A survey, commissioned by Oxford Properties and conducted by Environics Research Group showed that Canadians value a reasonable commute to work.

The average national time it takes to drive to work is 29 minutes, in Calgary the average commuting time is 27 minutes.

An undercover investigation conducted by Service Alberta has resulted in charges to seven Alberta contractors.

The investigation, which occurred between Aug. 19 and Sept. 5, saw 13 contractors in Edmonton and 11 in Calgary which resulted in seven contractors being charged with 11 counts under the Fair Trading Act. Some contractors may see administrative monetary penalties as well.

Calgary has taken the title of the strongest major housing market in the country. BMO Economics released a report Canadian Housing Update: Tale of Four Cities which examined the state of housing markets in four Canadian cities.

Calgary's housing market was strong and now has shown the fastest growth in 15 years out of Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

Looking to 2014, Calgary's housing market is expected to continue growing, with sales and prices going up.

CREB®'s chief economist, Ann-Marie Lurie said that sales growth in the city is expected to be 3.6 per cent and prices are expected to increase 4.3 per cent.

The upcoming nights may be silent, but Calgary's days were full of another sound in November.

Driven by a surge in multi-family construction, local builders hammered out 1,693 new home starts in November, a 71 per cent increase over October.