ADob
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Ooh, I kinda dig the subtle curves in the bottom one!
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policyenthusiast
Senior Member
The Wedgewood site (slated to be developed by an indigenous affordable housing provider) was halted by a Court of Kings Bench resolution, and there was quite a showing from residents against the sale of this site yesterday.
The sale was ultimately approved by Council, 9-4. This is one of the times I agree with the residents opposing the sale. Wedgewood has only the one park, which includes baseball diamonds, soccer, and a skating rink. That's being paved for the 60-unit Treaty 8 build. The neighborhood is a single-exfil area, and has no regular bus service. A disappointing failure to protect our urban green space, and a fundamentally lacking location for an affordable housing site.
Quite a loss for the west end.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
Seems pretty clear that the majority of the park space is remaining untouched, including everything around the community league and land to the south. From what I can tell, they are losing one soccer field but the ball diamond and second soccer field are safe. Unclear where the skating rink is. Not saying it was the right decision, but the opposition made it sound like there would be no park space left at all if the sale went forward.
Council gives green light a 2nd time around for Wedgewood Park housing development in animated public hearing
City council has voted against a proposal to look at alternative locations for affordable housing in a west Edmonton community after a tense public hearing on Wednesday, which was spurred by a judicial review.
www.ctvnews.ca
constance_chlore
Senior Member
That, and there's a lot of park space just outside the neighborhood's technical boundaries.Seems pretty clear that the majority of the park space is remaining untouched, including everything around the community league and land to the south. From what I can tell, they are losing one soccer field but the ball diamond and second soccer field are safe. Unclear where the skating rink is. Not saying it was the right decision, but the opposition made it sound like there would be no park space left at all if the sale went forward.
Council gives green light a 2nd time around for Wedgewood Park housing development in animated public hearing
City council has voted against a proposal to look at alternative locations for affordable housing in a west Edmonton community after a tense public hearing on Wednesday, which was spurred by a judicial review.
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mcr
Active Member
This one is beautiful and more of what I wish we'd see. It should be the minimum standard for projects like Westrich's 106 ST or 108 ST. It's not fundamentally different than either project, but a step up in design. That's not to pick on them, those projects aren't the worst, but they're the first example that comes to mind.
Airboy
Senior Member
Jasper Place Hotel is a smoldering heap now. was burning all morning.
https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/02/19/fire-jasper-place-hotel/
https://edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/02/19/fire-jasper-place-hotel/
David A
Senior Member
Yes, the top one is very nice and within the size of several projects being built here downtown and elsewhere. I hope people who are building here, or considering doing so, take note of this.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Makes sense. I misinterpreted the PU zoning in the southern end of the park to be parking.Seems pretty clear that the majority of the park space is remaining untouched, including everything around the community league and land to the south. From what I can tell, they are losing one soccer field but the ball diamond and second soccer field are safe. Unclear where the skating rink is. Not saying it was the right decision, but the opposition made it sound like there would be no park space left at all if the sale went forward.
Council gives green light a 2nd time around for Wedgewood Park housing development in animated public hearing
City council has voted against a proposal to look at alternative locations for affordable housing in a west Edmonton community after a tense public hearing on Wednesday, which was spurred by a judicial review.
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thommyjo
Senior Member
What I don’t understand on these projects is the priority being “evenly dispersing” these sorts of builds instead of aligning them with the plethora of other goals we have around sustainability, active transportation, 15min communities, and nodes.Seems pretty clear that the majority of the park space is remaining untouched, including everything around the community league and land to the south. From what I can tell, they are losing one soccer field but the ball diamond and second soccer field are safe. Unclear where the skating rink is. Not saying it was the right decision, but the opposition made it sound like there would be no park space left at all if the sale went forward.
Council gives green light a 2nd time around for Wedgewood Park housing development in animated public hearing
City council has voted against a proposal to look at alternative locations for affordable housing in a west Edmonton community after a tense public hearing on Wednesday, which was spurred by a judicial review.
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Stony plain road needs 15 midrises to be built and has a 3 billion dollar train about to service it and a dozen major employment and medical hubs. How is that not a better location? Again, I get the equity lens of not concentrating poverty. And I certainly don’t care about exaggerated nimby claims that are veiled racism/classism. But is this the right place? 20% of most Canadians’ spending is transportation. Is car dependent affordable housing actually affordable?
MacLac
Senior Member
This makes me smile! One of the city's biggest eyesores.....
northlands
Senior Member
I believe it's actually a dry pond area for heavy rainfall events (hence the weird civil grading and why it can't be used for sports fields).
Agreed. Seems like a really odd choice for this type of project, since Wedgewood is one of the least walkable and most car dependent neighbourhoods within the Henday. At least there's a nearby grocery store and bus stop nearby, but basically nothing else, including assumedly the services the residents may want to access (healthcare, social services, recreation centres, post secondaries, etc).
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
That's former eyesore to you, sir. Edmonton has lost one of her finest... shopping cart holding facilities.
ADob
Active Member
Another one bites the dust. Big fire at the abandoned Iginla Law building this morning. Apologies for the crap photos but it was too cold to open the balcony door to get some clarity. Multiple fire trucks on scene, firefighters in full gear. I'm assuming they evacuated the apartment building next door.
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bodsbods9090
Senior Member
Ahhh, that's why everything is closed close to work this morning.
ADob
Active Member
Yup. I was surprised to see nothing on the news, even just in terms of the traffic impacts, which weren't insignificant, given they closed 103 St access to 97 Ave, and obviously a big chunk of 97 Ave. They're now down to *only* 3-4 firetrucks, as far as I can see.