Calmar Break Ground on 1st Apartment Building in 50 Years Amid Town Growth - Edmonton

Calmar break ground on 1st apartment building in 50 years amid town growth - Edmonton

The town of Calmar says the province's population growth and higher living costs in cities like Edmonton are drawing more people to the rural community — and faster.

Calmar break ground on 1st apartment building in 50 years amid town growth

With the cost of housing higher in big cities, some Albertans are looking to smaller communities in order to have better quality of living. With that in mind, officials in a town southwest of Edmonton say a new project is just the beginning of the community’s growth. “The whole region is booming, people are moving here,” said Calmar town councillor Krista Gardner. “We’re having new kids at our schools, we have new kids at our programs.” “We’ve …