The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[ErickMontreal]

Saint John > New-Brunswick
Pop : 130 000

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2851/9462746306_b48d0367c6_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3769/9459971017_48cede77cf_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/9459969177_81f9abaf99_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2874/9462747752_7ab9c42b70_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/9459980965_6b5d4d9442_b.jpg

[Rico Rommheim]

It really does have a nice skyline. Nice, neat and compact. What Sherbrooke could have become.

[KnoxfordGuy]

Gotta love Saint John!

[SignalHillHiker]

So nice. I love Uptown Saint John. :D

[lio45]

Sherbrooke is really a shame when compared to other Canadian cities of the same size (St. John's and Regina)...

Also: I love Saint John.

[SignalHillHiker]

August 7, 2013

Fortis Place and 351:

http://www.newfoundland-photos.com/ConstructionUpdates-1/General-Construction-Updates/i-d5vbhbd/0/XXL/IMG_7903_edited-IMG_7905_edited-L.jpg (http://www.newfoundland-photos.com/ConstructionUpdates-1/General-Construction-Updates/29705633_WLFC9F#!i=2686012578&k=d5vbhbd&lb=1&s=A)

Confederation Building:

http://www.newfoundland-photos.com/ConstructionUpdates-1/General-Construction-Updates/i-nP3KLKB/0/XXL/IMG_7918_edited-L.jpg (http://www.newfoundland-photos.com/ConstructionUpdates-1/General-Construction-Updates/29705633_WLFC9F#!i=2686012535&k=nP3KLKB&lb=1&s=A)

[Nathan]

Sherbrooke is really a shame when compared to other Canadian cities of the same size (St. John's and Regina)...

Also: I love Saint John.

St. John's and Regina both benefit from being provincial capitals. They also don't have provincial counterparts that dwarf them (à la Montreal in Sherbrooke's case).

[SignalHillHiker]

And St. John's also benefits from history and isolation. The nearest city our size or larger, Halifax, is a 1,500 km drive away. It's no harder to get to anywhere else in the world than to our nearest neighbour. Everything we need to supply at least 350,000 of Newfoundland's people has to be in our region.

[Nathan]

And St. John's also benefits from history and isolation. The nearest city our size or larger, Halifax, is a 1,500 km drive away. It's no harder to get to anywhere else in the world than to our nearest neighbour. Everything we need to supply at least 350,000 of Newfoundland's people has to be in our region.

I was actually also going to mention isolation for both places too as compared to Eastern Canadian cities, Western Canadian centres are also very isolated, though not to the extent St. John's is.

[roccerfeller]

Saint John, NB is beautiful. I would love to live in the Atlantic region one day.

[someone123]

Halifax

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/9460944815_3dfd8ff837_b.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scosborne/9460944815/)

[Bishop2047]

Really love Halifax, It is looking like I will be moving to the area within the year.

[Chadillaccc]

Fort McMurray - 75 000 (Wood Buffalo - 120 000)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/9500814109_da107af228_o.jpg
http://www.mymcmurray.com/

[north 42]

^^^
So nice to see some of the other cities in Alberta, they look like they're also enjoying the boom in the province.

[Chadillaccc]

The skylines of Fort Mac and Red Deer have both benfited from the boom, but no noticeably tall buildings have been built in Lethbridge or Medicine Hat in like 30 years unfortunately.

[SaskScraper]

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5486/9508065076_daea3cf18c.jpg
www.dailyheraldtribune.com

..here's another one to add to the Alberta cities
Grande Prairie (55,000)

[Chadillaccc]

I was going to add Grande Prairie but couldn't find a decent pic of it. That one is quite nice! Thanks Saskscraper! :D

[SaskScraper]

I was going to add Grande Prairie but couldn't find a decent pic of it. That one is quite nice! Thanks Saskscraper! :D

no prob Chadillaccc ;)
I even tried to find a pic of Lloydminster as a dual AB/SK city representation but couldn't find anything :brickwall:

[Chadillaccc]

Thanks for your efforts! I was gonna do a repost of it for the first post of the next page with Grande Prairie included!

