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Interesting framing of the development by that author to place so much emphasis on the sea can aspect. Kind of an injustice to the overall development but of course incendiary titles like that generate clicks.

Once again, everyone please avert your eyes from the comment section of that article.

However, if you're a bit of a masochist, here are some samples below:
What a joke that something like this would even be considered. Gateway has been a mess for a long time with auto wreckers and all kinds of unsightly businesses. Keep cleaning it up. Don't regress.

Park space vs more commercial clutter. A repurposed shipping container is just that. It is a poor idea for Whyte Avenue, perhaps it will work in New Sarepta (with a nod to Yardley Jones).
 
archited said:
Isn't End of Steel next to Gateway Blvd. and Sask. Drive?
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Yes, but much larger and quieter (in my experience) because of it. It's also adjacent to Strathcona Park. The park is actually quite underutilised considering it's size and the views from it and the fact it's in a more residential section of Gateway Boulevard
 
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^proof that NIMBYs will use any justification they can think of. I don't even get why people would care here, it's already a high traffic corridor with plenty of businesses, and having a higher concentration of businesses is actually good for existing businesses, so I don't know why OSBA would care either. It's not like someone is proposing a business in a "quiet" neighborhood where the new development will "ruin the character", or whatever normal thing they're worried about.
 
Speaking of that park space just north of the property -- its designation as municipal reserve land is being proposed to be removed tomorrow to allow the City to lease the property to a commercial entity.

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It will be still zoned as park space for those 5 years and can be reinstated if applied for. From the above document are the permitted/discretionary uses:

Permitted - Community Recreation Services - Outdoor Participant Recreation Services - Public Park - Special Event - Urban Garden
Discretionary - Market; - Restaurants, for less than 100 occupants and 120m2 of Public Space - Specialty Food Services, for less than 100 occupants and 120 m2 of Public Space
 
So how would construction timelines look like for a project like this that utilizes shipping containers versus a traditional build? I assume shorter, but have no idea to be honest.
 
Gronk! said:
This was supposed to be completed this past summer, but we are already in the middle of autumn and nothing's been done yet construction-wise.
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It's still working through the process. Some service requirements came up that are now being worked through, in addition to some Provincial regulations under the Historic Resources Act.
 
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