Share The Saskatchewan government is trying to help 23 people who were forced out of their apartment due to safety hazards. The Regina building unit was deemed by the Fire Commissioner’s Office unfit for habitation due to numerous violations. The violations include no fire alarms, inadequate fire escape and windows that do not open. The [...]
Share Moose Jaw has been waiting for a long time to see improvements to the Union Hospital, and it seems that the wait might get even longer. The provincial government released its latest financial report on Thursday November 19th, it showed that it cut spending on various health care projects, to help make up for [...]
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 With the recent news of four apartment buildings in the city of Moose Jaw being sold to a new landlord, who is going to raise rates considerable is bad news for many people. As it stands, the speculation is that the rate hike is being done to urge the tenants to move elsewhere, so [...]
Share There is a local bid to host the 2012 Alberta Summer Games got a $250,000 boost from the city council this week. Council members have approved the municipal contribution towards the proposed $1.3 million budget for the 2012 Alberta Summer Games after a presentation was made by Kevin Kvame, chairman of the Lethbridge Sports [...]
Share The Government of Canada has announced on September 22nd, 2009 that the City of Prince Albert has been approved for an infrastructure loan as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Prince Albert has been approved for an $8,000,000 low cost loan from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation`s (CMHC`s) Municipal Infrastructure Lending Program (MILP). This [...]
Share The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) says the provincial government’s plan to harmonize the GST and PST will add over $2,000 to the cost of a real estate transaction, hurting the resale home market and prolonging the housing industry’s recovery from the current economic downturn. “Now is not the time to be erecting barriers [...]
