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The Cornwall Centre in Regina has opened a downtown police office. I'm wondering if ECC should follow suit. Maybe EPS can take over the old Sport Chek space?

 
I would go downtown more if it was appealing.

I've traveled around the world, yeah you can't compare Edmonton to New York or Singapore, it will never be that alive. But when I was in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia even their downtown is more alive and surprisingly pretty comparable in terms of climate.
It is an interesting perspective, but I would argue, as @David A Mentioned, that it is not a really good comparison. The general makeup of Canadian cities' urban fabric is vastly different than those from anywhere except North America, Australia, New Zealand and maybe parts of England and South Africa. No other place suffered with suburbanization + easy and cheap access to land and private vehicles, with little to no geographic constraints in the same scale.
 
The Cornwall Centre in Regina has opened a downtown police office. I'm wondering if ECC should follow suit. Maybe EPS can take over the old Sport Chek space?

Seems like a good idea and it would be nice if we could also get new tenants like the ones mentioned in the article for the Cornwall Centre.
 
External ID
636764133-002
Job Type
Major Development Permit
Description
Alteration of (an) existing building(s), Other
Applicant
CANDEREL MANAGEMENT (WEST) INC.
Status
Intake Review
Class of Permit

Create Date
November 13, 2025
Approval Date

Location
1, 1 - EDMONTON CITY CENTRE NW Plan 1194TR Lot B 148, 1 - EDMONTON CITY CENTRE NW Plan 1194TR Lot A
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN
What does this mean? Altering an existing building can mean many things...
 
It is an interesting perspective, but I would argue, as @David A Mentioned, that it is not a really good comparison. The general makeup of Canadian cities' urban fabric is vastly different than those from anywhere except North America, Australia, New Zealand and maybe parts of England and South Africa. No other place suffered with suburbanization + easy and cheap access to land and private vehicles, with little to no geographic constraints in the same scale.
Mongolia is the definition of no constraints. When you fly over it, it's like being on another planet. Ulaanbaatar is in a valley and they are all about private vehicles. They also have to deal with huge Ger districts because there is such a huge housing crisis.
 
Mongolia is the definition of no constraints. When you fly over it, it's like being on another planet. Ulaanbaatar is in a valley and they are all about private vehicles. They also have to deal with huge Ger districts because there is such a huge housing crisis.
You literally described a constraint (a valley).
Nevertheless, Mongolia has not experienced the combination that North America has, of cheap and easy access to land and private vehicles, for the better part of the last 8 decades, and government/corporate incentivized sprawl in the same scale. The subsidies we've had to maintain the lifestyle we generally have in Canada and the US are not possible, in the same scale, in places with lower income (being from a lower income country myself, it is quite shocking how large the difference in purchase power is, especially in institutional terms).
 
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External ID
636764133-002
Job Type
Major Development Permit
Description
To construct exterior alterations to a shopping centre building (entrance and exit ramp repairs)
Applicant
CANDEREL MANAGEMENT (WEST) INC.
Status
No DP Required
Class of Permit

Create Date
November 13, 2025
Approval Date

Location
1, 1 - EDMONTON CITY CENTRE NW Plan 1194TR Lot B 148, 1 - EDMONTON CITY CENTRE NW Plan 1194TR Lot A 10001 - 102A AVENUE NW Plan F Blk OT
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN
 
You're correct, but it's nothing fun or exciting. Just concrete repairs to parkade ramps and foundation walls and replacing existing snowmelt systems within the ramps as well.
You know what? I'm still happy with this. It's nice to see that even in recievership, the entities in charge are keeping up with maintenance and ensuring that the mall doesn't decay and become a huge liability for any potential buyers. Plus if the process is dragged out, it'll still be a decent place to visit.
 

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