The word “recession” can sometimes cause many of us to sit back and worry about the state of the Canadian economy, the stock market, real estate prices and our job security.

Numbeo’s 2015 Mid-Year Quality of Life Index only confirmed what Canadians already know: that Canada is the best place to live in. Its capital city, Ottawa, ranked #3 in overall quality of life, with 5 other Canadian cities making their way to the top 30.The main factors that propelled Ottawa to this top spot were purchasing power, safety, property price to income ratio, and low pollution.

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Cooling

• Switch your ceiling fan to turn in a counter-clockwise direction In the summer; in the winter, run it at low speed, but clockwise.
• Close your exterior doors and windows tightly when the AC is on. Save even more by turning off kitchen and bath exhaus ...

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,279 residential properties in August through the Board's Multiple Listing Service® System, compared with 1,200 in August 2014, an increase of 6.6 per cent. The five-year average for August sales is 1,234."Ottawa Real Estate Board members had a busy August, with units sold coming in higher than the five-year average and a healthy increase from las ...