What’s all the hype around Blatchford? Interested in learning more about Blatchford? Join us for a tour! Guided by Blatchford’s Development Manager, Tom Lumsden, this tour will take you through the community’s unique sustainability features and one-of-a-kind neighbourhood amenities. You’ll also learn more about the site’s aviation history and our path forward. The tour will…
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Get ready for Spring in Blatchford
Spring in Blatchford The signs of spring are in the air at Blatchford – the apple trees in the fruit orchard are slowly starting to bud, the Canadian Geese have made their return to our stormwater pond, and residents are busy preparing the community gardens for another successful planting season! The warmer weather also signals…
Blatchford Milestones
With the start of the 2022 spring construction season just around the corner, it’s a good time to reflect on the development milestones that have gotten us to where we are today. As we continue to bring Edmontonians up to speed on the future of our community, here are some of the moments from the…
Another Metro LRT construction season
Now that the snow has fallen, it’s a great chance to take a peak at the Metro LRT extension as the second construction season has finally wrapped after a warm fall. Two LRT stations in Blatchford are expected to open in 2024/25. The NAIT/Blatchford Market station will sit at the heart of the future town…
New Builder Profile: Common Ground
Anson Wong approaches problems differently. A mechanical engineer with a master’s degree in industrial design, Wong searches for pleasing design, then drills down until he finds underlying principles. “It’s never what’s on the surface,” Wong says. “It’s Alice in Wonderland. You go down the rabbit hole. Do something first, then the question and answer comes…
New Builder Profile: NX Build
Andrew Jaillet and Robert Parasynchuk grew up on the same north Edmonton block, where they showed an early knack for ambitious collaborations. Like the time they shocked their industrial arts teacher by building an 8-foot boat, then took it out fishing on Alberta Beach. Having recently teamed up again to form NX Build, they’ve been…