EDMONTON Calgary police are looking for the owners of several vehicles after multiple attempted carjackings Saturday. Around 1:10 p.m., police received a report of an attempted carjacking at 14 Avenue west of 1 Street S.E. A woman tried to steal a black Honda CRV which was stopped at a red light, according to police. The woman got into the passenger side of the vehicle and tried to steal the keys from the driver, who was able to escape with the keys, police added. They said the woman fled on foot, unable to use the Honda CRV without the keys. An hour later, police were called to Macleod Trail and 25 Avenue S.E. They said a woman was seen trying to get into three occupied vehicles, but was unable to.
Prairie office sector faces challenges in 2021
A glut of sublease space and demand for short-term leases challenge Prairie office markets, but some investors spot opportunity December 30, 2020 Calgary’s Stampede Station was bought for $35 million early in 2020. | Western Investor Calgary could see downtown office vacancy rates spike to 30 per cent this year and other Prairie cities also face challenges in 2021, but some investors still see an opportunity. Calgary’s downtown office vacancy rate increased to 25.7 per cent – up from 24.6 per cent a year ago – in the third quarter (Q3) 2020, with four office towers totally empty and another five at 25 per cent occupancy or less, Avison Young reported.
Author of the article: Richard White
Publishing date: Dec 18, 2020 • December 18, 2020 • 4 minute read • Steps, in Bridgeland. Photo by Richard White /Postmedia
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While 2020 has been a very difficult year for Calgary on so many fronts, residential development in the city centre continues to be strong as residential developers remain positive regarding its future.
The key to downtown and the city centre’s future is not filling up the empty office spaces (though that is also important), but adding more residential development and filling it up with Calgarians of all ages and backgrounds. A healthy city centre is one where the streets, parks, plazas and pathways are the front yard, backyard and playground for a critical mass of people. An ambitious goal would be 150,000-p