New Arena for Downtown Edmonton

[SHOFEAR]

https://soundcloud.com/thenielsonandfrasershow/ice-ice-district-9916

solid.

[Black Star]

Pretty cool....

[rapid_business]

Are there architectural drawings of the separate floors for Rogers floating around? Really would like to see what is all happening at each level (ground level, office space allocation, dressing rooms, etc.)

[Coldrsx]

They had plans on the rogersplace.ca site.

[rapid_business]

past tense, yes.

[Jaws]

The Rogers Place app has maps of the different levels.

[rapid_business]

Ah, I was looking for the construction drawings. Curious as to the layout of the main floor, below the mezzanine level.

[Coldrsx]

'Time will tell': Homeless adjusting to life in the shadow of Rogers Place

PAIGE PARSONS

http://edmontonjournal.com/g00/news/loca...referrer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FPgutP8hixx

[feepa]

adjusting... being pushed away rather.

[hilman]

Looking Forward to 2017

As our inaugural year, 2016 will always be an unforgettable one. But 2017 promises to be every bit as monumental, filled with more exciting firsts and memorable highlights. Here’s a look ahead at construction milestones we can all look forward to happening in the next 12 months:
January
Excavation on the future residences and retail on the west side of ICE District was completed.

February
Work will commence on the final section of the main ICE District underground parkade, which will be accessible from the JW Marriott, The Legends Private Residences, Stantec Tower, residences at Stantec Tower, and the future retail and residences on the west side.

May
Stantec Tower and the JW Marriott/The Legends Private Residences tower will near the 20-storey mark.

July
The JW Marriott hotel levels will top out and the residential portion of The Legends Private Residences will commence. The Public Plaza footprint will be taking shape south of Ford Hall, with the cladding and glazing on the Stantec Tower podium well underway.

September
Parkade grade slabs, under the future residences on the west side, will be nearing completion and will allow erection of the steelwork for the retail podium to commence. The tower core will reach grade.

November
Work on the future residential tower, located on the west side, should be above grade alongside the developing retail podium.

December
The Stantec Tower office levels will top out and the residential portion of the tower will commence. All towers in this phase of ICE District will be well underway. The floors of The Legends Private Residences will be about half-way done.

http://us13.campaign-archive1.com/?u=82a720a47e66fd34a413f456f&id=679c89cd89&e=44b8276c2b

[Hallsy's Toupee]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-lightnings-yzerman-not-biting-low-offers-bishop/

22. The NHL is also looking into all-star possibilities in case the Olympics are a no-go. Do not be surprised if both Detroit and Edmonton are on the list in the near future, but word is not until the areas around their new arenas are finished. That allows a proper showcase of what both cities are doing.

That must be why the tower construction is going so quickly. I found that the COE tower was very slow in comparison. Perhaps COE was a test/learn build for building the other towers?

[McBoo]

^Going up at almost a frenetic pace - ambitious timelines too. I'm told workers do 12 hour shifts, which might explain a lot.

Oilers have already said they'll likely ask for a 2019 all-star game and draft as they'd like to wait for Stantec, JW and the plaza to be (at least substantially) complete.

[hilman]

From Daveography on SRC

http://icedistrictproperties.com/

[s211]

They seem to be turning up the bland as each component gets added.

[hilman]

Who knows how accurate this is, their website still shows 60 floors for Stantec and the email they sent this morning shows the older/taller Greyhound site tower.

[Socguy]

I never really realized that the current excavation was going to be added to the existing parkade. Truly staggering in size.

[hilman]

'It's not wasted': Rogers Place donates leftovers to Edmonton Food Bank

The Edmonton Food Bank picks up about 500 to 700 pounds of prepared food from the arena every few weeks
By Andrea Ross, CBC News

Rogers Place donates hundreds of pounds of food to the Edmonton Food Bank every few weeks through the Rock and Wrap It Up program.

A lot of food is prepared for hockey games and concerts at Rogers Place — and it doesn't all get eaten.

But not all the leftovers end up in a dumpster. The Rock and Wrap It Up program tries to ensure that quality food left over after events is donated to the Edmonton Food Bank.

Since November, Rogers Place has donated 2,880 lbs of food — or about 2,216 meals — to those who need it most. Every few weeks, the food bank arrives with a refrigerated truck to pick up between 500 and 700 pounds of prepared food.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/i...-to-edmonton-food-bank-1.3961778?cmp=rss

[Hallsy's Toupee]

looks like the electronic billboard on the Grand Villa is on

[hilman]

https://twitter.com/IceDistrict/status/828767509645922304

[hilman]

Rogers Place ‏@RogersPlace
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