The Great Canadian Skyline thread for CMAs 1 million and under

[Chadillaccc]

Hey, no Windsor! What are we chopped liver? We're bigger than some of these cities you posted! Places like Corner Brook and Dundas we're 9 or 10x bigger and yet we're not on the list.

Weird. It goes to show you how often and easily we're overlooked down here in the banana region of Canada.

Sorry about that! I do have a great shot of Windsor. I'll edit that in right away!

[Dylan Leblanc]

Great work Cchad!

[osirisboy]

great work.. nice to see yellowknife with a decent skyline. Surrey has to have one of the worst skylines considering its population.

[Chadillaccc]

Agreed, but it is growing quite quickly considering it had nothing 10 years ago.

[Symz]

Sorry about that! I do have a great shot of Windsor. I'll edit that in right away!

Thanks Chadillaccc!! Mucho appreciated. Interesting shot of Windsor you have! Great list you put together, thanks!

[softee]

Here are a few of North Bay that I took several years back.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/tmpphpJnbHoY.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/tmpphpDubxds.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/tmpphpP4tscc.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/Softee2/tmpphpDhcDN1.jpg

[halifaxboyns]

Rather than repost all the photos, I'll just add the link (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=191446) to a photo thread of pictures I took in Halifax (Halifax Regional Municipality) while I was home at Easter.

All photos taken by me and I've added the airport photos to the airport thread. Enjoy!

[north 42]

Thanks Chadillaccc!! Mucho appreciated. Interesting shot of Windsor you have! Great list you put together, thanks!

Why can't I find the Windsor shot you are talking about? Where is it?

[Symz]

Why can't I find the Windsor shot you are talking about? Where is it?

Hmm, weird. You can't find it, because it's not in the list anymore. :\

It was this pic.

Origionally posted by Chadillaccc
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff452/Khenic2/6317998424_e9c33365b5_b.jpg

[north 42]

^^^ Thanks Symz. It is a different shot, not sure it does the city justice, but nice to see a different angle.

[mike474]

great work.. nice to see yellowknife with a decent skyline. Surrey has to have one of the worst skylines considering its population.

Well it's not a real city in the traditional sense. It's several towns growing into one another. It's in the process of developing central hubs where highrises will be built like Burnaby and Mississauga.

[vid]

Some photos of Thunder Bay's "skyline".

Port Arthur / Grain Elevators / Fort William and Mount McKay in distance >>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://i.imgur.com/ROb6H.jpg

Close-up of Fort William. The building under construction is our new courthouse.

http://i.imgur.com/SiZCV.jpg

[Nathan]

It's been a while since Regina's made an appearance, so here a few pictures of a small portion of Regina's skyline where a new tower is currently being constructed. Photos were taken by the forumers that originally posted them.

I'm going to have to go out sometime soon and get a good collection of pictures that includes more of the core.

View of the tower rising from the NE gateway to downtown, taken last Friday:

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa33/stormer111/Regina-20111104-00009.jpg


Its time for another photo update!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/jigglysquishy/P1011846.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/jigglysquishy/P1011852.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/jigglysquishy/P1011851.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/jigglysquishy/P1011850.jpg



From the south-east corner of Victoria and Rose.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/jigglysquishy/P1011858.jpg

[itom 987]

It's about time we had an update, thanks for posting!

[youngregina]

It feels like this building went up pretty quickly for a city of our size. Can anyone else tell me construction times from base to top-out fora building this size?

[vid]

I would guess not more than 2.5 years to construct it, and only about a year to top out once it has started rising. Buildings go up surprisingly quick.

[Nathan]

It feels like this building went up pretty quickly for a city of our size. Can anyone else tell me construction times from base to top-out fora building this size?

For those that don't know... it will be approx 20 floors/81m or so.

I would guess not more than 2.5 years to construct it, and only about a year to top out once it has started rising. Buildings go up surprisingly quick.

They started ripping down the old building that was there in Sept of last year and finished digging/started building the underground parkade levels at the end of January of this year.

[vid]

Our courthouse started construction 6 months ago (that is, 7 months ago, the site was a vacant lot) and this is what it looks like now:

http://i.imgur.com/L7w1a.jpg

By this time next year, according to schedule, it will be enclosed.

