I Love Regina, but we can be so much more

[Mayor Quimby]

This thread is for ideas on how to make Regina better, besides getting rid of Fiacco and cohorts.

I have posted many ideas and been instructed that I should leave town. Now, I would like to hear from you.

What does Regina lack ? How can we improve on it ?

Does a good product have to keep promoting itself endlessly or do good products attract buyers by being good ?

I have my ideas and according to all the economic data available, it has worked in every corner of the world. However, a number of posters on this board do not subscribe to these ideas so I am looking forward to their ideas and have given them this platform.

[CCF]

I'd like to see the Trans Canada Trail extended from Deer Valley/Lumsden into Regina along Wascana Creek. This would mean cleaning the creek for canoeing and constructing a path along the creek for biking/walking. This would obviously be preferred over the Trans Canada Highway. The Qu'Appelle Valley is one of the great things about Regina and region and we should strengthen our connection to it.

[Migs]

Originally Posted by CCF

I'd like to see the Trans Canada Trail extended from Deer Valley/Lumsden into Regina along Wascana Creek. This would mean cleaning the creek for canoeing and constructing a path along the creek for biking/walking. This would obviously be preferred over the Trans Canada Highway. The Qu'Appelle Valley is one of the great things about Regina and region and we should strengthen our connection to it.

Great idea. Personally I would definately like to see the proposed move of the CN railyards to the outskirts of the city.....IMO that real estate is a gold mine just waiting to happen.

[Migs]

Originally Posted by Mayor Quimby

Does a good product have to keep promoting itself endlessly or do good products attract buyers by being good ?

Why not both??? Just check out the threads where I've posted pictures of our city and look at how many people are shocked at how beautiful of a city this really is. Why the hell don't we promote ourselves??? For Christ's sakes, I still see Alberta advertisements in newspapers promoting their province and they make up 1/3 of the economic growth in our country. And it's great to see that for the first time in a long time, over the past 3 months, more people have moved from Alberta to Saskatchewan than the other way around......and I'm willing to bet the promotion that this city and province is currently doing is one of the reasons for that turnaround.

[Mayor Quimby]

Originally Posted by Migs

Why not both??? Just check out the threads where I've posted pictures of our city and look at how many people are shocked at how beautiful of a city this really is. Why the hell don't we promote ourselves??? For Christ's sakes, I still see Alberta advertisements in newspapers promoting their province and they make up 1/3 of the economic growth in our country. And it's great to see that for the first time in a long time, over the past 3 months, more people have moved from Alberta to Saskatchewan than the other way around......and I'm willing to bet the promotion that this city and province is currently doing is one of the reasons for that turnaround.

How much do you want to bet ?

[Migs]

Originally Posted by Mayor Quimby

How much do you want to bet ?

Bet what? Are you suggesting that the promotion of our city has not convinced people to move back to Saskatchewan?? If you are then your full of shit because I can name 4 couples off the top of my head whom have recently moved home after finding out more info about the cost of living as well as whats going on in Regina through these promotions.

(cue Quimby's fiacco bashin)

Also I noticed that you conveniently avoided my comment about Alberta and its cities doing self promotion in a time of prosperity just like Regina.....whats the dif???

[Mayor Quimby]

Originally Posted by Migs

Bet what? Are you suggesting that the promotion of our city has not convinced people to move back to Saskatchewan?? If you are then your full of shit because I can name 4 couples off the top of my head whom have recently moved home after finding out more info about the cost of living as well as whats going on in Regina through these promotions.

(cue Quimby's fiacco bashin)

Also I noticed that you conveniently avoided my comment about Alberta and its cities doing self promotion in a time of prosperity just like Regina.....whats the dif???

The dif is I don't care how cities in Alberta spend my money. So they moved here due to the ads or due to the facts of cost of living ?

Where are there list did the ad campaign rank as a convincing force ?

Your wealthy or at least post about it, so how much do you wanna bet ?

[Migs]

Originally Posted by Mayor Quimby

The dif is I don't care how cities in Alberta spend my money. So they moved here due to the ads or due to the facts of cost of living ?

Ummmm one of the things that they are promoting is the cost of living. How hard is that for you to comprehend??? These couples that I know of had no idea how cheap it really is to live here compared to Alberta and BC until they became aware of it through these promotions.