[Chadillaccc]

Sask has a few smaller skylines like Moose Jaw and Prince Albert, you should post them up!

[Chadillaccc]

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[Rico Rommheim]

Cute little skylines there.

[Beedok]

Moose Jaw has a decent amount of height for its size, though sadly I didn't get a chance to take any photos.

[Spocket]

I wish we could see more of those Alberta and Saskatchewan cities.

[Chadillaccc]

Brandon also has quite a nice skyline for its size. Hmmm, perhaps I'll do a joint Saskatchewan - Manitoba tier II post today! :P

[kw5150]

Your wish is granted...lol

North Battleford, Saskatchewan
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49878329.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/49878329.jpg

Yellowknife, NWT
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Downtown_Yellowknife_2.jpg/800px-Downtown_Yellowknife_2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Downtown_Yellowknife_2.jpg/800px-Downtown_Yellowknife_2.jpg

Moose jaw SK!
http://www.bcrealestateconvention.com/html/newsletter/img/MooseJawAerial.jpg
http://www.bcrealestateconvention.com/html/newsletter/img/MooseJawAerial.jpg

Prince Albert SK:
http://user.pix.ca.epodunk.com/SK/patourism_1830.jpg
http://user.pix.ca.epodunk.com/SK/patourism_1830.jpg

http://www.peterballantyne.ca/images/aerials/princealbert.jpg
http://www.peterballantyne.ca/images/aerials/princealbert.jpg

Lethbridge AB:
http://dailyphotodose.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/LethbridgePanoRD.jpg
http://dailyphotodose.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/LethbridgePanoRD.jpg

Grande Prairie AB:
http://randyvanderveen.com/storage/10-06-06aerialsrv0015.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276038662605
http://randyvanderveen.com/storage/10-06-06aerialsrv0015.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1276038662605

Brandon Manitoba:
http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/Brandon+Aerial+-+front.JPG
http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/Brandon+Aerial+-+front.JPG

Prince Rupert BC
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Downtown_Prince_Rupert.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Downtown_Prince_Rupert.jpg

Prince George BC:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/1802654508_79fc8e10a6.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/1802654508_79fc8e10a6.jpg

Whitehorse Yukon:
http://yukon-news.com/media/images/2009/june/10/WHITEHORSE004.jpg
http://yukon-news.com/media/images/2009/june/10/WHITEHORSE004.jpg

[Beedok]

Is it just me, or does Prince Rupert look like a Soviet industrial town in that picture?

[Chadillaccc]

It looks exactly like Murmansk Russia :P

[Dougler306]

I took these photos a couple weeks ago.

View from the south (easy to spot the two new towers):
http://imageshack.us/a/img833/2876/2gwe.jpg

(exactly the same view, but 1 year ago)
http://imageshack.us/a/img41/3803/7mdg.jpg

View from the north:
http://imageshack.us/a/img827/3919/8ysv.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img211/7616/yyf4.jpg

photos posted on Regina construction, thought i would share them here, credit: UrbanClimate

[kw5150]

THANKS. Regina is looking good.

[MolsonExport]

thanks for the great and scarce shots of cities rarely profiled (e.g., Moose Jaw, Brandon, Lethbridge)

[Chadillaccc]

Wow that first shot of Regina shows 3 brand new buildings! That's great :D Let the boom continue!

[Rico Rommheim]

Imagine if Regina built a landmark tower, like something at 120m? Now, that would be a skyline worth raving about!

[Nathan]

Imagine if Regina built a landmark tower, like something at 120m? Now, that would be a skyline worth raving about!

Maybe in a couple years... The tallest current proposals are for a 90 and 73. Would be nice to have a new peak above the plateau that is sort of developing.

[Chadillaccc]

Here's hoping! I also hope more mid-rise residential gets built in the Regina core too. The two going up right now are quite nice... and a definite sign that Regina is headed in the right direction. If Capital Pointe gets built, that will be really great. There are cities of 500 000 - 750 000 in Canada and cities of 1 million + in the states that don't have mixed-use developments that nice.

