by Jeff Barefoot | Jun 25, 2026
SAIT’s School for Advanced Digital Technology (SADT) was established in 2020 with a $30 million gift from Calgary philanthropist David Bissett — a program built around the premise that digital skills are the defining currency of modern economies. The downtown...
by Jeff Barefoot | Jun 25, 2026
The John Ware Building at SAIT has served the School of Hospitality and Tourism since 1958. Phase 1 of its revitalization, completed in 2018, addressed nearly six decades of deferred envelope and infrastructure work — modernizing the building’s exterior and...
by Jeff Barefoot | Jun 25, 2026
The John Ware Building has anchored SAIT’s School of Hospitality and Tourism since 1958. Phase 2 of its revitalization — a $41 million investment by the Government of Alberta, managed by GGA Architecture and Chandos Construction — is completing what Phase 1...
by Jeff Barefoot | Jun 25, 2026
Canada Olympic Park has been part of Calgary’s identity since the 1988 Winter Olympics. The Day Lodge at its base — originally the Olympic media centre — is now undergoing its first major transformation in nearly 40 years: a $40 to $43 million renovation and...
by Jeff Barefoot | Jun 25, 2026
Northland Village Mall has anchored northwest Calgary since 1971. The $120 million redevelopment by Primaris REIT and Ledcor transformed it from an enclosed shopping centre into a 390,000 square foot open-air retail complex — one of the more significant retail...
