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Downtown Advantage Fall 2019 FALL 2019 | The mission of the Downtown Business Association (DBA) is to support, connect and enrich Edmonton’s Downtown community. The DBA is one of 13 Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) in Edmonton. Businesses within the MESSAGE FROM defined BIA geographical area pool resources and work together THE DBA CHAIR through the DBA to promote the economic development of the F YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY NOTICED, THE AREA FROM 104 STREET ALL THE commercial district. I WAY TO 101 STREET HAS BECOME A HUB FOR TECH COMPANIES. Google Deep Mind is here. Gaming giant Bioware moved their 300-workforce here this September from Calgary Trail to Downtown. Startups Air Trail and Tevolsol are headquartered here. Downtown has the makings to become one of Canada’s biggest, buzziest innovation districts. We have never been better or more vibrant, but if we want this ecosystem to thrive and grow more, we’ll have to dream bigger. The Downtown Advantage Newsletter Our annual business report, “Accelerating Tech in Downtown Edmonton: is published quarterly by the Downtown Business Association Impacts and Opportunities,” sets out to do just that. The report released of Edmonton. in August lays out a resolute plan on how to get there – not in 10 years but right now. EXECUTIVE MARKETING It envisions a Downtown accelerator that could increase the number of DIRECTOR COORDINATOR investible startups in the core and leverage our leading academic institutions. Ian O’Donnell Kayla Shapka More tech-focused and services-rich buildings could go a long way to MARKETING AND OFFICE MANAGER attracting dozens more tech companies. It proposes an urban experience COMMUNICATIONS Mary Davies that improves the quality of life for those who work in the core and those who MANAGER reside here. Imagine bike sharing, breweries and places where people can PHOTO CREDITS Tracy Hyatt Cover design: interact and hang out, such as coffee houses or a central park, and a variety Jen Madole of housing options. In all, the report outlines five recommendations that will reshape Downtown in compelling ways. We highlight them in “Tech Boom,” page 4, but I urge you to download the full report (edmontondowntown.com). There’s so much to discuss that we made technology the theme of the STAY IN TOUCH! fall issue of Downtown Advantage. We also wanted to introduce you to DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION some tech companies and entrepreneurs already working in the core, 10121 Jasper Avenue, (“Elevator Pitch,” page 8), that reflect the energy of Downtown’s buoyant Edmonton, AB, Canada T5J 4X6 tech ecosystem and remind us that technology touches every aspect our Phone: 780.424.4085 of our lives and businesses. Whether you’re a restaurateur, retailer or legal [email protected] professional, for example, you can’t deliver or market your product efficiently without technology. That makes us all tech companies, and all invested in the EDMONTONDOWNTOWN.COM future of Downtown. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER We’ve reached the tipping point. We all need to come together to AND INSTAGRAM: create an environment that is attractive and enriching for the growing tech community that has its eye on Downtown Edmonton. Are you ready? @DBAYEG Robert Bothwell Chair, Downtown Business Association 2 FALL | THE DOWNTOWN ADVANTAGE THE NOTEBOOK FULL MOMENTUM Charting Downtown happenings from new residential towers going up to a giant Christmas tree being lit up Downtown’s newest winter The revitalization of Rice Howard Plans for a mixed-use, high-rise festival Dickens Fest is back Way continues with the opening tower on 106 Street and 102 for a second year Nov 29 – of Bianco, an Italian restaurant Avenue, were approved by city Dec 1 and Dec 6 – 8 in Arts and lounge, located in the council this summer. The Shift, Central. Discover festive events Phipps-McKinnon Building. to be developed by Edgar and programming at the Art Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Development, will feature 730 Gallery of Alberta, Winspear opened for business mid- luxury rental apartments. Further Centre and the Citadel Theatre. September on 100A Street. west on 108 Street, Park View edmontondowntown.com Developments will put up two October 17 to 20, Downtown towers and a mid-rise building Gaming giant BioWare moved diners celebrate the flavours of on 108 Street. into its new Downtown digs fall at more than 25 participating in Epcor Tower in September. Harvest Fest restaurants. On Kihêw waciston, the Indigenous BioWare is one of a handful of offer are multi-course, prix-fixe centre at MacEwan tech companies that have made dinners and brunches starting University, commemorated Downtown their home in the past at $18. the 140th year anniversary of 24 months. the signing of Treaty 6 with the Festival season kicks off unveiling of a Treaty marker. The core got a bit more family- again with the Edmonton friendly this summer with the International Film Festival, In August, more than 10,000 1 official opening of theHistoric September 26 to October 5. pedestrians took over a stretch McKay Avenue School LitFest, Canada’s only non- of Jasper Avenue from 103 Playground, Downtown’s first fiction book festival runs October Street to 109 Street for Open community playground. 