General Updates and News - Page 50

planarchy · #**981** Posted **Feb 25, 2010, 6:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by sdm

Want to be even more impressed, check this one out

http://www.silopoint.com/flash.html

Nice to see some creativity with these obsolete, yet city-defining sites - and it Baltimore of all places! Makes me think there is still hope for good design in Halifax...

Thanks for sharing

Dmajackson · #**982** Posted **Feb 25, 2010, 8:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jonovision

I could have sworn there was a thread for the South Bland development.
Anyway, here is a new rendering.

There is a thread for that The Terraces II

The rendering looks decent for the area.

GLaing · #**983** Posted **Feb 25, 2010, 8:39 PM**

Impressive project - do you know if it is close to a "working port"

Barrington south · #**984** Posted **Feb 25, 2010, 10:13 PM**

don't know if it has been mentioned, but...........CD Plus on Barrington is closing in march....another one bites the dust

sdm · #**985** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 2:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Barrington south

don't know if it has been mentioned, but...........CD Plus on Barrington is closing in march....another one bites the dust

Yup, and expect more downtown retail to close. We needed to react years ago to sustain it, but failed. Most growth is happen in SGR and it will take some very dramatic change to get the true downtown core retail working again.

spaustin · #**986** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 3:17 AM**

Or what about this one in Oslo, Norway

http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1f933e/

Unlike the Baltimore one, the former Oslo silo still has the shape and looks like one. A little less splashy, but I think way more interesting.

sdm · #**987** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 3:19 AM**

funny i mention it retail dying, but in allnovascotia the wicker empourium and pay a dollar store are closing downtown in Scotia Square.

fenwick16 · #**988** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 3:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by sdm

Yup, and expect more downtown retail to close. We needed to react years ago to sustain it, but failed. Most growth is happen in SGR and it will take some very dramatic change to get the true downtown core retail working again.

The SGR area is surrounded by high density residential and close to universities so there are quite a few shoppers during the evening and daytime. There is some hope for retail downtown but it will take a lot of residential development similar to what is taking place in Toronto and Vancouver. It could take 10 - 20 years to transform the downtown into more of a residential/retail area, if that is really necessary. In an ideal world there would be an equal amount of retail/residential and office development throughout the city and most people would be able to walk to work or use city transit (kind of like Manhattan where few people need cars).

However, one solution would be to convert more historic downtown buildings, that are no longer practical for office use, to residential similar to what is being proposed for the National Film Board building. This would provide more residents in the downtown area and provide a use for deserted downtown buildings.

fenwick16 · #**989** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 3:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by spaustin

Or what about this one in Oslo, Norway

http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1f933e/

Unlike the Baltimore one, the former Oslo silo still has the shape and looks like one. A little less splashy, but I think way more interesting.

This is a very interesting development. It would look great in Halifax.

beyeas · #**990** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 3:13 PM**

Thoroughly depressing sometimes to look at the cool architecture going up in other cities in Canada. Not a fan of all of these, but some are very cool. At least other cities can find the balance of building both "new" architecture and adding to heritage buildings. Trillium aside, Halifax has not built anything remotely "cool" by these standards (accepting even the fact that Halifax is also not necessarily suited to some of these architectural styles).

http://homeandgarden.homes-extra.ca/Microgalleries/coolcondos

macgregor · #**991** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 10:03 PM**

WDCL has announced that they are building some more boardwalk at Cunard Inlet / Cunard Block.

"Construction is underway to complete a 200' wooden boardwalk as part of the Halifax Harbourwalk. Expected completion date: April 30, 2010."

http://www.wdcl.ca/documents/CunardInlet-%20Halifax%20Harbourwalk%20.pdf

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=rf6gp39q2cd8&scene=43560505&lvl=2&sty=b

Wishblade · #**992** Posted **Feb 26, 2010, 10:47 PM**

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N.S. loans Halifax Shipyard $20 million for upgrades to wharves, cranes, offices

HALIFAX, N.S. - The Nova Scotia government is loaning $20 million to the Halifax Shipyard to help modernize and upgrade its wharves, cranes, fabrication areas and offices.

Premier Darrell Dexter said Thursday the loan to the yard, owned by Irving Shipbuilding Inc., will help secure a stronger future for it.

"This is a sound investment in a successful company," he said in a release. "This investment will not only improve infrastructure at the shipyard and create jobs during construction, it will help the shipyard modernize its facility so it will stay competitive and able to bid on more contracts in the future."

Last fall, the shipyard announced a $219-million contract to build nine mid-shore patrol vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard.

The government said the upgrades to the shipyard will make it one of the most modern on the eastern seaboard.

Jim Irving, CEO of Irving Shipbuilding, thanked the province for its commitment to the yard.

"Today's news is about investing for the long term and securing this Nova Scotian centre of excellence for made-in-Canada ships," he said.

http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/canada/a...n-for-upgrades-to-wharves-cranes-offices

-Harlington- · #**993** Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 11:50 PM**

Some small updates:

Waterfront Renovations:

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Renovations:

And just for shits and giggles, our wonderful prosperous harbour:

fenwick16 · #**994** Posted **Mar 1, 2010, 11:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by -Harlington-

Some small updates:

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Renovations:

Thanks for the update. I didn't even know that this was taking place. It is quite a change.

Hopefully the harbour will be cleaned up again soon. Is the garbage from melting snow (is snow being dumped into the harbour again?)

-Harlington- · #**995** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 12:55 AM**

yeah, i was quite surprised about the museum renos as well hopeful it will look good.
and as for the harbour, there were a good bit of snowbanks up around the edge of the water before the rain storm last friday so it was probably the debris from that or just halifax harbour being halifax harbour.

Dmajackson · #**996** Posted **Mar 2, 2010, 3:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by -Harlington-

yeah, i was quite surprised about the museum renos as well hopeful it will look good.
and as for the harbour, there were a good bit of snowbanks up around the edge of the water before the rain storm last friday so it was probably the debris from that or just halifax harbour being halifax harbour.

I also didn't even know the museum was under renovations though I did hear plans are in the making to redesign the pirate ship playground (I'll miss it. I loved that thing as a kid).

Since all the sewage plants have at least the screening process working I doubt that garbage is from our sewer system. Most likely the snowbank debris you mentioned above.

Thanks for the photo updates, Harlington. Its good to know someone can take over for me when I move out of town.