[IanO]

Yup, I think the days of single rinks are going away. Multi-sheet facilities need to happen for numerous reasons.

Do they? In all cases?

So then all of our neighbourhood rinks disappear and you are forced to drive further and this removes community skates and amenities.

Mega-centres are not the be all and end all.

 

[ADob]

Agreed. We talk about walkable neighbourhoods and the cost of sprawl, and then force people to drive if they wanna swim or skate. I have zero interest in a massive recreation centre surrounded by parking lots, and it often feels like those of us who live in Edmonton's central neighbourhoods end up having to put up with losing our infrastructure and subsidizing the burbs.

 

[bodsbods9090]

Do they? In all cases?

So then all of our neighbourhood rinks disappear and you are forced to drive further and this removes community skates and amenities.

Mega-centres are not the be all and end all.

You can thank a lack of maintenance on some of these rinks for that.

I didn't say close them all down but...the City better be prepared to put money into them or sell them to groups who would be willing to upgrade or maintain them.

 

[David A]

I realize they feel quaint, perhaps like the idea of having recreational facilities in older more central areas. However, people who live there shouldn't always have to drive to far flung suburban locations for everything, but that seems to be the Edmonton way of thinking.

 

[Oilers99]

Agenda - 2026 Agenda | Edmonton Real Estate Forum

2026 Agenda. Agenda for day 1 of Edmonton Real Estate Forum

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Agenda updated here looks like a good mix of different topics this year.

 

[MacLac]

Sounds the cream of the crop so to speak will be there…..perhaps we’ll get some announcements on some projects?

 

[Oilers99]

Sounds the cream of the crop so to speak will be there…..perhaps we’ll get some announcements on some projects?

I don't think specific project announcements will be made at the forum, but yes definitely a good group of local and national industry leaders. The topics cover a wide range of development in Edmonton from greenfield, infill, different asset classes etc.

 

[policyenthusiast]

Do they? In all cases?

So then all of our neighbourhood rinks disappear and you are forced to drive further and this removes community skates and amenities.

Mega-centres are not the be all and end all.

Agreed. People underestimate how much the consolidation of public facilities can drive up costs & drive down traffic.

 

[Kosy123]

Edmonton specific report from Colliers isn't out yet, but they've also got the downtown office market with small absorptions and vacancy reductions.