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2007 

What ‘skeletons’ do you have hidden away that may come out to haunt you? Sounds scary doesn’t it? And it could very well be….I was recently negotiating on a fairly large character conversion/reno project for an associate of mine. He had considerable experience with rezoning and land utilization b...
10/30/2007
Alberta Haunted Real Estate Who could resist? I should write about ROI's or the two great new properties we have picked up recently but all work and no play makes people axe murders! With help from two great sites, The Shadowlands and Zuko - Weird And Spooky Places, I was able to compile a few Al...
10/30/2007
"Canada's dollar touched the highest since 1974 on surging demand for the nation's commodity exports, with oil reaching an all-time high.The Canadian currency strengthened as the U.S. dollar fell against 11 of 16 most-actively traded currencies. The Federal Reserve is forecast to cut borrowing c...
10/30/2007
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"The booming Alberta economy has maxed out the labour pool here," "It means employers here have to go somewhere else and with the manufacturing industry in Ontario facing massive layoffs there is an opportunity there." Ray Edwardson Organizer of the Workwest Career CaravanAlberta's labour shortag...
10/28/2007
 Now with the loonie so strong and American real estate a bit of a steal Canadians are flocking to buy snowbird homes in the U.S.  These cross border purchases can bring up some sticky tax issues. To make sure you have all your ducks in a row you need a good tax account. I have never used his ser...
10/26/2007
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Loonie remains strong despite new oil rules in Alberta - "The Canadian dollar continues to outperform major global currencies despite the negative sentiment associated with the new Alberta royalty regime"  Was it all just doom and gloom? Canadian real estate sales slip -"Sales in Canada's red-ho...
10/26/2007
Ed Stelmach's proposal includes:OIL SANDS*Introduce price-sensitive formulas before and after capital costs are paid out. The payments will slide between 1 percent and 9 percent of revenues with increases starting at an oil price of $55 a barrel and a cap set at $120 a barrel. Post-payout, royalt...
10/25/2007
I would be off my game if I didn't at least mention the very important, some would say shocking, announcement Ed Stelmach made announcing that, yes, Alberta will increase oil sands royalties by January 1, 2009.The increases mean that the money Alberta collects from the energy business could be a ...
10/25/2007
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When I was younger I used to live wildly impulsively, within a set course plan. For example… I had an idea to travel to Indonesia and live in the jungle with an untouched, un-jaded ‘tribe’. I did so for six and a half weeks. I spent these days near starving, eating grubs and trying to hunt monkey...
10/25/2007
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Time flies when you’re having fun, right? Well it also flies when you’re just getting by and that’s why it’s essential that you stop, take inventory and adjust accordingly.News flash: It’s already November! You have just 2 months ahead before 2008. Forget about the proverbial glass being half emp...
10/25/2007
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