Walkers Creek Condo Construction and Fire Damage

Construction began on the first vertical condominium in St. Catharines in over 20 years. 

Construction started in November of 2012 and was well underway when a fire broke out in May of 2013.

Start of Construction

Partial side and back of condo as seen through the trees

February 2013, A Few Months Later...

5 of Canada's Most Gruelling Places to Hike

#5 

Sunshine Village, Alta. To Mt. Assiniboine, B.C.

Sunshine Village, Alta. To Mt. Assiniboine, B.C
56 km.  Roughly six days to complete.

... Rock Isle Lake reveals itself.  This is the first of three lakes at Sunshine Meadows, and the most famous, thanks to the tree-covered island in the middle of the lake.
Image credit: takemytrip.com/

Mount Assiniboine seen from Sunburst Lake

Why do the hike?
This spot is only accessible on foot or by helicopter and is renowned for its stunning views and opportunity to see wildlife, including mountain goats, bighorn sheep, elk and deer.

TOP 10 - Best Places To Live in CANADA

According to MoneySense, Canada’s Best Places to Live 2012 compiles, weighs and ranks 190 cities and towns in Canada by 22 separate categories - walk/bike to work, air quality, weather, population growth, unemployment, affordable housing, crime rate etc.

While they claim that they can’t gauge many of the elements that people enjoy in their cities, the nearness of family, the friendliness of neighbours or even great sunsets, they have measured what can be measured and compared what can be compared from towns and cities across our provinces and territories.

Below are the TOP 10 BEST Places To Live in CANADA starting from #10:

10.  Winnipeg, MANITOBA

Assiniboine Park - Winnipeg, MANITOBA
Photo source

9.  Red Deer, ALBERTA

Douglas Cardinal - St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church - Red Deer, Alberta
Photo by Flickr user  arhitrav

8.  Edmonton, ALBERTA

Edmonton's River Valley - Edmonton, ALBERTA
Photo by Flickr user  protophotogsl

At 7,400 hectares, Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River valley is the largest stretch of urban parkland in North America. There are 22 major parks and over 150 kilometres of trails on which you can enjoy walks, bike rides, picnics, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and more. - Source

7.   Fredericton, NEW BRUNSWICK

View of the city - Fredericton, NEW BRUNSWICK

Photo by Flickr user Susan Hancox Reid

6.  Brandon, MANITOBA

 

Central Fire Station - Brandon, MANITOBA
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5.  Regina, SASKATCHEWAN

The skyline of downtown Regina - Regina, SASKATCHEWAN
Photo by Flickr user  Edward Willett

4.  Halifax, NOVA SCOTIA

Halifax, NOVA SCOTIA
Photo by Flickr user Hobolens

3.  Kingston, ONTARIO

Kingston, ONTARIO
Photo by Flickr user Dougtone

2.  Burlington, ONTARIO

Royal Botanical Gardens - Burlington, ONTARIO
Photo by Flickr user cseeman

1.  Ottawa, ONTARIO

The Black Tomato Restaurant - Ottawa, ONTARIO
Photo by Flickr user  Hobolens

The 2011 census had the city's population as 883,391, and the metropolitan population as 1,236,324. Mercer ranks Ottawa with the second highest quality of living of any large city in the Americas, and 14th highest in the world. It is also rated the second cleanest city in Canada, and third cleanest city in the world. In 2012, the city was ranked for the third consecutive year as the best community in Canada to live in by MoneySense.

Ottawa, ONTARIO
Photo by Flickr user Hobolens