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Out of couriousity what is the the migration between the two cities.

I would presume the number of people migrating between the two are about equal.
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personaly I actually thought Saskatoon felt a lot bigger then it really was

It's beafutiful river - valley location with a fairly large downtown surprised me


Regina on the other hand (not to be insulting) but felt similar -smaller then Brandon MB and really didnt impress me,...

then again I really didn't see that much of Regina other then a quick first time impression,

but thats just me
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personaly I actually thought Saskatoon felt a lot bigger then it really was

It's beafutiful river - valley location with a fairly large downtown surprised me


Regina on the other hand (not to be insulting) but felt similar -smaller then Brandon MB and really didnt impress me,...

then again I really didn't see that much of Regina other then a quick first time impression,

but thats just me
I call BS, I've been to Brandon, and there's simply no way Regina can feel smaller. Either you've never actually been to Regina, or you barely stepped foot in town

Please enlighten us, what made Regina seem so much smaller than Brandon, MB?
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personaly I actually thought Saskatoon felt a lot bigger then it really was

It's beafutiful river - valley location with a fairly large downtown surprised me


Regina on the other hand (not to be insulting) but felt similar -smaller then Brandon MB and really didnt impress me,...

then again I really didn't see that much of Regina other then a quick first time impression,

but thats just me
Not that it bothers me...but when did Brandon or Saskatoon get the quality of downtown buildings Regina has.
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I call BS, I've been to Brandon, and there's simply no way Regina can feel smaller. Either you've never actually been to Regina, or you barely stepped foot in town

Please enlighten us, what made Regina seem so much smaller than Brandon, MB?

well, I pulled into Regina on albert St, off the trans - canada, turned right onto victoria ave and drove around downtown which seemed very open and small,

with Scarth st being a 2 story resturant of some sort to the right, maybe 8 story building infront of it then the two twin 20 story buildings at the end;

turned right down 12th ave

turned right down hamilton st

then back to trans canada;

...................

sure that was a bit of an exageration comparing it to Brandon but in short I think Regina feels a bit smaller then Saskatoon

thats just my opinion
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well, I pulled into Regina on albert St, off the trans - canada, turned right onto victoria ave and drove around downtown which seemed very open and small,

with Scarth st being a 2 story resturant of some sort to the right, maybe 8 story building infront of it then the two twin 20 story buildings at the end;

turned right down 12th ave

turned right down hamilton st

then back to trans canada;

...................

sure that was a bit of an exageration comparing it to Brandon but in short I think Regina feels a bit smaller then Saskatoon

thats just my opinion
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Not that it bothers me...but when did Brandon or Saskatoon get the quality of downtown buildings Regina has.

I would love to see some pictures of Regina's downtown, and get a better comparison,

i'm sure 'taste of Saskatchewan' while i was in Saskatoon may have also shaped my opinion of saskatoon as a more of a booming place



p.s. sorry to the Regina folk
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well, I pulled into Regina on albert St, off the trans - canada, turned right onto victoria ave and drove around downtown which seemed very open and small,

with Scarth st being a 2 story resturant of some sort to the right, maybe 8 story building infront of it then the two twin 20 story buildings at the end;

turned right down 12th ave

turned right down hamilton st

then back to trans canada;

...................

sure that was a bit of an exageration comparing it to Brandon but in short I think Regina feels a bit smaller then Saskatoon

thats just my opinion
I like both Regina and Saskatoon, but I agree that Regina feels much smaller than it is...

Infact when I was on my trip to Winnipeg, I spent a Wednesday night in Regina. I decided to exit the highway at the Wascana Parkway at around 10:30ish PM. I drove right through to downtown and I kid you not I encountered only a single car ... travelling a mind numbing 40km .. until I reached College ave. Beyond that the number of people I saw in the downtown area was very minimal.

I did see a lineup of people in front of the Milkyway (ice cream stand east of downtown), but that was as much activity I witnessed than night.

I also stayed in Regina the following Friday on my way back. The city was a buzz on my arrival in the late afternnon, as the Riders were playing that night at Taylor Field. Gainer the Goffer stuffed animals were seen everwhere. It seemed like a massive event was taking place. Since I had a few hours to kill that evening I took a drive, but once again beyond the football stadium the city was complely without action. It reminded me a great deal of Lethbridge. Quite with a slower pace.

Regina's downtown does have a nice collection of 7 to 15 story buildings, mostly government in nature. There are also 3 buildings which were 20+ stories, but each house with government offices, even including the Delta hotel across from the casino. Thanks to Grant Devine's 1980's attempt to show Saskatchewan was open for business many glass buildings were contracted out to Harvard Developments (McCallum Hill) and built, too bad the overwelming majority of the office space in those buildings were/are leased by Saskatchewan governmnet departments and crown corps... Some of those buildings, like the Canada Trust building contain small bank offices, the remaider of it were government offices. In the case of the twin towers.... the lowly bank branch in the lobby has its logo on the tower, in an attempt to hide its real occupants in the rest of the floors.. the other tower ,without logo, doesn't even have a private enterprise to utilize the signage space.

Regina is a really nice small & quite government city.. but it feels like an even smaller city than it is.

