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Apr. 15, 2008   Ponoka Annexation Plan Would More Than Double Town's Size
Apr. 14, 2008   City Plans Higher Capacity River Water Intake
Apr. 12, 2008   Blackfalds Annexation Bid Gets Lacombe County Support
Apr. 12, 2008   Red Deer County Plans New Penhold-Springbrook Trail Route
Apr. 12, 2008   Rocky Mountain House Airport Expanding
Apr. 11, 2008   Horse Track Moves Closer to Lacombe County Approval
Apr. 11, 2008   Lacombe County Studies Rural Central Waste Water Systems
Apr. 11, 2008   Nova Recognizes Joffre Ethylene Plants as Crown Jewel
Apr. 10, 2008   RV Dealership First Tenant in Lacombe County Business Park
Apr. 9, 2008   Housing Surplus Results in Reduced Residential Construction
Apr. 9, 2008   City Proceeds with Inventory of Historic Sites
Apr. 8, 2008   Timberstone Park Structure Plan Approved with Amendments
Apr. 8, 2008   Zoning Change Paves Way for Seniors Facility
Apr. 7, 2008   Airport CEO Decides to Retire
Apr. 7, 2008   Lacombe County to Expand Municipal Headquarters
Apr. 7, 2008   Ronald McDonald House Planned Near Hospital
Apr. 5, 2008   More City Commuters Choose to Walk, Bike or Bus to Work
Apr. 5, 2008   Statistics Indicate Where City Residents Came From
Apr. 5, 2008   Bio-Energy Grants Awarded to Rimbey Plant and Olds College
Apr. 4, 2008   Regional Housing Prices Rise Slightly, Sales Drop
Apr. 4, 2008   Habitat for Humanity to Build 3 City Homes This Year
Apr. 3, 2008   City's Visible Minorities Numbers Double in Ten Years
Apr. 3, 2008   Citizens Express Views for City Strategic Plan
Apr. 3, 2008   Sylvan Lake Census Will Ask About Recycling and Child Care
Apr. 3, 2008   New Acura Dealership Nears Completion
Apr. 2, 2008  
Committee to Consider Canal Proposal for Downtown Plan
Apr. 2, 2008   County Rezones Land for Proposed Cluster Housing
Apr. 2, 2008   City Building Permits Up From February
Apr. 2, 2008   Expansion Planned at Dickson Danish Museum
Apr. 2, 2008   Green Dome Home to Celebrate Earth Day
Apr. 2, 2008   County Industrial Lots Available Late Summer
Apr. 1, 2008   City Council Approves Major Intersection Improvements
Apr. 1, 2008   High Speed Rail Could be Running in Five Years
Apr. 1, 2008   City Sees Power Use Drop for Earth Hour
Apr. 1, 2008  
Scheduled Air Service to Calgary Initiated
Apr. 1, 2008   New Hotel, Restaurant, Lounge Approved
 

