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Great view yes, but otherwise not such a great area. Perhaps it could have been viable for Alldritt under certain or ideal economic and other conditions, but we haven't had those over the last several years except fleetingly. Another problem with the Quarters is even though it is an older...

The ball park will likely need some nearby parking to remain viable, so hopefully any development will allow for that. Of course there hasn't been any development in this area for decades, so perhaps not an immediate worry.

I am a bit surprised by the number of people that have been here every day so far. I feel a lot are still checking it out for the first time, so it will die down some, but this also shows how many people who live and work nearby. So hopefully many will continue to make it a part of their...

I wouldn't use the word greedy, however perhaps that is just the Postmedia headline writers in Hamilton or wherever yet again not getting any of the nuance of a local article. It is about catching up and taking advantage of the opportunity of finally having someone in power at a higher level...

I agree. Actually many people in other bigger Canadian cities now work in white collar jobs, so they are not few and far between, except maybe here. In this regard Edmonton seems a bit of an anomaly stuck in the past. Call centre jobs are not the greatest, but I wouldn't turn my nose up on...

First of all, the nearby ball park has quite a bit of parking, so I feel the power plant is more accessible by car than it seems. Of course there are also residents just north and with the new bridge a lot come to this area regularly. I do like this finally seems to be on the radar for the...

Yes, I hope people support those businesses that are here year round, rather than those that just pop in for a few days. We still have several nice local high end retail stores and some have even expanded since Holt Renfrews left.

It is good to see the surface parking lot, which I believe has been around for decades, also go. I feel we have reached a point where there no longer seems to be a sea of surface parking lots at least in this part of downtown.

If so, maybe they will have to raise their baggage fees again to cover this and the losses on the route because such US routes are not getting many Canadian travelers now.

Well, Alberta is a big province geographically especially from north to south, so there are probably also a lot of people in northern Alberta that rarely go to that other big city to the south of us. For whatever reasons, Edmontonians are more self critical and are less boosters than many other...

Edmonton risks becoming even more hollowed out than it already is if we keep on following the current approach. We need jobs not just on the industrial edges but throughout the city. Calgary seems to be smartly pursuing a balance of both white collar and blue collar jobs.

Alberta has a lot of land it is easy to develop, BC has a lot of mountains and oceans which while very nice really constrain growth and development. So only those able to afford very high prices will go to or stay in BC, which will really constrain their growth, whereas our growth will be not...

Sounds pretty desperate, however given how bad the travel to the US numbers are these days, I wonder how long it will be before the YYC one gets cancelled too.

This explains a lot. Attracting people to live here because of affordability is only half the puzzle and really it is the easy part. We need to also attract more businesses and jobs and a better variety of them. Many of the people moving or wanting to move from the GTA and GVA probably have...

I still think this is a good plan and perhaps still the best one for it. Obviously the mall owner was not in a financial position to carry it out, so it didn't happen. Someone who can purchase this property at a lower price may have the ability to proceed with making the investment needed to...

It probably also has something to do with the size of living spaces there which are smaller and the milder climate. Of course, a much higher income is needed to live there in their vertically gated communities than here. Although even the higher income may not allow many to have a big enough...

It does not have to be one of the other, Canadian Tire or Home Hardware sells much different things than IKEA. I also go to Canadian Tire less now that they moved further south, however their Kingsway location is not too far away.

Of course it wasn't the only issue, but it was definitely a very well discussed issue. Many of those who were in favour of the changes to infill previously approved modified their positions in response to public input.

Downtown Montreal and Vancouver also already have other and more retail options that we do, which IKEA may be aware of. I suspect they are not only looking at the size of the market, but what else is there.

Another advantage of a downtown location like what is being discussed, is it could be smaller than the current one and so not require as big of an investment. Yes, I suppose they could just build another huge suburban location on the opposite side of the city, similar to what they have in the...