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In the early 1990s, despite much criticism, the city council of the day abandoned the market/hotel plan and instead allowed the construction of a senior citizen's residence tower on the former arena site. There was also increased concern regarding rising crime in the neighboring Riversdale community.
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River Landing is divided into two phases. The first phase concentrates on the eastern region of River Landing and includes redeveloping the waterfront, a hotel complex, and a destination complex. The second phase concentrates on the western region, including the cleanup of the old A. L Cole site (a
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decommissioned electrical power plant that had been torn down in the 1990s), parkland, and the conversion of a pre-existing electrical service building into a year-round home for the farmer's market (now relocated to 2600 Koyl Ave near the airport), business centre and residential development.
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due to safety concerns; the bridge was expected to be a major access route into River Landing. After considering the possibility of replacing the bridge—an option criticized by the developers of River Landing—the city instead chose to repair the bridge, and it reopened to vehicular traffic in
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and proved popular enough that there was talk of the site becoming a permanent outdoor venue. Around this time, the city unveiled plans for a market and hotel on the site as part of its South Downtown Redevelopment scheme, which also involved redeveloping several adjacent blocks to the north.
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Plans for redevelopment of the riverbank have come and gone since the 1970s. One of the first steps towards redeveloping the area was the demolishing of the old Saskatoon Arena in the early 1980s; at one point, there were plans to build a new hockey rink and convention centre on the site, but
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Despite this, plans for redeveloping the remaining riverbank lands as a cultural, commercial, and entertainment area continued. In the 1990s, the A.L. Cole power plant was demolished after sitting unused for nearly a decade, followed in the mid-2000s by the demolition of the
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buildings, including 2 office towers, a mixed-use condo, and a hotel attached to the condo. The high-rise complex was originally planned to be completed within 2 years; this goal could not be met as plans were still being finalized.
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was constructed at the foot of the bridge, the second to be built in Saskatoon. In 2010, the bridge was closed yet again, and on January 10, 2016, the century-old bridge exploded to be later rebuilt.
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over the sale of their building; however, later that year, the project encountered a stumbling block when the city announced the sudden closure of the century-old
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The last major hurdle towards the redevelopment of the site was cleared in 2005 when an agreement was reached with the
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century plaza consisting of "Prairie Wind" artwork by Lee-Koopman Projects/Fristad Downing Henry Architects
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Glass panels fracturing on Saskatoon's River Landing towers sparks investigation.
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later that year at 59.52 m (195.3 ft), and finally
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is the tallest building in Saskatchewan, the headquarters of
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two years later at 88.5 m (290 ft), becoming the
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ultimately it was decided to build Saskatchewan Place (now
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sounds/visual shielding around the electrical substation
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Later, in October 2016, development began on the new
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Nutrien Tower
Nutrien
Credit Union Centre
Canada Summer Games
Gathercole Building
Royal Canadian Legion
Traffic Bridge
roundabout
mixed-use
River Landing Village
high-rise
River Landing No. 1
RBC Tower
Nutrien Tower

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