[flar]

^^they've made a lot of progress since I was there a couple weeks ago.

[Chadillaccc]

Awesome Vid... could you get a good skyline pic of Tbay, or do you have any?

[lake of the nations]

Sherbrooke, Québec

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4320/img2242of.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-11-16

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/665/img2245li.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-11-16

[vid]

Awesome Vid... could you get a good skyline pic of Tbay, or do you have any?

LOL I just posted some. :(

Here is another:

http://i.imgur.com/QA8et.jpg

Sorry it is so gigantic. :(

[Dylan Leblanc]

guys, this is getting desperate. :sly:

[mike474]

Saskatoon (some oldies, but there hasn't been any Saskatoon in a while); all by me

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4626216902_5844674840_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4630078851_2f7f3bb1d0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/4630086009_c3bbb69e97_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/4625610147_dfe187fd3d_b.jpg

Other side of the river (not really skyliney)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/4630105237_d8c22bd974_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4630098359_76335cf436_o.jpg


Full thread:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=181947&highlight=Saskatoon

[vid]

guys, this is getting desperate. :sly:

There are only so many cities to show skylines of. :(

[someone123]

Photo by rikimuk on flickr via worldlyhaligonian.

It is timely because the owner of Fenwick tower (the big concrete one) just announced that they are going to begin building an addition in January. A 34-storey extension will go up next to the existing tower, the walls will be reclad in glass, and the ground floor will be improved with a better lobby, some commercial space, and townhouses.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6220305999_e827589f3d_b.jpg
Source (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikimuk/)

[MonctonRad]

Moncton downtown from around the Blue Cross Centre and Assomption Blvd

(all pictures by myself, taken today on my iPhone and hosted on photobucket.)

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202011/efadc3ff.jpg

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202011/13e81138.jpg

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z411/MonctonRad/Snapbucket/Moncton%20Construction%202011/e6e200c9.jpg

[haligonia]

Moncton sure does love it's red brick! It's a nice little city, and it looks great in autumn. Probably my favourite time to visit.

[-Harlington-]

Dartmouth and Halifax :


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6355614437_f8e01f5d47_z.jpg



http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6355606891_d4c9230762_z.jpg



http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6355603985_5b35961fd8_z.jpg



http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6355600011_d9cf5f70fb_z.jpg

[lake of the nations]

Sherbrooke again.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4466/img2269c.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-11-17

[lake of the nations]

Sherbrooke, Québec

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2628/img1921b.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-10-06

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3842/img1920d.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-10-06

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6660/img1846p.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2011-09-30

[MolsonExport]

love that last sherb shot.

[ssiguy]

Nice Sherbrooke shot..........I've heard Sherbrooke is a lovely city.

As for Thunder Bay I'm curious. when someone say's they are going "downtown in T-Bay which "downtown" are they ussually refering to? Is there one city that has become the effective core of the city or are they basically the same size with similar amounts of commercial/governmental/ entertainment amenities?

[Symz]

Riverfront park with downtown Windsor and the Ambassador Bridge in background.

Pic by me.
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff452/Khenic2/windsor3.jpg

[vid]

As for Thunder Bay I'm curious. when someone say's they are going "downtown in T-Bay which "downtown" are they ussually refering to? Is there one city that has become the effective core of the city or are they basically the same size with similar amounts of commercial/governmental/ entertainment amenities?

It refers to the core of the end of town they're from. I live in the south end, so "downtown" for me is downtown Fort William, and I refer to downtown Port Arthur as either "the North Core", "Port Arthur" or "Uptown". People in Port Arthur are referring to downtown Port Arthur when they say "Downtown", and downtown Fort William is referred to as "South Core" or "Fort William".

I've been trying to get people to refer to the south core as "Downtown", the north core as "Uptown" and Intercity as "Midtown" but it isn't really catching on yet.

[giallo]

Kelowna

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6071/6071543390_3e39abc0ba_b.jpg


I really wish they were building that 18 floor office tower downtown. As it stands now, Kelowna has two skylines; one is predominantly condo towers while the other is office buildings.

