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Edmonton Symphony Orchestra gets upgrade with $65 million expansion plan
The Francis Winspear Centre for Music opened in Alberta in 1997, and demand is still so high that the small venue will now add a 45,000-square-foot addition
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Are you talking about the supposed third section expansion that never happened ? That would be cool.. Can't wait for Winspear !!!Now if only we could read about the Canada Place completion project...sigh
Downtown District Energy Initiative – Public/Private Partnership Options
- ENMAX was the original proponent for the Downtown District Energy Initiative, but the company was not able to obtain approval to operate as an unregulated system and dropped out.
- Administration examined three options for City ownership: (1) the original ENMAX concept of the Central District Energy Plant at the Winspear connected to ten buildings; (2) a scaled-down approach with a Central District Energy Plant at the Winspear and connections to Century Place and Chancery Hall; and (3) the same scaled-down approach with a boiler only configuration.
- Administration recommends option 2, as it "allows the electricity generation for all three buildings, provides the best greenhouse gas impact and costs, and keeps the location of the Central District Energy Plant at Winspear."
- Option 2 would cost $27.9 million in capital expenditures, which would be reflected in an unfunded capital profile as part of the 2020 Spring Supplemental Capital Budget Adjustment (SCBA). The Central District Energy Plant shell building could be constructed by Q2 2021 with commissioning and start of operation in late 2022.
- "Should Council wish to explore the option of future expansion beyond the scaled-down scenario, Administration would then continue to work with EPCOR and other interested parties on the development of a governance and operational structure for the proposed Downtown District Energy initiative."