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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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of which 5,259 were returning.
Visitors from region 10%,
rest of Alberta 50%,
rest of Canada 30%,
international 10%

the life, culture,
attractions and economy
of Central Alberta
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