[Chadillaccc]

Landmark VI would fit in nicely in the waterfront skyline. Hopefully Lucaya, Monaco and 24 eventually get built. That will really define the waterfront as the primary skyline of the city.

[Metro-One]

Love Kelowna, and love the beach culture of the Okanagan. Can't wait for next summer! (Though Penticton is my favorite, hehe. More Liberal and less Conservatives. I have actually noticed that the Okanagan becomes steadily more conservative the farther north you go, with Osoyoos and Oliver being the most Liberal, followed by Penticton. Then Kelowna leans Conservative, but Vernon seems to be the furthest right, becoming an all out cowboy Conservative land)

[Dylan Leblanc]

Here's some shots of Victoria from the roof of a a new condo building downtown.

Pics by MarkoJ of VibrantVictoria.ca - http://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=172954


Anyway, back to the 834.....pictures from the roof-top. Common areas are still under construction.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Q3E-DvR7ZbY/TtKzpRRVttI/AAAAAAAADcY/1drneiqTTQw/s1024/IMG_0321.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-m518MxucUiI/TtKzwJKu6cI/AAAAAAAADcg/NAhzzjGGK2Y/s1024/IMG_0322.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5XvtJ5Iu1Ek/TtK0zm9KbiI/AAAAAAAADcs/QIenFY1v63Y/s1024/IMG_0324.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8a6SqjTpAy4/TtK06GJgBvI/AAAAAAAADc0/AzWuqkikGx8/s1024/IMG_0325.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0tZfS8PS2Cs/TtK06jqm5cI/AAAAAAAADc8/MFbb5pQvnq4/s1024/IMG_0326.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6psQ86UywbQ/TtKzoEqndbI/AAAAAAAADcQ/2C6-NfoTF5E/s1024/IMG_0323.JPG

[renthefinn]

It refers to the core of the end of town they're from. I live in the south end, so "downtown" for me is downtown Fort William, and I refer to downtown Port Arthur as either "the North Core", "Port Arthur" or "Uptown". People in Port Arthur are referring to downtown Port Arthur when they say "Downtown", and downtown Fort William is referred to as "South Core" or "Fort William".

I've been trying to get people to refer to the south core as "Downtown", the north core as "Uptown" and Intercity as "Midtown" but it isn't really catching on yet.


NEVER, Port Arthur will always be the Downtown for me...

[vid]

NEVER, Port Arthur will always be the Downtown for me...

But it is up in relation to the other core. :shrug: Besides, uptown sounds more swanky, and I was there last night, Sunday night, and south Cumberland was lined with decent looking cars (new models, and even a Cadillac!) and lots of people were walking around the area without begging for change or smokes.

Certainly, you can't refer to that as "downtown".

[haligonia]

This thread has been inactive for almost a month, so I thought I'd give it a bump. Here's a shot of the Halifax skyline, from Destination Halifax (http://www.destinationhalifax.com):

http://www.destinationhalifax.com/images/design-2010/header/dh/4.jpg?v=4
Source (http://www.destinationhalifax.com)

[KnoxfordGuy]

I've lived in New Brunswick for 21 years (i'm 21 lol) and I've been to London England, Paris France and Barcelona Spain as well as Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and all the cities in the Maritimes BUT Halifax! I will get there as God is my witness! Hahaha

[Antigonish]

I've lived in New Brunswick for 21 years (i'm 21 lol) and I've been to London England, Paris France and Barcelona Spain as well as Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and all the cities in the Maritimes BUT Halifax! I will get there as God is my witness! Hahaha

Your from NB and have never been to halifax?! My god man!

[A4Regina]

Here's some great pics of the Regina skyline thanks to Spongebob from the Manitoba/Saskatchewan section.

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww112/wolfsco1/IMG_2202.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww112/wolfsco1/IMG_2181.jpg

http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k589/wolfsco/IMG_2048.jpg


and here's one from the Leader Post. Link (http://www.leaderpost.com/business/2011+year+growth+Regina/5919033/story.html) to the article.
http://www.leaderpost.com/business/5919034.bin?size=620x400s

[MolsonExport]

Great 'gina picks

[KnoxfordGuy]

Your from NB and have never been to halifax?! My god man!

