When you live in Edmonton, it is apparent quite quickly that you are in oil country. The hockey teams are The Oilers and The Oil Kings. Oil tankers are seen on all the rail lines and the trucks pulling oil tanks pull out of the refineries at a quick pace. If Calgary is where the…
Tag: economy
Keep your eye on inflation
There’s an interesting trend happening in our economy and it has to do with the incredible increases in cost. Take for instance lumber – it is moving into unchartered territory for cost, for example a 2X4 which was at 2.50 is now $7.50. And the people are still buying. The average home is about 20%…
Globe & Mail on the US government’s shut down
Sunday night on my way back from Vancouver I was reading the Globe and Mail’s article by Kevin Carmichael (Washington) and Joanna Slater (New York). The article “Shutdown to Slowdown” was excellent. I very much enjoyed the article – though perhaps enjoyed is the wrong word. I found it informative and honest. As they review…
Hybrid Thoughts 