[vid]

Kind of sad that Moose Jaw and Brandon both have downtowns and skylines twice the size of either of Thunder Bay's downtowns, and we have 4 times as many people as either one. Port Arthur has over 50,000 people and looks like a city of half the size. :(

[ssiguy]

I love seeing pics of smaller Canadian cities.

[softee]

Double post.

[softee]

A few old North Bay (pop. 53,000, CA 64,000) pics from my personal collection. There have been a few changes since these were taken, but nothing too drastic. The vacant land on the waterfront is now a large park.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/DowntownNB1990resized.jpghttp://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/March30th2007001resized.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/Softee2/media/March30th2007001resized.jpg.html)http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/DSCN1938.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/Softee2/media/DSCN1938.jpg.html)http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/DSCN1941.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/Softee2/media/DSCN1941.jpg.html)

[Tone]

Rimouski
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/9514672500_7502f25dcd_b.jpg

[SkydivePilot]

I'm sounding like a broken record here; but, Regina's skyline, as viewed from the north, resembles a low-calorie Dallas, TX. (Now with 12 glass towers and counting.) ;)

[kw5150]

Neat north bay shots.

[davidivivid]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-boxof6G3kac/Ug8XWHt8y1I/AAAAAAAADr4/ziRKy_feC_A/s1600/Sans+titre.png
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jean271972/9486703607/sizes/l/in/pool-896869@N21/

[lio45]

^ That green lighting is new?

[KnoxfordGuy]

Found some cool aerials of Fredericton from a few years back. It give a better idea of how Fredericton developed because there are no leaves on the trees thus you can see it haha. (I don't Know who took the pictures but if someone sees it and it is theirs, just comment.)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4368588677_77eb145d53_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4368598135_68528ab3fe_o.jpg

Here is are two summer shots of Fredericton from the Tourism Fredericton Flickr page...see all the leaves, lol:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6642514419_1690cc2224_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6642516059_8692974d57_b.jpg

[SkydivePilot]

Fredericton is absolutely gorgeous!!! :tup:

[Tone]

.

[someone123]

Unusual view of Halifax's North End. It's a very mixed neighbourhood -- there are some great old buildings but there are also a lot of ugly, ill-conceived housing projects. The little red apartment building in the lower right is the corner of North and Gottingen.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7342/9343705891_cdddeaed7c_o.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/capers66/9343705891/in/pool-halifax/)

[MonctonRad]

You don't see pictures of Niagara Falls on here very often. I'm just back from a two week trip to Ontario and thought I would share a few photos that I took. :)

We'll start with a couple of pictures of the downtown skyline highlighting the massive hotels overlooking the falls.

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Ontario%20Trip%202013/9FFC1AAF-1170-4C29-AF9B-0F1D320CEA6D-2203-0000031E4C4F8A6D.jpg
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Ontario%20Trip%202013/07664E2D-F708-4971-9FFF-B5731DD770F3-2203-0000031E4402A0C6.jpg

Now a few pictures of the Clifton Hill area. There is no question Niagara falls is Canada's answer to Las Vegas or Atlantic City.....

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Ontario%20Trip%202013/D0C0D1E1-46D2-4DBF-B8A4-31CBF5F21C87-2203-0000031E93CF6DB8.jpg
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Ontario%20Trip%202013/4DA266F0-2C37-44BC-91A5-F88BBB41B10D-2203-0000031EB0BC77E8.jpg
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Ontario%20Trip%202013/6EE61098-E390-4B6D-9A57-CAC257760A26-2203-0000031EBBB7F142.jpg
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Ontario%20Trip%202013/5FFA1874-D830-447D-956B-6AC894AE7C75-2203-0000031EA6F31FFD.jpg

And finally the obligatory photo of the "Maid of the Mist" :)

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Ontario%20Trip%202013/5255BCFB-848C-46D5-88D9-2B2E79B4D5AE-2203-0000031E6D5BF28C.jpg

[caltrane74]

Haven't been down there for a while. Looks awesome!

Thanks for the photo tour.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Grotesque as always - thanks for being you, Niagara Falls.

[Symz]

The last time I was in Niagara Falls that drop tower ride wasn't operating. Did it close down for a while?

The Skywheel was fun.