I know! I have been to the airport though lol. :tup:

[RyeJay]

I've lived in New Brunswick for 21 years (i'm 21 lol) and I've been to London England, Paris France and Barcelona Spain as well as Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and all the cities in the Maritimes BUT Halifax! I will get there as God is my witness! Hahaha

You should definitely plan a day trip to Halifax :)

Downtown Halifax (including Dartmouth's side of the harbour) is going through some exciting changes as of late. The shipbuilding contract will push even more proposals into development. Some of Halifax's larger towers are getting renovated as well.

Visit soon, if you want to see the downtown in its older state. In as little as a few years, the area will look very different.

[Mishpet1]

great work.. nice to see yellowknife with a decent skyline. Surrey has to have one of the worst skylines considering its population. That angle of Surrey definitely doesn't show the density. A better angle for a photo would be from the intersection of Lougheed and Blue Mountain. I hope to get a photo uploaded soon

[MolsonExport]

The two big Sask cities punch way above their weight skylinewise.

[whiteford]

saskatoons downtown really is big. really big for its size. like a mini calgary.

[Symz]

For its size, Regina's skyline is impressive.

[Dougler306]

I love the downtown our city has and i cant wait till we see some new buildings crack the skyline.

@ whiteford, just refering to ur post, all those pics above are from regina's downtown if you thought they were from stoon :)

[north 42]

What's the retail situation in downtown Regina? Is there a good mix of shops and restaurants and clubs? I can see there is a good amount of office space, but I'm not sure about how busy it is in the day and at night.

[Scruff Bucket]

What's the retail situation in downtown Regina? Is there a good mix of shops and restaurants and clubs? I can see there is a good amount of office space, but I'm not sure about how busy it is in the day and at night.
Early birds might get the choice, but the dawdlers find the deals (L-P Dec. 24, 2011) (http://www.leaderpost.com/life/Early+birds+might+choice/5906749/story.html)
http://www.leaderpost.com/life/5906750.bin
Christmas shoppers go about their business at the Cornwall Centre on Friday. [Dec. 23, 2011]
Photograph by: Bryan Schlosser, Leader-Post

Shoppers open wallets (L-P Dec. 22, 2011) (http://www.leaderpost.com/business/Shoppers+open+wallets/5896033/story.html)

A good day for shoppers (L-P Dec. 27, 2011) (http://www.leaderpost.com/life/good+shoppers/5912875/story.html)

Retail in Regina in general seems to be pretty busy. Street life downtown still tends to be busy during the day, understandably quieter at night, but esp. during winter time, the Cornwall Centre shopping mall is easily more busy! Nightlife downtown will be concentrated in certain spots, esp. by the bar/pub O'Hanlon's (Victoria Ave. and Scarth St.), further north at the Globe Theatre (Scarth St. and 11th Ave.) and Casino Regina on Saskatchewan Dr., and even more north by the club/bar strip along Dewdney Ave., tending to be more busy closer to the end of the week/weekends!

As for shops/restaurants, there's a variety of retail and services (other than the mall) of hair, spas, fashions, books, travel, health/legal professional, Gov. Canada services, etc., and a healthy mix of ethnic (Chinese, Japanese/sushi, Korean Vietnamese, Ethiopian) and contemporary and fine dining restaurants and coffee shops (no Starbucks downtown though! -- We're probably the only one-(true) Starbucks city around!). I think it would make a nice addition if we could get a Cactus Club or Milestones or other contemporary name restaurant somewhere downtown. There's also a plethora of hotels -- along with their restaurants/boutiques -- with a new one (Capital Pointe Condos/Hilton Hotel) intended to be built and running before the Grey Cup arrives for 2013!

Our newly (almost) completed City Square Plaza (located on the north side of Victoria Park, downtown) should help re-invigorate summertime, weekend events, like the already popular Regina Folk Fest and Farmers' Market, and create interest for other special events to take place there!

