Regina Construction IV

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Additionally, the cost of batteries has halved in the last five years, and there is no reason not to expect that trend to continue. Much like how solar was not worth the money back in the 90s, but is now the cheapest form of energy production (even in Canada) due to increased research and development. Obviously the downside of solar is that it only produces for 1/3-1/2 of the day, here.

In my view one needs to add the cost of the standby power plant (either peaking or baseload) to the cost of intermittent sources. The are not cheap if you need another power plant on standby or batteries.

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by Stormer

In my view one needs to add the cost of the standby power plant (either peaking or baseload) to the cost of intermittent sources. The are not cheap if you need another power plant on standby or batteries.

Which is pretty much how it is already, anyway. Hopefully SK actually builds a nuclear reactor or two as the base supplier, and renewables + battery can be used for the rest (and throttle down the amount generated by the nuclear when renewables are generating the most). Canada as a whole is incredibly lucky to generate something like 80% of our power from nuclear+renewables already (thanks mostly to nuclear in Ontario and hydro everywhere but the prairies), but SK and AB still need to make the switch to nuclear+renewable.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Which is pretty much how it is already, anyway. Hopefully SK actually builds a nuclear reactor or two as the base supplier, and renewables + battery can be used for the rest (and throttle down the amount generated by the nuclear when renewables are generating the most). Canada as a whole is incredibly lucky to generate something like 80% of our power from nuclear+renewables already (thanks mostly to nuclear in Ontario and hydro everywhere but the prairies), but SK and AB still need to make the switch to nuclear+renewable.

I do not think there is any other practical alternative to nuclear for baseload in Saskatchewan. Probably will be 2040 before that comes online though.

[The mayor]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...cing-1.7258447
Regina city council approves central library debt financing

Regina city council has approved a request from the Regina Public Library board of directors to be able to take on debt to finance a new central library location.

The board was asking for approval to take on an amount of debt between $92 million and $119 million.

At Tuesday's council meeting, city administration was asking council to defer its decision on committing to that debt financing until the third quarter of 2024, when the administration could provide a recommendation on the financing needs on other capital projects.
It looks like Regina has two major construction projects happening soon and library won’t be out the Cornall center. It’ll be a standalone building. Hopefully it looks good.

[The mayor]

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/sh...est-economist/

Vancouver has highest ownership costs, Regina lowest: economist
Robert Hogue, assistant chief economist at RBC Economics, Royal Bank of Canada, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss housing affordability amid interest rates cut.
July 08, 2024 at 12:00AM EDT

[The mayor]

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/our-city-d...ewal-1.6957227
'Our city deserves this': Council approves funding for Regina Central Library renewal
Our city deserves this,” Hawkins said. “Our children and our grandchildren deserve this.”
Coun. Stadnichuk, Nelson and Bresciani voted against approving the funding.

Boo to those who voted no

[The mayor]

https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/c...saskatoon-snub

Or maybe the increasingly ideological Moe and his government simply want to deprive the outgoing left-leaning Clark and Saskatoon city council of a departing victory.

Regardless, the provincial government’s utter indifference to a major infrastructure project in Saskatchewan’s largest city looks like another Saskatoon snub

. Tank: Saskatchewan government's absence on new arena looks like Saskatoon snub
The provincial government has scarcely acknowledged plans for a new downtown Saskatoon arena district, unlike Regina's stadium project.


Wall’s government embraced the city hall-province partnership to build the new stadium, since it would be used by people from throughout the province, even though it would be located in Regina.

So it’s puzzling just how completely absent the current provincial government, under Premier Scott Moe, has been in the contentious conversation about a new downtown arena in Saskatoon.