For the record I used live in Regina and am reasonably aware of its makeup.
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Reading this thread makes me think you guys would have an awesome rivalry if Saskatoon had a CFL team.
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Reading this thread makes me think you guys would have an awesome rivalry if Saskatoon had a CFL team.
There would be an awesome rivalry with Winnipeg if they had a football team as well...OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH.....Burn....Just kidding...I couldnt pass up the opportunity to reply...
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Reading this thread makes me think you guys would have an awesome rivalry if Saskatoon had a CFL team.
It would make the Battle of Alberta look like a love-in.
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In the case of the twin towers.... the lowly bank branch in the lobby has its logo on the tower, in an attempt to hide its real occupants in the rest of the floors.. the other tower ,without logo, doesn't even have a private enterprise to utilize the signage space.
I'm wondering, what's wrong with showing that Government is using the space? Ottawa is full of buildings with prominent Government logos on purpose, so everyone sees what Government does and knows who's paying the rent. Eg


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The Saskatchewan wheatsheaf is pretty nice, and it's good accountability for taxpayers to know where the money's going. Eg


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sure that was a bit of an exageration comparing it to Brandon but in short I think Regina feels a bit smaller then Saskatoon

thats just my opinion
Well smaller, than Saskatoon, that's more reasonable, It's just the Brandon comparison that's ridiculous.

Personally, I think Regina feels like the bigger city, but thats just opinion
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I like both Regina and Saskatoon, but I agree that Regina feels much smaller than it is...

Infact when I was on my trip to Winnipeg, I spent a Wednesday night in Regina. I decided to exit the highway at the Wascana Parkway at around 10:30ish PM. I drove right through to downtown and I kid you not I encountered only a single car ... travelling a mind numbing 40km .. until I reached College ave. Beyond that the number of people I saw in the downtown area was very minimal.

I did see a lineup of people in front of the Milkyway (ice cream stand east of downtown), but that was as much activity I witnessed than night.

I also stayed in Regina the following Friday on my way back. The city was a buzz on my arrival in the late afternnon, as the Riders were playing that night at Taylor Field. Gainer the Goffer stuffed animals were seen everwhere. It seemed like a massive event was taking place. Since I had a few hours to kill that evening I took a drive, but once again beyond the football stadium the city was complely without action. It reminded me a great deal of Lethbridge. Quite with a slower pace.

Regina's downtown does have a nice collection of 7 to 15 story buildings, mostly government in nature. There are also 3 buildings which were 20+ stories, but each house with government offices, even including the Delta hotel across from the casino. Thanks to Grant Devine's 1980's attempt to show Saskatchewan was open for business many glass buildings were contracted out to Harvard Developments (McCallum Hill) and built, too bad the overwelming majority of the office space in those buildings were/are leased by Saskatchewan governmnet departments and crown corps... Some of those buildings, like the Canada Trust building contain small bank offices, the remaider of it were government offices. In the case of the twin towers.... the lowly bank branch in the lobby has its logo on the tower, in an attempt to hide its real occupants in the rest of the floors.. the other tower ,without logo, doesn't even have a private enterprise to utilize the signage space.

Regina is a really nice small & quite government city.. but it feels like an even smaller city than it is.

For the record I used live in Regina and am reasonably aware of its makeup.
The Delta isn't as full of government offices as you think.
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There would be an awesome rivalry with Winnipeg if they had a football team as well...OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH.....Burn....Just kidding...I couldnt pass up the opportunity to reply...
This coming from Calgary? You must have balls, cause you sure don't have a football team!
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Reading this thread makes me think you guys would have an awesome rivalry if Saskatoon had a CFL team.
There have been some efforts to intensify the Rams/ Husky rivalry at the CIS level. I'm not sure the public's been affected with the fever just yet.
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This coming from Calgary? You must have balls, cause you sure don't have a football team!
I grew up in Regina and still a Rider fan...Look at my signature...This league was formed by Rider fans in Calgary and you are correct, Calgary doesnt have a football team...
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It would make the Battle of Alberta look like a love-in.

Ummmm.......................not sure about that.
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This coming from Calgary? You must have balls, cause you sure don't have a football team!
Actually when the Riders come to town I ussually cheer for the green gophers. Infact I'd say ay least half of Calgary cheer for the Riders when they come to town. Why do you think they banned Gainer from the playoff game here. The Stamps were desperate to keep some form of homefield advantage.
ie: the stamps had a mascot... the riders didn't... but the stands were nearly 50-50.
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I'm wondering, what's wrong with showing that Government is using the space? Ottawa is full of buildings with prominent Government logos on purpose, so everyone sees what Government does and knows who's paying the rent. Eg


(Photo credit: Steve Brandon on flickr)

The Saskatchewan wheatsheaf is pretty nice, and it's good accountability for taxpayers to know where the money's going. Eg


(Photo credit: me, cutting and pasting onto stock photo from PCL)
I think the Saskatchewan governmen want people to believe it has a stronger business environment than it does.

The fact the ipsco moved there head office out of the province a number of years ago is still felt in the city and province.

In addition you'd have more than the twin towers with the wheatsheaf... it would be on a number of buildings, not including the crown corp buildings. Also it probably would create concern for the voters if they knew that the government workers such a dominant tenant in Regina's downtown .. if not the knowledge they are housed in a number of fancy glass buildings at taxpayer expense.
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