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A 66-storey building set to make Edmonton’s skyline the highest in Western Canada reached a construction milestone Thursday.

“This is a massive gesture of confidence on the part of Edmontonians to have the audacity to build a building like this,” Mayor Don Iveson said while on site to celebrate the last concrete pour to complete the foundation.

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He added that investments in both private and public infrastructure have helped the city weather the provincial economic downturn.

While Stantec is the main tenant, the $500-million skyscraper will also include condo units, retail outlets and office space, including two floors for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Stantec CEO Bob Gomes said a significant number of employees — 1,700 — will be relocated to Stantec Tower, which will be its new world headquarters.

“From this point onward, we’ll see it move upward,” he said.

The retail space will be ready by mid-2018, while the offices are set to open in 2018. The residential portion is slated to open in fall 2019.