Archive for December, 2011

Calgary’s Best Christmas Light Displays!

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Do you have so much holiday spirit that airplanes mistake your home for a landing strip?!  If you or someone you know, love to light up the night with Christmas cheer, then enter your home in the network of light displays. 

If you prefer to take a more passive approach and just enjoy everyone else’s lights, then you MUST check out this site.  www.lightenupcalgary.com is dedicated to showcasing Calgary (and areas) best Christmas light display locations.

Teens are waiting longer to get their Drivers Permit in the Province

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

For as long as I can remember, getting a driver’s license has been a rite of passage for a teenager.  A symbol of independnace celebrated by teens, and often dreaded by parents. 

New statisitics show that todays teens are not racing to get behind the wheel like they did a decade ago.         Read more of this great Calgary Herald article by Tony Seskus here.

The Age of the Condo Phase 3 in Calgary?

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

This latest rebound  in Calgary condo interest follows the trend and is brought on by several factors, not the least of which are affordability and location.  For the full story on this, click on this link to read the entire Calgary Sun article.

The market for Calgary office space is expected to be the tightest in the country by the end of next year.

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Calgary is expected to experience the tightest office market in the country by the end of 2012, with Class A vacancy “scraping the bottom of the barrel at 1.2%,” says a report released earlier this week by Cushman & Wakefield. 

The report says the City’s office market is once again in the midst of a boom cycle and competition for skilled labour is becoming “fierce.”

Bob MacSougall, senior managing director for C&W Calgary, said high oil prices, combined with strong continued capital investment in heavy oil products in northern Alberta have been the primary drivers behind the strong office demand.