Special Feature
Municipal Report
Below are articles from the latest Municipal Report Special Feature, published April 9, 2018 by the Journal of Commerce.
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Feature Articles - Municipal Report
Vancouver set to build Canada’s first Passive House fire hall
The City of Vancouver is building Canada’s first fire hall built to a Passive Ho...
Infrastructure , Projects
Feds say high-tech “superclusters” throughout Canada will grow regional economies
In its February 2018 budget, the federal government announced it will spend $950...
Economic , Government
$13 billion in rapid transit contracts loom in B.C. and Alberta
The Alberta government’s 2018 budget pledge of $1.53 billion for light rapid tra...
Government , Infrastructure
Vancouver, Abbotsford-Mission to lead 2018 economic growth: Conference Board
OTTAWA — Vancouver and Abbotsford-Mission are forecast to be the fastest growing...
Economic
New Westminster ready for significant investment in new pool and centre facilities
A major design contract for the $83.5 million replacement of New Westminster’s C...
Projects
Municipalities of two minds regarding 2018 federal budget
Canadian municipalities had a mixed reaction to the 2018 federal budget. On the...
Economic , Government
Is there a housing crisis solution in Vancouver and other B.C. municipalities?
Any BC tenant or renter or anyone who wants to buy a home knows that many munici...
Economic , Government
Two Saskatoon interchanges ready to install girders
SASKATOON — The interchanges on McOrmond Drive and College Drive and at Boychuk...
Infrastructure , Projects
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Consumer Price Index - Inflation U.S. & Canada What's costing you more!
Retail Sales Strong Growth!
Strong job growth = more spending U.S. vs. Canada Retail Sales (Summer 2017)
Global Currency Values Moving into Better Balance!
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