Edmonton Construction Part 14 (October 2023) - Page 11

Coldrsx · #**201** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 6:12 PM**

Their DP was retracted and the lighting was never installed to the best of many of our knowledge.

Airboy · #**202** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Their DP was retracted and the lighting was never installed to the best of many of our knowledge.

It can be added, some of the infrastructure was in place. But costs killed it.

Rocket252 · #**203** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 8:11 PM**

^ It was my understanding that the Ice District was going to host the NHL All Star Game and NHL Draft once completed.

What happened?

Cost cutting - no third Tower - no high end restaurants/stores - only banks/Liquor/cannabis stores.

Expectations were high but the quality is not.

Disappointing.

Hardhatdan · #**204** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 8:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Their DP was retracted and the lighting was never installed to the best of many of our knowledge.

It is not installed, that is not hearsay, I can confirm it as fact.

Hardhatdan · #**205** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rocket252

^ It was my understanding that the Ice District was going to host the NHL All Star Game and NHL Draft once completed.

What happened?

Cost cutting - no third Tower - no high end restaurants/stores - only banks/Liquor/cannabis stores.

Expectations were high but the quality is not.

Disappointing.

Except it isn't disappointing in context, considering we went through an unforeseen pandemic that wiped out probably 3 years of retail potential at critical juncture of development of Ice District, and probably a decade of momentum for DT Edmonton. Longer than that for most NA Downtowns. Ice District has done surprisingly well and brings a focal point of life to Downtown.
As an interim measure, the Fan Park actually has had some credible and well attended events.
With the Oilers going reasonably deep in the playoffs the last few years, Rogers and Ice District are alive with people multiple times a week (most weeks) through the deadest outdoor months right into May just with Hockey.

But hey, if you want everything to be terrible and a let down, that is easy to do.

Henry Singer just opened, hopefully they can continue to build momentum of some more destination dining and retail.

Rocket252 · #**206** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 8:47 PM**

^ within the context of what is built in Edmonton sure but the bar here is not very high.

Even something as simple as LED lighting that was promised can't be done?

Coldrsx · #**207** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rocket252

^ It was my understanding that the Ice District was going to host the NHL All Star Game and NHL Draft once completed.

I suspect that we will get all of this within the next 3 years, but part of the issue is that they have made these into more of a holiday break and it's been equally clear that they prefer these in warm, beach, major centres.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**208** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 9:11 PM**

According Rocket252, Ice District is an EPIC FAIL because of the lack of LED lights on the Stantec? Going a bit overboard with your usual sky-is-falling rhetoric, are we?

stefanYEG · #**209** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 9:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

I suspect that we will get all of this within the next 3 years, but part of the issue is that they have made these into more of a holiday break and it's been equally clear that they prefer these in warm, beach, major centres.

We won't be getting a draft. After this year, the NHL is going to a centralized draft—it won't be a big spectacle anymore. Next year there will not be an all-star game because the NHL is hosting a "world cup" of sorts, the year after that will be olympics and the year after that will likely be in Seattle and after that they want to host a bigger version of the world cup. If an all-star game is coming, I don't think it will be for a very long time. Maybe for the 20th anniversary of Rogers Place LOL.

Seriously though, these are the types of things Nicholson was supposedly hired for and he's shown no pull with the league whatsoever. Holland too for that matter.

EdmTrekker · #**210** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 9:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by stefanYEG

We won't be getting a draft. After this year, the NHL is going to a centralized draft—it won't be a big spectacle anymore. Next year there will not be an all-star game because the NHL is hosting a "world cup" of sorts, the year after that will be olympics and the year after that will likely be in Seattle and after that they want to host a bigger version of the world cup. If an all-star game is coming, I don't think it will be for a very long time. Maybe for the 20th anniversary of Rogers Place LOL.

Seriously though, these are the types of things Nicholson was supposedly hired for and he's shown no pull with the league whatsoever. Holland too for that matter.

Deserves to be repeated.

"Seriously though, these are the types of things Nicholson was supposedly hired for and he's shown no pull with the league whatsoever. Holland too for that matter."

Rocket252 · #**211** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 11:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

According Rocket252, Ice District is an EPIC FAIL because of the lack of LED lights on the Stantec? Going a bit overboard with your usual sky-is-falling rhetoric, are we?

Simplistic thinking.

No further comments needed.

Coldrsx · #**212** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 12:53 AM**

Unreal; curious to see what the impact and trickledown will be for the city.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**213** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 12:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rocket252

Simplistic thinking.

...from you.

No further comments needed.

Coldrsx · #**214** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 1:33 AM**

View, Parks I, Falcon I

A bunch of new stuff

https://www.linkedin.com/company/wes...haBF%2FA%3D%3D

Black Star · #**215** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 5:56 AM**

That's 60s Vibe.....Very Cool.

Coldrsx · #**216** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 6:40 PM**

Northlands on SRC
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/f...wers-170m-44s-
langham-developments-arc-studio.27968/page-68

Coldrsx · #**217** Posted **Jan 29, 2024, 1:56 PM**

Oliver William on SRC
https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/f...25190/page-255

CMD UW · #**218** Posted **Jan 30, 2024, 1:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

According Rocket252, Ice District is an EPIC FAIL because of the lack of LED lights on the Stantec? Going a bit overboard with your usual sky-is-falling rhetoric, are we?

It's Rocket, lather, rinse, repeat.

Rocket252 · #**219** Posted **Jan 30, 2024, 1:54 AM**

^ I call it as I see it.

If you don't like it don't read it

feepa · #**220** Posted **Jan 30, 2024, 2:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rocket252

^ I call it as I see it.

If you don't like it don't read it

I think they are calling it as they see it as well, and they are also calling you as they see you. If you don't like it, don't read it, applies to you to.