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Old Posted Dec 27, 2024, 6:45 PM
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Rumour has it that the former Giant Tiger store on 22nd Street will become two stores- Dollarama and FreschCo. Can anyone confirm or rebut the rumour?
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Old Posted Dec 28, 2024, 12:52 AM
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Rumour has it that the former Giant Tiger store on 22nd Street will become two stores- Dollarama and FreschCo. Can anyone confirm or rebut the rumour?
Cannot confirm either, but I do think that's a great idea for that location. There's going to be more action in that area once they finally build the new school on H nearby. Hopefully, if this is confirmed, they can keep negative interactions and shoplifting at bay so both can be successful.
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Happy New Year, everyone!

Does anyone have any local construction hopes or predictions for 2025? Thinking about my neck of the woods, the Broadway area, I'm hoping to see construction begin on any of the many developments that have been approved by City Council --- Broadway and 8th, and the offices and apartments on 12th. I'd also like to see proposals for the Extra Foods property, the adjacent houses, and the Highpoint site. That would be my wish list for 2025: a new proposal or two, and some actual construction starts on approved projects.
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Happy New Year, everyone!

Does anyone have any local construction hopes or predictions for 2025? Thinking about my neck of the woods, the Broadway area, I'm hoping to see construction begin on any of the many developments that have been approved by City Council --- Broadway and 8th, and the offices and apartments on 12th. I'd also like to see proposals for the Extra Foods property, the adjacent houses, and the Highpoint site. That would be my wish list for 2025: a new proposal or two, and some actual construction starts on approved projects.
Wouldn't mind seeing some updates or proposals

- Parcel D/E: seeing as zoning that potentially allows up to 95m maybe even get by with going over 100m
- Eastlake and 12th st tower
- Extra foods property
- Old star Phoenix lot , even though it was just acquired.

and yes, Highpoint..
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2025, 2:14 AM
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Saskatoon building permit values for 2024

Saskatoon had a very good year for construction.
Permit values of $1,133,213,000.00 in all categories.
This does not include the value of permits issued in the cities of Martensville or Warman or the RM of Corman Park which all had fairly impressive totals for the year as well.
Looks like the Saskatoon CMA continues to be an economic force in the province.

https://www.saskatoon.ca/sites/default/f...monthlybuildingpermitreport_dec_2024.pdf
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2025, 3:48 PM
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Wow...there is a staggering difference between Regina building permits and Saskatoon. Regina ended 2024 with $531,000,000. Perhaps this is just a blip year, but regardless, Saskatoon was definitely the economic engine for Sask in 2024. Not to get political or anything, but hope the provincial government (all parties) take note of how important the "cities" are to the economy of the province!
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2025, 5:03 PM
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Province calling for prospective builders on new Sask. Polytech campus in Saskatoon

by Rory MacLean
Saskatoon CTV News
Jan. 6, 2025

The province is putting out the call to prospective builders for a major project on the new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus planned in Saskatoon.

On Monday, SaskBuilds announced it has issued a request for qualifications for the construction of a new Skilled Trades and Technology building for the school, a post-secondary institution that focuses on vocational training, applied sciences and career pathways.

"This is an important next step in building the new Saskatoon campus," SaskBuilds and Procurement Minister David Marit said in a news release Monday.

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Old Posted Jan 7, 2025, 6:25 PM
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Wow...there is a staggering difference between Regina building permits and Saskatoon. Regina ended 2024 with $531,000,000. Perhaps this is just a blip year, but regardless, Saskatoon was definitely the economic engine for Sask in 2024. Not to get political or anything, but hope the provincial government (all parties) take note of how important the "cities" are to the economy of the province!
2024 does not appear to have been a blip year. I was very surprised when I checked the figures from 2020 to 2024 for both cities.

The two cities are definitely a driving force in the provincial economy.

Permit Values
2020 - Regina $285,579,347.00 - Saskatoon $539,030,000.00
2021 - Regina $330,328,453.13 - Saskatoon $721,616,000.00
2022 - Regina $374,871,196.75 - Saskatoon $766,807,000.00
2023 - Regina $483,066,998.46 - Saskatoon $869,984,000.00
2024 - Regina $531,059,375.84 - Saskatoon $1,133,213,000.00

5 Year Total
Regina $2,004,905,371.18 Saskatoon $4,030,650,000

Yearly Average 2020-2024
Regina $400,981,074.24 Saskatoon $806,130,000.00

There has been a lot of building activity surrounding both cities as well. I do not have any totals for these areas.

