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June 18, 2014 | Donna Balzer
Making a comeback
A lesson for all gardeners following the flooding of June 2013
Caenie's new plant floated away, Laurie lost her large wooden planter and at least one golf course lost all the sand from the bunkers and never got it back. For gardeners and golf courses in the affected areas, the aftermath of the last year's floods is still being dealt with.
When I asked my daughter Chelsie Anderson, who is also a gardener, if there was anything different in her client's yards after last year's floods, she told me about Caenie and Laurie, and was quick to add: "(There are also) lots of dead lawns. The silt was too thick for it to benefit the lawns, so there are lots of dead patches in people's gardens.
Caenie's new plant floated away, Laurie lost her large wooden planter and at least one golf course lost all the sand from the bunkers and never got it back. For gardeners and golf courses in the affected areas, the aftermath of the last year's floods is still being dealt with.
When I asked my daughter Chelsie Anderson, who is also a gardener, if there was anything different in her client's yards after last year's floods, she told me about Caenie and Laurie, and was quick to add: "(There are also) lots of dead lawns. The silt was too thick for it to benefit the lawns, so there are lots of dead patches in people's gardens.
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June 18, 2014 | Cody Stuart
Rule change
Mandatory agreements coming to real estate transactions in Alberta
The process of buying or selling a home in Alberta will soon change as a result of new rules instituting mandatory written service agreements between consumers and real estate professionals.
The agreements, which take effect July 1, have long been a standard in the industry. The move by Alberta
real estate's governing body to make them mandatory comes from the desire to increase clarity and protection
for consumers, said Kevin Clark, chair of the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA).
The process of buying or selling a home in Alberta will soon change as a result of new rules instituting mandatory written service agreements between consumers and real estate professionals.
The agreements, which take effect July 1, have long been a standard in the industry. The move by Alberta
real estate's governing body to make them mandatory comes from the desire to increase clarity and protection
for consumers, said Kevin Clark, chair of the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA).
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June 18, 2014 | Cody Stuart
Planes, cranes and development deals
Airport expansions seen as catalyst for growth
Along with giving the city a transportation hub that rivals the very best in Canada, Calgary's airport expansion is expected to lure even more development to the area.
The $2-billion expansion – the largest project's in the airport's history – and its role in driving future development in the area were among the topics discussed as part of a recent lunchtime talk with Calgary Airport Authority's communications & marketing director Jody Moseley.
Along with giving the city a transportation hub that rivals the very best in Canada, Calgary's airport expansion is expected to lure even more development to the area.
The $2-billion expansion – the largest project's in the airport's history – and its role in driving future development in the area were among the topics discussed as part of a recent lunchtime talk with Calgary Airport Authority's communications & marketing director Jody Moseley.
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June 11, 2014 | Cody Stuart
#YYCFLOOD: Canmore flood mitigation on track
Cougar Creek will see more than $25 million in improvements
Transformed from a picturesque mountain town, into a disaster zone, then a construction site, the town of Canmore is nearly back to its old self.
As a result of last year's floods, 130,000 square metres of creek bed and riverbank were destroyed – along with several homes – as water swept rocks, trees and other debris downstream. When the waters finally subsided, damages were estimated at $50 million.
Transformed from a picturesque mountain town, into a disaster zone, then a construction site, the town of Canmore is nearly back to its old self.
As a result of last year's floods, 130,000 square metres of creek bed and riverbank were destroyed – along with several homes – as water swept rocks, trees and other debris downstream. When the waters finally subsided, damages were estimated at $50 million.
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June 11, 2014 | CREBNow
#YYCFLOOD: 'Everyone off the island'
Flood forces zoo officials into quick action; now better prepared
When flood waters started to creep up the banks of St. George's Island last summer, Calgary Zoo officials didn't have an arc to save the animals.
Yet two by two, they still managed to load and relocate 160 animals within just hours of being notified the 100-Year Flood was on its way.
"It was probably about 11 (p.m.) that the Emergency Operations Centre called ... saying they wanted everyone off the island," said Lindsey Galloway, director of marketing, communications and sales with the Calgary Zoo, adding they were told to leave St. George's by 2 a.m.
When flood waters started to creep up the banks of St. George's Island last summer, Calgary Zoo officials didn't have an arc to save the animals.
Yet two by two, they still managed to load and relocate 160 animals within just hours of being notified the 100-Year Flood was on its way.
"It was probably about 11 (p.m.) that the Emergency Operations Centre called ... saying they wanted everyone off the island," said Lindsey Galloway, director of marketing, communications and sales with the Calgary Zoo, adding they were told to leave St. George's by 2 a.m.
