Calgary Downtown Parking

[Rob D]

Originally Posted by Xelebes

So... what were the two Alberta banks that folded in the 80's? I'm curious...

I think they were Northlands Bank and Canadian Commercial Bank.

[Wooster]

Yeah, it is quite an old one. What a piece of shit on such prime property.

[Boris2k7]

IIRC, that was an old affordable housing development. Riverfronte Pointe I/II is the hole being dug (which seems to have stalled for quite a while). Quite frankly that thing is on prime property, but it is also right next to the Cecil...

[mersar]

Ah, my mistake.

But yeah, that is prime property. The fact its across from the Cecil is the only problem.

[Kilgore Trout]

Originally Posted by feepa

Oh come on... Some of these people refuse to take a simple test to prove if they are credible or not. I've come across immigrants that come here with the doctorates in another country, but think its absurb that they have to "re-test" to make sure they are up to snuff in the medical world in this country.

Just because you went to school at the university of tickety-boo in fuckoffityland does not mean you are up to snuff in the current practices of this country. A quick test, and possible refresher course to hone your skills to Canadian practice, and you'll soon be coming from behind the 7-11 counter, or yellow cab. Not everything should be given to you on a silver platter just because you move here and have some sort of "unproven" education.

a "quick test," eh? well i guess we can chalk it all down to laziness!

i think you're ignoring the huge barriers erected by many professional organizations towards immigrants. many people aren't even allowed to take the proverbial "test" to prove they are qualified in the first place.

and of course you're also ignoring that persistent problem that nobody likes to talk about, racism. a recent example from here in quebec. a moroccan-born agrologist named kamal el batal applied for a job in his profession, at quebec's federation of agricultural co-operatives, more than a dozen times. each time he was rejected. so he submitted his CV but changed the name to marc tremblay. lo and behold, he got a 45-minute phone interview and was praised extensively for his qualifications.

i'm making no claims as to the preponderance of racism in the workforce but i am saying that the whole issue is much more complex than you make it out to be. there's more to it than taking a "quick test."

[rapid_business]

Originally Posted by nunuangel99

There is a 2 storey building which is now about one year old located on 127 Street & approx. 150 Avenue, home of a Remax Office and a pub called Duke's, built by NOVA Builders WHICH IS BY FAR THE UGLISET BUILDING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!!!

Has anyone else seen this abortion??

I will try to get a photo of it to post here, (if my camera lens doesn't crack from it's pure ugliness!!)

Drove by it the other day. Ugly, yes. But ugliest you've ever seen? come on... There are 50+ uglier buildings in Edmonton alone.

[freeweed]

Originally Posted by feepa

Oh come on... Some of these people refuse to take a simple test to prove if they are credible or not. I've come across immigrants that come here with the doctorates in another country, but think its absurb that they have to "re-test" to make sure they are up to snuff in the medical world in this country.

I'm sure that's part of it - hell, in many professions you can't move between PROVINCES without re-testing and skill upgrading, let alone countries.

I've also come across "professionals" from other countries that are basically drones who could memorize a set of textbooks. Argue that our University system is like that all you want, but you've seen nothing until you've worked with computer engineers from SE Asian schools. Some of them even got their degrees in Canada, but the method of learning is so ingrained from childhood that they never learned how to actually think creatively.

That being said, a lot of it is due to stupid government red tape. Why don't we have "re-certification" schools here? Where we formally do skills upgrading and testing, specifically for immigrants? I know for a fact that you can't just take Canadian credentials and immediately work in any country in the world; in many fields you specifically have to prove yourself. Why would we be any different?

[Champion3]

Provincial governments need to put foot to ass when it comes to professional associations.

[SHOFEAR]

I found the graphic showing the personnal required at the larger projects across the province. Thought i'd share it. It's pretty cool and really shows the massive size of some projects.

http://www.coaa.ab.ca/LinkClick.aspx...6.PDF&tabid=81

[Kevin_foster]

Your link does not work. Newb!

edit: ok I had to wait, its a PDF

[ExcaliburKid]

^Worked ok for me

[feepa]

Link works here as well. Great information! 36000 people needed for these projects is huge...

[yads]

What surprises me is in a province that is severely short on certain positions, that companies are still turning away immigrants. Mind you, I know 2 recent immigrants that were able to find jobs in their field within 6 months.

[Blue_Cypress]

if there wasn't a labour shortage, there will be by the end of the year. That's insane.

[psych1]

Originally Posted by feepa

Oh come on... Some of these people refuse to take a simple test to prove if they are credible or not. I've come across immigrants that come here with the doctorates in another country, but think its absurb that they have to "re-test" to make sure they are up to snuff in the medical world in this country.

Just because you went to school at the university of tickety-boo in fuckoffityland does not mean you are up to snuff in the current practices of this country. A quick test, and possible refresher course to hone your skills to Canadian practice, and you'll soon be coming from behind the 7-11 counter, or yellow cab. Not everything should be given to you on a silver platter just because you move here and have some sort of "unproven" education.

The old "I've come across a ______" argument is the mainstay of biggoted argumentation but not particularly convincing.

[Mayo]

what % of calgary's land use goes towards mixed use? i know about 2/3 of calgary is low density housing and about 75% of us live in low density housing... but how much of the land is mixed use communities bc a portion of it has to be commercial land use as well.