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Aviation museum searching for solid ground as it faces sale by City of Edmonton - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

An aviation museum curator believes that city administration has clipped its wings and now there is uncertainty about how the space can survive.

globalnews.ca

Incredibly sad indeed. Really hope something can be worked out to retain the museum in place.

 

[itom987]

Ask the province to help renovate the ALBERTA Aviation Museum.

 

[Gronk!]

Ask the province feds to help renovate the ALBERTA Aviation Museum.

FTFY

 

[thommyjo]

Took a visit this morning. Still feels small, probably needs to triple built footprint to feel like a community. But the homes sure do look nice and the park is solid.

 

[thommyjo]

 

[BrettB]

Loving the laneway homes

 

[CplKlinger]

Summer Community Update | Blatchford | City of Edmonton

Community Development Update Like any new neighbourhood in Edmonton being built from the ground up, the Blatchford community will be developed in multiple stages. And while the very wet June weather put a damper on the spring construction season, our crews are gearing up to finish their work in...

blatchfordedmonton.ca

 

[stensby]

Summer Community Update | Blatchford | City of Edmonton

Community Development Update Like any new neighbourhood in Edmonton being built from the ground up, the Blatchford community will be developed in multiple stages. And while the very wet June weather put a damper on the spring construction season, our crews are gearing up to finish their work in...

blatchfordedmonton.ca

"All of this land is either already sold or pending sale with home builders!"

Looks like the property sales map on the coe site is outdated - good to see that the 10 new plots in the blue area are already sold/pending!

 

[thommyjo]

I did a little bike through blatchford recently. The park has been finished off nicely. Still feels far from any sense of being “complete”. Probably 2 years before these first streets don’t feel like construction zones. I think the park being surrounded by finished buildings will really help things feel more developed, even while tons of stuff still happens on other phases.

 

[IanO]

Behind schedule and over budget.

What Needs to Happen for Blatchford to Take Off? | Urban Affairs

The City of Edmonton’s signature environmental initiative – turning the former city-centre airport, Blatchford, into an eco-friendly community of 30,000 people – is over budget and behind schedule.

urbanaffairs.ca

 

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And we want to watch a repeat performance with Northlands??? NOT!!!

 

[MacLac]

I’m so sick and tired of that Cartmell guy bitching and moaning about Blatchford article after article……”seek life elsewhere.” Typical 40 year old virgin syndrome for this guy

 

[Oilers99]

I’m so sick and tired of that Cartmell guy bitching and moaning about Blatchford article after article……”seek life elsewhere.” Typical 40 year old virgin syndrome for this guy

so terrible - a councillor wondering whether the development makes financial sense?

 

[kcantor]

I’m so sick and tired of that Cartmell guy bitching and moaning about Blatchford article after article……”seek life elsewhere.” Typical 40 year old virgin syndrome for this guy

is it really the “bitching and moaning” you’re so sick and tired of or the fact that he’s right?

 

[David A]

There are a lot of reasons for the slow development. First of all, if City Council wanted fast development, they would have approached this differently. Second, economic conditions changed dramatically shortly after this project went ahead and particularly the last few years which have been brutal in Alberta.

However, I don't see much to really complain about (other than it being agonizingly slow), it is not as if houses in Edmonton are so scare and cost in the millions. There is plenty of other places for people in this city to purchase homes at prices that would be the envy of homebuyers in many other parts of Canada. Lets keep this all in perspective and get a grip on it.

Also, in my opinion constant whining is not good attribute for a City Councilor. They are there to do things, not whine and moan all the time. Cartmell is not the only one and perhaps not even the worst (another newer offender comes to mind), but I want our city officials to accomplish things more than be constant critics.