MARCH 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Mar. 31, 2008  
Regional Water Plant Requests New Intake Location
Mar. 31, 2008   Major City Recreation Facility Closes for Renovations
Mar. 29, 2008   Solar Home Includes Power Back to Grid
Mar. 29, 2008   Mills Recalls Career Highlights So Far
Mar. 28, 2008   Airport Gets $2.1 Million for Runway Lights Upgrade
Mar. 28, 2008   College Develops Biodiesel Processing Unit
Mar. 28, 2008   Sylvan Lake High-End Condos Progressing Well
Mar. 27, 2008   Civic Yard Relocation Opens Window of Opportunity
Mar. 26, 2008   City Moves Toward More Pedestrian Friendly City
Mar. 26, 2008   Report Recommends Sylvan Lake Economic Strategy
Mar. 24, 2008   Agricultural Economics Conference to be Held in Red Deer
Mar. 22, 2008   Airport Plan Includes Service Expansion and Lot Development
Mar. 22, 2008   New Galaxy Theatre Opens in Gasoline Alley
Mar. 21, 2008   Naturalists Give Tentative Support to Riverwalk Canal Project
Mar. 21, 2008   Golden Circle Addition and Upgrades to Start Soon
Mar. 21, 2008   New Regional Marketing Plan Introduced
Mar. 19, 2008  
Merger Will Create Canada's 3rd Largest Credit Union
Mar. 19, 2008   Sunnybrook Farm Museum to Acquire Historic School
Mar. 18, 2008   City May Moderate Stand on Office Development
Mar. 18, 2008   East City Apartment Building Approved
Mar. 17, 2008   Massive Joint Planning Initiative Begins Public Process
Mar. 17, 2008   Guest Planner and Author Suggests New Thinking for Growth
Mar. 14, 2008  
Sylvan Lake Preserves Green Space
Mar. 14, 2008   Sylvan and Gull Lake RV Parks Proposed
Mar. 13, 2008   Three Regional MLAs in Provincial Cabinet
Mar. 13, 2008   Christian High School Proceeds While Waiting for River Glen
Mar. 13, 2008   Bowden Refinery May Be Used for Storage
Mar. 12, 2008   Springbrook Infrastructure Rehab Project to Start in Spring
Mar. 12, 2008   Ecologically Friendly Timberstone Park Gets First Reading
Mar. 11, 2008   Red Deer Has Estimated Eight Month Supply of New Housing
Mar. 11, 2008   Bowden Museum Gets Recognized Status
Mar. 8, 2008   Call Centre to Close in June
Mar. 8, 2008   Credit Union Rejects Offer to Purchase
Mar. 7, 2008   Canyon Ski Area For Sale
Mar. 6, 2008   Sports Academy Offered by Notre Dame High School
Mar. 5, 2008   Red Deer Leads Canada in Employment
Mar. 5, 2008   City's Nossack Meats Buys Innisfail's Sepp's Foods
Mar. 4, 2008   Regional Conservatives Part of Stelmach Landslide
Mar. 4, 2008   City Building Permits Down Dramatically from Last Year
Mar. 3, 2008   Culture Workshop Suggests International District Downtown
Mar. 3, 2008   Proposed Gull Lake RV Resort Moves Forward
Mar. 1, 2008   Addition of 2 Storeys to City Office Building Well Under Way
Mar. 1, 2008   Third City Health Centre Ready to Open

FEBRUARY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES

Feb. 29, 2008   Economic Survey Indicates 33% Increase in Local Exports
Feb. 28, 2008  
Travelling National Health Survey Stops in Red Deer
Feb. 28, 2008   Credit Union Board Recommends Merger
Feb. 27, 2008   Red Deer Home Sells For $1.5 Million
Feb. 27, 2008   Olds Eyed for Large Residential Development
Feb. 26, 2008   City Council Approves South Sunnybrook Plan
Feb. 26, 2008   East City Neighbourhood Plan Passes First Hurdle
Feb. 22, 2008   Cineplex Takes Over Landmark Theatre Project
Feb. 22, 2008   Community Culture Vision Being Developed
Feb. 22, 2008   Red Deer College Offers Improved Truck Training Program
Feb. 21, 2008   Blackfalds Taxes Up 2.5%
Feb. 21, 2008   Red Deer County Firefighters Win Contest
Feb. 20, 2008  
Proposed Biofuels Plant Could Benefit Livestock Producers
Feb. 19, 2008   City Intersection Improvements to Cost $10 Million
Feb. 19, 2008   Blackfalds-Lacombe 2A Corridor Plan to be Reviewed
Feb. 16, 2008   Lacombe County Moves on Horse Race Track
Feb. 16, 2008   Author to Speak at College in March
Feb. 14, 2008   Ottawa Snow Sculptures Feature Red Deer Team
Feb. 13, 2008   Bank Donates $450,000 to Red Deer College
Feb. 13, 2008   Homelessness Report Released by Task Force
Feb. 12, 2008   Review Set for City Canal Concept, Riverlands, Downtown
Feb. 12, 2008   Development Concept Plan Outlined for West Country
Feb. 12, 2008   Sylvan Lake Waterslide for Sale
Feb. 9, 2008   CMHC Predicts 15% Drop in City Housing Starts
Feb. 9, 2008   City Operating Budget Up $40 Million in 2008
Feb. 8, 2008   MP Bob Mills Ending Political Career
Feb. 6, 2008   Provincial Support Requested For Garbage Gasification
Feb. 6, 2008   Proposed World-Class Biofuels Plant Waiting for Permits
Feb. 6, 2008   First Project Approved for New City Industrial Land
Feb. 6, 2008   City Single Family Housing Starts May Reflect an End to Frenzy
Feb. 5, 2008   Wildlife Centre Gets Assistance from Rick Mercer
Feb. 4, 2008  
Tourist Rail Trail Proposed West of Rocky Mountain House
Feb. 4, 2008   Lacombe College to Grant Education Degrees
Feb. 2, 2008   City Building Permits Down From Previous Year
Feb. 1, 2008   Author Discusses Positive Geography of Hope
Feb. 1, 2008   Homelessness Task Force Reveals Vision for Elimination
Feb. 1, 2008   Blackfalds Wants to Annex Over 2,000 Acres
Feb. 1, 2008   Joffre Nova Ethylene Plants Prosperous for Company

