City Council approves District Energy Sharing System for Blatchford! We know it’s too soon for the next edition of our quarterly newsletter, but this news was just too big to wait until next year! Blatchford has just reached a major milestone in the project with the recent City Council approval of the Renewable Energy Utility…
City Council approves District Energy Sharing System for Blatchford
The Blatchford project took a significant step forward on December 8, 2016, in the plan to create one of the world’s largest sustainable communities. Edmonton City Council has approved the framework for a Renewable Energy Utility for the community as well as $19.4 million to fund the initial stages of the system. The Renewable Energy Utility is based on a District…
Blatchford celebrates three years of work!
It was just three years ago today that the last flight took off from the former City Centre Airport. While the closure marked the end of an important era in Edmonton’s history, it was also the start of a new and exciting opportunity for our city! The former airport will be transformed into a leading…
Fall 2016 Newsletter
A new look at a new community! We recently launched a new website which will show you what life in Blatchford will really be like! Find out more about everything from our energy efficient homes to our parks and green spaces at BlatchfordEdmonton.ca. Interested in keeping up with the latest news? Follow us on Twitter (@blatchfordyeg)…
October 2016 Construction Update
With the winter months quickly approaching, the 2016 construction season at Blatchford is coming to an end. Over the last several months, crews have been hard at work preparing the site for stage one residential construction by installing select portions of the sanitary and storm sewer mains. The sanitary sewer line connecting the future stage…
September 2016 Construction Update
Construction of the first of two stormwater ponds in Blatchford is well underway. Last year, the south pond was excavated, and construction crews are now installing the inlets and outlet to the pond as well as the storm sewer line that will connect to existing sewer lines outside of Blatchford. Why does Blatchford need stormwater…