Ward 2: Blatchford development key for northwest Edmonton

Rising from bleak, dirt surroundings, Edmonton’s old airport tower stands sentinel over a development slated to transform about 215 hectares of Ward 2 sandwiched between Kingsway and the Yellowhead.  
It’s the last remaining structure on the site, and city officials hope to preserve it as an architectural nod to the land’s former use as a gateway to the north. 
Heavy equipment has toiled at the site all summer, installing underground utilities and readying it for