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Yesterday, 07:04 PMBuildingScout replied to a thread Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012) in Transportation and Infrastructure:RpS_lol: That's a good one. I must have missed the memo, because last I checked their motto was "were not happy until you are not happy".203 replies | 35939 view(s) -
Yesterday, 05:32 PMBuildingScout replied to a thread Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012) in Transportation and InfrastructureOh boy, where to begin. First, it is not that different with Air Canada which has direct flights to Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and little...203 replies | 35939 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:32 AMBuildingScout replied to a thread Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012) in Transportation and InfrastructureI believe there is enough demand for Ryanair to offer charters thrice weekly from mid-May until mid-September to Dublin.203 replies | 35939 view(s)
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06-18-2013, 07:11 PMSadly yes, in fact the cost when the area is already built up can be as high as $5 million per km, though one has to wonder that, if the city were to...753 replies | 130460 view(s)
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06-18-2013, 05:57 PMThis is very much what happened at Northdale. The city gave no outlet to the "pressure" created by student demand, and it ended up "flooding" the...588 replies | 104528 view(s)
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06-18-2013, 09:04 AMActually it can cost more than that, however one must mention as a reference point that a kilometer of hydro lines above ground cost $500,000/km,...753 replies | 130460 view(s)
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06-13-2013, 09:16 PMBuildingScout replied to a thread Weber Street Widening (College St - Guelph St) in Transportation and InfrastructureCorrect, however I'd like to point out that there are enough buses on King St that the right lane is almost always blocked by a bus loading/unloading...127 replies | 16250 view(s)
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06-12-2013, 12:53 PMThat was the time America moved the speed limit down to 55mph. Since then it is back to 75-85mph across the USA while in Ontario we are still stuck...58 replies | 7588 view(s)
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06-12-2013, 11:52 AMIs it or is the focus Chinese investors (Hong Kong and mainland) who have relatives in Toronto which take care of the investment details. I been told...154 replies | 27845 view(s)
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06-09-2013, 01:31 PMHear, hear. The only thing that brings me that way is Adventure Guide, which proves your point precisely.530 replies | 199826 view(s)
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06-08-2013, 04:29 PMGrand porch party 2013 is tomorrow. See here for a schedule: http://grandporchparty.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/gpp-map.pdf121 replies | 19176 view(s)
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06-08-2013, 02:41 PMGlass spandrels: a nice idea way overdone.599 replies | 84275 view(s)
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06-08-2013, 06:19 AMIf you decide to go ahead, in whichever location you choose, make sure you sign a contract that is automatically renewable on your side (at CPI +...573 replies | 96644 view(s)
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06-06-2013, 06:20 PMI was at the Concordia club (as well as Bingeman's, the tent in the market square and one more place whose name I don't remember) and none of them...14 replies | 414 view(s)
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06-06-2013, 03:01 PMThat's the impression I get from my neighbours and coworkers. Bad beer and bad food at high prices. Let's get rid of the big brewery sponsorships,...14 replies | 414 view(s)
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06-05-2013, 04:14 PMToo much to look at that you don't want to buy. Selection overload when the choice of books is good doesn't happen. I've been at a store full of...573 replies | 96644 view(s)
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06-05-2013, 04:01 PMExcellent link and John Norquist is right on the money. Put some simple rules that make sense and developers will move in. Right now in Uptown...128 replies | 36648 view(s)
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06-05-2013, 07:23 AMA while back someone posted here a study about shopping. If I remember correctly it claimed that the majority of shopping was "casual": you were...573 replies | 96644 view(s)
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06-04-2013, 06:19 PMOne possibility is that they asked and City Hall said no. Another possibility is that they were more optimistic about the commercial potential of the...573 replies | 96644 view(s)
