Recent content by Tropical

7-12 stories. Rental. Net positive.

I would love to see changes to the exterior of "Red Square" since it visually swallows up McDougall United Church. Breaking up the color go a long way.

I'd love to see another bar in that space. Its existing layout lends well to that.

Great! And I'll still be purchasing Porter and Air Canada flights whenever possible.

I think the federal government would discover a very politically popular action if they move on this.

I've been to a few conventions with pedways connecting hotels to venues (London, ON has this for example). I'd love to see public investment that connects something new on the Courtyard Marriott's parking lot to the downtown convention centre.

I'm going through this as well. I have a 30% increase in assessed value after a 10% decline last year. The volatility is major.

(...I do too)

I often wonder if BRT to Castle Downs will change the budgetary math. Is it as attractive to spend big dollars to build a Metro Line bridge over the CN tracks when the Capital Line can be extended further south toward the airport for less money? Does the political consensus to serve the NW stay...

I concur. Hinton has potential in this direction that Edson simply doesn't.

Once Calgary's new arena comes online, I expect more concert growth here. The economics of travelling to Alberta for stops in both cities are that much more attractive.

I'm thrilled that someone is opening "Hung Taste" in the heart of the gaybourhood.

Fantastic news about Porter if true. I always choose their flights if they offer a competitive price (which they most often do). And they are really helpful as pushback against WestJet's drift to the bottom. Plus, they are the main factor that keeps Air Canada from functioning as a monopoly for...

Agreed! Any word on who signed those 2 leases yet?

This all reads like a summary for why BRT is the likely solution for a very long time in this area (even forever).