[MonctonRad]

Fredericton is absolutely gorgeous!!! :tup:

I agree that Fredericton is quite charming. It's both bucolic and quite well endowed for a city it's size simultaneously. An interesting "down home" mix.

The sad thing about Freddy is that it is stuck in the middle of nowhere. From Woodstock to Fredericton is a one hour drive on the TCH through densely forested land. After Freddy, it's another 90 minute drive through NB's nether regions to Moncton. There are only two exits to Fredericton from the TCH, and you can't see the city from either exit. If you aren't paying attention, you could bypass the city without even knowing that it was there.... :(

The new four lane TCH from Moncton to Woodstock is a great road, but the designers placed the right of way through the wilderness. It would have been better if the highway were closer to the Saint John River west of Freddy and if it had followed a more southerly alignment towards Sussex east of the capital. At least that way you might form the impression that there are actual living human beings resident in the province (in addition to the moose).

NB was a "drive through" province before. It's even worse now!!! You can cross the province on the highway and think no one actually lives here. This is the worst impression you could possibly give a tourist....... :hell:

[KnoxfordGuy]

:previous: Agreed!! :previous:

[ErickMontreal]

I agree that Fredericton is quite charming. It's both bucolic and quite well endowed for a city it's size simultaneously. An interesting "down home" mix.

The sad thing about Freddy is that it is stuck in the middle of nowhere. From Woodstock to Fredericton is a one hour drive on the TCH through densely forested land. After Freddy, it's another 90 minute drive through NB's nether regions to Moncton. There are only two exits to Fredericton from the TCH, and you can't see the city from either exit. If you aren't paying attention, you could bypass the city without even knowing that it was there.... :(

The new four lane TCH from Moncton to Woodstock is a great road, but the designers placed the right of way through the wilderness. It would have been better if the highway were closer to the Saint John River west of Freddy and if it had followed a more southerly alignment towards Sussex east of the capital. At least that way you might form the impression that there are actual living human beings resident in the province (in addition to the moose).

NB was a "drive through" province before. It's even worse now!!! You can cross the province on the highway and think no one actually lives here. This is the worst impression you could possibly give a tourist....... :hell:


So true. I have driven on this highway countless times (Moncton to Quebec/SJ to Quebec) and yes, the new highway is atrociously boring and does not offer a fair impression of this part of the province. Altough the last time I drove on it, I had more time on my hands and decided to use the old highway from Fredericton to Perth Andover which was nice and I have to admit, quite scenic.

[SkydivePilot]

OMG!!!! Niagara Falls sure has one serious kick-ass skyline!!! MOST impressed!!!

[Chadillaccc]

Great pics!

[Architype]

OMG!!!! Niagara Falls sure has one serious kick-ass skyline!!! MOST impressed!!!

It's also safe to say that something went terribly wrong there a long time ago, lol. ;)

[Chadillaccc]

Yeah, it certainly isn't the nicest. But the Falls make up for it!

[Chadillaccc]

These are the BEST pictures I could find of each city.

Provincial cities

Kenora
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7347/9541503641_2f5aaab838.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Kenora_waterfront_0071.jpg

Brandon - 53 000 (CA 63 000)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/9544333760_1f86799e7c.jpg

Prince Albert - 35 000 (CA 43 000)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3771/9541503069_d8f63c795b.jpg
http://www.koocanusapublications.com/rvwest_test/images/uploads/princealbert.jpg

Moose Jaw - 33 000
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/9541503973_f84e3955f1.jpg
http://www.bcrealestateconvention.com/html/newsletter/img/MooseJawAerial.jpg

North Battleford - 14 000 (CA 20 000)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/9544331478_b1b10aec71.jpg
http://www.mortgagesask.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/North-Battleford-620x349.jpeg

Medicine Hat - 61 000 (CA 67 000)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5519/9503614792_c414762432_o.jpg
http://www.palliserrealestate.com/about-medicine-hat/

Fort McMurray - 75 000 (Wood Buffalo - 120 000)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/9500814109_da107af228_o.jpg
http://www.mymcmurray.com/

Lethbridge - 90 000 (CMA 115 000)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7425/9500814003_e4bc3a2a41_o.jpg
http://dailyphotodose.com/

