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Canadian Government Matches Your Donation to World Vision Haiti Relief!

By schmidt | Published: January 16, 2010

We have all heard the news and seen the images of the huge tragedy in Haiti. It is overwhelming to think about the resources needed for the Haiti people to begin to recover, but if we each do something (big or small) we CAN make a difference!  Our team supports World Vision in a variety of ways … Continue reading Canadian Government Matches Your Donation to World Vision Haiti Relief!

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City of Edmonton delivers Updated Property Assessments!

By schmidt | Published: January 5, 2010

The City of Edmonton has mailed out revised assessments to all property owners in the city.  This information will be used to distribute the city budget among property owners and is based on property values at Juy 1st 2009.  Read CBC’s report or watch the news clip.  This report states that prices dropped significantly last year … Continue reading City of Edmonton delivers Updated Property Assessments!

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Help Local Charities by Donating your Old Electronics

By schmidt | Published: January 4, 2010

If Santa was extra good to you and brought you a new laptop, you may be wondering what to do with the old one.  The Electronic Recycling Association of Canada has locations in Edmonton and Calgary and provide lots of excellent options for disposing of those unneeded items safely.  In Edmonton, they are located at 11404 … Continue reading Help Local Charities by Donating your Old Electronics

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Local Organization Helps Homeowners and the Edmonton Food Bank!

By schmidt | Published: August 13, 2009

Our neighbour was on CBC radio this morning talking about a new organization called OPERATION FRUIT RESCUE EDMONTON! Rather than letting fruit go to waste, if you have fruit in your yard that needs picking, call this group!  One third of the fruit goes to the homeowner, one third to the volunteer fruit pickers, and one third to … Continue reading Local Organization Helps Homeowners and the Edmonton Food Bank!

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Do you love your work? Do you matter????

By schmidt | Published: June 18, 2009

Many inspirational quotes and stories arrive in my inbox daily and while they are all uplifting, I have chosen to post only the best of the best on our blog.  Today I received a piece that leaped off the screen as soon as I read the first line.  “When you love the work you do … Continue reading Do you love your work? Do you matter????

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LRT Expansion Will Increase Property Values!

By schmidt | Published: May 30, 2009

So says real estate researcher, Don Campbell.  According to Campbell, the price of homes near LRT stations will improve 10% to 20% more than other areas of the city.  He also suggests that homes near extensions to  Anthony Henday Drive will increase relatively more in value.  The first neighbourhoods to benefit are Belgravia, Parkallen, McKernan, … Continue reading LRT Expansion Will Increase Property Values!

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New Communities Provide Options for Edmonton Seniors

By schmidt | Published: May 27, 2009

It’s always exciting to see more housing choices enter the marketplace.  Christenson Developments has created condo style apartments where seniors have excellent options for of assistance and independence.  Laundry and housekeeping services are offered in Devonshire Mews, and there is a dining room to give residents the option of dining out without starting the car!  Fitness centres, … Continue reading New Communities Provide Options for Edmonton Seniors

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Condo Life Thriving in Downtown Edmonton

By schmidt | Published: April 20, 2009

It’s been said that Edmonton is small enough that you have to be nice to everybody!  I personally think we have the best of both worlds – a city small enough that we run into people we know regularly, and a city large enough to boast a world-class concert hall and a reputation as a well-respected … Continue reading Condo Life Thriving in Downtown Edmonton

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Province of Alberta Best Place to Ride Out the Recession!

By schmidt | Published: March 15, 2009

There is so much information coming at all of us these days about the economy.  It’s hard to get our heads around billions of dollars in bailouts and interest rates so low that the cost of borrowing is almost zero!  And then there are the unemployment figures; the National rate is now 7.7%, while Edmonton … Continue reading Province of Alberta Best Place to Ride Out the Recession!

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It’s a small (green) world after all…

By schmidt | Published: March 14, 2009

Metropolitan Edmonton may now be over one million people, but it is still in many wonderful ways a big small town!  Six degrees of separation is often more like one and a half degrees at SCHMIDT and today brought another example of how we are all connected.  Larry Schmidt does a daily media review searching … Continue reading It’s a small (green) world after all…

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