Housing

A lot of the housing conversation goes towards first-time home buyers, but what about second-time? Or those looking to downsize? A clogged-up housing market is a problem that affects Canadians in all life...

Another day, another infill debate at Edmonton City Hall. Councillors voted Monday to restrict the height of infill, moving the maximum height from 10.5 metres to 9.5. It comes as others living in...

A group of Edmonton builders is hoping to reset the conversation around infill in the city to push back against recent backlash. BILD Edmonton Metro published a 22-point plan to improve infill in Alberta’s...

Residents of Edmonton’s Garneau neighbourhood are pushing back against infill plans they feel don’t preserve the community’s historic character and charm. The City of Edmonton has identified Garneau,...

Edmonton will continue to allow eight-unit mid-block infill builds after city councillors voted against a proposal to lower the limit to six. But as city council contends with those in mature neighbourhoods...

There was a full house at Edmonton City Hall on Monday, as both sides of the infill debate made their case to city council on tightening infill building rules. “Myself and numerous other people in...

Some residents of northeast Edmonton’s Belmont neighbourhood are pushing back against a planned large housing development. They say the 171-unit apartment building is too big for the area. “One-hundred...

Frustration with infill is reaching new heights in Edmonton’s Dovercourt neighbourhood. Constance Williams, who lives near infill development, says she’s prepared to chain herself to a tree to stop...

Edmonton city councillors voted to rezone a lot in the city’s Crestwood neighbourhood on Monday afternoon, despite an outpouring of opposition. The lot on the corner of 146 Street and 95 Avenue was...