panamaniac,
I lived in Calgary during the recent time the skyline dramatically changed (The Bow being most prominent) and the West LRT was built in addition to other stations in the NE, and construction on the ring road.
Definite parallels between the two with K-W building the ion light rail and many highrises under construction at once (skyscraper page diagram shows 12 buildings b/w 16-39 storeys u/c, is that correct?). Also a young, well educated workforce willing to take risks!
KW benefits from a more robust economy as Alberta, and Calgary in particular being the epicenter "rides the tornado" with the boom bust oil/gas cycles.
This NFB doc shows what little has changed in the mindset in 35-40 years.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/riding_the_tornado/
This recent crash was so bad that companies just abandoned skyscrapers and workers just left papers and junk behind as if fleeing from a Chernobyl type incident. LMAO
Can only imagine how high the office vacancy increased from as low as 2-3% at one point.
Many transplants fled back to Ontario, BC, or Saskatchewan during this period. No doubt KW probably benefited (if only a tiny amount) from this talent pool moving back to the mother province.
I lived in Calgary during the recent time the skyline dramatically changed (The Bow being most prominent) and the West LRT was built in addition to other stations in the NE, and construction on the ring road.
Definite parallels between the two with K-W building the ion light rail and many highrises under construction at once (skyscraper page diagram shows 12 buildings b/w 16-39 storeys u/c, is that correct?). Also a young, well educated workforce willing to take risks!
KW benefits from a more robust economy as Alberta, and Calgary in particular being the epicenter "rides the tornado" with the boom bust oil/gas cycles.
This NFB doc shows what little has changed in the mindset in 35-40 years.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/riding_the_tornado/
This recent crash was so bad that companies just abandoned skyscrapers and workers just left papers and junk behind as if fleeing from a Chernobyl type incident. LMAO
Can only imagine how high the office vacancy increased from as low as 2-3% at one point.
Many transplants fled back to Ontario, BC, or Saskatchewan during this period. No doubt KW probably benefited (if only a tiny amount) from this talent pool moving back to the mother province.