[David A]

Interesting that initially the Husky tower was proposed for Edmonton, but council... well it went to Calgary instead.

There used to be a great river valley view from the top of the Chateau Lacombe in "La Ronde", the top of building revolving restaurant. Sadly, not a visitor site, which got blocked off a few years later. Would there be enough demand for a premier River Valley viewing station?

And while it's great to see from the air, the River Queen and walking pathways/trails make our river valley top notch.

Our city councils are generally remarkably consistent. Decades of getting businesses to locate elsewhere and we wonder why our downtown is in the state it is.

A lot of the blame goes to the city politicians.

 

[Out of Towner]

The CN Tower in Toronto reportedly cost $63M to build in 1976 or $318M in 2023 dollars and attracts 1.8 million people per year. The Alberta government is contributing $330M in funding towards Calgary's new arena district. Not a lot of difference in dollar terms.

Edmonton should use the provincial funds it has been promised by the Provincial government for a legacy project as well. There is some prime real estate on the east side of the convention center and a tower could be enough to kick start development in that area of the city. As others have noted on a different thread, the City has already made a significant investment in the Armature which hasn't worked out to date very likely because of Boyle's perception. A tower would go a long way to changing the area's perception and recouping the investment the City made in the area.