Where are there list did the ad campaign rank as a convincing force ?

Your wealthy or at least post about it, so how much do you wanna bet ?

Bet what??? put down the Scotch cause your not making any sense. I just gave you some examples that I know of through my personal friends that the ad campaigns have worked and this is all you have to come back with???? Come on Quimby, I know you struggle at the best of times to make sense but this is even sub-par for you.

And as far as me being wealthy, the reason why I posted that was to give an example that things are pretty damn good in Regina these days for people like myself who actually work for a living.

[Mayor Quimby]

Originally Posted by Migs

I'm willing to bet the promotion that this city and province is currently doing is one of the reasons for that turnaround.

Because you brought it up, put down the reefer because you're not making sense. Short term memory loss is a side effect, you do know that.


So, How much Richie Rich ?

[Migs]

Originally Posted by Mayor Quimby

Because you brought it up, put down the reefer because you're not making sense. Short term memory loss is a side effect, you do know that.


So, How much Richie Rich ?

Are you really this dumb or are you intentionally being stupid??? I already proved to you that these promotions are one of the reasons for the turnaround (ie my friends whom recently moved back to Regina). Seriously, how hard is that for you to understand??? Just the fact that your still asking me to bet is like you betting me that the Leafs will make the playoffs this year.

[Mayor Quimby]

Originally Posted by Migs

Are you really this dumb or are you intentionally being stupid??? I already proved to you that these promotions are one of the reasons for the turnaround (ie my friends whom recently moved back to Regina). Seriously, how hard is that for you to understand??? Just the fact that your still asking me to bet is like you betting me that the Leafs will make the playoffs this year.

Yeah, you stick with your anecdotal evidence. No lets bet the paltry sum of $10k on empirical statistical evidence, not stories. Since you initiated the bet, you can contract Sigma to do a poll of recent arrivals to Regina from inter-provincial migration and ask them,

Why did you choose to move to Regina ?

How great a role did the advertisements play in you choosing to move to Regina ?

Which advertisements did you observe?

sample size 700-1000

If this shows that ads generated over 35% of the inter-provincial migration to Regina, I will pay you $10,000.

[Migs]

I guess you still didn't catch on when I said promotion is ONE of the reasons for the turnaround. Unreal.

[Mayor Quimby]

Originally Posted by Migs

I guess you still didn't catch on when I said promotion is ONE of the reasons for the turnaround. Unreal.

Keep back peddling.

[yeeg]

Originally Posted by Migs

Are you really this dumb or are you intentionally being stupid??? I already proved to you that these promotions are one of the reasons for the turnaround (ie my friends whom recently moved back to Regina). Seriously, how hard is that for you to understand??? Just the fact that your still asking me to bet is like you betting me that the Leafs will make the playoffs this year.

Out of curiosity, where did they move back to Regina from and why?? I moved from Regina to Calgary almost 10 years ago and at this time, would never think of moving back...That goes the same for many people I know who did similar moves from Regina or Sask in general...

Regina represents a different lifestyle than Calgary so its hard to use that as a comparison...But for argument sake, I will try to list the pros and cons of each city.

Regina - Pros
- Affordable housing and this depends on when you got in. But not as cheap as you would think.
- Slower pace
- Beautiful park
- Great Restaurants
- Best football team and fans in the world
- Everyone knows you
- Killer hot summers
- beautiful lakes in Sask (ok, not regina but cant really beat northern sask)


Regina - Cons
- High Property Taxes
- High personal income tax rate
- Not enough selection of retail stores
- Considering size of city, takes a long time to get from outskirts to DT
- People like mediocrity
- Not enough jobs
- difficult to fly out of regina, need connections to go anywhere except neighbouring province
- living in a fishbowl if you are famous (Riders)
- Smaller community (everyone knows you)
- NDP
- Weak economy
- more crime per capita
- killer cold winters, although cant be as cold as Winnipeg.
- Mosaic (cant seem to experience that in Calgary)
- Grey cup festivities


Calgary - Pros
- Big city living (if you like that)
- Close to the mountains
- Food selection is tremendous
- Entertainment options galore
- High paying jobs
- Excellent opportunities if you are an entrepuer
- Go to a Stamps / Riders game and if you wear green, you are almost the majority.
- Lower income tax rates
- Lower property tax (Regina would triple my tax)
- Women are hotter here
- Golf course are much nicer
- more competitive job market which is good if yoiu are employee
- I heard that beer is cheaper too.
- I stand in my living room and see a beautiful view of the mountains
- Disposable income is higher
- culturally diverse (in Regina, people thought east indians were paki's which is not even close)

