In a poll conducted by RBC, 64 per cent of post-secondary students plan to live away from home while attending school this fall despite the expected 50 per cent increase in cost of living compared to those remaining at home.

Of those students living away, 83 per cent are confident in their ability to manage their finances.

Calgary's commercial market continues to rise to new heights with second quarter investment in the sector totaling nearly $1 billion.

According to a report from RealNet Canada Inc., investment in the sector climbed by 28 per cent in the second quarter of 2013 for a total of $925.52 million.

Owners of historic resources impacted by 2013 flooding will have more time to submit applications for the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation (AHRF) heritage grants program.

The foundation has extended the deadline for applications to Sept. 30 for owners of properties that have been directly impacted by flooding; are included on a formally adopted Municipal Heritage Inventory, with a Statement of Significance; and, have been issued a Notice of Intention to designate as a Municipal Historic Resource by the applicable municipality.

When I got my first — and only — dog Kepla, a friend insisted, "training a dog to pee on demand is perfect when you are in a hurry during the morning walk."

As I have since learned, a number of dogs and their owners do not know this basic skill and dogs continue to pee on lawns instead of back alleys or gravel pads. In lieu of dog training, new products are still being released to "solve the problem".

Two years of hard work for more than 150 of Calgary's post-secondary students will come to fruition this October.

The students were behind the construction of the sustainable home Borealis, an entry for the Solar Decathlon in Irvine, California.

Calgary's REALTORS® are welcoming the province's decision to back down on its "rash" decision to require mandatory warnings on land titles for properties in areas at risk for flooding.

"They weren't in a position to make any decisions," said CREB® President Becky Walters. "So why somebody decided to come out with that kind of a rash announcement was really just a reaction to the capacity they were dealing with at that point, and somebody said 'What about the future?'