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GOING TO THE DOGS

Going Up?

Cochrane experiments with off-leash pilot project

Three storey homes grab hold in the inner-city

RURAL A7

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LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Calgary Municipal Land Corp. and Calgary Stampede team up on Stampede Park

extending 17th Avenue S.W. into the park, development around Ramsay Exchange/Erlton, BMO Centre convention and trade space expansion and even incorporating East Village’s RiverWalk pathway. “The east end of Calgary is coming alive and the momentum of the East Village project has had a positive impact for us all,” said Calgary Stampede CEO Warren Connell. “With this spirit, we will pursue the developCODY STUART ment of Calgary Stampede lands to managing editor serve the community, whether that is through commercial, residential or recreational offerings. lready responsible for reshap“This is a great collaboration ing Calgary’s blighted East between two local organizations, each Village into one of the city’s with its own unique skills for buildmost transformative neighbouring great communities and creating a hoods, Calgary Municipal Land Corp. diversified infrastructure and central (CMLC) is now teaming up with the gathering place for Calgary and southCalgary Stampede to help energize ern Alberta.” The Stampede’s master plan plans for a “grander” Stampede Park. has already Neighbours included the since CMLC completion began redevelof the Agrium oping the onceWestern Event blighted east end, Centre, greena newly signed ing Enmax Park memorandum of and an upcomunderstanding ing ground will see the two breaking for companies colthe new Youth laborate on the Campus. advancement of Previous Stampede Park’s plans to develop master plan, Stampede Trail including the along Olympic redevelopment Way S.E. stalled the languishing WARREN CONNELL in 2014 when Victoria Park CALGARY STAMPEDE CEO the Stampede neighbourhood. was unable to “It is a natucome to an agreement with Denverral partnership,” said CMLC vicepresident Susan Veres. “CMLC has based Alberta Development Partners a specialty in development and they on how to move the project forward. have a specialty in operating a worldclass venue and event, so why not help them (Stampede) with the realization of their master plan since [our] master STAMPEDE PARK A3 plan is in full swing?” The memorandum details how CMLC, incorporated in 2007 as a Calgary Municipal Land Corp.’s Susan wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Calgary, will provide planning support Veres said a new partnership between her organization and the Calgary Stampede will and development strategy to accelerate delivery of the Calgary Stampede help develop a grander and more walkable master plan, which could include Stampede Park.

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THE EAST END OF CALGARY IS COMING ALIVE AND THE MOMENTUM OF THE EAST VILLAGE PROJECT HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR US ALL.”

CITY OF CALGARY

CODY STUART, Managing Editor

MLS® BENCHMARK PRICE* JAN ‘14 – JAN ‘16

CALGARY CONTENTS UNEMPLOYMENT NEWS BRIEFS DOUBLES OVER FIVE THINGS LAST YEAR POP THE QUESTION

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he number of Calgarians receiving employment insurance (EI) benefits continues to rise. According to Statistics Canada, 20,750 Calgarians received EI in December, which was up 2.7 per cent from the previous month and more than double (+104.6 per cent) the same time the year prior.

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