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06-04-2013, 03:30 PMI don't think they will be needed at all. The fact that the developer bought the land shows that interest is already there. He's just asking for a...128 replies | 36648 view(s)
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06-03-2013, 01:07 AMBuildingScout replied to a thread Sales One Victoria Condominiums (Momentum) | 63 m | 19 fl in DowntownsAwesome choice of location. It also speaks volumes to the renaissance of Kitchener as a tech hub that City hall has a coffee shop and a tech store as...214 replies | 28208 view(s)
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05-31-2013, 12:28 PMThis is a no-brainer really. With the Bauer lofts, Sun Life and intensification in the area (Red, 144, 155, Cortez) the place is a prime location for...181 replies | 13980 view(s)
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05-30-2013, 09:54 PMOh yes, I agree. It is demand driven.72 replies | 7404 view(s)
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05-30-2013, 10:25 AMInertia in real estate is huge. They will be building suburban office parks and subdivisions decades after it is clear this is not the way to go. For...72 replies | 7404 view(s)
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05-29-2013, 01:47 PMBrother don't get me started on faux shutters (installed upside down of course). They have been on their way out since the late 80s but not fast...3 replies | 247 view(s)
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05-28-2013, 02:35 PMI disagree. I walked past it last week and it is a non-descript yellow brick box. I don't mind if someone can do something nice to it, but I also...15 replies | 610 view(s)
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05-27-2013, 10:09 PMyes I realized this as soon as I posted it and "deleted" the post. I didn't realize that you need to press delete, then twitch your left ear, press...56 replies | 3981 view(s)
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05-27-2013, 04:16 PMI think they have stated that they intend to rent their parking space to businesses in the Bauer lofts, and as I said, they might be thinking of...181 replies | 13980 view(s)
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05-27-2013, 04:14 PMAnd all of this an unnecessary concern. A healthy Northdale district would eliminate most of the rental problems elsewhere, e.g. no need for a...146 replies | 19136 view(s)
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05-27-2013, 03:23 PMFrom CBC news: Parts of Waterloo rental housing bylaw deemed 'discriminatory' The Ontario Human Rights Commission is calling parts of the City of...146 replies | 19136 view(s)
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05-27-2013, 03:09 PMGiven the parking space shortage by Sun Life could they perhaps be intending to make a pretty penny renting the space out? One could even envision a...181 replies | 13980 view(s)
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05-27-2013, 01:46 PMBuildingScout replied to a thread Should there be a different class of licence for trucks/suvs? in Transportation and InfrastructureWhich is why the solution is to build dense mixed neighbourhoods with transit between them. Those working and living there can leave the car behind,...8 replies | 348 view(s)
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05-25-2013, 05:39 PMBuildingScout replied to a thread Should there be a different class of licence for trucks/suvs? in Transportation and InfrastructureI don't know if I would go as far as ask for a special license, but I am always surprised and alarmed when I see people driving their SUV/trucks as...8 replies | 348 view(s)
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05-24-2013, 11:14 AMI use to eat blueberries off the bush at the student residences in U of Guelph (not that I was ever a student there, but that's a whole other story).19 replies | 654 view(s)
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05-24-2013, 11:05 AMAn intriguing possibility. I'm not sure the city can currently support another square on top of Waterloo and Kitchener's city hall. People are just...835 replies | 131054 view(s)
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05-22-2013, 05:56 PMBuildingScout replied to a thread Complete Westmount Grand Condos | 36 m | 12 fl | 70% Sold in SuburbsOops, it's 90% sold, with 8 suites left.216 replies | 51138 view(s)