Red Deer - 97 000 (Regional 152 000)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3684/9503614692_dbd354292b_o.jpg
http://www.reddeerregion.com/

Grande Prairie 55 000 (CA 65 000)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5486/9508065076_daea3cf18c.jpg
www.dailyheraldtribune.com

Prince George - 72 000 (CA 90 000)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/9544406846_8b239ee696.jpg

Kelowna - 120 000 (CMA 190 000)
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3731/9541504265_9c658cf0b2.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/4794626427/

Kamloops - 86 000 (CMA 100 000)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/9541597257_486d16d518.jpg

Abbotsford - 135 000 (CMA 172 000)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5524/9544292802_8bac87fa43.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Downtownabbotsford.JPG

Prince Rupert - 13 000 (CA 36 000)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5445/9544292316_570661339d.jpg
http://www.remax-terrace.bc.ca/Quickstart/ImageLib/port.jpg

Nanaimo - 83 000 (CMA 101 000)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2887/9544446722_d3e65be7e6.jpg
http://pages.uoregon.edu/dtodd/InsidePassage/Nanaimo.JPG



Territorial Cities

Iqaluit - 7000
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7315/9544549620_87f950b613.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Iqaluit_skyline.jpg

Hay River - 3700
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/9541762353_6aa6df4feb.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2645/3863804939_713ab3d79e_z.jpg?zz=1

Yellowknife - 20 000
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/9541762943_5812512d3a.jpg
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/technology/iristel-to-rival-northwestel-with-local-phone-service-in-canadas-north/article6466455/?service=mobile

[Beedok]

Hay River is the perfect example of Canadian city design. 3 700 people and a highrise apartment building. :D

[Jarrod]

Is it just me, or does Prince Rupert look like a Soviet industrial town in that picture?

Living there FEELS like living in Soviet Russia...

Also, the yellow high rise in the back is Digby Towers, and the last I heard it was abandoned. I'm not sure about the situation now.

[Dylan Leblanc]

nice round-up Chad! :D

[Chadillaccc]

Thanks Dylan. I would do Eastern Canada... but there are sooo many small city-skylines out there, and I already did a post of mostly Eastern Canada and BC back in 2011. Plus, most posters on here are from the east and don't know anything about the west, other than misinformed assertions usually. So it's nice for people to see.

[Beedok]

Thanks Dylan. I would do Eastern Canada... but there are sooo many small city-skylines out there, and I already did a post of mostly Eastern Canada and BC back in 2011. Plus, most posters on here are from the east and don't know anything about the west, other than misinformed assertions usually. So it's nice for people to see.

Quebec remains the most mysterious for all anglophones though I think.

On another note, I do sometimes wish Canada had more cities in the 50-150k range. Though I also wish we had more cities in pretty well every range.:P

[SHOFEAR]

Hay River is the perfect example of Canadian city design. 3 700 people and a highrise apartment building. :D

Chances are if anything happens that is newsworthy enough for Hay River to get some news time in Edmonton, It happened in that building. It is not a good place.

[Chadillaccc]

Quebec remains the most mysterious for all anglophones though I think.

On another note, I do sometimes wish Canada had more cities in the 50-150k range. Though I also wish we had more cities in pretty well every range.:P

Quebec is pretty well represented here though. We see photos of Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, and Rimouski often... and pictures of Saguenay and Trois Rivieres every now and then. I don't think any other cities (metro areas and census agglomerations) have skylines in Quebec.


In my opinion, the biggest enigma's in Canada are Atlantic cities... most of which are severely under-represented, save for Halifax and St. John's, which are somewhat over-represened even :P but I'm not complaining!



I do share your opinion that Canada could use somemore larger CA's and smaller CMA's though. I like to see population distribution, not concentration. That is why I'm so glad to see Saskatchewan and Manitoba back on the rise, especially with their 2nd tier cities growing quite quick now (except for Prince Albert).

[Antigonish]

There's a good number of us from the smaller centers in the Maritimes on here, I think only a few read or post in the Canada forum though.

