Calgary Construction XXVI - Page 228

craner · #**4541** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 4:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Corndogger

Why is it that every group named "Friends of XXX" are against everything good?

Controversial $350-million project scrapped for Calgary’s Chinatown

Developer El Condor Lands has scrapped a controversial $350-million project for Calgary’s Chinatown. The developer requested the permit be cancelled at a hearing Tuesday at the Sub-Division Appeal Board.

The board agreed and withdrew the permit, meaning it can no longer go forward.

It’s being called a victory by those who have fought for changes to the plan for the last five years.

“The project itself, as submitted, is dead,” says Terry Wong, spokesperson for a group calling itself Friends of Chinatown.

El Condor Lands wanted to build two 27-storey high rise towers on a block of land between 2 and 3 avenues S.W. just off Centre Street, in the heart of Chinatown.

The towers were to house 519 condos and commercial property.

In addition, there were plans for a retail corridor and a 12-storey hotel.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/5403685/350-million-construction-project-cancelled-calgary-chinatown/ (full article includes videos)

Glad to hear the developer plans to come back with another DP but man it's frustrating seeing this shot down by NIMBYs.

Same way I felt when the City voted down the restoration & development of the 100 block on the south side of 7th Ave SW because the developer wanted to build an automated parkade as part of the project.

Rollerstud98 · #**4542** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Deepstar

Area around Dairy Queen in the burbs stunk for years before they finally fixed the problem. Geez, shit happens in the burbs too.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-dairy-queen-smell-mystery-solved-1.4778659

Trying to out stupid suburbia? It wasn’t an area around Dairy Queen, it was in the Dairy Queen. Natural gas leak. The smell is actually mercaptan. Added in order to be able to smell he natural gas if there is a leak.

Corndogger · #**4543** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 5:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by craner

Glad to hear the developer plans to come back with another DP but man it's frustrating seeing this shot down by NIMBYs.

Same way I felt when the City voted down the restoration & development of the 100 block on the south side of 7th Ave SW because the developer wanted to build an automated parkade as part of the project.

I find it hard to believe that businesses in Chinatown would be opposed to an increase in residents in the area. More people will help to keep the area vibrant. I'd like to know who's behind this Friends of Chinatown group that they were able to force the developer to give up on what they had planned. Wasn't Druh in favor of this project?

Tobyoby · #**4544** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 3:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rollerstud98

Trying to out stupid suburbia? It wasn’t an area around Dairy Queen, it was in the Dairy Queen. Natural gas leak. The smell is actually mercaptan. Added in order to be able to smell he natural gas if there is a leak.

The comment should obviously be taken as tongue in cheek. A mocking of Suburbia’s original comment.

suburbia · #**4545** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 3:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by accord1999

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Originally Posted by Fatcat loser

A monument to oneself. "Hey everyone look at me, I've got money'!

Big buildings are usually a monument to a person, a company, a religion or a government.

Must agree with accord1999 here. Even at a city level, when you think of observation / restaurant towers, there is really no real need for them, yet cities come to embrace them and hold them up as their calling card. The CN Tower, Eiffel Tower, Calgary Tower - all no different. At the end of the day, this "mansion" construction is on-going and is not going to stop, so let's accept that and choose to critique or complement it, but not ad hominem the billionaire owner. It is the same reason the Stantec tower was specifically designed to be taller than Calgary's tallest, and the same reason every now and again, someone here pushes for a new tallest in western Canada. Human nature - live with it.

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Originally Posted by Fatcat loser

More of this and less of the mansions please.

People calling for no pictures of a particular construction site because they don't like the project aren't thinking clearly IMHO.

suburbia · #**4546** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 3:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Deepstar

It's who posted it and the reasoning behind it. That's the stupidity he's referring to.

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Originally Posted by Rollerstud98

Trying to out stupid suburbia?

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Originally Posted by Tobyoby

A mocking of Suburbia’s original comment.

Thank-you all for working hard to ensure I remain to most famous forumer here! Please also feel free to contribute to this construction thread.

Suburgatory · #**4547** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 5:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fatcat loser

A monument to oneself. "Hey everyone look at me, I've got money'!

Not that much, or it'd be done by now. Obviously a little slow in paying his bills.

Suburgatory · #**4548** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 5:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

How so? An article is posted about fecal matter in the elbow River, which is a legitimate concern and you interpret it as a high amount of stupidity

Like seriously??

Seen a goose before? Nope, you'd have to leave your house for that.

Suburgatory · #**4549** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 5:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Daemon

We believe it's going to be a mansion, very large mansion.

Don't look up to these guys as role models.

Fatcat loser · #**4550** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 6:50 PM**

I'm living with it fine. I tend to live with the things that stupid, but I have no control over.

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Originally Posted by suburbia

Must agree with accord1999 here. Even at a city level, when you think of observation / restaurant towers, there is really no real need for them, yet cities come to embrace them and hold them up as their calling card. The CN Tower, Eiffel Tower, Calgary Tower - all no different. At the end of the day, this "mansion" construction is on-going and is not going to stop, so let's accept that and choose to critique or complement it, but not ad hominem the billionaire owner. It is the same reason the Stantec tower was specifically designed to be taller than Calgary's tallest, and the same reason every now and again, someone here pushes for a new tallest in western Canada. Human nature - live with it.

Fatcat loser · #**4551** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 6:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Suburgatory

Seen a goose before? Nope, you'd have to leave your house for that.

Exactly. That's probably where 99% of the contamination comes from.

Fatcat loser · #**4552** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 6:52 PM**

When I was talking about the amount of stupidity around here, I was referring to these kinds of posts. Message to some people: read the bloody article before making stupid comments. It's not difficult.

It says there is a higher than normal amount of fecal bacteria count in the river. something that happens often in smaller slower running rivers. It comes from animals, not people.

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

How so? An article is posted about fecal matter in the elbow River, which is a legitimate concern and you interpret it as a high amount of stupidity

Like seriously??

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Originally Posted by Bad Grizzly

His attempt was a lame one if that’s what he’s trying to do. The article about the fecal matter in the Elbow River is a legit issue and is representative of the Beltline as a neighbourhood, and the issues of the Beltline. The stupid post about the Dairy Queen has nothing to do with anything.

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Originally Posted by suburbia

Apparently there is an advisory about the Elbow River because of too much fecal material / bacteria out-flowing from the Beltline likely from public deification: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page15104.aspx

thegoodlife · #**4553** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 7:16 PM**

Your photography keeps getting better, keep up the good work.

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Originally Posted by Daemon

Photo of beautiful skyline

suburbia · #**4554** Posted **Jun 19, 2019, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fatcat loser

It says there is a higher than normal amount of fecal bacteria count in the river. something that happens often in smaller slower running rivers. It comes from animals, not people.

LINK - https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/percolat...-8-year-old-vs-misinformed-teacher/32709

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I don’t think the Bible is clear on this classification, but that’s beside the point. The boy did not back down, continuing to insist that humans are, in fact, animals, a fact he learned years ago from his parents, who told him about evolution. Not content with dispensing inaccurate information, the teacher referred to him as “the professor” for the rest of the day. Because there’s nothing like a supposed educator mocking a third grader for being smart.