Great Canadian Skyline Thread II

[Coldrsx]

https://twitter.com/justinfocus516/status/1313505512059629568/photo/1

[Rico Rommheim]

Montreal


Six_Sisters_2020_06_01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Farine_2020_06_01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


Downtown_Layers_2020_05_01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Edmonton

Stantec_Tower_2020_07_01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr


MacDonald_Hotel_Edmonton_2020_07_01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Wildflowers in the Sky by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

sad and depressed or not, I'm actually impressed that the 3rd largest city of a province of a million people, with a population of barely 40,000 would even have such a skyline.

Even Sherbrooke, a city 5 times bigger doesn't have a skyline like that.

Have you been to Yellowknife? Half the size of PA and at least twice as many buildings over 10 storeys (by my count).

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by giallo

What makes it a sad place? Is it a depressed city economically?

Indeed, economically it is quite sluggish - government services and a declining resources (mainly forestry) sector are the main drivers of the city's economy.

Also, the sad state of the Downtown and relative isolation and lackluster
climate do not help PA's case to attract people.

[Martin Mtl]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAo6mOpnjN/

[Martin Mtl]

Grande Roue Vieux Montréal 3 by Denis-Carl Robidoux on Flickr


IMG_0257 by Denis-Carl Robidoux on Flickr


IMG_0258 by Denis-Carl Robidoux on Flickr


DJI_0600 by Denis-Carl Robidoux on Flickr

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAo6mOpnjN/

Whoa, love this one.

[SaskScraper]

Originally Posted by Harrison

Have you been to Yellowknife? Half the size of PA and at least twice as many buildings over 10 storeys (by my count)...

Indeed, economically it (Prince Albert) is quite sluggish - government services and a declining resources (mainly forestry) sector are the main drivers of the city's economy.

Also, the sad state of the Downtown and relative isolation and lackluster
climate do not help PA's case to attract people.

Prince Albert more isolated and has a worse climate than Yellowknife?
I didn't know that...

Prince Albert's downtown is quite lacklustre, but it's invested quite a lot in revitalizing the downtown with the Prince Albert Arts Centre and EA Rawlinson Centre for Performing Arts.



One good way to gage small cities downtown's is the retail sector. One of the last news articles I read about Yellowknife almost a year ago was the state of it's only indoor shopping mall.
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/rise-and-fall-of-a-small-town-mall

Thankfully Prince Alberta's indoor malls are somewhat better off.

https://southhillmall.ca/stores/#storedirectory
https://www.gatewaymallpa.com

Just like any small city, it's sport facilities are some of the main centres for people gathering, especially in Winter.
Prince Albert's Art Hauser Centre 3,000 seat arena is a focal point for sports





...I'm not sure what Yellowknife has in comparison, I hope it's nice too though.




Outside of Regina and Saskatoon, Moose Jaw would be my next go-to city I suppose,
mostly because of the the roof top pools at Temple Gardens Hotel and Spa.


https://www.templegardens.sk.ca

The city's downtown aesthetic is fairly typical for a city the size of Moose Jaw I guess...



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmYD4EiUK1E

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by Harrison

Indeed, economically it is quite sluggish - government services and a declining resources (mainly forestry) sector are the main drivers of the city's economy.

Also, the sad state of the Downtown and relative isolation and lackluster
climate do not help PA's case to attract people.

That the three correctional facilities are among the main employers kind of says it all.

The city also routinely tops or is near the top of the crime severity index of Canadian cities.

[esquire]

^ I'm not sure how far along the plans are, but I recall reading earlier this year that the wheels are turning on a new building to replace the Art Hauser Arena.

Depending on how it's done, it could end up being a real showpiece for PA. I'd love to see it go up somewhere along the river.

I swear I am going to make it for a visit there soon once the WHL is back... my son wants nothing more than to do a hockey road trip for games in Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert and Brandon.

[Acajack]

I believe Prince Albert SK may have recently become or is most certainly poised to become, the first actual "city" in Canada with a majority indigenous population. (Last I checked I think it was 40-45% and growing fast.)

With a population of about 40,000 its five times larger than Iqaluit, which I think is the largest community in the country where the majority of residents are indigenous.

[Pavlov]

Originally Posted by Echoes

That the three correctional facilities are among the main employers kind of says it all.

As a Kingstonian, I take offence to that!

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Acajack

I believe Prince Albert SK may have recently become or is most certainly poised to become, the first actual "city" in Canada with a majority indigenous population. (Last I checked I think it was 40-45% and growing fast.)

With a population of about 40,000 its five times larger than Iqaluit, which I think is the largest community in the country where the majority of residents are indigenous.

Thompson, MB, although much smaller than Prince Albert, is a city with a similar demographic profile.That's definitely a common trend through northern and "near northern" cities across the prairies.

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by Acajack

I believe Prince Albert SK may have recently become or is most certainly poised to become, the first actual "city" in Canada with a majority indigenous population. (Last I checked I think it was 40-45% and growing fast.)

With a population of about 40,000 its five times larger than Iqaluit, which I think is the largest community in the country where the majority of residents are indigenous.

I did not know this, but it makes sense that PA would be on such a trajectory.

Originally Posted by Pavlov

As a Kingstonian, I take offence to that!

Kingston has charms that PA doesn't have an ounce of.

[mcminsen]

Size adjusted.

Originally Posted by Pavlov

Cool (albeit heavily processed) photo of eastside of Calgary's CBD:



SOURCE: www.reddit.com/user/futon_potato/

Sorry about the size. Don't know how to edit it.

[mcminsen]

I tweaked this. Lightened a bit and brought the colour saturation down and reduced the blue and warmed it up.

Originally Posted by Pavlov

Cool (albeit heavily processed) photo of eastside of Calgary's CBD:



SOURCE: www.reddit.com/user/futon_potato/

Sorry about the size. Don't know how to edit it.

[Pavlov]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Size adjusted.

Thanks!

[J.OT13]

From Pimisi station, looking west towards Tunney's Pasture and looking east towards the Escarpment District and downtown.

The NCC will be putting the land highlighted up for RFQ to redevelop. It sits between Pimisi station and the approved City of Ottawa Central Library and National Archives Joint Facility.






https://twitter.com/NCC_CCN/status/1313503131586752513

[Coldrsx]

The EarthCam is back on.


https://twitter.com/uptown_one/status/1313838028104765440