Calgary - Cons
- Traffic can sometimes be a mess, however, I live 22km from work and it takes me less time than it did in Regina to get from Walsh Acres to UofR.
- Housing can be expensive but depends on when you bought in.
- Not enough Sak ex-pats here
- Can be a bad feeling if you are wearing green at a Stamps / Riders game and we are losing
- a stupid field in the NW they call a park
- more gang crime
- more competitive job market which can be bad if you are employer


Thats about it in a quick minute...i didnt count PST and Health care premiums as they are a wash so dont even go there...

[newflyer]

Originally Posted by yeeg

Out of curiosity, where did they move back to Regina from and why?? I moved from Regina to Calgary almost 10 years ago and at this time, would never think of moving back...That goes the same for many people I know who did similar moves from Regina or Sask in general...

I know a few people who are planning to move out of cowtown in the coming year. Calgary is starting to lose momentum and people are taking this as an opportunity to relocate. It will be interesting how many people will leave Calgary if oil comes back down to earth, as some economic reports are predicting.

The U.S economy is rolling towards a recession and thats bad news for the oil industry.

[BrannyMuffin]

Originally Posted by yeeg

Out of curiosity, where did they move back to Regina from and why?? I moved from Regina to Calgary almost 10 years ago and at this time, would never think of moving back...That goes the same for many people I know who did similar moves from Regina or Sask in general...

I don't know a whole lot of people who've moved to Alberta in the first place...A friend of my moms moved to the Edmonton area about 10 years ago because her of husband's job in the army (I think he's an airplane mechanic, actually) and when he's finished their plan all along has been to move back to Regina or Moose Jaw. (She lived in Regina for awhile but they're both from MJ). I have one friend (he's 20) going to school in Calgary and he'll be out of there as soon as he's finished, but he was never really a city boy anyway. The only city he was ever happy in was Regina and I think that's because he spent most of his life here. He's just a farmboy. My neighbors daughter moved to Calgary a year ago and moved home just a few months ago. She has a better job here than she ever got in Calgary. She just never liked it there.

Honestly, the only person close to me who ever moved to Alberta on their own will is a friend who moved to Calgary about 2 years ago. He met a girl there, they moved to Edmonton, had a baby and moved back to Regina a couple of months ago. This guy is 22 years old. He moved to Calgary in the first place because he got a job offer doing basically the same job he was here, with a different division of the same company. It was just a chance to try something new, different challenges at work, etc. He left the company he was with after a few months and started up his own company and moved to Edmonton. He can do the same work here that he could in Edmonton and really just wanted to come home, I think. He and his girlfriend were both excited about the move.

For some people it's the right thing to do...for others, it's not. Just like moving to Alberta in the first place.

[yeeg]

forgot to add one thing for Regina, Hospital /health care is much better...I dont think there are 12 hour waiting room times in those hospitals.

[Migs]

Originally Posted by Mayor Quimby

Keep back peddling.

Who's backpeddling??? I am saying the same thing I said in my original post. But why doesn't it surprise me that you have to resort to making shit up again.

[yeeg]

Originally Posted by newflyer

I know a few people who are planning to move out of cowtown in the coming year. Calgary is starting to lose momentum and people are taking this as an opportunity to relocate. It will be interesting how many people will leave Calgary if oil comes back down to earth, as some economic reports are predicting.

The U.S economy is rolling towards a recession and thats bad news for the oil industry.

It wont be as bad for the oil industry as you might think...Back in the early 80's, the US was the dominant economy in the world, but you can see the trend starting to shift from US to China...So our dependancy on the US to buy our oil is shrinking...Dont get me wrong, its still high but not as bad as many moons ago...In less than 15 years, China will be the worlds most powerful economy and we wont be as dependant on the US...

[Mayor Quimby]

Originally Posted by Migs

Who's backpeddling??? I am saying the same thing I said in my original post. But why doesn't it surprise me that you have to resort to making shit up again.

Migs you can't back up your claims and yet state I am making stuff up.

You are a piece of work.