Alberta health officials built a 773-stall parkade for Lethbridge hospital staff and visitors, at a cost of $30 million to taxpayers.
But too many hospital employees won’t pay the parking fee, city council was told Monday. They’re still clogging nearby residential streets instead.
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Foothills MD council will postpone a decision on a proposal for a car lot north of Okotoks after their Town counterparts raised concerns and asked for the matter to be put on hold.
MD council is considering an application by the owner of Southridge Chrysler to approve a development plan for new dealership on a 4.4 acre site along Highway 2A less than a kilometer north of Okotoks.
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The historic Eamon’s Camp building could once again become a fixture near its original home, a space set to become an LRT lot.
A report to the city’s Transportation and Transit committee suggests services for the 1950s-era gas station camp be installed as part of the Northwest LRT Park and Ride tender so options for the old building remain open.
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As proposed, the Event Centre would have more parking spaces than the current Medicine Hat Arena, but not significantly more, and relatively fewer compared to other mid-sized hockey venues in Western Canada, according to the recommended design plan.
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During their regular meeting Monday night, Sylvan Lake Municipal Planning Commission members:
• approved the request of Meadowlands Golf Club to add an additional 34 fully serviced recreation vehicle sites at the most westerly boundary of the property, abutting 50th Street and west of the current sites. There are already 99 fully serviced sites on the property.
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When local resident Vivian Branson takes his dog for a walk by the Riel Recreation Park, more often than not he is appalled by the area’s traffic congestion.
Riel Drive is regularly used for over-flow parking from the Enjoy Centre with vehicles lining both sides of the street.
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CALGARY — The northeast Marlborough Mall is planning to put pad sites into its parking lot to increase the number of stores at the shopping centre.
Kim Wiltse, marketing director of Marlborough Mall with 20Vic Management Inc. which operates the centre, said about 10,000 square feet is being added to the west side of the mall’s parking area.
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Franklin Daines said he will take the necessary steps, including applying for rezoning and development permits. The land is currently zoned for single family dwelling and duplexes under the City of Red Deer’s Land Use bylaw.
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Although parking and traffic flow remains a big question in the proposed $44 million expansion to the Crystal Centre, patrons will learn how to adapt, says the DownTown Association.
“Parking is always a concern,” said DownTown Association chairman Harold Friesen, who operates a city-centre business.
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The projected cost of a proposed new park and ride in St. Albert has jumped approximately $7 million and could grow even more, leaving city council to wonder if the project might need to be scaled back.
On Monday night council received an update on the cost for the Campbell Park Transit Station and Park and Ride. While it had been submitted to the province for grant funding in 2010 with an estimate of $30 million, the cost in 2013 dollars works out to $37 million.
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