General Updates and News

[Querce]

Ochterloney St, between Crichton Ave & Prince Albert Rd will reopen tomorrow at 6pm. The sidewalk on the west/Sullivan's Pond side of work area will remain closed until spring 2018. The sidewalk on the opposite side will open tomorrow at 6pm. Thanks to everyone for their patience

https://twitter.com/HalifaxWater/status/943929053165379585

It's a Christmas miracle

[OldDartmouthMark]

That twitter feed is a little disturbing...

The size of a car is perfectly correlated with fear.

Yikes!

Edit: Didn't notice the post by Querce directly above mine has a twitter feed in it as well... I don't find that one disturbing. (lol)

Was actually referring to the one in Colin's post on the previous page:

Is this akin to winning an Olympic medal ?
Oh, and Merry Christmas to you and may 2018 be better than 2017 ( mine was a bit s--t after falling and breaking my hip when dismounting from a bike !!!)
Amazing what people post on Twitter (I refuse to join & I don't have a cellphone)
A few gems I noticed included a cyclist going the wrong way on a one way street and complaining about the ice on the road. First post on Dec 15.
And then a photo of a woman, possibly his wife, cycling on a snowy road; first 2 posts on Dec 16 see - https://twitter.com/kyleplans
And then scroll down to the first post on Dec 12
Would you insure such people ?
Would you want to be in the same insurance pool ?
Is that safer than the safety rules for small children in a car ?
I'd view this as reckless and endangering a small child to make a political statement.
I must admit that as a child and an adult I did some stupid stuff when riding a bike but I never endangered the lives of my kids.

Just had to clear that up...

[kph06]

A number of buildings were torn down at Almon and Gottingen in Stadicona, redevelopment appears to be moving a long quickly as there is now a tower crane base in place. I don’t think I have heard of what is going in here.

[ns_kid]

Originally Posted by kph06

A number of buildings were torn down at Almon and Gottingen in Stadicona, redevelopment appears to be moving a long quickly as there is now a tower crane base in place. I don’t think I have heard of what is going in here.

I believe this is a new training facility or "drill shed" for which Bird Construction won the contract back in 2015. The expected price tag was in the $35 million range. According to a Herald piece, "a spokesperson from [DND] said the shed will provide consolidated training facilities for the Seamanship Division at Stadacona [and] will include offices, classrooms, 6,000 square metres of training space and more than 400 square metres of outdoor space."

The project was to replace four existing training buildings: Stadacona Building 14, Windsor Park Building 41, Windsor Park Building 60 and Windsor Park Building 61.

A search did not come up with any renderings for the project and Bird doesn't mention it among its list of projects on its website. Perhaps others here have more information.

[Jonovision]

More progress on the daylighting.

20180105_141229 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20180105_141825 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

2018-01-06_05-38-33 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

[JET]

I had heard a description of the fencing as chain link, but that type of fence looks good

[Metalsales]

Originally Posted by ns_kid

I believe this is a new training facility or "drill shed" for which Bird Construction won the contract back in 2015. The expected price tag was in the $35 million range. According to a Herald piece, "a spokesperson from [DND] said the shed will provide consolidated training facilities for the Seamanship Division at Stadacona [and] will include offices, classrooms, 6,000 square metres of training space and more than 400 square metres of outdoor space."

The project was to replace four existing training buildings: Stadacona Building 14, Windsor Park Building 41, Windsor Park Building 60 and Windsor Park Building 61.

A search did not come up with any renderings for the project and Bird doesn't mention it among its list of projects on its website. Perhaps others here have more information.

Bird were just working on finalizing the contract. Not sure if this is done or not. I have plans for the building but they are over a year old and may have changed

[RoshanMcG]

City on the rise: Halifax ranks fourth on global list of top travel spots for 2018

The city is the only one in Canada to make the 2018 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards for Destinations on the Rise

http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/201...l-list-of-top-travel-spots-for-2018.html

[Dmajackson]

Velo Apartments (2300 Gottingen) are coming along nicely.


Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by Dmajackson

Velo Apartments (2300 Gottingen) are coming along nicely.


Halifax Developments Blog (Photo by David Jackson)

Might fit better in the Velo Apartments thread.

[Jonovision]

The exterior of the infill project on Dresden is nearing completion.

20180122_113421_HDR by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20180122_113449 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

20180122_113513 by Jonovision23, on Flickr

[JET]

Bell lofts is getting tall, walking in the Dartmouth Commons and it seems as tall/level as Seacoast Towers.

[IanWatson]

The former Clyde Street NSLC is going to be one of the nine marijuana sales locations. I imagine this is going to piss some people off, as I believe the idea had been that the building would eventually get torn down and the site better-integrated with the Schmidtville neighbourhood.

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by IanWatson

The former Clyde Street NSLC is going to be one of the nine marijuana sales locations. I imagine this is going to piss some people off, as I believe the idea had been that the building would eventually get torn down and the site better-integrated with the Schmidtville neighbourhood.

I can only imagine how the property owners in that area will feel about the stench polluting their historic district and the quality of customers who will be hanging about.

That seems like an expensive piece of not particularly good retail property to be using for something like this. I thought NSLC was going to sell it off.

[terrynorthend]

Originally Posted by IanWatson

The former Clyde Street NSLC is going to be one of the nine marijuana sales locations. I imagine this is going to piss some people off, as I believe the idea had been that the building would eventually get torn down and the site better-integrated with the Schmidtville neighbourhood.

Yeah, this seems like a big misstep. Not the right neighbourhood/vibe for it. Agricola's bohemian district would make a better spot IMHO.

[KeithC]

NSLC should be renamed:

NSPLC - Nova Scotia Pot and Liquor Corporation

[someone123]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

I can only imagine how the property owners in that area will feel about the stench polluting their historic district and the quality of customers who will be hanging about.

It does seem a little disappointing. However, in areas where pot is legal the stores selling it tend to lose some of their seedy character. In a few years they probably won't be seen as much better or worse than the normal range of liquor stores.

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by someone123

It does seem a little disappointing. However, in areas where pot is legal the stores selling it tend to lose some of their seedy character. In a few years they probably won't be seen as much better or worse than the normal range of liquor stores.

The neighborhood residents didn't want the liquor store there either.

As @terrynorthend noted, Agricola would have been a better choice, but I imagine they didn't have the space to spare.

[eastcoastal]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

The neighborhood residents didn't want the liquor store there either.

As @terrynorthend noted, Agricola would have been a better choice, but I imagine they didn't have the space to spare.

Agree - I doubt the neighbourhood wants/wanted either. I feel like the former Clyde St. NSLC would be best as a neighbourhood-oriented retail space... corner store, small restaurant, small green grocer or butcher. Spring Garden and South Park are really the places for city-oriented businesses.

I also agree that Agricola would seem like a more natural location for a central/peninsular location. Perhaps Clyde St. is only a placeholder for now and we'll see it close (with a new construction or renovation elsewhere... somewhere more "bohemian") in a few years, after marijuana sales become normalized.

[mleblanc]

Originally Posted by eastcoastal

Agree - I doubt the neighbourhood wants/wanted either. I feel like the former Clyde St. NSLC would be best as a neighbourhood-oriented retail space... corner store, small restaurant, small green grocer or butcher. Spring Garden and South Park are really the places for city-oriented businesses.

I also agree that Agricola would seem like a more natural location for a central/peninsular location. Perhaps Clyde St. is only a placeholder for now and we'll see it close (with a new construction or renovation elsewhere... somewhere more "bohemian") in a few years, after marijuana sales become normalized.

Especially after announcing a 4k sqft NSLC in the Nova Centre. If you're looking for a downtown location, that seems like it should be the one, not some old store in a residential neighbourhood.