TITLE

The battle for the foothills

AUTHOR(S)

Avram, Joshua

PUB. DATE

January 1998

SOURCE

Alberta Report / Newsmagazine;01/12/98, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p18

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on the battle between old-timers and newcomers over their rush to purchase land in the foothills of Calgary, Alberta. The urge among many young, urban professionals to get their piece of the foothills and build their homes there; How the commercialization of the foothills is upsetting to the older people that are used to living there; How the conflict between the ranching and acreage communities is as much economic as it is cultural.

ACCESSION #

157915

Tags: LAND subdivision

 

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