Saskatchewan's Economic Outlook
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^ population growth too. They'll both bounce back though...or well they? What with Sask. becoming a socialist misfit meddling in private affairs haha
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I'm not here for politics.
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Political discussion should go to a new thread.
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^ I second that.
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Relax.
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Man this is ripe with irony. We try to sell ourselves on our differences from Calgary, while turning ourselves into Calgary through population growth (which I agree with) and suburban style development (which I abhor). Really, Regina and Saskatoon until very recently have attempted to be miniature versions of Calgary and the only saving grace was that we are smaller, so the flaws in planning don't show so much (i.e. the suburban comute is 15 minutes rather than 45 minutes, not because we have built better cities, but because our poorly built cities aren't as big). Yes, talk suggests that tide is turning in Saskatoon and Regina (e.g. Regina Downtown Plan and focus on infill in Saskatoon), but I haven't seen much hard evidence that practices are changing yet. Well, for the time being we can still fool those ex-Saskatchewanites into thinking they can have Calgary style housing and roads with Regina/Saskatoon lifestyle advantages. ;) |
Gridlock - maybe I can agree with this from time to time...
Disposable income - Cant agree with this...Not sure where they are getting this from as housing prices in Regina are up there and income taxes in saskatchewan are horrendous. Not sure about property tax so I will as for help on this one?? I know for fact that property tax on a $800,000 house in Calgary burbs carries $4200 per year. $380,000 condo in downtown Calgary is $1800 and a $360,000 condo in the burbs is $1600 per year. |
socialisthorde, I agree with your statement about our cities being smaller, poorly planned versions of Calgary, or Edmonton for that matter. Although I think it is important to recognize that Calgary and Edmonton experienced a lot of expansion in an era where neighborhood design, transportation, and comprehensive planning practices were not as progressive as they are now. The idea of sustainable development was not popularized until the UN published the Brundtland Report in 1987. For any city, the goals, objectives, policies and programs from 1950 to 2000 -- strong growth period for Alberta's two largest cities -- produced a city form corresponding to the mindset of that era. The strong desire for building our cities more sustainably leads one to believe we should expect different outcomes in the 21st Century.
We may never be larger than Calgary or Edmonton, but we absolutely have an opportunity to imagine and build cities with very attractive urban living conditions. |
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I think property tax rates are about as controversial as population density to compare across cities (look in the "Canada" section to see how density levels can be argued any which way), since there is so much variance in terms of what they pay for (i.e. what services are user pay and what are covered by property tax - like library cards, recycling etc) and how they are assessesed (i.e. dramatic rise in property values in some areas of the city versus others mean that some pay relatively little compared to current property value while others pay relatively more). I know that I hear repeatedly that Saskatoon has among the lowest property taxes in Canada, but I honestly wouldn't know how to appraise the accuracy of that statement. |
How do you Saskatchewanian forumers feel about the Feds decision to block the PotashCorp takeover?
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