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Upcoming Events in Edmonton, Canada's Festival City

Just because the holiday season is officially over now, that doesn’t mean that you’re stuck sitting at home with nothing to do until springtime. Remember, they don’t call Edmonton “Canada’s Festival City” for nothing!

Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival

• On: January 12 & 13, 2013
• At: Alberta Avenue between 91 and 94 streets
• This popular winter festival offers a great variety of activities and experiences for the young and old alike. Come down to Alberta Avenue to participate (for free!) in food, dancing, art displays, markets, skating & street hockey, races, and ice & snow carving.
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Ice on Whyte Festival

• On: January 25 – February 3, 2013
• At: the End of Steel Park on 103 Street
• The 10th annual Ice on Whyte…

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Preparing for Winter Home Tours & Open Houses

Are you a home owner currently trying to sell your home? With the winter chill affecting many parts of the country right now, it’s a good idea to think about making your home tours or open house go by a little more smoothly for potential buyers.

While many people focus on staging their home for tours, sometimes you forget that beyond everything, safety should be your prime concern. Depending on your area, safety might mean different things, but it’s always best to be prepared for the worst; no one wants to get sued by someone who might have otherwise bought their home!

Before the winter weather hits your area full force, go out and pick up supplies for your house and yard. It happens the same every year, people don’t think about their lack of snow…

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Is Your Home Prepared for a Disaster?

The end of October a terrible time for disasters in the news in North America. Haida Gwaii, on the west coast of Canada, experienced the biggest earthquake recorded in the country since the quake in the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1949. Meanwhile, on the east coast of both Canada and the US, Hurricane Sandy causing huge amounts of damage to many areas due to flooding and high winds. The storm affected Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, and at least 14 states. Fallout from the storm included high wind damage, flooding across coastal areas, and blizzards in mountainous regions.

In many areas of both Canada and the US, residents do not feel like they need to be prepared for natural disasters. While it seems important if you live in…

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Prepping For Spring with Pre-Winter Gardening

While it can be easy to get overwhelmed with the pre-winter blahs when the days get shorter and the weather becomes less pleasant, it is good to keep in mind that the better you prepare your garden now, the easier it will be to enjoy that space in the spring. Particularly when you live in an area, like Alberta, that has a long winter, the springtime awakening of plants in your yard can help work as a great pick-me-up.

Yard Clean Up

Before the weather gets too stormy or snowy, it’s a good idea to make sure that you clean up your yard to avoid yard debris from blowing around or becoming dangerous. Fallen leaves should be removed from the lawn to avoid smothering the grass or mouldering; as leaves decompose they often become slippery and…

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Edmonton Community Profile: AMBLESIDE

I love Edmonton, and proudly call the city my home and my “workplace” as well. And one of my favourite communities to visit and work is Ambleside.

Indeed, there’s so much to love about this charming and unique community – it’s really something you have to personally experience to truly appreciate. However, I’ll do my best by giving you a brief thumbnail sketch of why Ambleside is truly an outstanding place to live and raise a family.

Ambleside is...

• Incredibly accessible and very “walkable.” So if the thought of quaint walkways, trails and paths inspires you to get your running shoes on, then you’re in luck!
• Full of natural, green spaces including three parks (with more on the way!). The parks are well maintained and ideal for families and…

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Edmonton Scores High on Nationwide “Livability” List

While our Oilers may not be making the playoffs (again…sigh) and the Eskimos haven’t had a parade in more years than I’d care to remember, there’s one place where Edmonton is doing extraordinarily well – and that’s on the MoneySense “livability” list.

Of course, it’s NO surprise to me that Edmonton has solidified 8th spot on the list of Canada’s Best Places to Live – ahead of Toronto, Vancouver, Regina, Montreal and – wait for it…Calgary!

Edmonton has always been a world class city and home of the friendliest people I’ve ever come across. And while I have no doubt we’ll climb our way up the ladder and reach number one (a spot currently held by Ottawa-Gatineau), I think 8th place is a fine showing. 

So what, you may ask, qualifies a city to make…

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Choosing the RIGHT Neighbourhood for your next Edmonton Home

When buying a home in Edmonton, obviously you’ll be looking at key details like square footage, price and condition. However, just as important to your home buying decision is the neighbourhood.

Now, everyone who knows me knows that I love Edmonton, and there are “gems” (some of them hidden) in every neighbourhood. So I’m not suggesting here that one area is necessarily better than another. It all depends on your unique needs, lifestyle, and future plans.

However, when it comes to choosing the right neighbourhood for your next home – which, again, is the neighbourhood that is RIGHT for you –here are some important things to pay attention to:

Schools: Many families narrow down their home search by focusing on school districts, and seeing what…

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