_urbanite
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Yes, but there's going to be more than just those 2 buildings
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Yes, but there's going to be more than just those 2 buildings
IanO
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^huh?
Oilers99
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yes for sure, these arent $3B
bodsbods9090
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Apparently Council has a list of buildings they want to sell/demolish etc. but are keeping it private for now as they are allowed to do.
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Says in the article they have 15 buildings they plan to list for sale and 12 more they want to close/demo.
Probably going to see more old rinks/pools closed and/or demo'd, some of which are in really bad shape and are very expensive in terms of both CMR and operational cost.
Probably going to see more old rinks/pools closed and/or demo'd, some of which are in really bad shape and are very expensive in terms of both CMR and operational cost.
David A
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So if more of these buildings are rinks or pools rather than office buildings the reasons for keeping it private are probably more for political than commercial purposes.
IanO
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If they F with Tipton, I am going to be furious.
_urbanite
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Tipton, Oliver, Ross Barnes and Westwood are the 4 oldest arenas that are probably in danger
Tipton, Oliver, Ross Barnes and Westwood are the 4 oldest arenas that are probably in danger
Tropical
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My dream scenario in in Wikhwentowin is that the current pool and arena can be "consolidated" into a large natural pool like in Borden.
IanO
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Which is ok IF they plan on replacing a few (which they aren't) and so we drive much further out.
Sure there's the community rink Downtown, but a few single ice sheets SHOULD be replaced, not just passed on because they cannot fit a MEGA centre in there.
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I do love the single sheet community facilities but if you take out the minor hockey nostalgia the facilities really do just suck even beyond their physical condition. Tiny dressing rooms, tiny showers, tiny foyer, cramped stands, etc. It's also cute having them in neighbourhoods until all the adjacent side streets are filled with big SUVs from hockey parents.
Unfortunately, like everything nowadays, consolidation might be the best way forward. Take some land at the north end of Blatchford, build a soccer centre style facility (four rinks, central concession/lounge), and close Westwood/Russ Barnes/Glengarry/Wihkwentowin. Remains central, easy access for the suburbanites off the Yellowhead, more energy efficient, better facilities for both players and spectators, etc.
bodsbods9090
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Yup, I think the days of single rinks are going away. Multi-sheet facilities need to happen for numerous reasons.
archited
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Nothin' more depressin' than a rinky-dink rink.
IanO
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Do they? In all cases?
So then all of our neighbourhood rinks disappear and you are forced to drive further and this removes community skates and amenities.
Mega-centres are not the be all and end all.
ADob
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Agreed. We talk about walkable neighbourhoods and the cost of sprawl, and then force people to drive if they wanna swim or skate. I have zero interest in a massive recreation centre surrounded by parking lots, and it often feels like those of us who live in Edmonton's central neighbourhoods end up having to put up with losing our infrastructure and subsidizing the burbs.