Winnipeg | James Avenue Pumping Station | ?M | 6F - 4F | Phase 1 | U/C

[cllew]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Oh nice!

In other news, J-Con continues to destroy the streets they work on.. They make such a mess.. Lovely gravel pile filing the sewer in this photo.

Doesn't the contractor have to bring a HydroVac truck in when they are done and suck out all the catch basins and leads in the area to restore them to pre construction conditions?

[1ajs]

certan times of te year doing a proper patch is worse then gravel

[Ando]

Originally Posted by wardlow

I've heard it said from one Manitoba Progressive Conservative insider friend, that Pallister ran for the party leadership because his dad would always tell him that he didn't have what it takes to be premier. He wanted to prove his dad wrong. Sorry it's not some evil cigar-smoking capitalist conspiracy.

Gee, so his Dad was right all along ...

[bomberjet]

Originally Posted by cllew

Doesn't the contractor have to bring a HydroVac truck in when they are done and suck out all the catch basins and leads in the area to restore them to pre construction conditions?

Ya probably. They did Higgins last year and it looked like a war zone over there all year.

[Wpg_Guy]

https://twitter.com/Mayor_Bowman/sta...28690987671552

[Wpg_Guy]

Does it seem dark in their for office space? I think it could have used a few more skylights, but overall it looks fantastic inside.

[EspionNoir]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Does it seem dark in their for office space? I think it could have used a few more skylights, but overall it looks fantastic inside.

I like the dark theme, it’s a Winnipeg specialty in my eyes

[buzzg]

You can tell 546 designed it because they put in the same hybrid filing cabinets/chairs as TFNP, which are awful at being both things lol.

[bomberjet]

That's the white little cabinet? Those a pretty common in newer offices. They aren't really that great, I agree.. We have them where I work.

[pspeid]

Is that office space being used right now or was it staged for the Mayor's visit? I didn't know anyone was occupying the building yet?

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by pspeid

Is that office space being used right now or was it staged for the Mayor's visit? I didn't know anyone was occupying the building yet?

ThinkShift has been in there since last summer.

[ywgwalk]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

That's the white little cabinet? Those a pretty common in newer offices. They aren't really that great, I agree.. We have them where I work.

Same here (Richardson). They get the job done, it's really nice to have a handy extra seat at your desk.

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

ThinkShift has been in there since last summer.

Thanks! I'm really out of touch on this project!

[Wpg_Guy]

Twitter ‪@justDarylD ‬

[Wpg_Guy]

https://twitter.com/j_thorsteinson/s...16505033261057

[inlp89]

That building is an amazing film location.

[Wolf13]

Very nice project.

Also...

Originally Posted by EdwardTH

"Change the laws to suit their interests" - that, self-interest. He wants to slash taxes for him and his rich buddies. As far as I can tell that's the only reason any conservative politician leaves their day job to run.

Originally Posted by optimusREIM

That is an incredibly cynical view of the world.

Originally Posted by EdwardTH

haha, so what, you believe guys like Pallister and Doug Ford just really wanna "make a difference"?

I think everyone should probably take 6 university credits worth of "learning how taking less money from citiizens helps the economy". It seems we need to double down on a basic lesson.

It's not about scamming money into rich people's pockets, it's about unscamming the money out of the government's pockets. You, whether rich or poor, earned it.

I'm obviously not an advocate of no tax... but less? Absolutely.

This province has been conditioned to think that we need the government like we need a loaded set of parents, and suddenly we're happy with our taxes.

Originally Posted by michelleb

Another rich guy with daddy issues. Yeah, that tracks.

From PC acquaintances who know the Pallister family (and are pissed with him for refusing to communicate with anyone), his goals seem to be pretty straightforward. He's a small-government conservative who believes gov't shouldn't "interfere" (which is why he refuses to communicate with even his own colleagues and other political levels). Austerity is the way you accomplish the goal of shrinking gov't. Starve every dept until they collapse and/or must privatise.

I don't believe he's that complicated of a guy. Gov't = bad, everything should be market-driven.

That part can't be stressed enough. I don't think everyone realises how much of an obstacle rather than asset the government is to getting things done.

Hell, ask any businessman/woman.

Originally Posted by Lars65

For a five year problem specifically? Simpler math says they've been at least as responsible for 6 months. I know, 'apologist'.

How many years was the NDP in power? Over and out.

[drew]

^ you were saying about small government, and lack of interference...

Manitoba may create new board that could override Winnipeg land-use decisions

I am sure this will only help to make the development process more streamlined...(sarcasm).

[Pinus]

Originally Posted by drew

^ you were saying about small government, and lack of interference...

Manitoba may create new board that could override Winnipeg land-use decisions

I am sure this will only help to make the development process more streamlined...(sarcasm).

It's funny because it's sad.

[Lars65]

Originally Posted by Wolf13

How many years was the NDP in power? Over and out.

Geez, wolf your reasoning is way off. The problem with the orchestral shell was reportably 5 years old. You can't hold someone responsible for a problem that doesn't exist yet. Anyways it seems the PCs are living up to their equal responsibility, which the NDP were apparently incapable of in this case. Good thing I never vote for them. Hopefully over, because you're way out.