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High price to preserve bridge City report says cost of saving Walterdale Bridge is $20M Preserving historic bridge ‘may detract from the appearance of the new bridge’: Report Construction on new, $132-million arch-style bridge to start in 2013 Keeping the Walterdale Bridge intact may be redundant and costly, says a report released Thursday. Mayor Stephen Mandel, along with a number of councillors,
expressed a desire to save it for nonmotorized traffic after approving the design for a new bridge in April. The cost of rehabilitating the bridge is estimated at $8 million,
while ongoing maintenance over the next 50 years would cost $12 million. “It’s kind of disappointing it’s that expensive,” said Coun. Kerry
Diotte. “It’s hard to believe.” Options to preserve the structure include relocation or incorporating parts of it into promenades, park pavilions or trails.
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A council committee will discuss the report Tuesday. For more on this story, visit metronews.ca/edmonton. HEATHER MCINTYRE
Meeting a ‘real princess’
The Duchess of Cambridge greets six-year-old Diamond Marshall as the Royal couple arrive in Calgary Thursday, JONATHAN HAYWARD/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Upon arriving in Calgary, the Duchess of Cambridge quickly turned her attention to six-year-old Diamond Marshall. Diagnosed with Stage 4 undifferentiated sarcoma last December, Diamond had two life-saving surgeries in recent months and had spent nearly a month in intensive care. The youngster’s biggest wish was to one day meet a “real princess.” She had written Kate a note from the hospital bed where she watched the royal wedding earlier this year, and the Children’s Wish Foundation went to work.