David A said:
I don't feel it is about embracing winter. I have lived here many, many years and have not seen snow in every month of the year, so I want to fact check that statement.

I realize we are a city with four seasons and for someone coming from a tropical climate it probably seems cold, but by Canadian standards we are average, if that. Similar to Ottawa and Quebec City

The constant emphasis on how cold it is here creates a negative perception and discourages people from coming here. At least in the city to the south of us they have been smart enough not keep stereotyping their city based on a cold climate.
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I've lived in Edmonton (off and on) since '82. The only month in which I haven't experienced snow is July. Every other month at some point it snowed, including one very weird Fringe festival. Having said that, I agree that this is hardly what makes us special. I saw the CBC's Mark Connolly speak at the winter cities conference a few good years ago and there was talk of changing the way we speak of the weather. And still, when we move from a gorgeous sparkling snowy cold snap and into brown, muck boot-ruination of above zero temps, radio hosts continue to crow about how it's "nice" or "beautiful" out, with the implication that cold = ugly/bad. It's kinda tiring. Our winters are wonderful and bitching about them is counterproductive and pointless.
 
ADob said:
I've lived in Edmonton (off and on) since '82. The only month in which I haven't experienced snow is July. Every other month at some point it snowed, including one very weird Fringe festival. Having said that, I agree that this is hardly what makes us special. I saw the CBC's Mark Connolly speak at the winter cities conference a few good years ago and there was talk of changing the way we speak of the weather. And still, when we move from a gorgeous sparkling snowy cold snap and into brown, muck boot-ruination of above zero temps, radio hosts continue to crow about how it's "nice" or "beautiful" out, with the implication that cold = ugly/bad. It's kinda tiring. Our winters are wonderful and bitching about them is counterproductive and pointless.
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I have been here almost as long. I missed most of that very unusually cold late August as I was fortunately out of town most of that week, but I did hear about it. I believe it was in the early 90's.

With climate change our summers are definitely becoming longer and warmer. In the last few decades I have experienced several really nice summer like Septembers, which used to be more of a fall month. Likewise May is also warmer too.

I have no problem with embracing winter when its here, I often go out regularly even on what many would consider cold days. However, constantly commenting or harping on the cold, even when not relevant is not that. There is so much more to our city than some months of cold weather.
 
It snowed Aug. 22, 1992. I remember because I was home from school in Ottawa and my mom came and woke me up so I could shovel the walk.

A couple of days later, I flew back to Ottawa, where it was 33° with ungodly humidity and I caught chicken pox.
 
David A said:
I don't feel it is about embracing winter. I have lived here many, many years and have not seen snow in every month of the year, so I want to fact check that statement.

I realize we are a city with four seasons and for someone coming from a tropical climate it probably seems cold, but by Canadian standards we are average, if that. Similar to Ottawa and Quebec City

The constant emphasis on how cold it is here creates a negative perception and discourages people from coming here. At least in the city to the south of us they have been smart enough not keep stereotyping their city based on a cold climate.
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And I will admit that I thought I have a photo of it snowing in July on our pool at the house I grew up in, but that photo album is in Edmonton, and I am not. So, I might be wrong and it might have also been August… because this says it’s snowed every month except July.

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archited said:
Same is true of Denver and a bunch of Mountain communities. North American Cities that are colder than Edmonton include Grande Prairie, Cold Lake, Fort McMurray, St. Albert, Lloydminster, Saskatoon, Regina, FlinFlon, Winnipeg, Yellowknife, Fairbanks,

Williston, North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Duluth, Minnesota

Marquette, Michigan

Anchorage, Alaska

I did a comparison of Canadian Cities on this website a few years back (I think the thread heading is still up) where a surprising number of days in winter had Edmonton warmer than Vancouver or Toronto (not talking averages). Canada is a cold country in winter pretty much coast to coast, granted cold and rainy on the west coast instead of cold and snowy. and cold and windy on the lake head in the Toronto area. Also Edmonton gets far less snow on average than Ottawa, Montreal, and QC. And if you talk sensibility including wind chill and humidity then I have heard many a transplanted Ottawan or Montrealer who have moved to Edmonton talk about how bitterly cold winters can seem in those cities compared to Edmonton's dry cold (I can attest to that having lived in Ottawa for a year and and a half). All said, calling Edmonton a winter City entirely misses the fact that Canada is a winter Country.
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This list of cities is not an inviting list. My point is that Edmonton IS an appealing city where people actually want to live. But you have to be realistic that the weather is not the greatest and getting back to the thread, build buildings that embrace this reality. I’m passionate about this subject because I had to leave Edmonton because my body couldn’t physically handle living there lol. Literally. But I really do love Edmonton!
 
Another unit has been leased 🥳
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strata said:
A very celebrated local restaurant is also relocating to the NW corner of the 102/124 intersection.


There is a flurry of new office tenants moving this year into buildings along 124th Street between 102nd & SPR.

I agree the market size for food & beverage does have a cap, but between the daytime lunch / happy hour crowd and the new residents from MB and other nearby residential projects, it is as strong of a location as anywhere if a bar/restaurant have a strong concept and good execution.
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I believe this is the sign that I can share....

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Doesn't seem like a relocation so much as a "new restaurant concept"?

I like Sabor, but I truly wonder if they are biting off more than they can chew. Not all of these experiments are successful. (Remember Urbano Pizza???)
 
I'm worried though - does this mean that Sabor will be closing their 103 St location (across from Bay/ECC)?
 
Gronk! said:
I'm worried though - does this mean that Sabor will be closing their 103 St location (across from Bay/ECC)?
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"A restaurant concept by Sabor" doesn't strike me as the same thing as Sabor. I mean, who knows, but when I read this signage my first guess would be that Sabor is staying where they are and opening up something new here.
 
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