General Updates and News

[Barrington south]

was chatting with a prof. friend of mine from Dal, and he told me that the price paid for Fenwick .....18mil....is nearly the very same amount that Dal purchased the building for....way back in the day.....sure, 18 mil went a lot farther back then, but it sure seems like a good piece of business on Dal's behalf.....got their values worth, I'm sure

[Dmajackson]

Halifax Airfield Memorial gets a facelift
Halifax News Net
By Kim Moar – The Weekly News

The Halifax Airfield Memorial will depart Saunders Park on Chebucto Road early this summer, but is expected to land safely back at the site shortly thereafter on a new concrete base.
A tender has been issued to replace the deteriorating base the monument sits on, and to clean up and restore the surrounding site.
“The actual plane itself has remained in good shape. What needs to be replaced is the actual concrete base that it stands on,” said co-ordinator of parks for HRM Blair Blakeney.
The familiar monument is in recognition of the old Halifax Municipal Airport, which was built on the Chebucto Road site — where the Westmount subdivision now exists — in 1931.
At the time, Pan American Airways operated a route between Halifax and Boston. Civilian flights ceased with the start of the Second World War, and the field was used to house military supplies. Flight operations were moved to Shearwater.
The property was eventually turned over to the former City of Halifax.
In March 1948, a sod-turning took place for the development of the 305-unit Westmount subdivision.
Some streets in the Westmount subdivision were named after Halifax servicemen who lost their lives in the war.
Saunders Park is named after Wing Commander Donald W. Saunders, whose name was associated with development of aviation in Halifax for years, and is considered a pioneer in Canadian aviation history.
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[Dmajackson]

Quick Question:

I was driving around Dartmouth tonight and I went from Prince Albert Rd to Main Street. Right after I joined onto Main Street I noticed some sort of demolition happening on the right-hand side.

Does anyone know what was there and what might replace it?

[hoser111]

It's the old Sobey's(they moved to the facilities vacated by Canadian Tire on Tacoma). I've heard rumour there may be a Lawton's being constructed there.

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by hoser111

It's the old Sobey's(they moved to the facilities vacated by Canadian Tire on Tacoma). I've heard rumour there may be a Lawton's being constructed there.

Ah okay that would make sense.

Its like what they did to the Empires out here in Bedford last year. Demolished the old theatre and built a Lawton's.

[eastcoastal]

Originally Posted by Barrington south

if you look at the third pic on the right hand side of the gottingen terrace site, that row of townhouses ....not sure where they are, but those house's are the some of the worst trash ever throw-en up in this city....from what I can tell ....from the pic.....so some of Creighton gerrish work's have been absolute crap in my opinion....

..... also I'm a huge fan of more and more retail.....but retail is useless with out the density to support it.. plus, like it has also been said before....these site's have been vacant for decades...so while their are about a million other development's I would have rather seen on this site.....I guess It's better than nothing....which is what we have now

LOL - I guess opinions can be pretty varied. The picture that you think is a bunch of row houses, is actually transitional housing at the corner of Gottingen and Buddy Daye. I encourage you to judge it in person rather than from a photo. It's one of my favourite pieces of urban architecture built recently in this city (admittedly, that's not saying a lot!). I like the use of materials - the brick right at street. and the siding further up. I like the way that the walls end with the funky overhang. The large windows at grade are decent to... anyway, I can see how others might not like it.

Agreed about the retail - I'd say that the street has lots of space still for retail developments, and hopefully with all the new construction activity around there, it will be more attractive for retail etc.

[Takeo]

Originally Posted by eastcoastal

Agreed about the retail - I'd say that the street has lots of space still for retail developments, and hopefully with all the new construction activity around there, it will be more attractive for retail etc.

In an ideal world, Gottingen would be a bustling main street. But the reality is, the street already has tons of commercial/retail space and most of it is boarded up. Why build more? Sounds like financial suicide from the point of view of a developer.

[Barrington south]

Originally Posted by eastcoastal

LOL - I encourage you to judge it in person rather than from a photo.

I'll defiantly do that....thanks for telling me the location....pics can be very misleading....and once the weather is nice again....i'll take a stroll down....brrrrr, it's cold today....not much patio business today!!

[Dmajackson]

Just some news out of Bedford:

The Bedford Highway Bikeway Phase II is now under construction. It will include bicycle lanes from the existing Phase I lanes at Southgate Drive up to Meadowbrook Drive, Curb installation in areas, and new sidwalks around Moirs Pond.

With these new bicycle lanes and the new designation of Shore Drive as an active transportation trail there will be uninterrupted bicycle facilities from Kearney Lake Road to Fish Hatchery Park (Union Street).

Also recently the Meadowbrook Connector next to the old fire hall was repaved and while not officially open it is in good use and provides a much needed car-free path onto Shore Drive.

[Barrington south]

Hey B DJ....Still work at Pete's?

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by Barrington south

Hey B DJ....Still work at Pete's?

?

How did you know I worked at Pete's?

But no I don't anymore. I'm looking for a new job out here.

[Barrington south]

Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ

?

How did you know I worked at Pete's?

But no I don't anymore. I'm looking for a new job out here.

hehe....cus one time when I had just joined this forum, I mentioned sunnyside mall and Pete's in particular......you said something along the lines of.....ohhhh, ya....I work there....and despite copious amount of partying, for some reason, i remembered

[hfx_chris]

Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ

?

How did you know I worked at Pete's?

But no I don't anymore. I'm looking for a new job out here.

Let us know where, we'll all get together and crash your place of employment!

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by Barrington south

hehe....cus one time when I had just joined this forum, I mentioned sunnyside mall and Pete's in particular......you said something along the lines of.....ohhhh, ya....I work there....and despite copious amount of partying, for some reason, i remembered

Oh yah I forgot I said that before ...

Originally Posted by hfx_chris

Let us know where, we'll all get together and crash your place of employment!

Only if I get a really crappy job

[Wishblade]

The new population figures are up on statscan. I was just wondering if anybody has seen the figures for Halifax yet? If not, I'll probably just pay the fee lol.

[Dmajackson]

The Chronicle Herald

I normally wouldn't post something like this but the fact the man had a camera in his hands kind of hit close to home especially with the passing away last month of a SSP forumer who was in a random accident while taking photos.

[Wishblade]

ok, I ponied up the cash and got the Halifax numbers.

2006: 384,786
2007: 388,367
2008: 394,565

looks like Moncton may not be the fastest growing per capita anymore afterall. Wasn't expecting that jump in 2008.

[Dmajackson]

^Holy crap!

I did not expect Halifax to get 6'200 more people in one year. At this rate we'll be in the 400'000s by the end of the year!

I wonder how many years we have until we run out of fellow Maritimers to steal

[Wishblade]

Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ

^Holy crap!

I did not expect Halifax to get 6'200 more people in one year. At this rate we'll be in the 400'000s by the end of the year!

I wonder how many years we have until we run out of fellow Maritimers to steal

Well, from what I read a couple of years ago, most of our population growth comes from inter provincial migration, mostly from Ontario, not intra provincial.

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by Wishblade

Well, from what I read a couple of years ago, most of our population growth comes from inter provincial migration, mostly from Ontario, not intra provincial.

Well in that case we don't have to worry I guess. They have millions more people to steal.