I moved to Edmonton to make thousands of dollars a week (god bless Alberta eh? :D ) so if I go back for Christmas or whatever I'll take some photos of Nova Scotian Towns and Cities

[Chadillaccc]

Jesus, where do you work?

[Townie709]

A recent skyline photo of St. John's taken by SignalHillHiker... I'm sure he wouldn't mind me sharing it here :D

http://www.newfoundland-photos.com/ConstructionUpdates-1/General-Construction-Updates/i-JFCsNM2/0/XL/IMG_8078_edited-L.jpg

[Hali87]

Quebec is pretty well represented here though. We see photos of Montreal, Quebec City, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, and Rimouski often... and pictures of Saguenay and Trois Rivieres every now and then. I don't think any other cities (metro areas and census agglomerations) have skylines in Quebec.


In my opinion, the biggest enigma's in Canada are Atlantic cities... most of which are severely under-represented, save for Halifax and St. John's, which are somewhat over-represened even :P but I'm not complaining!

Moncton and Saint John are the only other two Maritime cities that really have "skylines" in the traditional sense, and Moncton's is (just my honest opinion) not very visually interesting. Sydney sort of has one. The rest of the region has very little in terms of conspicuous modern architecture (you might get some "skylines" made up of church steeples and town hall type buildings but that's about it). It's kind of the same reason cities like Cambridge and Guelph are underrepresented here.

I'm more surprised at how under-represented Victoria, Mississauga, and Niagara Falls are. (Edit: I forgot about the controversy surrounding Mississauga in regards to the CMAs of 1 million or under thing. I guess that explains why we never see it here)

[MonctonRad]

:previous:

Both Fredericton and Charlottetown have modest skylines too, and it could be argued that even Bathurst has a bit of a skyline......

Braymondg recently posted this picture of the new convention centre in downtown Charlottetown in the PEI thread.

http://www.capitalhonda.com/const/conv.jpg

[Hali87]

I would argue that Fredericton does not really have a skyline. Very, very few buildings break through the tree canopy, and the ones that do, just barely do.

I guess Charlottetown's skyline is slightly more conspicuous than Sydney's. To me, though, a skyline is more than just one or two or three buildings that happen to be >5 storeys. It's a significant, distinctive variation in building height that looks dramatic from a distance. Neither Charlottetown, nor Fredericton, nor Sydney nor Bathurst really have that, IMO. Each of them has a couple "sort of tallish buildings". This doesn't mean that they're not great cities (I've had nothing but great times in Fredericton), it just means that they don't really have what most people would consider skylines.

[Hali87]

For the sake of it,

Charlottetown (2011 CA pop. 64,487)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Charlottetown_skyline_2010.jpg/800px-Charlottetown_skyline_2010.jpg
Source (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Charlottetown_skyline_2010.jpg/800px-Charlottetown_skyline_2010.jpg)


Fredericton (2011 CA pop. 105,688)

http://stu-international.ca/images/fred_skyline.jpg
Source (http://stu-international.ca/images/fred_skyline.jpg)


Sydney (2011 CA pop. 97,398)

http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1990/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1990-2894.jpg
Source (http://wwwdelivery.superstock.com/WI/223/1990/PreviewComp/SuperStock_1990-2894.jpg)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/4664768063_6b7258cb0e.jpg
Source (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/4664768063_6b7258cb0e.jpg)


Bathurst (2011 CA pop. 30,424)

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6109/7022454871_2e9d967664_z.jpg
Source (http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6109/7022454871_2e9d967664_z.jpg)

[isaidso]

Hay River is the perfect example of Canadian city design. 3 700 people and a highrise apartment building. :D

If they're going to build just 1 big building in a tiny town like that, they could have put more effort into making it special.

[isaidso]

Quebec remains the most mysterious for all anglophones though I think.


I doubt that. Anglophones in Ontario and the Maritimes travel to Quebec often; lots actually move there for a few years for school or right after. It feels familiar/like home for lots of anglophones. Quebec is largely a mystery to Westerners.

[BIMBAM]

I doubt that. Anglophones in Ontario and the Maritimes travel to Quebec often; lots actually move there for a few years for school or right after. It feels familiar/like home for lots of anglophones. Quebec is largely a mystery to Westerners.

