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Originally Posted by BAKGUY
So, if Hamilton has 16 buildings proposed over 100m with another 6 currently under construction then something is truly wrong here in Winnipeg.
A city soon to be 1 million population needs to think bigger.
Is it that we are a cheapskate city per reputation? And willing to accept developments by builders having substandard design finishes on buildings and be content to look & think small even in building height?
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Hamilton is probably a beneficiary from the insane Toronto housing costs. Aside from that, they probably have an inferiority complex with TO.
It's like that in Alberta with Edmonton. Deep down, all of it's citizens are aware that Calgary is a much better city. So they build a skyscraper that has to be slightly larger than Calgary's tallest. It's the same with Edmonton's Ice district, Klondike Days, Whyte Mile in 2006, or the LRT system.
All inferior to the Calgary versions. When your city's greatest claim to fame is is having a huge mall, and nicknames itself "City of Champions," it all one really needs to know about the place, especially in comparison to it's superior southern provincial rival.
Then again, Calgary is the greatest large city in Canada, hands-down.