Winnipeg Construction VIII - Page 51

rypinion · #**1001** Posted **Sep 26, 2013, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by headhorse

I really hope they open up the ground floor to the outside and allow individual business entrances from the street.

TV had this on twitter a few days ago, was interesting to see that it actually was policy and considered "correct" at one time to close off individual businesses to the street:

https://twitter.com/brent_bellamy/status/382890216169537536

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Lets build a city city for people. 1966 Metro Dev. Plan. Remove human element from downtown. It worked.

1ajs · #**1002** Posted **Sep 26, 2013, 5:22 PM**

kinda construction related.
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Internet exchange may offer faster service for rural customers
By: Martin Cash
Posted: 09/26/2013 1:00 AM

ON Thursday afternoon, a coalition of community partners and the Canadian Internet Registration Authority fired up the country's fifth Internet exchange point in Winnipeg.
An Internet exchange point (IXP) is a switch within the Internet that allows multiple networks, such as three or more Internet service providers, to connect directly with each other.
Shaw and MTS, the two largest Internet service providers in Manitoba, are not part of the Manitoba Internet Exchange (MBIX), so most Manitobans will not experience any difference in their Internet service.

But Bill Reid, president of MBIX, said some of the rural Internet service providers have joined and those users might experience some faster service. Reid said it takes some time for an IXP to attract users.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/busines...rvice-for-rural-customers-225307782.html

i've taken part in installing portions of the inferstructure for this

Spocket · #**1003** Posted **Sep 26, 2013, 6:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by vid

Winnipeg seems to frequently be the first Canadian city to get many American chains and businesses.

Funny you say that. Winnipeg does just happen to be a test market for a lot of companies.

bomberjet · #**1004** Posted **Sep 26, 2013, 10:43 PM**

http://winnipeg.ca/MatMgt/FolderContents.asp?FOLDER_NAME=987-2012&YEAR=2012

Expression of interest is out for the "Park City Plaza" development at the old east yards site. I think the city is making a huge mistake not routing Ed Schreyer Parkway down the Ravelston right of way to Plessis instead of dead ending at Regent. Just seems like a dumb idea to me, no continuity. So they'll dump more traffic onto Regent instead of utilizing Plessis. But Plessis is supposed to be part of the beltway project if it ever gets completed. I guess they've just put the kibosh on that plan through Transcona completely. The NIMBY's really done Transcona in.

chrisallard5454 · #**1005** Posted **Sep 26, 2013, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by rypinion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26W_Restaurants (A&W began in June 1919, at 13 Pine Street in Lodi, California, when Roy W. Allen opened his first root beer stand)

Also, something many people don't know, Old Dutch is an American founded company:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Dutch_Foods (The company began as Old Dutch Products Co. in 1934. They originated in St. Paul, Minnesota, but moved to Minneapolis in 1937. In 1968, they moved again, this time to Roseville, Minnesota, where they remain today)

That is weird, because if you grab a bag of Old Dutch Ariba Chips there is a little history written on the back. The little paragraph begins with "Founded in Winnipeg Manitoba" Or something along those lines.

cllew · #**1006** Posted **Sep 27, 2013, 2:08 AM**

Looking at the Canadian Old Dutch web site FAQ section, it says opened in Winnipeg April 1954.

The US site says they stared in 1934 so it took them 20 years to come up to Canada.

JamieDavid Exchange · #**1007** Posted **Sep 28, 2013, 12:51 AM**

ALT tower crane is currently being assembled on Donald.

headhorse · #**1008** Posted **Sep 28, 2013, 5:27 PM**

does anyone know anything about the history of the lot where H2O Waterfront is? on Pike Projects website, it mentions that they won the design to build on that site with a design from when they were at BIOS Architecture.

the design (looking north on Waterfront):

from http://www.pikeprojects.ca

now, obviously this design didn't get built for some reason. in the past week or so, though, Pike posted a rendering of what looks like a revised rendering of this old proposal. is it possible that with H2O struggling so much, the other portion of the land is going to be developed as shown below? or is this something completely different?

from http://www.pikeprojects.ca

there are a few more photos of each proposal on their website.

monolithic · #**1009** Posted **Sep 28, 2013, 11:17 PM**

Has anyone else noticed the Dollarama style stone facade they're placing on The Grove's new lounge project at River and Osborne? I hope this trend ends soon. The windows are uncovered though, and it looks like they took down a bunch of walls. Nice open space.

trueviking · #**1010** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 4:51 AM**

rrskylar · #**1011** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 5:32 AM**

^ WOW!

PS If only someone could redesign that scotiabank stage canopy

Wigglez · #**1012** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 6:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

^ WOW!

PS If only someone could redesign that scotiabank stage canopy

Are there currently any plans to redo that... thing....

JamieDavid Exchange · #**1013** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 8:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

OMG. You have a Samsung galaxy 3+ that's a good picture

1ajs · #**1014** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 10:04 AM**

nice shot of the pomo projection on the cmhr

heres mine hand held 1second exposure on their silly fence
iso 1600 on my nearly 10 yr old camera

and as of today i now live in the exchange

JamieDavid Exchange · #**1015** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 2:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

and as of today i now live in the exchange

Welcome! Where?

esquire · #**1016** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 4:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

^ WOW!

PS If only someone could redesign that scotiabank stage canopy

Hey! That's an Etienne Gaboury design you're talking about!

...but seriously though, that stage really does look out of place now. I know that it's probably heretical to admit it, but I wouldn't miss it if it were gone.

By the way, thanks for the great pics of the CMHR, TV and 1ajs.

headhorse · #**1017** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 6:23 PM**

the scotiabank logo is the worst part of it.

Cyro · #**1018** Posted **Sep 29, 2013, 8:28 PM**

Something looks out of place here?

Source

Actually it looks very Salisbury house..ish?

Anyway, an update considering the location and context of the other building may be in order, although I have no idea what the partnership with the Bank is? Kinda like the Portage/Main barriers, what's the agreement on the stage and sponsership and the term involved?

trueviking · #**1019** Posted **Sep 30, 2013, 2:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Hey! That's an Etienne Gaboury design you're talking about!

...but seriously though, that stage really does look out of place now. I know that it's probably heretical to admit it, but I wouldn't miss it if it were gone.

By the way, thanks for the great pics of the CMHR, TV and 1ajs.

I've heard the guys at the forks say on many occasions that they detest it as well...i remember hearing one of them say they didn't care which design for the CMHR won as long as it obliterated the stage.

the original gaboury design was intended to have the land burm up to the roof and go right over it...like a hollowed out cave....it got 'value engineered' to become darth vadar's helmet in terra cotta.

trueviking · #**1020** Posted **Sep 30, 2013, 2:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by JamieDavid Exchange

OMG. You have a Samsung galaxy 3+ that's a good picture

i have an iphone....

......and a camera (nikon D7000)