[CalgaryTiger]

Does anyone have a link to the 8th Street upgrade plans?

Revitalize 8 Street SW Project

www.calgary.ca

 

[YYCguy]

I wonder if the other faculty space occupying the old Central Library building will also move over to the new premises?

 

[CBBarnett]

#ucalgary | University of Calgary | 11 comments

#UCalgary President Ed McCauley announces School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape and City of Calgary partnership to convert downtown office space into new home for 1,200 students featuring classrooms, labs, design studios and research spaces in Calgary’s core. School of Architecture...

www.linkedin.com

official announcement

1,200 students is bigger than I thought the SAPL program was, is there other students part of this too?

 

[darwink]

1,200 students is bigger than I thought the SAPL program was, is there other students part of this too?

It could be the perennial university thing: headcount versus full time equivalents and which measure do you use where.

 

[John Wick]

I'm pretty sure that the City already owns the grass & basketball court portion of Centennial Gardens. It's a City Parks property.

 

[haltcatchfire]

There was some sort of land swap here wasn’t there?

 

[outoftheice]

If there was a land swap that happened to officially make the land Calgary Parks that's good news! I wasn't aware that had happened. Last I knew was that the City had a signed a lease deal for the land in order to install the basketball court but the land was still zoned for a high rise development and remained the property of the owner.

 

[Panda_]

I wonder if the other faculty space occupying the old Central Library building will also move over to the new premises?

Yes, the plan is to bring all SAPL students under the same roof in the Nexen tower rather than the current arrangement which is a split between Professional Faculties on campus and the CBDL building (old central library).

 

[Panda_]

1,200 students is bigger than I thought the SAPL program was, is there other students part of this too?

I think 1,200 students is the eventual size of SAPL. The plan is to expand undergraduate placements under BDCI to 200 students for each year cohort (4 year program).

 

[Spring2008]

New lululemon store/expansion

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[1875]

hopefully leaving some G wagon parking in back

 

[AtlanticAvenue]

I wonder if they’re moving Barry’s too since they’re partnered with Lulu.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

Didn't Lulu just move in to their 4th Street location a few years ago?

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Some hotel news-ish?

Calgary Stampede posts record revenues, unexpected black ink in 2024

The Calgary Stampede enjoyed record revenues last year and an unexpected $4.8 million in net revenues.

calgaryherald.com

Also, land transactions with the city also related to the events centre netted the Stampede an on-paper gain of $66.9 million.

Some of those land swaps could ultimately see hotels built on three locations with a total of nearly 1,000 rooms, said Cowley.

“We’re working diligently on one site in particular which we could be announcing this summer,” he said.

“It’s what the majority of convention organizers demand, that their delegates remain on-site.”

Wonder which one of Weadickville, Cowboys Casino or Macleod and 12th could be getting an announcement or another announcement if it were Cowboys Casino?

 

[trtcttc]

Some hotel news-ish?

Calgary Stampede posts record revenues, unexpected black ink in 2024

The Calgary Stampede enjoyed record revenues last year and an unexpected $4.8 million in net revenues.

calgaryherald.com

Also, land transactions with the city also related to the events centre netted the Stampede an on-paper gain of $66.9 million.

Some of those land swaps could ultimately see hotels built on three locations with a total of nearly 1,000 rooms, said Cowley.

“We’re working diligently on one site in particular which we could be announcing this summer,” he said.

“It’s what the majority of convention organizers demand, that their delegates remain on-site.”

Wonder which one of Weadickville, Cowboys Casino or Macleod and 12th could be getting an announcement or another announcement if it were Cowboys Casino?

Really curious what the hang up is. I've noticed new hotel announcements in Calgary seem to be the mid-tier ones: Elements, Hampton Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, etc. and maybe the issue is they want something on the level of a JW (EDM Ice District), Park Hyatt premium chain?