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edm13 said:
Not to mention, the dividends the city gets from the ed tel endowment fund. Generated by one a few individuals who managed it at the city.
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Agreed, slow and steady wins the race. Nothing would be worse if the city/ province
Kosy123 said:
EPCOR and ATB, while both government owned corporations, have such untapped potential that they should be encouraged to keep growing. Great for corporate growth in the city and for dividends to the City and Province. One of the advantages of having state linked enterprises that act as proper corporate entities.
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Agreed, slow and steady wins the race. I hope that these organizations do not chase to the bottom of the barrel and wreck their business model. I would rather have a steady x% return, stable and valuable asset that benefits the people where they are located.
I really hope that the city/ province realize this and do not decide to sell them make a quick buck in the short term, then we are hooped in the long run.
 
snowman123 said:
Agreed, slow and steady wins the race. Nothing would be worse if the city/ province

Agreed, slow and steady wins the race. I hope that these organizations do not chase to the bottom of the barrel and wreck their business model. I would rather have a steady x% return, stable and valuable asset that benefits the people where they are located.
I really hope that the city/ province realize this and do not decide to sell them make a quick buck in the short term, then we are hooped in the long run.
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Hopefully. The city does not seem that interested in privatization and ATB is somewhat protected in that they serve many smaller rural places, bigger banks are not really that interested in.

Also, the voters in these places have some influence with the current government.
 
snowman123 said:
Agreed, slow and steady wins the race. Nothing would be worse if the city/ province

Agreed, slow and steady wins the race. I hope that these organizations do not chase to the bottom of the barrel and wreck their business model. I would rather have a steady x% return, stable and valuable asset that benefits the people where they are located.
I really hope that the city/ province realize this and do not decide to sell them make a quick buck in the short term, then we are hooped in the long run.
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I'd legitimately riot if these were privatized or even considered for it. Well run crown and municipal corps are an asset that shouldn't be thrown away.
 
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I haven't seen the most recent figures, but the ones I saw in late 2025 or early 2026 showed a higher unemployment rate for Toronto than this chart does.
 
Yesterday I posted in tourism and branding a video from Barney’s Tavern. I re watched it last night and it got me a bit frustrated. Labossiere chatted how he was invited to a group of 30 local business leaders to come up with a strategy to land that Military financing bank proposed and how Canada was a front runner to get it. No one from the city or the province attended (supposedly they were invited). This seems like a typical ball drop. I wonder if Calgary will try to land it?
 
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  • Edmonton-based Wyvern, an aerospace company, received $3 million in federal funding as part of a $6-million federal investment for defence-related firms in the region. CEO Christopher Robson said Wyvern will use advanced hyperspectral imagery from its satellites to uniquely identify “rogue vessels” at sea by their spectral “fingerprints,” even if their automatic identification systems are disabled.
 
I'm as optimistic and delusional as the next forum member here, but sadly there's no way in hell we're even in the running for the NATO defence bank.

I don't even think Calgary will even come close to landing it. It's not just a financial decision, but also strategic as well.
 
Kosy123 said:
It's not just a financial decision, but also strategic as well.
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If by strategic you mean from a military standpoint, that is likely Edmonton's biggest advantage. But I agree, it is very unlikely, unfortunately. BUUUUUT, could also be one of those keystone projects that change the city's standing forever. I would love Edmonton to become Canada's "San Diego" in the sense of being a key military/defense hub instead of the government putting all the eggs in a basket that is already full of other stuff (like they made SD the Pacific Fleet's HQ instead of San Francisco or LA).
 
ChazYEG said:
I would love Edmonton to become Canada's "San Diego" in the sense of being a key military/defense hub instead of the government putting all the eggs in a basket that is already full of other stuff (like they made SD the Pacific Fleet's HQ instead of San Francisco or LA).
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The headquarters for the United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is located at
Naval Station Pearl Harbor within Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The specific command complex is situated at 250 Makalapa Drive, Pearl Harbor, HI, often referred to as the Makalapa Hill compound.

Key details about the U.S. Pacific Fleet headquarters:
  • Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • Command Structure: It is the largest fleet command in the U.S. Navy, reporting to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
  • History: The headquarters has been based in Hawaii since 1940, with the current structure operational since 1942, serving as the command center for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during World War II.
  • Role: The command manages operations for both the Third and Seventh Fleets.
 
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