JANUARY 2008 NEWS HEADLINES
Jan. 30, 2008  
City Municipal Plan Features Density, Transportation, Parks
Jan. 30, 2008   South City Subdivision Passes First Reading
Jan. 30, 2008   City Purchases Additional Industrial Land
Jan. 30, 2008   Lacombe Hospital Gets Millions for Dementia Care Unit
Jan. 30, 2008   Sylvan Lake Requests Funding for Park
Jan. 30, 2008   Sylvan Lake Manufactured Home Subdivision Progressing
Jan. 29, 2008   Half Billion Dollars in 2007 Area Construction
Jan. 29, 2008   Red Deer Citizens Face 8.66% Tax Hike
Jan. 29, 2008   Feedback on Canal Concept Mostly Positive
Jan. 29, 2008   Tourism Red Deer Releases 2008 Visitors Guide
Jan. 29, 2008   Nossack Meat Expansion Geared to Export Market
Jan. 28, 2008   Garbage Gasification Plan Gains Momentum
Jan. 28, 2008   Penhold Grade 7 Students to Build Hovercraft
Jan. 26, 2008   Massive City Civic Yards Relocation On Schedule
Jan. 26, 2008   CollegeSide Care Home Expansion Gets Funding
Jan. 26, 2008   New Sylvan Lake Shopping Centre Stores to Open This Year
Jan. 25, 2008   Innisfail Best Western Hotel Under Construction
Jan. 25, 2008   Farm Near Innisfail Among Finalists for Awards
Jan. 25, 2008   Community Savings Distributes Profit-Sharing
Jan. 23, 2008  
United Way Breaks Record Again
Jan. 23, 2008   Wind Farm Company Meets With Landowners
Jan. 23, 2008   Biodiesel Project Expects Permit Approvals by Spring
Jan. 22, 2008   Provincial Grant Supplied for Rimbey Drag Strip
Jan. 22, 2008   Container Housing Promoted by Stettler Company
Jan. 21, 2008   Red Deer River Bank Stabilization Proceeds
Jan. 19, 2008   Downtown Red Deer Skyline About to Change
Jan. 18, 2008   Olds Bell E-Learning Centre Ready to Open in April
Jan. 18, 2008   Dow Plants Secure Ethane Feedstock from Oilsands
Jan. 18, 2008   Province Approves Rocky Mountain House Annexation
Jan. 18, 2008   Wal-Mart Prepares to Open in Olds Shopping Centre
Jan. 17, 2008   River Glen School Land May be Sold
Jan. 16, 2008   City Downtown Explores Winter Festival Idea
Jan. 16, 2008   2007 a Record Year in Real Estate Sales
Jan. 16, 2008   Sylvan Lake Model Railroader Creates Basement Empire
Jan. 15, 2008  
Dawe Recreation Improvements Approved
Jan. 15, 2008   New South Red Deer Development Plan Supported
Jan. 15, 2008   City Aboriginal Population Increases to 3,600
Jan. 15, 2008   Increased Construction Costs Cause Additional $25 Million
Jan. 12, 2008   Dawe School Upgrades Coincides with Recreation Upgrades
Jan. 12, 2008   Rethink Red Deer Creating Public Awareness
Jan. 11, 2008   $50 Million for Regional Cancer Radiation Treatment Facility
Jan. 11, 2008   New Innisfail Hotel Prepares for Opening
Jan. 10, 2008   9% Rise in City Housing Starts in 2007
Jan. 10, 2008   Chamber Told Growth to Moderate in 2008
Jan. 10, 2008   Precision Well Servicing Complex Progressing Well
Jan. 10, 2008   Annual Bird Count Sees More Species
Jan. 9, 2008   80% of Region's Tourists Come From Within Province
Jan. 9, 2008   Multiple Family Housing Expected to be Focus of Coming Year
Jan. 9, 2008   New City Police Station Ready to Proceed
Jan. 5, 2008   Aerial Boat Survey Results Released for Three Lakes
Jan. 4, 2008   Red Deer County Begins New Waste Transfer Site
Jan. 3, 2008   City Major Projects Lead Record Building Year
Jan. 3, 2008   Stettler Water Treatment Plant to be Upgraded
Jan. 3, 2008   Province Pumps $500,000 into Three Biofuel Projects

