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Around Town: Fort McMurray News (Week of November 9)
It’s time for another edition of our weekly column from the A-Team. Here is some important news for the week. Statistics Canada released employment figures this week, and while national and provincial unemployment rates saw a solid drop of 0.2%, Wood Buffalo...
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How Hard is it for First-Time Buyers in Today’s Housing Market?
In the wake of the Bank of Canada's latest interest rate hike, first-time home buyers may become apprehensive about the possibility of owning a home. With even current homeowners going deeper into debt, it's not the most ideal market. But how much of an impact are...
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Downtown Highlights: Wood Buffalo Regional Library
A wealth of resources and much more inside Canada’s largest recreation centre Like all public libraries, the one found in Fort McMurray is an essential part of having an educated and literate community. However, the Wood Buffalo Regional Library (WBRL) is unlike any...
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Around Town: Fort McMurray News (Week of November 2)
It’s time for another edition of our weekly column from the A-Team. Here is some important news for the week. More than two and a half years after the 2016 wildfire, it was announced this week that almost 800 homes have been completely rebuilt: RMWB expects 'many...
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Interest Rate Hike: October 2018
As was expected, the Bank of Canada rose interest rates this week, the third time it has done so this year. The rate has risen to 1.75%, and the impact it has on the housing market is sure to be felt, in a number of ways. The rate hike didn't come out of nowhere- the...
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Downtown Highlights: Bob Barrett Men’s Apparel
Dressing Fort McMurray in their best for over 25 years Bob Barrett Men’s Apparel has been dressing Fort McMurray’s gentlemen in the finest threads with its top choices in contemporary clothing for over 25 years. The store has a long list of items from suits to...
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Around Town: Fort McMurray News (Week of October 26)
It’s time for another edition of our weekly column from the A-Team. Here is some important news for the week. Much news has been of Alberta's oil price differential in recent weeks; that is, the price difference between heavy oil from the oilsands and light oil from...
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What Does Fall 2018 Have in Store for the Housing Market?
The gradual month-to-month real estate sales rise that started earlier this spring has been reversed. As reported last week, August to September showed a decrease in sales, and a decrease in housing starts. This contrasted with many analysts' projections of a...
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The Casman Centre – Home of the Oil Barons
An arena built for hockey legends with heart from the community Since 1980, the Casman Centre in Thickwood Heights has been home to the city’s Alberta Junior Hockey League – the Fort McMurray Oil Barons. Located at 110 Edmundson Road, the sports arena has a space...
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Around Town: Fort McMurray News (Week of October 19)
It’s time for another edition of our weekly column from the A-Team. Here is some important news for the week. Local real estate numbers for September are in, and in another sign of our current balanced market, sales increased from August while prices dropped: Fort...
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