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05-22-2013, 04:53 PMBuildingScout replied to a thread Complete Westmount Grand Condos | 36 m | 12 fl | 70% Sold in SuburbsOk, this turkey is down to its last three units for sale. To give an idea how slow the sales were, in the meantime, the BPR, the 42, the Red, the...216 replies | 51138 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 03:35 PMImbibe, rotunda gallery, the museum, the gastropub, holy guacamole, queen street commons, ye's sushi, just to name a few specific examples.835 replies | 131054 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 03:27 PMHow about City hall in Waterloo which seems to approve things decades after it is apparent to anyone that such thing is needed: Lester St. ...25 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 03:12 PMI expect wage freezes (or nearly so) and increases in age of retirement for a long time to come across the entire public sector.81 replies | 7435 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 02:02 PMI saw their new location in Hamilton on the weekend and made a mental note "new burger chain" (file under:trivia, generic). Didn't expect to have it...835 replies | 131054 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 01:57 PMYou can thank Christie Clark for this one. No way the Ontario NDP is looking forward to an election any time soon after what happened in BC.10 replies | 888 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 01:53 PMThey have a courtesy shuttle service to UW/WLU/RIM. So does the Best Western in St. Jacobs.753 replies | 130460 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 10:41 AMThis is my experience too, both as a business traveler and as a host for visitors. The majority of our out of town guests do not rent a car if they...753 replies | 130460 view(s)
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05-21-2013, 10:39 AMAnd using the same state-of-the-art etch-a-sketch design software for the blue prints.15 replies | 1598 view(s)
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05-20-2013, 10:04 PMLast time I was there that included the frying oil. :RpS_tongue:25 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-17-2013, 12:20 AMAaargh my eyes.... :RpS_blink:25 replies | 1188 view(s)
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05-15-2013, 03:57 PMI always been surprised that RIM didn't buy KIK outright back when it still was a < 10 person operation.281 replies | 47128 view(s)
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05-15-2013, 08:22 AMDitto. I never liked their inside-the-mall location. Is there any available space in the vicinity where they could move to? maybe in the Red?25 replies | 1188 view(s)
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11-08-2011
- 10:34 AM - plam mentioned BuildingScout in post Belmont Village Condominiums | 33 m | 11 fl... expect increases. BuildingScout: I don't know if reg...
01-24-2012
- 06:19 AM - Trogdor quoted BuildingScout in post Small Uptown Waterloo ConstructionI doubt they will go that high, bu...
01-23-2012
- 05:04 PM - BuildingScout quoted benjaminbach in post Sage CondosTo echo Andrew's comments, sales ...
01-21-2012
- 05:15 PM - BuildingScout quoted natcordev in post Small Urban Cambridge ConstructionWhen one compares Cambridge co...
- 01:58 PM - BuildingScout quoted Osiris in post Light Rail TransitThrow in a bunch of stereot...
- 11:16 AM - Osiris quoted BuildingScout in post Light Rail TransitI think you might be too pessimist...
- 12:51 AM - mpd618 quoted BuildingScout in post Westmount Grand Condos | 36 m | 12 fl | 70% SoldYou are missing background info he...
01-20-2012
- 11:52 PM - BuildingScout quoted Osiris in post Light Rail TransitBackwards-ass Cambridge wil...
- 09:13 PM - mpd618 quoted BuildingScout in post Westmount Grand Condos | 36 m | 12 fl | 70% Sold[Comment removed. See below.]
- 07:17 PM - panamaniac quoted BuildingScout in post Light Rail Transit... the last sentence, BuildingScout. IMHO, the chances ...
01-19-2012
- 08:15 AM - BuildingScout quoted WaterlooNative in post Small Uptown Waterloo ConstructionI read something in the article abo...
01-17-2012
- 05:34 PM - BuildingScout quoted metropolis in post 144 Park | 67 m | 19 fl | 80% SoldMy feelings are that not every ...
12-28-2011
- 09:26 AM - Brenden quoted BuildingScout in post Centre In The SquareI wonder if that is the main motiv...
12-24-2011
- 10:45 AM - BuildingScout quoted DHLawrence in post GO TransitOur favourite Record columnist ...
12-22-2011
- 09:54 PM - BuildingScout quoted DHLawrence in post Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012)Until next summer, according to...
- 09:48 PM - DHLawrence quoted BuildingScout in post Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012)I don't know where you get your hu...
- 09:35 PM - BuildingScout quoted UrbanWaterloo in post 96 University Avenue West | 18 m | 6 flUp to the 5th floor now... 96 Uni...
- 05:13 PM - garthdanlor quoted BuildingScout in post Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012)I don't know where you get your hu...
- 03:28 PM - BuildingScout quoted DHLawrence in post Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012)And I would rather see a code-s...
- 11:11 AM - BuildingScout quoted plam in post Region of Waterloo International Airport | 120,828 Passengers (2012)I read that Bearskin is c...
12-21-2011
- 06:01 PM - garthdanlor quoted BuildingScout in post Small Uptown Waterloo ConstructionI don't recall what was there befo...