 
DECEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Dec. 31, 2007   Blackfalds Independent Grocery Store Expands
Dec. 29, 2007  
New Subdivision Could Double Bowden's Population
Dec. 24, 2007   City Downtown Residential Development Potential Promoted
Dec. 24, 2007   Century-old City Stately House Restored to Former Glory
Dec. 21, 2007   Governments Provide $6 Million for Penhold Multiplex
Dec. 21, 2007   Governments Grant $6 Million for Springbrook Infrastructure
Dec. 21, 2007   Two County Industrial Parks Move Forward
Dec. 21, 2007   Sylvan Lake Shopping Centre Replaces Proposed Hotel
Dec. 20, 2007   Engineering Begins on Olds to Red Deer Sewer Line
Dec. 20, 2007   Province Provides $1.2 Million to Red Deer SPCA
Dec. 20, 2007   Norglenwold Gets $1.6 Million for Sewer System
Dec. 19, 2007   Rising Costs Delay Michener Seniors Complex
Dec. 19, 2007   Plasco Gasification Plant Open Houses Planned for January
Dec. 19, 2007   Town of Lacombe Passes 2008 Operating Budget
Dec. 19, 2007   City Hands Out $7 Million for Low Income Housing Projects
Dec. 19, 2007   Another City Affordable Housing Project Approved
Dec. 18, 2007   Plan and Zoning for New City Industrial Land Approved
Dec. 18, 2007   Mostly Positive Comments on Canal Concept
Dec. 18, 2007   Another Half Million Donated to Red Deer College Project
Dec. 14, 2007  
Red Deer Rental Market Eases Up
Dec. 14, 2007   Lacombe County Passes $46.5 Million Budget
Dec. 13, 2007   Westerner Posts Surplus, No Debt
Dec. 12, 2007   Sylvan Lake Passes $44 Million Budget
Dec. 12, 2007   Sylvan Lake Residents Fight to Preserve Former Rail Lands
Dec. 12, 2007   Fundraising Begins to Renew City Memorial Centre Theatre
Dec. 11, 2007   City Council Approves $1.3 Billion 10-Year Capital Budget
Dec. 11, 2007   City Housing Starts Shift to Multi-Family
Dec. 11, 2007   Housing Sales Down, City Prices Up Slightly
Dec. 10, 2007   Highway 2 on Road to 6 Lane Freeway
Dec. 10, 2007   Canadian Idol Runner-up Bixby Overwhelms Local Fans
Dec. 8, 2007   Red Deer Gets Provincial Funds for Affordable Housing
Dec. 8, 2007   Gasoline Alley Conference Centre to Start in May
Dec. 7, 2007   Confluence High School Suggested for Ponoka
Dec. 6, 2007   Two More Wind Farms Proposed
Dec. 6, 2007   Olds Learning Centre Will Have Major Economic Impact
Dec. 5, 2007  
Immigrants Make Up 9.4% of Red Deer's Population
Dec. 5, 2007   Tourism Canal Proposal Seeks Public Support
Dec. 5, 2007   Historic Building Demolished to Make Way for New
Dec. 5, 2007   Customs and Funding Being Pursued by Airport
Dec. 5, 2007   Next City Annexation Draws Public Interest
Dec. 4, 2007   City Building Permits Down in November, Up Year to Date
Dec. 4, 2007   Michener Supportive Housing Project Revised

NOVEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Nov. 30, 2007  
Economist Says Corridor Growth Unprecedented
Nov. 29, 2007   Province Approves City Annexation
Nov. 29, 2007   Plan Unveiled for City Maskepetoon Park
Nov. 28. 2007   Finning Offers to Purchase Collicutt Energy Services
Nov. 27, 2007   Rochon Sands Looking to Annex Land
Nov. 27, 2007   Society to Split into Two Separate Responsibilities
Nov. 26, 2007   Support Increases for New Michener Centre Housing
Nov. 26, 2007   Records Set at Festival of Trees
Nov. 26, 2007   New Farm Safety Display Opens at Safety City
Nov. 24, 2007   Trans Canada Trail Bridges Get Funding
Nov. 24, 2007   Proposed Rimbey Biofuel Project Gets Financial Boost
Nov. 22, 2007   Stettler County to Study Garbage to Power Plant
Nov. 21, 2007   Red Deer College Names Nova Partner of Year
Nov. 20, 2007   Wind Farm Proposed Near Trochu
Nov. 20, 2007   City Gives First Reading on New Industrial Area Plans
Nov. 20, 2007   City Sells Contaminated Site to Developer for $1
Nov. 16, 2007   Movie Has World Premier in Red Deer
Nov. 16, 2007   Water Distribution Projects Proceed East and West of Stettler
Nov. 16, 2007   Elnora's Approval to Annex Expected Soon
Nov. 16, 2007   Site Work Starts on Sylvan Lake's Beacon Hill
Nov. 15, 2007  
Proposed Biofuel Plant Delayed
Nov. 14, 2007   New Housing Proposed for Michener Residents
Nov. 14, 2007   College Expansion Progressing Well
Nov. 14, 2007   Joint Area Structure Plan Will Be Largest in Province
Nov. 14, 2007   County Wins Award for Gasoline Alley Plan
Nov. 14, 2007   New Catholic School Opens in Sylvan Lake
Nov. 14, 2007   Entry Level Northwest City Condos Approved
Nov. 13, 2007   New City Industrial Area Site Work Proceeds
Nov. 12, 2007   Historic Tail Creek Now Administered by Metis
Nov. 12, 2007   Chatters Distribution Centre to Open Soon
Nov. 10, 2007   New Innisfail Seniors Lodge Gets $1.3 Million
Nov. 10, 2007   Average Area Housing Prices Down
Nov. 9, 2007   Open House Planned for Next City Annexation
Nov. 9, 2007   Travelaire Diversifies to Include Portable Buildings
Nov. 9, 2007   Red Deer Housing Starts Drop From Last Year
Nov. 8, 2007   Realtors Donate $250,000 to Hospice
Nov. 7, 2007   Lacombe County Offers Regional Plan
Nov. 7, 2007   Oil Servicing Company Moving Head Office to Red Deer
Nov. 6, 2007   New Curling Club Site Supported by City Council
Nov. 6, 2007   Possible Rural RCMP Move to Blackfalds on Hold
Nov. 5, 2007   Sylvan Lake to Take Over 2 Provincial Highways
Nov. 5, 2007   City Cultural Master Plan Reviewed by Cultural Leaders
Nov. 2, 2007   Office Tower Pushes Up City Building Permit Values
Nov. 2, 2007   CMHC Predicts Drop in Housing Starts and Sales
Nov. 1, 2007   Red Deer Historical Buildings to be Photographed


OCTOBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Oct. 31, 2007   City Downtown to Update Vision
Oct. 31, 2007   Two City Erosion Control Projects to Cost Millions
Oct. 30, 2007  
Major Wind Farm Proposed South of Red Deer
Oct. 30, 2007   City Seniors Centre Plans Expansion and Renovation
Oct. 30, 2007   Brick, Urban Barn Approved for South City Shopping Centre
Oct. 29, 2007   City Rental Market Improves
Oct. 29, 2007   Section of Highway QE2 to Get Improved Lighting
Oct. 27, 2007   South City Commercial Area Delayed Until Next Year
Oct. 27, 2007   Report Vindicates Decision to Restore Clearwater River

Oct. 25, 2007   Airline Offers $9 Fare to Edmonton
Oct. 25, 2007   Innisfail Zoo in Finals for Tourism Award
Oct. 24, 2007   Two Women Added to LTCHS Wall of Fame
Oct. 24, 2007   Concert Society Changes Name, Moves to Innisfail
Oct. 24, 2007   Vintage 1911 Car Donated to Farm Museum
Oct. 23, 2007   Downtown Rejuvenation and Housing Tops City Mayor Agenda
Oct. 23, 2007   Riverside Condo Project Scaled Back Again
Oct. 23, 2007   City Downtown Dairy Plant Getting Facelift
Oct. 23, 2007   Truck Travel Plaza Approved for City Northwest
Oct. 22, 2007   Parkland Invests at College for Transportation
Oct. 20, 2007   Sylvan Lake Shopping Centre Approved
Oct. 20, 2007   Red Deer Chamber Chooses Business of the Year
Oct. 19, 2007  
First Commercial Garbage Gasification Plant Set to Go
Oct. 19, 2007   Michener Affordable Housing Project Opens
Oct. 19, 2007   Transportation Minister Announces Road Safety Plan
Oct. 19, 2007   Sylvan Lake Concrete Plant Starts Construction
Oct. 18, 2007   Nobel Prize Nominee Warns of Climate Change Threat
Oct. 18, 2007   Major Olds Shopping Centre Close to Opening
Oct. 18, 2007   New Development Set for Rocky School Site
Oct. 17, 2007   Wal-Mart Supercentre Planned for Sylvan Lake
Oct. 17, 2007   Computers Offered for Lease to Community Service Groups
Oct. 16, 2007   Voters Choose Experience Over Change
Oct. 15, 2007  
Red Deer College Adds Millions to Local Economy
Oct. 12, 2007   Growing Support for Proposed New College Entrance
Oct. 12, 2007   Destroyed City Park to be Restored
Oct. 12, 2007   Airline to Expand Red Deer Passenger Service
Oct. 11, 2007   Riverside Condo Proposal Altered
Oct. 11, 2007   Michener Seniors Complex to Offer Options
Oct. 10, 2007   City Loans SPCA $1 Million For New Facility
Oct. 10, 2007   Alberta Survey Favours Environment Over Economy
Oct. 10, 2007   New Oilpatch Services Building Under Construction
Oct. 10, 2007   City Single Family Housing Starts Down, Multi-family Up
Oct. 10, 2007   Red Deer Home Prices Moderate
Oct. 9, 2007   Innisfail Hosts Fourth Scarecrow Festival
Oct. 6, 2007   Blackfalds Signs Joint Economic Agreement
Oct. 5, 2007   Urban Student Numbers Up, Rural Down
Oct. 4, 2007  
Construction Proceeds on Lacombe Horse Race Track
Oct. 4, 2007   Research and Innovation Opportunities Offered at College
Oct. 4, 2007   More Retailers Locating in Gasoline Alley
Oct. 3, 2007   Donalds Donate $3 Million to Red Deer College
Oct. 3, 2007   Red Deer Vital Signs 2007 Revealed
Oct. 3, 2007   Sports Bar Proposed for Gasoline Alley
Oct. 3, 2007   Innisfail Annexation Moves Forward
Oct. 2, 2007   Proposed East Water Irrigation Project May be Downsized
Oct. 2, 2007   City Building Permits Remain Strong
Oct. 2, 2007   Candidates Support Garbage Gasification
 

