface in times of drought
Last year, as the Oldman Reservoir dropped to a level not seen since 2001, the Municipal District of Pincher Creek was forced to take action.Water levels dropped so low that the M.D.'s intakes within the reservoir — which sit above the historic bed of the Crowsnest River — were exposed. They coul...
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Last year, as the Oldman Reservoir dropped to a level not seen since 2001, the Municipal District of Pincher Creek was forced to take action.Water levels dropped so low that the M.D.'s intakes within the reservoir — which sit above the historic bed of the Crowsnest River — were exposed. They coul...
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Alberta man ordered to pay $3.4M for misappropriating funds from strip mall sale
Alberta's securities watchdog has ordered a Calgary man to pay more than $3.4 million for breaching the province's securities laws. Last year, a panel from the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) found Ali Ghani and five entities he controlled had perpetrated investment fraud through the developm...
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Alberta's securities watchdog has ordered a Calgary man to pay more than $3.4 million for breaching the province's securities laws. Last year, a panel from the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) found Ali Ghani and five entities he controlled had perpetrated investment fraud through the developm...
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How and when to ask for a raise
Business coach and Edmonton AM workplace columnist Margot Ross Graham shares her tips for the most effective ways to talk to your manager about your salary.
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Business coach and Edmonton AM workplace columnist Margot Ross Graham shares her tips for the most effective ways to talk to your manager about your salary.
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Alberta to launch 'unprecedented' water-sharing negotiations Thursday amid drought fears
Alberta will kick off negotiations with major water licence holders to strike water-sharing agreements for the Red Deer River, Bow River and Old Man river basins Thursday as concern over looming water shortages grows.Significantly reduced mountain snowpack and below-average precipitation over the...
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Alberta will kick off negotiations with major water licence holders to strike water-sharing agreements for the Red Deer River, Bow River and Old Man river basins Thursday as concern over looming water shortages grows.Significantly reduced mountain snowpack and below-average precipitation over the...
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Crude oil fire at Alberta lease site extinguished after air quality alert
A fire that erupted from an oil lease site in east-central Alberta Tuesday, sending a plume of toxic smoke into the air, has been extinguished and cleanup efforts are underway.An investigation into the cause of the fire at a privately leased oil site, 23 kilometres southeast of the village of Man...
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A fire that erupted from an oil lease site in east-central Alberta Tuesday, sending a plume of toxic smoke into the air, has been extinguished and cleanup efforts are underway.An investigation into the cause of the fire at a privately leased oil site, 23 kilometres southeast of the village of Man...
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Let's talk Edmonton's encampment crisis
Over Christmas, Edmonton's encampment clearings made national headlines. Eight high risk encampments became the focus of a court case, pushing the city to talk about how we tackle the housing crisis. In the latest episode of This Is Edmonton, CBC News reporters Paige Parsons and Wallis Snowdon si...
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Over Christmas, Edmonton's encampment clearings made national headlines. Eight high risk encampments became the focus of a court case, pushing the city to talk about how we tackle the housing crisis. In the latest episode of This Is Edmonton, CBC News reporters Paige Parsons and Wallis Snowdon si...
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A wine war is brewing between Alberta and B.C.
An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers."They are really making a threat," said Al Hudec, a lawyer hired by winemakers to pu...
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An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers."They are really making a threat," said Al Hudec, a lawyer hired by winemakers to pu...
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Rural Alberta community group vows to restore historic church damaged by arson
A community group in the County of Barrhead, northwest of Edmonton, has committed to restoring a historic church after an arson attack in December left the building extensively damaged. St. Aidan's Community Church of Glenreagh and Bloomsbury Society, five kilometres northwest of the town of Barr...
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A community group in the County of Barrhead, northwest of Edmonton, has committed to restoring a historic church after an arson attack in December left the building extensively damaged. St. Aidan's Community Church of Glenreagh and Bloomsbury Society, five kilometres northwest of the town of Barr...
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Leduc revamping zoning bylaws to match population boom
Leduc is growing and that's meant changes to the community's economy, demographics and zoning. The city has pursued more than 50 zoning amendments brought into bylaws in the last five years. "We were 10 years ago, a very typical suburban community, which was basically a single-family detached hou...
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Leduc is growing and that's meant changes to the community's economy, demographics and zoning. The city has pursued more than 50 zoning amendments brought into bylaws in the last five years. "We were 10 years ago, a very typical suburban community, which was basically a single-family detached hou...
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Emergency alert issued due to toxic smoke from out-of-control fire at central Alberta oil lease site
An out-of-control fire at an oil lease site near the east-central Alberta community of Mannville has prompted an emergency alert for air quality due to toxic smoke in the area.The fire is about 23 kilometres southeast of Mannville, according to the alert. The community is located 170 kilometres s...
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An out-of-control fire at an oil lease site near the east-central Alberta community of Mannville has prompted an emergency alert for air quality due to toxic smoke in the area.The fire is about 23 kilometres southeast of Mannville, according to the alert. The community is located 170 kilometres s...
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More than a dozen child-care centres close province-wide Tuesday in protest
More than a dozen child-care facilities across Alberta closed for the day Tuesday to protest against what operators say is an untenable financial deal being imposed on them by the provincial and federal governments.Initiated by the Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs (AACE), a body rep...
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More than a dozen child-care facilities across Alberta closed for the day Tuesday to protest against what operators say is an untenable financial deal being imposed on them by the provincial and federal governments.Initiated by the Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs (AACE), a body rep...
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El Niño and melting snow causing warmer Alberta temperatures
If it has felt unseasonably warm for Edmonton in January, that's because it has been. An El Niño year combined with melting snow have contributed to the warmer weather. "It's quite the roller-coaster, but this kind of thing can happen in Alberta. Especially when we're in a strong El Niño year, we...
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If it has felt unseasonably warm for Edmonton in January, that's because it has been. An El Niño year combined with melting snow have contributed to the warmer weather. "It's quite the roller-coaster, but this kind of thing can happen in Alberta. Especially when we're in a strong El Niño year, we...
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Ban on non-essential water use in Edmonton region working, Epcor says
A day after Epcor asked the public Monday to cut down on water use, the utility says it's seen a noticeable reduction in consumption."Epcor would like to thank everyone in the region who has reduced their usage and supported these efforts," the utility said in a news release Tuesday.On Monday, Ep...
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A day after Epcor asked the public Monday to cut down on water use, the utility says it's seen a noticeable reduction in consumption."Epcor would like to thank everyone in the region who has reduced their usage and supported these efforts," the utility said in a news release Tuesday.On Monday, Ep...
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Rolling closures of child-care centres across Alberta set to begin today, says advocacy group
Some child-care centres across the province will begin rolling closures Tuesday to protest the $10-a-day child-care program, according to the body that represents those operators. The Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs (AACE), which advocates for both for-profit and non-profit child-c...
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Some child-care centres across the province will begin rolling closures Tuesday to protest the $10-a-day child-care program, according to the body that represents those operators. The Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs (AACE), which advocates for both for-profit and non-profit child-c...
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