Not to mention Anglophones from Quebec, a population roughly analogous to that of New Brunswick.

[Chadillaccc]

Great Maritimes pics!

[Chadillaccc]

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[SignalHillHiker]

A few of our smaller ones. As in the Maritimes, no especially tall, modern buildings.

Corner Brook (26,623 Metro)

http://i40.tinypic.com/fp2d1.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomcochrane


Mount Pearl (24,284 City)

http://i42.tinypic.com/19lai1.jpg


Conception Bay South (24,848 Town)

http://i43.tinypic.com/2vv8i2e.jpg

[Chadillaccc]

That's a gorgeous shot of Corner Brook, but neither of those others have actual skylines.

[Chadillaccc]

Absolutely incredible skyline photo of Winnipeg from the CMHR facebook page.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/9564036384_fc9540c0fc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66175113@N06/9564036384/)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151789555715513&set=a.414008475512.178253.97884715512&type=1&theater

[Symz]

The peg had a huge pow-wow the other day, I guess the largest in the country?

[cam477]

A recent skyline photo of St. John's taken by SignalHillHiker... I'm sure he wouldn't mind me sharing it here :D

http://www.newfoundland-photos.com/ConstructionUpdates-1/General-Construction-Updates/i-JFCsNM2/0/XL/IMG_8078_edited-L.jpg

I think this is the best shot of St. John's skyline I've ever seen. This angle really makes it look denser and not so spread out and linear. When they finally finish the Henry Bell buildings it will really add to this shot as well.

Also, great job to those who posted the skylines of the smaller cities across Western and Atlantic Canada - really interesting.

[kw5150]

Says the guy posting pics of Calgary.........

That's a gorgeous shot of Corner Brook, but neither of those others have actual skylines.



Here's Calgary's tiny Westbrook Skyline. One of the buildings is over 80 meters, I believe. Possibly higher.


Photos by me yesterday

[Chadillaccc]

Huh?

[Beedok]

This is the CMAs under 1 million thread.

[Chadillaccc]

Yeah, but it is a small skyline. Didn't think it belonged in the regular skyline thread, hence why I didn't double post it in both. However, if it's actually something people are gonna complain about, I'd be glad to move it.

[Beedok]

I do think we need another category for the secondary skylines of our big cities.

[Mrs Sauga]

Thanks so much for posting pics of some of those small cities! I hear their names but have NEVER seen pics of them. Always was curious to see what Lethbridge or Moose Jaw looked like.

Also that is the best St Johns pic Ive seen. It looks like a major city. Very Halifax-ish.

[Chadillaccc]

No probs, man. Any time. Hopefully Airboy will post a new pic of Fort McMurray once their new office building is up.

[kw5150]

No one is complaining, just joking around.

Yeah, but it is a small skyline. Didn't think it belonged in the regular skyline thread, hence why I didn't double post it in both. However, if it's actually something people are gonna complain about, I'd be glad to move it.

[flar]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/beach/00274.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/ancaster_dundas_stone/00151.jpg

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http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/burlington2008/00028-00034.jpg

[SteelTown]

Excellent skyline shot of Hamilton. Rarely you see a photo of Hamilton from Burlington.

[saffronleaf]

Wow, awesome pics flar; Hamilton actually looks pretty good!

[Beedok]

Always good to see Hamilton from other angles. Like Montreal with Mont Royal, Hamilton gets stuck with a bit too many pics from the same angle.

[Rico Rommheim]

I can see Hamilton has a densely built, long waterfront skyline with 2 pinnacle points at opposite sides.

I like it.

[Chadillaccc]

The 2nd Hamilton pic is really great!

[Beedok]

I can see Hamilton has a densely built, long waterfront skyline with 2 pinnacle points at opposite sides.

I like it.

The skyline isn't really very waterfront. I think it's a bit further from the bay than Montreal's is from the water.

[davidivivid]

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2822/9570908121_cf8d0a95ef_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascalbenard/9570908121/)
Coucher de Soleil sur Québec (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pascalbenard/9570908121/) par Pascal B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/pascalbenard/), sur Flickr