SEPTEMBER 2007 NEWS HEADLINES
Sept. 28, 2007   Regional Towns Reach National Bloom Finals
Sept. 27, 2007   Citizens Group Wants City to Rethink Planning
Sept. 26, 2007   Annual Red Hat Awards Announced
Sept. 25, 2007   Municipalities Get Millions From Province
Sept. 25, 2007   Large Sylvan Lake Condo Project Gets Approval
Sept. 22, 2007  
City Hall Expansion Plans On Hold
Sept. 21, 2007   Downtown Art Gets Overhaul
Sept. 20, 2007   New Downtown City Police Station Delayed
Sept. 19, 2007   Red Deer Chamber Gets National Recognition
Sept. 18, 2007   Civic Elections Draw Few Candidates
Sept. 17, 2007   NATO Pilot Reunion at Red Deer Airport
Sept. 15, 2007  
Downtown Green Housing Project Set to Proceed
Sept. 15, 2007   Two Major Developments at Gull Lake
Sept. 14, 2007   Millennium Centre Expansion Could Start Soon
Sept. 14, 2007   United Way Increases Goal by 11%
Sept. 13, 2007   Record Real Estate Sales in August
Sept. 12, 2007   Canal System Proposed as Tourist Attraction
Sept. 12, 2007   Jaydee Bixby Canadian Idol Runner-up
Sept. 12, 2007   Province Provides Affordable Housing Grants
Sept. 12, 2007   City Housing Starts Slowing Down
Sept. 11, 2007   Seniors Condo Complex Finally Approved
Sept. 11, 2007   Riverside Meadows Condo Project Proceeds
Sept. 10, 2007   Roundabout Intersection Planned for Sylvan Lake
Sept. 8, 2007   Water Line East of Stettler Approved
Sept. 8, 2007   New Plan Could Increase Glennifer Lake Development
Sept. 7, 2007   Highways Stall City Status for Lacombe
Sept. 5, 2007   Jaydee in Canadian Idol Final
Sept. 5, 2007   August City Building Permits Reach $46 Million
Sept. 5, 2007   Future Events Planned at Airport
Sept. 4, 2007   Orchestra Outgrowing Current Facility
Sept. 1, 2007   Springbrook Plan Highlights Aviation Heritage
Sept. 1, 2007   No Conflict in Two Planned Biofuel Plants

 
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3,759 in February 2007,
4,387 in March 2007,
4,575 in April 2007,
6,068 in May 2007,
8,537 in June 2007,
11,172 in July 2007,
9,564 in August 2007,
5,134 in September 2007,
4,482 in October 2007,
4,100 in November 2007,
3,517 in December 2007,
4,194 in January 2008,
4,483 in February 2008,
5,658 in March 2008,
7,575 in April 2008.

Unique Visitors:
1,715 in February 2007,
1,925 in March 2007,
2,141 in April 2007,
3,306 in May 2007,
4,729 in June 2007,
6,546 in July 2007,
5,239 in August 2007,
2,737 in September 2007,
2,322 in October 2007,
2,086 in November 2007,
1,875 in December 2007,
2,326 in January 2008,
2,509 in February 2008,
3,435 in March 2008,
4,417 in April 2008.

Returning Visitors:
228 in February 2007,
286 in March 2007,
270 in April 2007,
384 in May 2007,
622 in June 2007,
833 in July 2007,
690 in August 2007,
348 in September 2007,
281 in October 2007,
268 in November 2007,
258 in December 2007,
328 in January 2008,
287 in February 2008,
398 in March 2008,
562 in April 2008.


In the 12 months from Apr. 2007
to Mar. 2008, this site has had

74,484
page views (ave. 204/day)
.
There were 41,527 unique visitors
of which 5,259 were returning.

Visitors from region 10%,
rest of Alberta 50%,
rest of Canada 30%,
international 10%



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