There’s been no public pronouncements about a partnership, no sense of collaboration. One wonders sometimes if the provincial government is even aware of the city’s plans for a new downtown arena distric

Someone is a little bit jealous I think the only way to solve this situation is that the Province gives each city 100 million each to help fund new hockey there both desperately needed?
Author of the article: Phil Tank • Saskatoon StarPhoenix

[city rep]

That does not address the multitude of changes in the province over the decade since the new football stadium funding was secured

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by city rep

That does not address the multitude of changes in the province over the decade since the new football stadium funding was secured

The city of Regina is paying off loans which will take many years to pay off

[LittleBoy]

2172 Rae St (Rae and 14th) has been torn down and hole is dug for new foundation. Foundation work should start soon

No visible update on Arwell project on 15th and Toronto. Hole is at least partially dug and some materials on site. Hasn’t been a ton of work on site that I can tell

Old apartment at SW corner of 13th and Halifax has been torn down, haven’t seen anything about plans for the site

[ArwelLiving]

Originally Posted by LittleBoy

2172 Rae St (Rae and 14th) has been torn down and hole is dug for new foundation. Foundation work should start soon

No visible update on Arwell project on 15th and Toronto. Hole is at least partially dug and some materials on site. Hasn’t been a ton of work on site that I can tell

Old apartment at SW corner of 13th and Halifax has been torn down, haven’t seen anything about plans for the site

The pile shoring for the foundation excavated has been completed.

We are currently awaiting finalizing the rebar delivery schedule prior to digging the parkade out. We don't want to dig out the parkade and be sitting waiting for rebar! Hopefully this is sorted out shortly and underway

[gecho111]

The first half of the Pinkie Road rebuild should be done this week. They paved from Sherwood to and including the bridge last week and worked throughout the weekend on the grading from the bridge to the tracks. The second phase of the project is a bit longer but might go faster since it is flat and straight.

[The mayor]

https://www.realagriculture.com/2024...-construction/
Cargill passes halfway mark on Regina canola crush plant construction
The company says it has recently completed the purchase of just over 400 acres near the Global Transportation Hub for better connection to existing rail lines to ship canola oil and meal pellets. This land will also provide future options for canola seed deliveries, says Cargill.

[Stormer]

Mosque on former Pump Roadhouse site

[gecho111]

3rd of 5 large diameter silos started at Crushing plant, I guess that's as tall as they are getting. I could have swore the rendering showed them being taller.


First layer of pavement on Pinkie from the bridge most of the way to the tracks.

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by gecho111

3rd of 5 large diameter silos started at Crushing plant, I guess that's as tall as they are getting. I could have swore the rendering showed them being taller.


First layer of pavement on Pinkie from the bridge most of the way to the tracks.

The company says it has recently completed the purchase of just over 400 acres near the Global Transportation Hub for better connection to existing rail lines to ship canola oil and meal pellets. This land will also provide future options for canola seed deliveries, says Cargill.
400 acres of land that is huge

[bomberjet]

They already had planned connections at the south end to CPKC and north end to CN. Must be the land for these connections they're talking about. I'm not sure what else they could be needing. Additional land for storage tracks maybe.

[gecho111]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

They already had planned connections at the south end to CPKC and north end to CN. Must be the land for these connections they're talking about. I'm not sure what else they could be needing. Additional land for storage tracks maybe.

There is some land just north of Dewdney by the crushing plant that is being prepared. It looks like a long narrow strip. Maybe that is more rail, the site plan does show a rail branch splitting off north. The junction is visible on google: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xh8fNqWTFzFRsspLA

It would be crazy if they need extra storage because they are already building a ridiculous amount. On the west side of the site there will be 16 tracks side by side, plus 3 tracks side by side for rest of the loop. OpenStreepMap shows the rail layout per the site plan. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/50.4485/-104.7697 I suppose they could create an auxiliary off loading site to the north.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by gecho111

There is some land just north of Dewdney by the crushing plant that is being prepared. It looks like a long narrow strip. Maybe that is more rail, the site plan does show a rail branch splitting off north. The junction is visible on google: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xh8fNqWTFzFRsspLA

It would be crazy if they need extra storage because they are already building a ridiculous amount. On the west side of the site there will be 16 tracks side by side, plus 3 tracks side by side for rest of the loop. OpenStreepMap shows the rail layout per the site plan. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/50.4485/-104.7697 I suppose they could create an auxiliary off loading site to the north.

Yes they are building a spur off the CN line to the north.

[gecho111]

Regent Park Dollarama demolished.