Michele Weselake's (micheleyourrealtor) Blog

"The River Valley Alliance has a compelling goal- to preserve, protect and enhance the river valley, to create one of the largest river valley parks in the world, and to create a legacy for generations to come. "   -the RiverValley Alliance    Let us save our green space shall we!      Do someth...

3 bedroom 2 bath Edmonton  Homes in Edmonton - Great time for Investors, Buyers  in Edmonton mls   Edmonton  already bottomed out in the real estate market and is stable  with houses at good prices for purchasing!  We have supply and demand as many great employment opportunities are found in Edm...

  Many  Home owners do not know is to Get a Permit when building a deck .  Did you?      Did you know  the  Real Property Report to be provided upon listing ones house for sale needs to show the deck    To elminate hassle get the permit build the deck  enjoy your home  then when ready to sell or...

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Did you know that our neighbourhood will be celebrating its 100th birthday in 2012? As part of the centennial celebration the Highlands Historical Society has undertaken an ambitious project. Writer and historian Ken Tingley has been hired to write the chronicle of the Highlands from its beginnin...

  3 bedrooms plus 2 baths!   Need bedrooms  You have it here possible 4th.  Upstairs One Big  Master fit for a king or queen, Main 4pc Bath and Second bedroom! Downstairs a Hug Huge Master Bedroom also fit for a king or queen with Soaker Tub and Large room below used as walk in closet, baby room...

Did You Know? The Tipton and Hulbert Blocks, built in 1911 and 1912 at 10355 and 10362 Whyte Avenue, share an internal staircase. Whyte Avenue is named after a Calgary and Edmonton Railway Company official. The McLean House at 10454 84th Avenue was built in 1896, making it Edmonton's longest ser...

Robert Ritchie (10170 Saskatchewan Drive) Robert Ritchie arrived in Strathcona from Ontario early in 1892 and within a year, he had built and began operating a flour mill near the end of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway line. The Ritchie Mill, built in 1893, is the oldest surviving mill in Alber...

Robert & John McKernan (10324 Whyte Avenue & 10337 Whyte Avenue) Robert McKernan was the brother of James McKernan, one of the original members of the North West Mounted Police who came west with the troop on their historic ride in 1874. Robert joined his brother the following year and he and wi...

The First Steps of Strathcona Strathcona took its first steps over 117 years ago when the Calgary and Edmonton Railway Company completed its line from the Canadian Pacific Railway line in Calgary to a terminus south of the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. Despite pressure to cross the rive...