[dangerwillms]

I think high speed rail would be a game changer. There are already professionals who live here who commute to jobs in Edmonton, and we have well-paying professional positions that are difficult to fill. Opening Edmonton and Calgary's job market - through high speed rail - more widely to people who live in central Alberta would completely change the complexion of our city.

That said, I'm not sure the Edmonton-Calgary corridor has a large enough population to sustain more than 'fastish' rail, which would be awesome but not a game changer for potential commuters in this corridor.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Actually I think if HSR is added and Red Deer is the stop in the middle I could see potentially people moving to Red Deer as a more affordable housing option and commuting to work to Edmonton or Calgary each day.

 

[CplKlinger]

City of Red Deer officials to tour Clive’s carbon-capture plant next week - Red Deer Advocate

Mayor wants clean energy to be part of Red Deer’s future economy

www.reddeeradvocate.com

 

[dangerwillms]

Hi folks, I have a few updates regarding construction here in Red Deer. On the lates is progress on construction of the new Centre for Excellence/Advocacy Centre, currently well along on the Red Deer Polytechnique campus:

https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/new...e-to-help-abused-children-in-central-alberta/

 

[dangerwillms]

Photos from October 17th of the new downtown Justice Centre (or, ahem, "Court of Justice" for those who are unaware of the sort of things that go down in a law court). I think the thing is turning out reasonably well.

 

[dangerwillms]

Further word about the airport expansion: construction of the runway continues, but will not necessarily be accompanied by a new terminal.

https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/red-deer-airport-runway-widening-almost-complete/

 

[dangerwillms]

And, evidence of what appears to be an insane politicisation of the hospital expansion:

https://rdnewsnow.com/2022/10/14/lu...-blast-latest-delay-of-hospital-construction/

A link to the original announcement:

https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/1-8-billion-red-deer-hospital-expansion-announced/

And follow-up announcement that plans from Alberta Health Services and Alberta Infrastructure will be released shortly:

https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/kenney-says-stay-tuned-for-red-deer-hospitals-expansion-plans/

 

[EdmTrekker]

Actually I think if HSR is added and Red Deer is the stop in the middle I could see potentially people moving to Red Deer as a more affordable housing option and commuting to work to Edmonton or Calgary each day.

Since it's likely to be a P3 or P4 and will not be publicly funded the ticket prices wont be cheap. But maybe it should be publicly funded and not cost anyone a dime to ride. Imagine how innovative that would be and send a message to the world about how environmentally friendly we are in Alberta. I hope the nuclear reactors are up and running to power the HSR or how will this be powered?

 

[archited]

What on earth is a P4 in terms of funding? -- I know a P3 is a Public Private Partnership.

 

[Didama]

^ it's like a p3 but with a philantropic component

 

[archited]

^^^^ Never too old to learn!

 

[devon_draws_]

Buffalo Hotel and Club Café to be demolished from Red Deer’s downtown

The Buffalo Hotel and Club Caf will soon be demolished from Red Deer's downtown streetscape, according to City...

rdnewsnow.com

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Well I don't know how these buildings are currently affecting the community but I'm reminded that "see, it's not only Edmonton that levels building with no real plans for the future"
The Buffalo Hotel looks like a building, or at least a facade that should be preserved.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Jollibee: New Alberta location opening this spring

 

[devon_draws_]

Hopefully something comes of this as it would be nice to see some development in Capstone.
https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/new...rket-price-for-multi-residential-development/