[Dylan Leblanc]

Here's Victoria from the US, ~35 km away.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6547304533_408d54e498_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nature_student/6547304533/)
Victoria-IMG_8826_1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nature_student/6547304533/) by whparker41 (http://www.flickr.com/people/nature_student/), on Flickr

[-Harlington-]

Some Halifax pictures from Citadel Hill :



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6602739857_11c1c34bc2.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6602744393_0cdfdd2045.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6602748299_fbb149ea8b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6602750413_4a2d974e08.jpg

[someone123]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6602744393_0cdfdd2045.jpg

This picture is very similar to one that I took in 2004:

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4997/cranes2004e.jpg

A dozen or so new buildings have gone up in this small area during the past few years, including 5 highrises.

[-Harlington-]

Cool comparison someone, looks a lot different now
and hopefully it will only get better if everything is approved .

[I.M]

If Hamilton counts, then it definitely owns any other skyline in Canada with 500K or less. If not than Regina is the clear winner imo.

[-Harlington-]

Two similar Dartmouth, one Halifax and a distant Bedford :


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6671042673_c52a093fd8_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6671059051_f176be7286_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6671039355_698cf408f3_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6671102115_044a5a8b95_z.jpg

[lake of the nations]

Sherbrooke from Terrill bridge.

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/402/img2374n.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-11

[KnoxfordGuy]

Fredericton Summer 2011. This does not belong to me!!!!!!
Property of Fredericton tourism!
website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frederi...th/6642514985/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6642514985_80fce4e70d_b.jpg

[Symz]

Fredericton now there's a city I don't hear about often, thanks for sharing the pic! It looks quaint and peaceful.

[someone123]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6671102115_044a5a8b95_z.jpg

The Dartmouth skyline is changing a lot. Two highrises are under construction in that photo and two more are going to start in the next couple of months. Next year the plan is to begin construction on a 33-storey building, and there are a few other proposals that might move forward.

[MonctonRad]

Here are a few more pictures of New Brunswick's "tiny perfect capital" from the same source as the one already posted by KnoxfordGuy

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6642512991_0960e3a7be_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6642518929_4540936c88_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6642508883_2eefa64a27_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6642517447_8b4d5796d2_z.jpg

The first three are of the downtown area, the last one is of the campus of UNB.

[chrisallard5454]

Here are a few more pictures of New Brunswick's "tiny perfect capital" from the same source as the one already posted by KnoxfordGuy

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6642512991_0960e3a7be_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6642518929_4540936c88_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6642508883_2eefa64a27_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6642517447_8b4d5796d2_z.jpg

The first three are of the downtown area, the last one is of the campus of UNB.


The biggest thing that stands out for me is the shape of the roads. They all look like they are in pristine condition. How diverse is the weather there?

[KnoxfordGuy]

One day it is +10C the next it is -10C. Gotta love New Brunswick lol. In the winter that is haha!

[bulliver]

Wow, Fredericton looks lovely. Sadly I missed it on my last trip through NB.

[vid]

It looks so pretty and manicured!

[Tone]

Rimouski
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6698275907_451ec509f5_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6698277635_dce6c4ecef_b.jpg

[Nathan]

Fredericton looks very nice and pristine. The University looks really nice too. I like when universities stick with one type of design asthetic and carry it through to newer buildings.


Here are a couple new ones of Regina with the current office tower under construction. A bit of a canyon effect forming. There are also rumours of a tower going up between the one being constructed now and the FCC tower on the right.

From the Regina Construction Thread:

Here is Regina's "Wall Street," as it appeared last Monday at dusk:


http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/1663/img7043an.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7597/img7072a.jpg

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9581/img7080y.jpg

[KnoxfordGuy]

That second picture is pretty awesome! I wouldn't have thought that was Regina unless I was told! :tup:

[north 42]

Wow, not at all how I thought the street view in Regina would look, pretty amazing.

[Symz]

Regina is an overachiever and is goin' off!

Nice Pics!

[SekishikiMeikaiHa]

Halifax, taken by me from the ferry on 31 July 2011.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6734692193_7d84791844_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6734692895_d98c5c4a98_z.jpg

[isaidso]

It looks so pretty and manicured!

A lot of the Maritimes look like that. It's a more genteel part of the country.

[MolsonExport]

Regina has outstanding density in those shots.

[RyeJay]

Fredericton now there's a city I don't hear about often, thanks for sharing the pic! It looks quaint and peaceful.

It is completely sprawled, leaving the downtown stagnant and uninspiring.

This picture will likely hold accurate for decades to come.

[haligonia]

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9581/img7080y.jpg

This view is incredible. It's amazing that Regina (a city of only 220 000!) can have such density.

Also, that building on the right looks kind of like a mini EAP.

[Dmajackson]

Grabbed these shots the other night in Hali;

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6739967995_7fbe0cf3bd_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6739967351_41748db97d_b.jpg

[SekishikiMeikaiHa]

Halifax skyline taken on Canada Day

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6740100923_cd254a00b6_b.jpg

[lake of the nations]

Sherbrooke on January 23.

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4613/img2395xw.jpg
By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-23

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-23

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-23

[J-MAN]

Minnedosa, Manitoba population: 2500
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(source:www.Pin.ca)

[UrbanClimate]

Fredericton looks very nice and pristine. The University looks really nice too. I like when universities stick with one type of design asthetic and carry it through to newer buildings.


Here are a couple new ones of Regina with the current office tower under construction. A bit of a canyon effect forming. There are also rumours of a tower going up between the one being constructed now and the FCC tower on the right.

From the Regina Construction Thread:

I post these Regina photos again (some were inadvertantly deleted from a previous post).

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[Symz]

Regina is soo metropolitan for it's size.

*jealous* :tup:

[J-MAN]

Brandon, Manitoba. Metro Population: 48,256

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source:wily14u

[Pavlov]

Regina is soo metropolitan for it's size.

*jealous* :tup:

Compared to cities like Kingston and Victoria, I'm not sure that's entirely true.

[Chadillaccc]

Kingston is NOT metropolitan at all. And the Victoria CMA is over 100 000 people larger than the Regina CMA so it's not much of a fair comparison. Plus it's a coastal tourist city.

[north 42]

Kingston is NOT metropolitan at all. And the Victoria CMA is over 100 000 people larger than the Regina CMA so it's not much of a fair comparison. Plus it's a coastal tourist city.

That's what I was thinking about Kingston as well. Victoria? Sure, I can see that, but it is much bigger.

[Pavlov]

Kingston is NOT metropolitan at all. And the Victoria CMA is over 100 000 people larger than the Regina CMA so it's not much of a fair comparison. Plus it's a coastal tourist city.

To me, despite having no skyline, Kingston feels like a larger, more established city than Regina. :shrug:

And yeah, perhaps comparisons with Victoria aren't totally fair (although in my defence it is only 50% larger).

[Hali87]

Regina looks a lot like Ottawa in those pics.

[someone123]

Kingston is a nice town. It's one of those places that used to be much more important than it is now, so it has a disproportionately large stock of impressive heritage buildings. Kingston City Hall for example was actually built to house the legislature for Ontario and Quebec at the time (the amalgamated Province of Canada in the 1840s).

The older cities also inherit a lot of subtle characteristics like narrower streets, shorter blocks, and fine-grained public space that make them a lot more pedestrian-friendly. That is a big advantage that is often overlooked.

[vid]

Regina looks a lot like Ottawa in those pics.

Poor Ottawa. :haha:

[lake of the nations]

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-28

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-28

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-28

[softee]

Kingston actually has a pretty good skyline now. There are several buildings between 15-20 storeys along the waterfront.

[vid]

Dnn dnn.

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-28

Dnn dnn dnn dnn.

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-28

Dnn dnn dnn dnn dnn dnn dnn dnn dnn.

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By sherbrooke (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sherbrooke) at 2012-01-28

http://images.pictureshunt.com/pics/m/movies_jaws-10792.jpg (http://www.free-extras.com/search/1/jaws.htm)

(This would have been funnier if I had photoshop.)

[Chadillaccc]

Those Sherbrooke pics are incredibly underwhelming... sorry.

[Chadillaccc]

LMFAO!!!! :previous:

[aastra]

Regina definitely trumps Victoria re: office towers.