17 to 27. Streets. The vehicle-free event, organized by Paths for E-scooter rental companies The 100 Street Funicular, People, encourages sustainable Lime and Bird arrived on designed by DIALOG, has and alternative forms of Downtown streets in mid-August. won a 2019 International transportation. Architecture Award in the Luxury hotel JW Marriott Bridges and Infrastructure October 25, join the DBA and opened in August, signalling the category. The award honors the Work Nicer for a Small Business completion of Phase 1 of the Ice best new buildings, landscape Week talk about creating the District. The 346-room hotel, the architecture, and planning ideal company culture. After third JW Marriott in Canada, projects designed or built by the panel discussion, stay for features two restaurants, a world’s leading architects, Drink Nicer, Work Nicer’s weekly cocktail bar, a lobby bar, spa landscape architects and social. Tickets available at and fitness clubArchetype. urban planners practicing edmontondowntown.com. internationally. Christmas arrives November 14 in (left to right: 1 JW Marriott Ice Churchill Square for the annual District; 2 Fire & Flower; 3 Bird DBA Holiday Light Up 5pm to scooter; 4 The Shift; 5 Historic 6pm. This is a free family-friendly McKay Avenue School Playground) event with carollers and festive drinks. 2 3 4 5 THE DOWNTOWN ADVANTAGE | FALL 3 READ THE FULL REPORT edmontondowntown.com enhancement of the Downtown urban experience and more collaboration with EACOAs and other organizations in the tech system. The first three recommendations needed no convincing at all. The nature of work is changing, and with it the workplace. Shared boardrooms, breakout rooms, coworking spaces, community hubs and a variety of building amenities are the new normal when it comes to attracting top tech companies and talent. Heads nodded again when Korzeniewski pressed the group to come up with solutions to stop the tech brain drain. Edmonton’s post-secondary institutions can’t keep up with the local demand for grads and many skilled employees later move away to larger cities. More complicated was the report’s recommendation for a Downtown accelerator and the need for more collaboration, especially with the Edmonton Advisory Council on Startups (EACOS). The crowd stirred when TECH BOOM Korzeniewski highlighted many examples of great Edmonton collaborations but The Downtown Business Association pointed out that the tech ecosystem releases a report outlining how the core in Edmonton is siloed. “Our hearts are could become Canada’s next big tech hub in the right place, but we need to start coordinating and collaborating more.” But it was the blunt panel discussion hosted by Jeremy Heyward of solūt that ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON LAST have moved Downtown. Then in May, raised even more eyebrows. “Edmonton AUGUST, Downtown’s tech community, the Global Startup Ecosystem Report, doesn’t have an innovation ecosystem. property managers, city planners that ranks 1,000 cities and 100 countries It has an innovation industry,” said and economic developers packed worldwide, called out Edmonton as a city panel member and Yardstick CEO Chris Yellowhead Brewery to hear the findings to watch. LaBossiere, insisting that perhaps the of the DBA’s annual business report. One By the time University of Alberta system needs to be entirely reset. Bruce by one, the who’s who of Edmonton’s researcher Karolina Korzeniewski hit the Alton of A-Partners suggested that business community filed into the room. stage to present “Accelerating Tech support organizations be reviewed every There were friendly handshakes, jovial in Downtown Edmonton: Impacts and three or four years to ensure they meet laughter and business cards exchanged. Opportunities,” it was standing room the industry’s needs. Ashlyn Bernier, Every summer, the DBA hires an only. “Great ideas happen when people COO of SAM Inc., pointed out that an Alberta School of Business MBA student come together and have great spaces accelerator and/or incubator is not the to produce its business report on a where they can collaborate and collide,” “silver bullet” that we’re looking for. topic of importance to Downtown. This asserted Korzeniewski. One by one, she It was clear from the evenings year’s choice of how to build a tech laid bare the five recommendations discussions that much still needed to hub Downtown was an easy one for to grow tech in Downtown – the be done to grow tech in Downtown a few reasons. In the past 24 months, establishment of a Downtown Edmonton. But one thing everyone there has been no shortage of local accelerator, more tech-focused agreed upon is that more events like this and international tech companies that buildings, retain homegrown talent, are needed.
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