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COMING UP ROSES The Bella concert hall at Mount Royal University will feature a sound reflector on the ceiling evoking the petals of Alberta’s official flower, the wild rose. -photo courtesy Mount Royal University
A FUNICULAR FIRST Although the specific location is still being finalized, the funicular car proposed for Edmonton’s North Saskatchewan River Valley would take riders down the river’s north bank along a 55-metre track. -photo courtesy City of Edmonton
It’s part of a long-term project to improve access to the river valley, including new docks and boat launches. -Caitlin Crawshaw FLAMES HOPE TO SCORE BIG WITH PROPOSED MULTI-SPORT COMPLEX The Edmonton Oilers’ $480-million new home is well on its way. Now, the team’s rival to the south is looking for its own new sports complex. The Calgary Flames have big plans for the future — and not just for hockey, but also for football and other sports in the city. The organization is exploring options to build a multi-sport complex just west of the city’s downtown core, with a new hockey arena, a football stadium, and an amateur sports fieldhouse for soccer, track, and other sports. The proposed location is 16th Street and Bow Trail SW in the city’s West Village, on a four-hectare site recently purchased by the City of Calgary. The Flames’ current home, the Scotiabank Saddledome built in 1983, is among the National Hockey League’s oldest arenas. -Jacqueline Louie
EDMONTON FUNICULAR WOULD BE A FIRST FOR ALBERTA
Construction of Alberta’s first funicular could start later this year, if Edmonton city council gives the final go-ahead. The $24-million project would improve access to the North Saskatchewan River Valley down its high, steep slopes. A funicular car on a 55-metre track would travel below the Hotel McDonald on the river’s north bank. The car would be self-operated, with room for up to four passengers, two bicycles, and a trailer. It would run year-round, at no cost to users. The city held open houses this spring asking for the public’s input on the funicular’s exact location and design. Money for the project has been approved — with funding from three levels of government and the River Valley Alliance — but the plan still needs council support.
The building’s structure is concrete, steel, glulam beams and columns, enveloped by brick and glazing and a thermoplastic polyolefin roof. APEGA’s Lethbridge Branch Members got a sneak peek of the LEED- certified facility during a lunch-and-learn tour at the end of May. -Corinne Lutter
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