Great thread. Very interesting from my perspective - I live in the ''cradle of industrial Canada'' along the Lachine Canal in Montreal (neighborhood: Pointe-Saint-Charles). A similar restoration project began in the late nineties here.
Some of the buildings in my hood look very similar to those in your photos. Not surprising since they were built around the same time and restored around the same time as well.
Corticelli Lofts (formerly Belding-Corticelli industrial complex)
Redpath lofts (formerly Redpath sugar refinery)
Imperial lofts (formerly Imperial Tobacco complex)
Rock climbing facility (formerly Redpath silo)
The latest project in my area is currently underway and will be the largest to date - an 1,100-unit condo project for Canada's largest brick-facade building, le Nordelec (Northern Electric building).
The catalyst for these renewal projects was the re-opening of the Lachine Canal for pleasure boating in 2001 (it had been closed for several decades)
Here's how it was back then
Anyhow, thanks for sharing ! The tour was much appreciated.