Share Although the most recent Federal budget announcements were mostly met with approval by housing industry analysts, there were concerns that some calls to make housing more affordable were not heeded by Flaherty. For instance, while the budget retained the first time homebuyers tax credit and the new ceiling on the amount homebuyers can pull [...]
Share Medicine Hat moves ahead with its own green plan which is a program to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. The city of Medicine Hat is currently looking at updating its own targets what would see a 20% reduction in residential energy consumption by 2020. It will also be targeting 2025 as the year [...]
Share Moose Jaw’s gem, Wakamow Valley will be seeing major upgrades thanks to funding provided from the valley authority, and the federal and provincial governments. Upgrades will include the rebuilding of the Assinboine Walking Bridge; the retrofitting of the Cree walking ridge for safer pedestrian access and upgrading the pathway linking the two bridges. The [...]
Share Homeowners in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are planning to spend on home renovations despite of the slowing economy according to a recent Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) survey. The RBC survey found that 73% of Saskatchewan and Manitoba plan to make renovations on their home within the next two years. The report goes on to [...]
Share It has been several months since the federal government has announced a portion of the $35 billion stimulus package will be going to provinces. We should be seeing construction projects across the province of B.C., since the deal has been finalized with Ottawa to get more than $1 billion in stimulus funds. During that [...]
