Daily Archives: April 22, 2009

Expect the Train to get busier

I’ve been doing some more research and it appears that expansion of the port at Prince Rupert will likely result in increased train traffic as more goods are hauled along the CN Rail line. From the wikipedia entry: On September 12, 2007, phase 1 the Fairview Terminal opened for business and is expecting its first

City of Edmonton and Tamarack

This pdf available here is the City of Edmonton’s plan for the Tamarack subdivision. I would have expected more discussion of the train line then this: 4.3.8 Private Railway Corporation Right-of-Way Ensure future development adheres to the guidelines established by Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Transportation Canada regarding the provision of separation spaces, fences, berms

Personal Summary

This is a summary of our own experiences with building a home with Summerhill in the Tamarack subdivision. I posted this to the Connect2Edmonton forum this morning: Tamarack is a new subdivision that is attracting lots of interest but the developer (Dundee) and various builders are not being entirely fair with their customers. As someone

CN Rail still needs to finish the noise barrier

There’s a fence that’s about 70% complete that is suppose to block the sound of the trains. I don’t think its very effective, but it should still be finished. CN Rail told us it would be finished summer 2008. It still isn’t. Also notice the grass, that’s a backyard. There are rows of townhouses backing right onto

This is what Dundee says about Tamarack

The following is a sitemap posted in the Tamarack subdivision. The train line is not shown.