A modest rebound in oil and gas prices in international markets has given Calgary and Alberta the distinction of being the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Canada this year, according to a report by The Conference Board of Canada carried by Markets Insider “The worst appears to be over for Calgary and Edmonton. Alberta’s economy has been getting stronger thanks to a rebound in drilling and increases in oil production, which has helped to fuel renewed economic growth in the province’s largest cities,” said Alan Arcand, associate director for the Centre for Municipal Studies at the Conference Board of Canada. “But with oil prices struggling to rise above $50 per barrel, Edmonton and Calgary should expect to see more moderate growth in 2018.” Calgary will grow by 4.6 percent this year, but the jumpstart will slow to 2.1 percent by 2018. Similarly, Edmonton’s economy will expand by 3.9 percent […]