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Oil and Gas Capital Spending

Rob Roach, ATB Economics 

Oil and gas capital spending better but far from great

As expected, oil and gas extraction capital spending in Canada has improved since the lows reached last year due to the oil price crash and the onset of the pandemic.

Seasonally adjusted spending by oil and gas companies in the second quarter was 46.4% higher than during the same period last year for an increase of $1.8 billion.

There is still some catching up to do with spending over the first half of the year down by 10.3% ($1.3 billion), but forecasts suggest that the difference will be made up over the second half of the year.

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August Long Weekend

 

In 1974, the Government of Alberta, acting through Minister of Culture Horst A. Schmid, declared the first Monday in August an annual holiday to recognize and celebrate the varied cultural heritage of Albertans, known as "Heritage Day". This gave rise in 1976 to the Edmonton Heritage Festival, a three-day celebration of food, dance, and handicrafts of cultures from around the world. Heritage Day is not a statutory holiday but is often celebrated as such. TaraKennedy_HeritageDay

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Rob Roach, ATB Economics | July 20, 2021

Global Population To Reach 9.7 Billion By 2050

   

It’s a big world out there and it keeps growing. Because our economy is heavily reliant on global trade, this is good news for Alberta.

In light of this, today’s Owl is focused on global population trends.

A key trend of which almost everyone is aware is the massive growth that has taken place. In 1950, the global population was about 2.54 billion. Fast forward to 2020, and it was 7.79 billion, an increase of 207% in 70 years.

A trend that might not be as well known is that the growth rate has actually been…

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Land Titles


Land titles are an integral part of home ownership and a necessity when taking possession of a new home. A Land title protects the owner from anyone trying to claim right to the property.

Who handles the processing of land titles?
Service Alberta provides the registering of land ownership rights, while the Land Titles Act provides the legislative agenda for the registering of the land related documents.

What are Land Titles?
Land titles are a registering of ownership or possession of land. This is a recorded, and important, legal document that indicates who owns the property.

The most common documents related to Land Titles are:

Builder’s Lien: A builder (contractor, subcontractor, supplier, and labourer) may put a lien on…

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