Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[speedog]

Originally Posted by mistercorporate

Actually, based on Speedog's definition it is...

The City of London is a city and county within London (Greater London).

But it's not my definition, it's a definition readily available in many places including Stats Can. If I'm using the term incorrectly then so is the city of Burnaby, the city of Surrey, the city of New Westminister, the city of North Vancouver, the city of at. Albert, the city of Fort Saskatchewan, the city of Chestermere, etc, etc, etc.. Are all of those municipalities wrong in calling themselves a city?

[Pinion]

The only difference is the amount of official amalgamation. West Vancouver to Langley is one city.

I mean, I live in a city that most of Metro Vancouver doesn't even know exists, and it has 4,000+ people per square km directly across the inlet from downtown.

And by "downtown" I mean downtown Vancouver, because we're part of Vancouver.

[mcminsen]

City of North Vancouver, March 6 '17, my pic

[speedog]

mcminsen, you're playing with fire.

[mcminsen]

Gilmore/Brentwood Town Centre skyline, City of Burnaby, March 10 '17, my pic

[mcminsen]

Looking southeast from Granville Bridge in Vancouver. In the foreground is False Creek South. The two cranes on the left are near Broadway/Kingsway in Vancouver. The Metrotown Skyline in the City of Burnaby in the far background. And looming over the horizon on the right is Mount Baker in Washington State.



Feb.21 '17, my pic

[SkahHigh]

Repost

[mcminsen]

Downtown South skyline as seen from Fairview Slopes, City of Vancouver, Dec.21 '17, my pic

[SpongeG]

to the alberta people, what is a hamlet? I've never heard that term used before moving to Alberta. In BC small places are just "Place Name - Unincorporated". They might get called Hamlets if they were in Alberta I think.

[Laceoflight]

Originally Posted by BretttheRiderFan

Heck, wasn't Toronto like the second or third biggest city pre-amalgamation, right up to the late 90s?

Hahaha yes, that was funny. It was the third "municipality" after Montreal and Calgary!
But municipal limits tend to be weird and kind of random... and an inefficient metric (at least in geographic and demographic terms). The municipality of Toronto had roughly the same population as Winnipeg at that time (1991) - .

[Razor]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Downtown South skyline as seen from Fairview Slopes, City of Vancouver, Dec.21 '17, my pic

Love that shot!

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by speedog

Not being sensitive or petty in any way, just using words as how they are defined - it is others who are having an issue with me using certain words as per their definitions. Like I said, I'll cease with my non-skyscraper skylines in this thread because some are annoyed by that. As for my use of the word city, that will continue as in the past as I am not incorrect in any one way in how I have used that word - others will just have to suck it up if it truly bothers them.

I wasn't annoyed, just wasn't sure if I was missing the skyline somewhere in your shot. Like a Where's Waldo of Calgary.

Skyline Definition: A skyline is the horizon created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a non-urban setting or in nature.

Also on website called skyscraperpage it's pretty obvious what sort of skylines are expected in this thread.

[Airboy]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

to the alberta people, what is a hamlet? I've never heard that term used before moving to Alberta. In BC small places are just "Place Name - Unincorporated". They might get called Hamlets if they were in Alberta I think.

Its a small town or village. Most people think of them as being under 1000 persons, however Sherwood park is considered a hamlet but it is 70,000 people. A hamlet is usually governed by the county. In Sherwood Parks case if they became a city, they would lose out on revenue from Refinery Row which is under the county jurisdiction.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by speedog

Not being sensitive or petty in any way, just using words as how they are defined - it is others who are having an issue with me using certain words as per their definitions. Like I said, I'll cease with my non-skyscraper skylines in this thread because some are annoyed by that. As for my use of the word city, that will continue as in the past as I am not incorrect in any one way in how I have used that word - others will just have to suck it up if it truly bothers them.

I'll let you fill in the rest...

[speedog]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

I wasn't annoyed, just wasn't sure if I was missing the skyline somewhere in your shot. Like a Where's Waldo of Calgary.

Skyline Definition: A skyline is the horizon created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a non-urban setting or in nature.

Also on website called skyscraperpage it's pretty obvious what sort of skylines are expected in this thread.

And Merriam-Webster's definition of skyline. You are correct but so am I.

[Monolith]

Oh heck, why not... City of Coquitlam


Lafarge Lake-Douglas by Ian Fisher, on Flickr


Unit 2907 3080 Lincoln Avenue, Coquitlam-62 by ONIKON Creative, on Flickr


Coquitlam City At Night by Brett Alexander, on Flickr

[fenwick16]

^^^ There are highrises in Coquitlam now! I don't think there were any when I was there a couple of times in the early to mid 90's.

[TorontoDrew]

It's a nice little skyline.

[speedog]

Here y'all go, a skyline shot that shouldn't be all that offensive to some, taken from my MIL's place with my potato - not a bad night time view she has.

[logan5]

Will Stantec have some night time lighting? Edmonton's skyline looks a little dull there.