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CondoBusiness
New levy coming at Alberta land titles registry
A straightforward charge of $5 per $5,000 of value of transferred property and mortgage registration will come into effect to replace the current fee schedule for registering land titles.
REMI Network
Alberta allocates $21 million for Stollery Children’s Hospital
As the second-largest children’s hospital in Canada it has among the highest inpatient volumes of any children’s hospital in the country.
Construction Business
Alberta investing in more apprenticeship seats
Alberta is planning to invest $24 million per year over the next three years to create 3,200 apprenticeship seats.
REMI Network
Retrofit planned for Eden Valley Arena
A hockey arena retrofit is planned for members of Bearspaw First Nation in Alberta.
Construction Business
Alberta delivers key transportation projects in 2023
The Government of Alberta announced that during the 2023 construction season, it invested $1.13 billion in 250 road and bridge projects.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Distinctive Alberta place names prioritized
New directions for naming Alberta government facilities prioritize provincial culture, history and distinctive natural features, but generally discourage tributes to living individuals.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
AB security deposits resume earning interest
Under the triggering formula in Alberta regulations, residential rental security deposits will resume earning interest in 2024 for the first time in 16 years.
REMI Network
Organic waste diversion pilot expands in Alberta
The initiative is targeting the industrial, commercial, and institutional sector located in specific jurisdictions.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Alberta to probe regulated electricity rate
Alberta’s regulated electricity rate has been flagged for possible elimination in a newly released list of priority tasks for the Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Nathan Neudorf.
Construction Business
Funding for nine solar energy projects
Natural Resources Canada announced more than $160 million in federal investments for nine Alberta-based solar power projects.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Alberta’s new portfolios silent on housing
Housing is not referenced in the titles of any of the portfolios that Alberta’s 24 newly named cabinet ministers will lead.
Canadian Property Management
Little for buildings in Alberta carbon strategy
There is little for buildings in Alberta’s newly released plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while supporting ongoing development of fossil fuel resources.
Construction Business
St. Albert Place retrofit receives funding
The Government of Canada and the City of St. Albert announced more than $13.9 million in joint funding to retrofit St. Albert Place.
Construction Business
Alberta invests $10.7M to support women in trades
The Government of Alberta is investing $10.7 million over three years in Women Building Futures.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Alberta distributes asset upkeep funds unevenly
Seniors and social housing aren’t getting a share of the extra funds the Alberta government is investing in capital renewal and maintenance of public assets.
Canadian Property Management
Discount coming on Alberta’s education mill rate
The Alberta budget confirms a $2.5 billion education property tax levy for 2023, which is consistent with last year's requisition but to be spread across an expanded assessment base.
CondoBusiness
Alberta to tackle land titles registry backlogs
Alberta will automate and digitize the provincial land titles registry in an effort to reduce the transaction backlogs that have been plaguing the paper-based system.
