Winnipeg | 300 Main St.- Phase II / 360 Main St. | ~142M | 465 Ft | 42F | U/C

[Malcsta]

Originally Posted by Biff

I tried to get this page back on topic with my snappy image but alas....

so biff, this "white fin" you've drawn is going to connect on the east side of the building as well I presume.. but will it be illuminated white or is it kinda just a big strip that is coloured white?

[cheswick]

Originally Posted by esquire

So are they just kind of looking the other way as people torch the place or are these actual legit accidents?

A woman was arrested for the latest.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...rest-1.6193445

[BigG]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

https://www.winnipeg.ca/pictometry/ipa.aspx

Not sure if this is supposed to be public as usually this is paid imagery, found it through the CoW parcel map page, it also has imagery of other cities/towns.

Thanks for the new toy!

[anthonyk]

Originally Posted by BigG

Thanks for the new toy!

No problem! I found it last week and have spent no less than two hours just looking around!

[BigG]

It's nice that it updates its images more often than Google Earth.

[bomberjet]

Thanks! I think I stumbled upon that some time ago but completely forgot haha

[bomberjet]

Originally Posted by BigG

It's nice that it updates its images more often than Google Earth.

ArcGIS updates more frequently with images. I think Bing maps using the ARCGIS engine.

They all draw images from the same sources. Including the Cities lidar flights. I think the angled views would be from the Cities Lidar flights.

[BigG]

Good to know, thanks BJ.

[prairiedog007]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

https://www.winnipeg.ca/pictometry/ipa.aspx

Not sure if this is supposed to be public as usually this is paid imagery, found it through the CoW parcel map page, it also has imagery of other cities/towns.

Thanks anthonyk

What a great site, just wasted 2 hrs looking at neat stuff

[cllew]

posted response without the quoted section asking question

[cllew]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ipeg-1.2671819

"Since 2000, Winnipeg fire crews have responded to 10 major fires and five minor fires at the same address."

how on earth do they get insurance

They could self insure, as far as I know there is no legal requirement to have an insurance company write a policy for a building other than to make a mortgage holder happy.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

gateway industries owns it they used to be the largest land owner in spd if not still.

witch is sheldon blank if im not mistaken.
the mess is the fall out of a stunt the city pulled when the sewer colasped causing chemicals to dump into the river. city got bent over by the feds by time it was done with they have pritty much backed off. plus the infrastructure neglect on the water mains in spd

Interesting. I Googled Sheldon Blank and he is probably one of the most accomplished self-represented litigants in Canadian legal history.

So did that incident with the sewer collapse kill the business? The only thing I remember about Gateway Industries was riding the train in the 80s and 90s and having those little hotel-style bars of VIA soap in the sleeping cars marked with "Gateway Industries" on the back.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by esquire

Interesting. I Googled Sheldon Blank and he is probably one of the most accomplished self-represented litigants in Canadian legal history.

So did that incident with the sewer collapse kill the business? The only thing I remember about Gateway Industries was riding the train in the 80s and 90s and having those little hotel-style bars of VIA soap in the sleeping cars marked with "Gateway Industries" on the back.

They had at least 2 more large fires in other buildings in the complex in 2011 and 2014 in production area's that as far as I know have not been replaced.

Mr Blank is as far as I am aware the only non lawyer to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada to argue a case (and win)

[bomberjet]

Originally Posted by cllew

They had at least 2 more large fires in other buildings in the complex in 2011 and 2014 in production area's that as far as I know have not been replaced.

Mr Blank is as far as I am aware the only non lawyer to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada to argue a case (and win)

Wait wait. That place is not still in operation is it?

[plrh]

There is a 24" sewer that runs from Archibald across the river and down a road allowance that goes through the property and makes it's way to the North End treatment plant. It was installed in 2004. I wonder if this replaced what had collapsed? River crossings are crazy expensive.

Also the watermain in the area is relatively new. The oldest being from 1984. I bet soil remediation is what is holding the site back. And also the neighbourhood keeping land value down.

[plrh]

Actually the river crossing cost $1.6m. I was wrong, not very expensive.
Contract docs:
https://www.winnipeg.ca/MatMgt/Folde...2004&YEAR=2004

[bomberjet]

City Assessment show that road allowance as being owned by Gateway (I assume). Part of 2 Point Douglas Avenue. 1 Point Douglas Ave is the 3 tin shed looking buildings.

[plrh]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

City Assessment show that road allowance as being owned by Gateway (I assume). Part of 2 Point Douglas Avenue. 1 Point Douglas Ave is the 3 tin shed looking buildings.

I see now on the plans it says it's an easement and not an allowance.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Wait wait. That place is not still in operation is it?

one plant that went up years ago was a paper mill according to media reports from 2011 and it was not reopening.

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/crews-ba...-days-1.715352

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bu...132317568.html

[1ajs]

gateway industries used to do allot more products then shut it all down around 99 was quite the setup between all the properties and houses he owned for staff