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Sounds positive on the city developing an MDC akin to YYC and YWG, your wish might come true Ian!
 
Problem is that hardly anyone up here builds mods anymore. AltaFab farmed their dorms out to that massive factory in Idaho. Dexterra sold their mod fab facilities last year. Northgate builds here. Atco - not to sure where they build theirs anymore. Britco pretty much shut down their Kamloops fab.....who knows where these 4000 housing units will end up getting built? What others am I missing here @northlands?
Doesn't ATCO have a major modular arm?
 
Build Canada Homes from the feds is on its way, nonprofits with no development expertise pushing for more municipal involvement in private industry...

The silver lining here is that gov't involvement in delivering new dwelling units to market might finally bring about some changes that the industry needs, like reducing DCs and expediting approvals.
 
An Edmonton MDC? Kill me. I can't see many real estate people truly worth their salt work for an Edmonton municipal corporation. It'd likely get seeded by people with either little to no real world experience, or else people looking for a pension that have a penchant for 37.5 hour work weeks.
Hey, Imma be applying for those jobs if it opens up!!!🤣
 
An Edmonton MDC? Kill me. I can't see many real estate people truly worth their salt work for an Edmonton municipal corporation. It'd likely get seeded by people with either little to no real world experience, or else people looking for a pension that have a penchant for 37.5 hour work weeks.
It would be an entirely independent corporation that has the fiduciary responsibility to its sole shareholder the City of Edmonton (nee CMLC).
 
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The current system sure doesn't seem to be working very well, so probably a good idea to try something that has worked elsewhere.
Can someone with more utilities insight than I say if EPCOR provides better service than is available in municipalities not serviced by an MDC?
 
Can someone with more utilities insight than I say if EPCOR provides better service than is available in municipalities not serviced by an MDC?

Well Calgary mayoralty candidate and former councilor Jeff Davison is advocating that city enter into an arrangement similar to what Edmonton has with EPCOR - noting that our water/power utlity service and maintenance is significantly better.
 
August Housing Starts

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Interesting piece on the long-term savings of renting compared to buying a home across Canada.

https://easyrenovation.ca/canada-buy-vs-rent-2025/

Some highlights:
- Alberta stands out as one of the most buyer-friendly provinces in the country. Over a 10-year period, homeowners here save roughly $56,500 compared to renters. Relatively affordable home prices, moderate property taxes, and slower rent increases combine to make ownership a financially attractive choice.
- Over 10 years, buying a home saves an average of $73,000 compared to renting.
- The same average for Alberta as a whole is $56,500.
 

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