B.C.-based meat retailer, Clancy’s Meat Co. is set to open a new location in St. Albert in January.
A second store will also open in Edmonton. The company specializes in unique West Coast-inspired dinner options sourced form local farms and suppliers. “Clancy’s originally was a fresh meat butcher shop,” said president Paul Monger.
“We’ve retained a certain portion of that fresh component, as well as a frozen section and a dry good/packaged goods section as well so there is definitely a different look, feel and product quality that we offer,” he said.
Monger said the company is planning to open a number of Alberta locations, including in Grande Prairie, Sherwood Park, Red Deer and Calgary.
The company uses organic and environmentally friendly ingredients in its appetizers, entrĂ©es, and desserts. Some of the store’s offerings range from marinated steaks and stuffed mushroom caps to blackberry and apple pies.
Clancy’s adheres to a preservative-free policy and uses no inks or dyes on its 100-per cent recyclable boxes.
The new 2,000-sq.-ft. St. Albert store will be located in the Tudor Glen shopping plaza.
Home ownership in Canada was more affordable in the third quarter thanks to lower mortgage rates and some softening in home prices, according to an RBC report released Monday.
At the national level, the RBC Housing Affordability Measures fell for the first time since the second quarter of 2009. National home prices have retreated modestly in recent months as market conditions cooled considerably during the earlier part of the year. However, home prices were still 5.8 per cent to 6.8 per cent higher year-over-year.
According to the report, some “greater than usual tensions” still persist for Canadian homebuyers but are not likely to curb demand for housing in the near future and will act as a restraint on growth in market activity going forward.
Despite improvements in housing affordability in Alberta since 2008, demand is still not what it was several years ago, according to the report.
RBC said home ownership in the province is among the most affordable in Canada, both in absolute terms and relative to its historical averages.
After almost six years in the community, the Medicine Shoppe on St. Thomas Street will be closing its doors.
“It was a business decision,” said owner Alex Chiu. “It just wasn’t as busy as expected.”
An employee at the store said limited parking on St. Thomas Street has also been an issue.
