I registered on the website for this project and received this email:
"We are now constructing The Viewpoint, the spectacular presentation centre for Mahogany at Mill Lake, which is set to open January 2011. Construction on the high rise portion of the project is anticipated to begin in Summer 2011 with occupancy expected in 2013. Pre-registrants can look forward to receiving invitations to exclusive previews and events over the coming months as we move forward with building the most spectacular condominium homes in Abbotsford."
So what is going on with this project, drove past the site today, nothing happening... The sales centre still looks like it is being used frequently, but I haven't seen them even start to do construction. Is this on hold?
Ya I have a feeling that you may be right..sigh and after all that fighting to get it through. But it makes a lot of sense in my opinion, Abby is the definition of a sprawling suburb. I mean look at the population, I think it is 145,000 for just Abby alone, that's not that small when you think about it, but the way Abby is set up..... Hopefully one day we stop the sprawl and actually work on making a decent town centre for the region.
Just tell the people in Abby that living in these towers will make them closer to god / jesus / insert east asian deity here and within 10 years Abby will be the densest city in the word!
Ya I think it's unfortunate that the majority of Christians want nothing to do with cities. I am a Christian myself, but I love cities, I find them extremely interesting, creative, and an overall great place to be to experience the human spirit.
It comes out of the idea that the only way to be holy is to be set apart, removed from the sinful world, which to many Christians and indeed many atheist represents the cities.
While I don't believe that Christians are called to be removed from cities I can see why they do it. They are scarred and often for good reason, there are often a lot of serious social problems that exist in cities. While I don't agree with many with conservative Christian mindsets that a Christian should have nothing to do with the city, I don't blame them for thinking that way.
OMG...is this what we are talking about on this thread?
The only "Christians" who want to be removed from cities are the fundamentalists who believe every single word of the bible, verbatum.
These are the people we need most to fear. These are the ones who judge others and thump their bibles and point to the fact that they have, "all the answers".
They are "in the world, but not of the world". Thats why they sit back and judge and do nothing to assist. They are called upon to "leave cities in time for the rapture".
"Leave us behind" to care for the sick and afflicted and the homeless and the downtrodden. You, who do NOTHING will be taken up and saved, all because you believe that you are special?
Everyone who doesnt believe in Jesus will go to hell. The estimated total population of Earth since man arrived is about 75 billion. That is one hell of alot of souls to bring back just for one Day.
What a hoax they have perpetrated on us all. Who cares what these "troublemakers" and "Doomsdayers" think, say or do?
They just want control of us all and that is not Democracy. You cant be free in a religious society. Not even, in a Christian Society. Just look at the Pope and the Catholic Church...that is not a Democracy. What the Pope says, goes.
It's a 10 minute walk around the lake from Sevenoaks Mall and surrounding commercial area including the EMCO Building. Keep in mind this area accounts for a fraction of Abbotsford's employment and stretches many, many blocks.
Ya its alright, tough subject..., I didn't want to cause a debate. I was simply pointing out that the cultural and religious aspects of a city can have a huge impact on the way a city is built. No need for argument there, I think its pretty obvious in the cases where it has affected the type of development chosen.
I am glad to hear the project will continue...
It would probably be pretty much done now if they had passed the tower during the original proposal back in 2009.
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Hopefully one day we stop the sprawl and actually work on making a decent town centre for the region.
Just tell the people in Abby that living in these towers will make them closer to god / jesus / insert east asian deity here and within 10 years Abby will be the densest city in the word!
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