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Fort McMurray Real Estate and Community News
Thickwood Highlights: Doug Barnes Cabin
Built for outdoor enthusiasts Doug Barnes Cabin is a one-of-a-kind public indoor facility offered to residents and community groups to experience Fort McMurray’s beautiful backyard and enjoy outdoor recreation. For over 40 years, the Cabin has been nestled on the...
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Around Town: Fort McMurray News (Week of January 18)
It’s time for another edition of our weekly column from the A-Team. Here is some important news for the week. Since last fall, Husky Energy has been attempting to acquire MEG Energy Corp, a merger that was widely anticipated to succeed. However, Husky canceled the bid...
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Canadian Housing Market: Was December 2018 a Sign of Things to Come?
The beginning of 2018 saw the implementation of new stress tests for mortgages, casting a pall on home sales at the beginning of the year. Combined with the gradual increase in interest rates throughout the summer and fall, the national housing market was challenged...
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Downtown Highlights: Avenue Coffee
Inside Fort McMurray’s trendiest coffee shop For over two years, Avenue Coffee has been mastering the art of brewing exceptional cups of hot and cold beverages at 8102 Fraser Avenue. Dubbed as a “hip and trendy coffee shop and bakehouse,” its menu options offer the...
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Canadian Housing Market – What’s in Store for 2019
The New Year is full of new things for the Canadian mortgage market. We have lots of things to tackle when it comes to such a fluid and versatile market, to begin with. Economists are making predictions while trends in the financial field, as well as international...
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The Athabasca River
Widening the local scope on Alberta’s longest river’s history The Athabasca River is Alberta’s longest river at 1,538 kilometres in length and flows adjacent from Fort McMurray’s downtown core. It’s also the second largest river in Alberta, and the largest undammed...
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Around Town: Fort McMurray News (Week of January 4)
It’s time for another edition of our weekly column from the A-Team. Here is some important news for the week. As announced last month, government-mandated oil production cuts took place this week, keeping prices at the stronger position they've been hovering around...
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Shell Place on MacDonald Island
Fort McMurray’s premier sports and entertainment experience People often come to the Wood Buffalo region to get a chance to see the Northern Lights and, while this can be hit-or-miss, there is one place a replica of them shine brightly year-round. The lights can be...
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Around Town: Fort McMurray News (Week of December 28)
It’s time for another edition of our weekly column from the A-Team. Here is some important news for the week. In the wake of the province's problems with pipelines, transporting crude by rail has grown considerably this year: Crude-by-rail exports rise to record level...
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The Snye River
A place of modern tranquillity with historic connections The Syne River is a calm backwater found between Fort McMurray’s downtown area and MacDonald Island. It settles between the Clearwater and Athabasca River. Through time, the Syne River has become a place of...
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