HST in Alberta, Downtown Vacancies, Property Tax, and Climbing for Science

HST IN ALBERTA? The Alberta Liberals are floating the idea of a harmonized sales tax. Would this be good for the province and what would it entail? DOWNTOWN OCCUPANCY INCREASES IN Q1 2019 While City Council is discussing shifting taxes to residents due to downtown vacancies, the first quarter of 2019 the occupancy is at a record high since 2014. PROPERTY TAX DAY AT CITY HALL City Hall is discussing the possibility of shifting property taxes to residential properties due to downtown vacancies. ALBERTA CLIMBER TACKLES ICE SHEETS FOR SCIENCE Local Albertan Will Gadd has been climbing some of the world's largest ice sheets in order to collect scientific data.