[CplKlinger]

REZONING

Description: To rezone from DC2 to MU Type: REZONING Status: In Progress Application ID: 650762162-002 Decision Date: Application Date: 20-MAR-26 Public Hearing Date: Current Document: Current Document

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If I'm reading the sign in @MacLac's pic properly, they're asking for a height of up to 40 metres/11 storeys.

 

[MacLac]

REZONING

Description: To rezone from DC2 to MU Type: REZONING Status: In Progress Application ID: 650762162-002 Decision Date: Application Date: 20-MAR-26 Public Hearing Date: Current Document: Current Document

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If I'm reading the sign in @MacLac's pic properly, they're asking for a height of up to 40 metres/11 storeys.

Right right and it’s not even Westrich’s any more?

 

[ForestedImagination]

Congrats Westrich on the Windsor Heights approval, can't wait to see that going! Is Ice Tower anytime soon on the horizon? With the Connect Center high rise coming, would be awesome to see these two towers go up together.

 

[chrisvazquez7]

IanO liked the post! ICE Tower construction confirmed!!

 

[IanO]

Haha, not quite, but as other sites get developed, these central sites become closer to reality.

 

[Yeggy]

Yup, TELUS effectively moved its head office away from Edmonton following its merger with BC Telecom on January 31, 1999.

Business-minded, city booster, right wing mayor Bill Smith was leader from 1995-2004. Followed by business-minded Stephen Mandel from 2004-2013. Not sure how many corporate, downtown office jobs we created downtown during those times.

One of the best decisions was getting MacEwan University downtown under Jan Reimer's term I believe (late 80s, early 90s decision was made?).

I'm not meaning to make this a left or right thing - I think it's very challenging for any municipal government in our city.

Bill Smith was horrible for this city and did nothing bit cost us. He isnt to be revered.

 

[IanO]

^ahem.

 

[Greenspace]

Also Ellerslie overpass opening, "The best overpass in the best city in the best province in the best world" (paraphrased)

 

[MacLac]

Bill Smith was horrible for this city and did nothing bit cost us. He isnt to be revered.

I vividly remember the Don Getty announcement of the DT GMAC budget ……”$100M…..” I guess that was a lot of money back in the mid 80’s lol

 

[Yeggy]

^ahem.

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I appreciate the visual representation of how much his policies stank. lol

 

[Platinum107]

^ahem.

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I fear I may be too much of a zoomer to understand what's going on here. Why was there a herd of cows on 102 Ave?

 

[IanO]

We are still unsure as to the why.

 

[David A]

I believe it was a misguided or harebrained idea to promote the rodeo or something.

 

[itom987]

Smith wanted to have the “running of bulls” like they do in spain to promote CFR. They get excellent international news coverage. It was an interesting idea but insurance companies forced it to be reduced to the running of the calfs. As a result, everyone lost interest and it was never done again. It was an interesting idea that got ruined by the system.

 

[TAS]

Hopefully something happens soon here with Westrich. Neighbours and community shouldn't have to live with this.