Winspear Centre Completion Project | 29.87m | 4s | Winspear Centre | Andrew Bromberg

[_Citizen_Dane_]

You come across some neat things while going through archived newspapers, and while not necessarily related to the Winspear, I though some on here might be interested in the project that was originally supposed to occupy this lot.

From the January 15th, 1987 issue of the Journal;

 

[Daveography]

Reference ID: Job No 341529008-002
Description: Addition to Existing Building
Location: 9720 - 102 AVENUE NW
Plan 9824093 Blk 5 Lot 9
Applicant: STANTEC ARCHITECTURE
Status: Intake Review
Create Date: 9/19/2019 1:13:46 PM
Neighbourhood: DOWNTOWN

 

[Airboy]

Its now been a month since this site went dormant.

 

[Daveography]

Do they need to wait for the next DP in order to proceed? Not that it has stopped them before.

 

[Avenuer]

They only have approved permits in for the footings and foundations only for the underground parkade portion of the building. The Development Permit Dave posted relates to the rest of the building and, given that it has not been reviewed yet, we likely won't see much activity until it is approved.

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Daveography]

Looks like work has resumed then. Guess they needed additional shoring along the existing structure to figure out before they could go any further.

 

[Airboy]

I believe they also had to relocate the power feed. That grey line above. I saw EPCOR on site a few weeks back diking where the derrick is now.

 

[Daveography]

Downtown District Energy Initiative - Update Report

• "While the technical work is progressing and arrangements have been made to secure the location of the central District Energy plant at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music, the application by ENMAX to the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) for regulatory exemption of the Downtown District Energy Initiative was denied" on Aug. 1, 2019.
• "The AUC stated that ENMAX did not demonstrate to the AUC’s satisfaction that sufficient competition will exist and therefore regulation is necessary." As a result, ENMAX has informed the City it is "no longer able to be the owner" of the system and that ownership "must lie with the City with City Council becoming the regulator."
• Administration has identified three options to continue the Downtown District Energy Initiative: (A) City owns and finances with a utility partner to design, build, operate, and maintain; (B) EPCOR is wholly responsible; (C) City is wholly responsible. A fourth option (D) would scrap the project altogether.
• "Administration will conduct further financial, legal and technical analysis for a complete evaluation of Options A, B and C prior to providing Council a recommendation in the second quarter of 2020."

Taproot Edmonton Council Roundup: October 25, 2019

We go through the agendas and minutes so that you don't have to! Administration will present its Digital Action Plan which aims to position Edmonton as a thought leader in the deployment of smart city technologies such as the emerging 5G wireless networks. An application to exempt the Downtown...

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[Daveography]

Fate of Downtown district energy initiative in flux: City may be out $3 million

Edmonton’s Downtown district energy initiative — a key tool to reduce the city’s emission levels — could be on the chopping block.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[Daveography]

They've definitely excavated more since I was last there, but no activity on site today.

 

[Kaizen]

Hopefully it's not moved to the ' file until further notice' category...

 

[archited]

How do you find Will Smith in the snow? You look for the fresh prints!

 

[_urbanite]

How do you find Will Smith in the snow? You look for the fresh prints!

Ok there Dad nice joke ?

 

[archited]

Thank-you, Sonny (make sure you're home by 10:00 p.m.)