15 h. ago Here's a look inside Toronto's futuristic new $128 million market building

The highly anticipated St. Lawrence Market North Building officially opened its doors for its first farmers' market on Saturday, and here's a look inside the futuristic, $128 million redevelopment. Mayor Olivia Chow and Councillor Chris Moise joined crowds of morning shoppers who were invited to explore the building's ground-floor, open-concept Market Hall for the very first time. The multi-use, five-storey building was designed by RSHP, and features a glass and orange metal exterior, a skylit atrium, blue-painted steel walkways, and orange pedestrian bridges. The brand new building — which has been under construction since 2016 — brought back the 200-year-old market indoors for the first time in nearly a decade. While it was revitalized, the Saturday market continued to operate from a tent behind the St. Lawrence Market Complex's brick south building on The Esplanade. @blogto After 25 years, St. Lawrence Market’s farmer...

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45 h. ago Edmonton's Old Strathcona Farmers' Market to open two days a week

After more than 40 years of operating on Saturdays, the famed indoor Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market (OSFM) will be expanding its days of operation to include Sundays into the future. “It’s something new for this area, but we feel that we need to expand — the community desires that. We’ve got this big, beautiful, building […]

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45 h. ago Edmonton's Old Strathcona Farmers Market to be open on Sundays, too

After more than 40 years of operating on Saturdays, the famed indoor Old Strathcona Farmers Market will be expanding its days of operation to include Sundays in the future. “It’s something new for this area, but we feel that we need to expand — the community desires that. We’ve got this big, beautiful, building and […]

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4 d. ago Impaired driving charges laid in deadly crash east of Edmonton: RCMP

"Many people's lives are impacted by impaired driving. It needs to be taken seriously and there is no place for it in society"

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6 d. ago NDP sees Edmonton as a ‘New Democrat’ city, aims to win more seats in Alberta’s capital

One political analyst says he believes the NDP "have a legitimate shot" at winning races in Edmonton Strathcona, Edmonton Centre and Edmonton Griesbach.

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1 week ago St. Lawrence Market’s Saturday farmer’s market goes to new building

The beloved St. Lawrence Market’s Farmers’ Market on Saturdays is moving. Over the past few years, the Farmers’ Market has been held in a tent to the south behind the main market, but starting on April 5, shoppers can visit the farmers at the brand-new St. Lawrence Market North building at 92 Front St. E. […]

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1 week ago Ballot dance: How and when to cast your vote in next month's federal election

With the gain of one riding in Edmonton proper, the newly reconstituted ridings list in Edmonton is Centre, Gateway, Griesbach, Manning, Northwest, Riverbend, Southeast, Strathcona, and West.

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2 w. ago London Eats: Five cheap options at Western Fair farmers market

Here are five tips for cheap eats at the Western Fair District market:

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4 w. ago Toronto's futuristic new $128 million market building is finally about to open

Toronto has waited a quarter-century for the new St. Lawrence Market North Building to open at the corner of Front and Jarvis, and after decades of planning and construction, an opening date has finally been announced for the long-awaited landmark.A notice posted in the window of the new building at 92 Front Street East offers the first public confirmation of an opening date following a never-ending cycle of waiting, planning, construction and even more waiting.The notice informs the public that the opening is now just a few weeks away."We're Moving! Starting April 5, find the Saturday Farmers' Market in the new St. Lawrence Market North Building at 92 Front St. E. Fresh food, local vendors, same great market!"Yay, ! The new St. Lawrence Market north market opens April 5byu/mdk1234567 intorontoThe new five-storey replacement building for the North Market building will provide a permanent space for the Farmer's Market (housed in a temporary tent since 2016) on its ground floor, ...

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