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I was trolling Calgary Puck. Darnell Nurse won't participate in the Oilers' training camp without a contract. (Think the Johnny G negotiations in 2016.) Their already emaciated D-corps is really going to suffer without him. I hope he really sends them to the next circle of Cap-Hell with his next...

Pretty nice deal. Part of me was hoping for cheaper for longer, but that's just me being greedy. :D Under $5M is great. If Treliving ever writes a book I'd love to read it. I'd love to know how he consistently gets RFAs to sign below what outsiders expect. Obviously having Johnny Gaudreau and...

Here's a real August quality post for you guys. In typical, I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy fashion, a good buddy of mine just had a new custom home built. His builder is friends with another builder who is friends with the Eberle family. This builder with whom I share a tenuous 3rd...

Smokey oblivion, as seen from the South Health Campus. (Facing south I believe. EDIT: Turns out it was east)

Wait a sec. I thought it was a bar based on all the people mingling and the band playing in the render. Then I looked inside and it looks like it's a high end purse retailer... or maybe a saddlery? I'm totally confused.

Looks sharp.

I wouldn't call it playing "devil's advocate," but I will say it did end up exceeding my expectations. I was expecting it to look far worse. I doubt it will age well though. Ouch. Sometimes it hurts to know what could have been done. :confused:

I get what you're saying, a good street or park can usually carry it's own weight without any explicit instances of public art or statuary. A great piece of public art probably wouldn't be enough to liven up a horrible neighbourhood or park. However, I often find that a good piece of public art...

Two reasons I suspect. Firstly, the season we acquired him was 2015-16. We'd just regressed from our miraculous playoff berth the season before and guys named Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk were not Flames property. Curtis Glencross was bounced the season before. Lance Bouma also spent most of...

I the same ready as you. How I heard it described is that Rychel has more of a "4th liner game" compared to Shinkaruk too, so that if he were to make the big team in any capacity it's clear where he'd fit in.

I believe the current tallest proposal outside of Toronto is la Phare du Quebec in Quebec City. It looks nice, but god knows where they're at for construction progress. Stantec in Edmonton just surpassed the Brookfield as the tallest outside Toronto. The One in Toronto is set to become the new...

I'll kick it off with a few props for some things I like. A PHILISTINE'S GUIDE TO CALGARY'S PUBLIC ART: THE BIG 3 Warning, Uninformed Crack-Pot Opinions about Art to Follow Someone else can fill in the blanks about the whos, whens and whys with this stuff. That isn't where I wanna go. I just...

P■■■L□□■A U□■■I■■□R B■□■C□■□T That, in case you were not aware was my attempt at being artistic. It's probably highly derivative of something I've seen in the past that I can't quite put my finger on, but hey I'm trying. This is why I'm an analyst not an artist. You can probably argue that I...

I see you pictures and I think this. Anyone know any good futurists/illustrators who could draw a crazy futuristic Calgary Skyline? :cool:

Here's another case where an "I agree with you, but I don't like what you're saying." button would be great. Cause you're right and I don't like it. :( You really nailed it here. There was definitely an opportunity for it to be so much more. It should be climbing down the side of the building...

I'm sure that +15 connection will be handy for those working in the area, but it also looks like it'll be a solid improvement to the aesthetics of the street environment too. I always felt that that wad of concrete looked really out of place there.

People afraid of the Mongols? We do live on the steppe, they could strike at any time!

That's a great view that I'd never really stopped to consider. I've been going to Meat & Bread a lot lately, but I always come up 8th rather than 9th.

I see what @Meikkhaell is saying about the grey crowns. They are a bit dull. The podium also looks very imposing. I like the look of it generally speaking though. I think I like that it isn't just box shaped most of all. The height is very impressive. It's crazy to see Nuera et al. being...