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Perhaps many people have a 'Corner Gas' image of Regina, Saskatoon, and Saskatchewan on the whole. I think Saskatchewan needs to borrow Ontario's former motto (which they no longer use). Yours to Discover |
I don't get too fussed up about people that bash Saskatoon or Saskatchewan because mostly they are just showing their own ignorance. I've lived many places and I think Saskatoon has a really nice feeling to it. Like any place it's got its drawbacks and problems but I think the standard of living is good and the city (from my perspective) has built on its strengths while also becoming much more cosmopolitan / cool over the last few years or so.
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Someone change my mind lol. |
https://www.ckom.com/2019/07/17/585935/
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Or maybe that fancy World Trade Centre building....lol!!! :P |
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Also River Quarry is probably the perfect size, and I think very competitive on lease rates with Saskatoon Square. |
True....I keep forgetting about River Quarry, which looks to be a pretty decent option. I believe they built to at least LEED Silver standard so would be a good building. It's location is good, as well.
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Downtown Grocery Store
Is it really the lack of a downtown grocery store that is keeping people from living downtown? Maybe it is the price of highrise condos vs low rise condos and houses.
People in Evergreen, Aspen Ridge and Brighton all live further from a grocery store than people downtown with the Safeway on 33rd and the Extra foods on Broadway. If I was ready to downsize to a condo downtown the number one issue for me would be the price. The lack of a grocery store would not be a non issue. But that's just me and maybe because I already live 2km from the closest grocery store and it is no big deal. |
I agree with what all of the recent posters have said regarding the "need" for a downtown grocery store.
Personally, it is about a lifestyle choice if I were to move downtown. It would mean wanting to adopt as much of a "car-less" life as I could. I would want to be able to walk or bike for all of my essential needs as well as entertainment. leisure and active lifestyle/fitness needs. So far....I would say downtown could provide me with that, but it does need some kind of a 'boutique' type grocer that I could access every 3 to 4 days. As an example, in the No1 Riverlanding condos, the standard fridge/freezer appliance included is like a camper size! This was intentional to save space but also to fit the 'lifestyle' of an urban/downtown resident who shops more and buys less each time and eats out more often with access to restaurants. I do agree it would still be a tough go of it for any small grocer to establish downtown as the critical mass of residents may not quite be there yet. But I do hope it comes one day, as for me it is one piece of the puzzle that is missing from the amenities I am looking for in moving downtown. |
I would say that the lack of people downtown is the lack of availability of any new condo builds.. My building downtown is comfortably packed full of people. We just need more developers from out of province to come in and turn some empty lots into action.
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New to the forum, so not sure if this is the correct place, but...
If Saskatoon is looking at a downtown bike network, why not make 3rd and 4th opposing one-way streets and put the bike paths there? I've always thought the city could use some one ways downtown to help traffic flow. |
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Infill is becoming our niche. We're doing another infill next year that I think people here would like. They're very well received by the public as well. Of course, you need to find the right lots and timing is everything, but all things considered, we'd do infill. Home lotto gig is a bit tough these days, with both hospital home lottos and the STARS home lotto, and we "compete" for the same demographic that has money to buy these tickets. That said, we don't view eachother as competitors. I can say that our telemiracle fund helped St. Paul's secure the last of the funding it needs to build the province's first Hospice care home in Saskatchewan. (Calgary has 17, go figure). I believe this will be another infil project and it will happen. Other cities in the province are looking to do a similar model in their communites. Trying to do projects in the core is fraught with challenges, and at times, frustrations. A few years back we had secured a building on 20th street with the intent of it being the cities first community non-profit learning center. We had tenants lined up and funding secured. The federal money fell through. I don't know the particulars, but I think it came with strings attached, which nobody wanted. Now we're working with another organization on something downtown, but the wheels churn slowly. Home Lotto is done, now its on to the Car Awards. Its our 90th year of raffling of a car at the exhibition! We're partnered with the Sask Rattlers, and I'm hoping we can expand the raffle, and help provide some funding for Mike Linklater's plan of building an outdoor basketball park in the core. (I don't have all details on this one, but it sounds great). So if you come down to the EX. Please do stop by our booth and buy a ticket. We're offering a fully restored 1970 C10 Truck, (Sorry not the most environmental vehicle) and all the proceeds will go right back into our city supporting great organizations that make this a better place to live. |
SREDA's Quarterly Economic Update for Q2 2019 states that Saskatoon's CMA population is 328,245.
My guess is that the Saskatoon CMA is now only 4-5 years away from reaching 350,000. Anyone else want to speculate on timeframe? :) |
I think someone at SREDA screwed up, quarter 1 states CMA population at 333,606, so if we look at quarter 2 of 2018 with population at 330,111 that would be roughly a gain of 3600, so you could be right with 17,000 to go but will depend on growth which will be a little more complicated than looking at the past year.
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Can someone here explain to me the purpose of that building?? |
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Good catch. I'll contact SREDA and let them know. |
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