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about. March 4, “Edmonton’s housing success is no accident”
The most unfortunate thing is that this column tells only part of the story, which is the most unfortunate, but not surprising. Written by a senior city official and chair of the Edmonton Real Estate Industry Advocacy Group, the work is self-praise and frankly, causing damage to those seeking a balanced story.
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What is missing is any comment on the real downward impact of the new zoning charter on communities across the city. While our city leaders might think that allowing at least eight residences in a typical urban lot is a leading urban planning practice, many people living in these communities will believe it.
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No other city in Canada is in extremes. The community has been blinded. I’m looking forward to a follow-up column that tells the whole story
Rh Smyth, Edmonton
Roxi Theatre’s domination is not surprising
about. “Theater denies the easement required for external work”, March 4
As a retired lecturer on the Law of Property, I am very happy to see the term “easement” in the title of the March 4th Journal. How rare.
The story recites the Roxie Theatre was denied access to the roof of an adjacent property to complete the exterior of the Roxy building. It claims rights as necessity. I hope everything goes well with Roxy, but this claim to easer is almost certainly doomed. Among other factors, whether the relevant date of the necessary easement is determined at the time of transferring the land to the person who first obtained Roxy Parcel. One needs to know the situation on that more detailed date.
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Beyond that, I want the owner of the adjacent property (CSIC) to have an ostensibly rational reason, to act like a poor neighbor, especially since Roxy is a nonprofit and tries to provide limited resources to support live drama.
Bruce Ziff, Edmonton
The PM with a slap is flying too much
Has anyone noticed that our lama’s prime minister has accumulated a huge carbon footprint on his taxpayer-sponsored Airbus since his announcement of his resignation? His Paris holiday attended an AI conference (I wouldn’t say the irony of Trudeau, attending a conference about intelligence, man-made or otherwise).
Then it was his trip to Keefe. Of course, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a crisis, but more for Europe than Canada. Well, 11 countries including Poland, the United Kingdom, and Germany participated via video. Now we have Trudeau heading to England to say goodbye to our figunhead ruler, King Charles. Insufficient phone number? I guess when there is a chance to take photography with foreign leaders, a “climate emergency” doesn’t matter.
Ron Nichol, Sherwood Park
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