Parlee McLaws LLP

UNANIMOUS LAND USE APPROVAL|MIDTOWN STATION|CALGARY|CANADA As the Initiator and Lead Development Consultant for Midtown Station, a World Class TOD mega-project, we are pleased to begin the 4th Quarter of 2024 with all Approvals and Entitlements finalizing the Land Use Redesignation for this development. Spanning a period of eight years, from Vision through to Land Use Approval, the dedicated Team, representing Cantana Investments Limited of Calgary, worked diligently and collaboratively with the City of Calgary and adjacent stakeholders. This involved Senior City Administration's COO Stuart Dalgleish, Planning Department - singling out Wallace Leung (our sixth and final file manager), and Dale Calkins Senior Executive Advisor - Calgary Planning Commission and City Council provided Unanimous Approval for every element of the project, from start to finish. This is indeed a rare accomplishment – particularly for a 34 acre development potentially yielding a maximum of over eight million square feet with 10 percent as non-market housing, in 28 buildings ranging in height from two to 42 storeys.   Beginning with the selection of the Architectural/Planning/Engineering firm of Arcadis Canada (formerly IBI Group), an international firm with deep experience in mega projects such as Midtown Station, an exceptional Team was created. ARCADIS personnel included former leader Stephen Shawcross of IBI (retired), Ben Lee, Samuel Alatorre, Rod Sieker and many others who assisted tremendously. The main contracted experts, Jason Dunn from Bunt & Associates Engineering Ltd. for transportation matters, (TIA of some 1,000 pages), Kevin Keyes from Parlee McLaws LLP for legal advisory and contractual issues, Rick Grol former SDAB Chair for 15 years, and Doug Debnam of Tyler Realty, all helped us with those missing pieces. Without this Team and their combined experience, totalling hundreds of years dedicated solely to quality real estate, Midtown Station would not exist. I personally thank you all for your commitment, dedication, experience and hard work to make this happen. TEN QUICK REASONS WHY MIDTOWN STATION IS SO UNIQUE    ·    Highly recognized, City-wide location - Macleod/Glenmore intersection ·    Strategic equidistant position between LRT Stations at 61 and 82 Ave SW ·    Single ownership property - 34 acres gross - 25 acres net - Max 8M+ sf ·    Approved DC Land Use provides open canvas for flexible architecture ·    Development contains 32 percent of gross plan area for public realm ·    Includes proposed, unique & fully integrated, developer funded LRT Station ·    Exceeds new proposed road, pathway, sidewalk & boulevard ROW needs ·    Exceptionally high data capabilities due to high-capacity feeder fiber trunks ·   Open view in all directions - facilitated by spacing and diagonal floorplates ·   Landmark, pedestrian-only retail spine, over five blocks in sunny orientation   INFORMATION   Stay tuned for more updates!

It was afternoon packed with insightful presentations and discussions at the Unlocking Success: Quality, Compliance, and Commercialization in MedTech event!💡🚀 We’re honoured to have industry experts Becki Hiebert and Solomon Ssenyange as our presenters, along with an incredible team of panelists that led an inspring discussion on overcoming challenges for successful medical device commercialization. Thank you RAPS Western Canada Chapter for partnering with us! Stay tuned for more events throughout the week! 👉 lifesciencesweek.ca Brian Lewis Amit Monga Rhiannon A. Rajan Gupta Robert Paproski