[CT (Chinese_T)]

Crane going up

 

[niteryder]

Two cranes up:

 

[MrBigStuff]

I think it might be a good idea to have a web cam mounted on the roof of the new cancer centre & have it trained on the Uxborough site. That way we could catch the entire construction of this project. Nice to see projects go up in real time.

 

[Alex_YYC]

 

[Zoom]

I think it might be a good idea to have a web cam mounted on the roof of the new cancer centre & have it trained on the Uxborough site. That way we could catch the entire construction of this project. Nice to see projects go up in real time.

You’ e got my vote!

 

[Urban Outdoorsman]

Apparently Western Securities is hoping to start on Phase II before Phase I is actually complete! So hopefully this is a good sign that we won't end up with a parking lot for another decade.

Real Estate News EXchange: Calgary's million-sq.-ft. UXBorough project breaks ground | RENX.

Calgary’s million-sq.-ft. UXBorough project breaks ground

Western Securities Limited has broken ground on Phase 1 of its million-square-foot Calgary UXBorough mixed-use development, a project which has been in the works for over 15 years. The first phase of the development, which is scheduled for occupancy in

renx.ca

 

[UrbanRED]

Apparently Western Securities is hoping to start on Phase II before Phase I is actually complete! So hopefully this is a good sign that we won't end up with a parking lot for another decade.

Real Estate News EXchange: Calgary's million-sq.-ft. UXBorough project breaks ground | RENX.

Calgary’s million-sq.-ft. UXBorough project breaks ground

Western Securities Limited has broken ground on Phase 1 of its million-square-foot Calgary UXBorough mixed-use development, a project which has been in the works for over 15 years. The first phase of the development, which is scheduled for occupancy in

renx.ca

The upside of $100 oil

 

[niteryder]

It's difficult to get close to the construction pit due to the fencing and the pit itself is obscured by the safety railing/netting. You can sorta see through the netting:

 

[haltcatchfire]

Commendable effort! Welcome

 

[MrBigStuff]

This is where a small drone with a good camera would come in handy to get pics from overhead.

 

[Roaring Flames]

This is where a small drone with a good camera would come in handy to get pics from overhead.

It's illegal to fly a drone near the hospital

 

[MrBigStuff]

It's illegal to fly a drone near the hospital

Didn't know that - but then again there is a heliport @ the FMC for Stars. I guess we'll have to wait for a web cam to be mounted on the roof of the new cancer building. Should be a really good view from there.

 

[Surrealplaces]

The reason you can’t fly the drone near the hospital is indeed because of the heliport. You can apply to get permission to fly the drone in the area if you have a purpose. There’s a process to go through but it can be done.

For drones under 250g, the Regulations are different. Technically your’e not supposed to fly those near the hospital either, but the wording of the exact regulations is a bit different, Using the words ‘should not’, instead of ‘cannot’. I spoke to somebody from Navcan at the time they changed The regulations for microdrones and got kind of an ambiguous answer of basically if you’re flying your drone responsibly and you’re not too close to it, it shouldn’t be a problem. The question that the time was more to do with the heliport at Eau Claire.
Given the amount of usage the heliport gets at the hospital it wouldn’t be worth flying out anywhere near the hospital.

 

[Mountain Man]

I live about a half kilometer from the Foothills and it's kinda crazy how many helicopters come and go in a day.

 

[niteryder]

Some more construction-pit-is-too-far-away pics:

Bonus shot of sunset happening while I was taking those pics: