[David A]

I just did a quick search and came up with this. Not sure how accurate, but way more than 1,000

As of the 2016 Canadian Census, there were 55,997 people living on 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi) of landmass that constitutes Downtown Edmonton. Also as of 2016, there were approximately 92,735 jobs in Downtown Edmonton. The population density was about 48 people per hectare, and the job density was about 80 jobs per hectare.

Downtown Edmonton - Wikipedia​

 

[CaptainBL]

I don't know how many people work dowtown, but I suspect way more than 1,000. This is less than 20% of one company - individual businesses expand or contract.

This could easily be offset by another company expanding or moving downtown. Yes, it is noticeable, but not a huge blow.

Haha obviously there are more than 1,000 people working downtown.

My point is that there might actually be 40,000 people working downtown which is a lot less than the 1.5M you note as almost a way to diminish the significance of that despite the fact that 1.5M is almost an irrelevant number given that is not reflective of our 1. workforce and our 2. downtown workforce of which the 50 directly impacts.

In any case, this is another example of a long line of blows to our downtown work force while I am not hearing a lot of new shops and jobs springing up that are helping our downtown case.

 

[channing76]

Probably just some house cleaning for Bioware. Nothing to be concerned about those jobs will come back eventually to different people.

 

[Munanyo]

Obviously this news will not make or break downtown, however I still don't think it's something to just brush off and not think it's not a big deal. It's just another piece of not-so-good news about one of Edmonton's crown jewel local success stories.

 

[MacLac]

Minister Boissonnault announces federal investments to support business growth and job creation in Edmonton region

Over $12.2 million through PrairiesCan will help Edmonton area businesses scale-up operations and enter new markets

www.canada.ca

'Ol Randy bringing us presents again!

 

[David A]

Minister Boissonnault announces federal investments to support business growth and job creation in Edmonton region

Over $12.2 million through PrairiesCan will help Edmonton area businesses scale-up operations and enter new markets

www.canada.ca

'Ol Randy bringing us presents again!

So a net gain of 425 jobs here - that is good. I think we need to support and focus more on current up and coming companies, these will be the jobs of the future.

Not so much on a company that while it was quite successful, was sold off to a US company over 15 years ago.

 

[northlands]

50 jobs? Naw....wanna know what a big blow looks like? When both the TMX, CGL and LNG Canada projects wrap up - both pipelines this fall and the LNG by this time next year - I'd reckon at least 10,000 YEG'ers work on those 3 projects, including myself. That's a big blow......

The long rumour is that Enbridge is going to build a twin line next to CGL once construction has completed. Better get your resume out to Surerus Pipeline ASAP lol

 

[MacLac]

The long rumour is that Enbridge is going to build a twin line next to CGL once construction has completed. Better get your resume out to Surerus Pipeline ASAP lol

I've been hearing the same thing for years now....my job is not dependent on the pipelines...lol. They've got some pretty big compressors to build in the mean time as well.

 

[MacLac]

More bucks for our far superior Health and Research industry? Perhaps more for API in their quest for dominance?

 

[Gronk!]

Edmonton City Council has approved the lease needed for the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative manufacturing facility to be built in the Edmonton Research Park

August 30th, 2023, Edmonton, AB - Today, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) and the City of Edmonton have finalized lease negotiations for the vacant land in the Edmonton Research Park. As...

appliedpharma.ca

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696965622872289399

 

[MacLac]

Instead of YYC's quest for becoming the new "Bangladesh of off-shore Call centers." YEG is striving and achieving to becoming a Bio-Hub, along with our Industrial prowess and Hydrogen Hub title of Canada....strides are being made.

 

[Avenuer]

Edmonton City Council has approved the lease needed for the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative manufacturing facility to be built in the Edmonton Research Park

August 30th, 2023, Edmonton, AB - Today, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) and the City of Edmonton have finalized lease negotiations for the vacant land in the Edmonton Research Park. As...

appliedpharma.ca

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696965622872289399

This will be the first new project to get built in the Research Park in many years, about time!

 

[Gronk!]

Gaming studios leverage connections made at GamesCom

A trade mission to Germany helped a big Edmonton video game developer build more hype around its first big release while giving smaller studios more traction on an international stage.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[Kosy123]

Gaming studios leverage connections made at GamesCom

A trade mission to Germany helped a big Edmonton video game developer build more hype around its first big release while giving smaller studios more traction on an international stage.

edmonton.taproot.news

Would genuinely love to see much more of this. We have significant potential here with proliferation of gaming studios (and events/conferences) here (especially with Bioware laying off 50 people). Inflexion has some direction from ex-Bioware team members as well.

 

[Gronk!]

Cleantech startups see opportunity in Alberta's Industrial Heartland

Two Edmonton cleantech companies are getting closer to opening facilities in Alberta's Industrial Heartland, where they plan to leverage the area's unique assets.

edmonton.taproot.news