[News] "Scotia Place" ground breaking and design release on July 22 1pm MT

[cam_calderon]

I would've thought Calgary was too far north and far too cold to be a desirable locale for illegal workers.

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

4 undocumented workers found. CBSA says they were acting on a tip and they typically do these workplace investigations 5 or 6 times a year.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11481079/...tre-site-cbsa/

[BigThief]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

I would've thought Calgary was too far north and far too cold to be a desirable locale for illegal workers.

That's a crazy thought.

[SilverKast]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

I would've thought Calgary was too far north and far too cold to be a desirable locale for illegal workers.

Desirable vs best place to make money. You can't tell me Ft Mac is a desirable destination, yet it's full of people only there to make money.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Apparently steel has started arriving.

Laying pipe?

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by troutman

Laying pipe?

all night long

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I had a British friend that would always chuckle whenever someone said Shaganappi. She couldn't help herself.

Shaganappi people holding hands
Shaganappi people holding hands
Shaganappi people laughing

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Apparently steel has started arriving.

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

To be fair this isn't an Alberta problem only and is more prominent in other provinces. As per the story linked above.

The rest of Canada deserves an apology from us for inflicting DS on them.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I had a British friend that would always chuckle whenever someone said Shaganappi. She couldn't help herself.

My Pommie buddy calls it "Phucking Glad" Trail

[Julio]

https://globalnews.ca/news/11481079/...tre-site-cbsa/

Four undocumented workers found on new event centre site.

[sureLoss]

[The Familia]

I wish they had a live web cam like the BMO expansion had. It should start to rise quick.
On a side note, it would also be great if the Stampede was able to start building some entertainment things along Stampede Trail that could open in conjunction with the new arena. A movie theatre would be a great anchor for that strip.

[The Yen Man]

Will we get more renderings of what the interior concourse will look like before the end of this year? Been dying to see how those will look.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

Will we get more renderings of what the interior concourse will look like before the end of this year? Been dying to see how those will look.

There are gonna be cars in the concourse.

[Freeway]

Originally Posted by The Familia

I wish they had a live web cam like the BMO expansion had. It should start to rise quick.
On a side note, it would also be great if the Stampede was able to start building some entertainment things along Stampede Trail that could open in conjunction with the new arena. A movie theatre would be a great anchor for that strip.

I'm admittedly more bullish on the potential for the area that some others, but I kinda like that within reasonable walking distance there will be the revamped Glenbow, the revamped Arts Commons, the National Music Centre, the central library, the BMO, the casino, Scotia Place and the new hotels. I think they need a live music venue that is a bit larger than the King Eddy in the general area as another draw.

[CliffFletcher]

The problem with the Stampede Grounds is that Macleod Trail and the railway tracks cut it off from the rest of downtown. Even if the destinations there and in the East Village are appealing, getting there is gross and pedestrian-unfriendly.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

The problem with the Stampede Grounds is that Macleod Trail and the railway tracks cut it off from the rest of downtown. Even if the destinations there and in the East Village are appealing, getting there is gross and pedestrian-unfriendly.

I could swear they just finished building an at-grade vehicle and pedestrian crossing from 17th Ave SW to the Stampede Grounds:

Spoiler!

[Freeway]

And there's another underpass under the CPR line being built as part of the arena project, too.

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

The problem with the Stampede Grounds is that Macleod Trail and the railway tracks cut it off from the rest of downtown. Even if the destinations there and in the East Village are appealing, getting there is gross and pedestrian-unfriendly.

Walk to 7th ave
get on train
proceed like 2-3 stops (5 minutes max)
Get off and continue walking

I don't feel like it's pedestrian-unfriendly.

also, crossing McLeod isn't some impenetrable barrier. There are crosswalks.
The train line will always be a blemish but we just got to live with that one.

A bit of a tangent, but I have always thought Vic Park station should be included in the free fare zone.