Regina area - RM of Sherwood, Emerald Park, White City, Pilot Butte, etc.
Saskatoon area - RM of Corman Park, cities of Martensville and Warman

2024 was a very good year overall. Hard to predict if 2025 will be an even better one at this time.
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2025, 9:07 PM
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2024 does not appear to have been a blip year. I was very surprised when I checked the figures from 2020 to 2024 for both cities.

The two cities are definitely a driving force in the provincial economy.

Permit Values
2020 - Regina $285,579,347.00 - Saskatoon $539,030,000.00
2021 - Regina $330,328,453.13 - Saskatoon $721,616,000.00
2022 - Regina $374,871,196.75 - Saskatoon $766,807,000.00
2023 - Regina $483,066,998.46 - Saskatoon $869,984,000.00
2024 - Regina $531,059,375.84 - Saskatoon $1,133,213,000.00

5 Year Total
Regina $2,004,905,371.18 Saskatoon $4,030,650,000

Yearly Average 2020-2024
Regina $400,981,074.24 Saskatoon $806,130,000.00

There has been a lot of building activity surrounding both cities as well. I do not have any totals for these areas.

Regina area - RM of Sherwood, Emerald Park, White City, Pilot Butte, etc.
Saskatoon area - RM of Corman Park, cities of Martensville and Warman

2024 was a very good year overall. Hard to predict if 2025 will be an even better one at this time.
It’s good to see Saskatoon doing so great but the question is are the building permits for the GTH included in Regina‘s building permits which would’ve seen hundreds and millions of dollars so something doesn’t add up here
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2025, 9:38 PM
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Province calling for prospective builders on new Sask. Polytech campus in Saskatoon

by Rory MacLean
Saskatoon CTV News
Jan. 6, 2025

The province is putting out the call to prospective builders for a major project on the new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus planned in Saskatoon.

On Monday, SaskBuilds announced it has issued a request for qualifications for the construction of a new Skilled Trades and Technology building for the school, a post-secondary institution that focuses on vocational training, applied sciences and career pathways.

"This is an important next step in building the new Saskatoon campus," SaskBuilds and Procurement Minister David Marit said in a news release Monday.

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https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/province-ca...tm_content=341411064&utm_source=hs_email
Call me a broken record but I'm not ready to stop moaning about this yet:

- While great news for the city in many ways the chosen location is a massive lost city-building opportunity. The North Downtown would've been great.
- Decamping from their current campus will be destabilizing for the surrounding neighbourhods, and things are already shaky over there. A North Downtown location would've blunted a total divestment from the area.
- I don't think the province has done, or is willing to do, the level of master planning and design required to ensure a high-quality campus with a distinct and cohesive sense of place. A beloved extension of the U of S campus it's unlikely to become.

At least it's on the BRT.
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Old Posted Jan 7, 2025, 10:02 PM
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Call me a broken record but I'm not ready to stop moaning about this yet:

- While great news for the city in many ways the chosen location is a massive lost city-building opportunity. The North Downtown would've been great.
- Decamping from their current campus will be destabilizing for the surrounding neighbourhods, and things are already shaky over there. A North Downtown location would've blunted a total divestment from the area.
- I don't think the province has done, or is willing to do, the level of master planning and design required to ensure a high-quality campus with a distinct and cohesive sense of place. A beloved extension of the U of S campus it's unlikely to become.

At least it's on the BRT.
Totally agree. Without question the most underwhelming, disappointing project of the decade. It's going to be a rump extension of Innovation Place planted on one side of a massive stroad. The local node will remain the ever-charming Boffins Gardens and still-polished 80s ambiance of the Galleria, with the Polytech "campus" being just a little too far removed to realistically benefit from it. By all outward appearances, it has more Preston Crossing in its DNA than Innovation Place.
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Old Posted Jan 8, 2025, 2:30 AM
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It’s good to see Saskatoon doing so great but the question is are the building permits for the GTH included in Regina‘s building permits which would’ve seen hundreds and millions of dollars so something doesn’t add up here
Is the GTH within the Regina city limits?
It may be within the Rural Municipality of Sherwood in which case it would not show up in the Regina building permit figures if the city did not issue the building permits. The figures are only for building permits issued by the City of Regina
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Old Posted Jan 8, 2025, 2:29 PM
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Is the GTH within the Regina city limits?
It may be within the Rural Municipality of Sherwood in which case it would not show up in the Regina building permit figures if the city did not issue the building permits. The figures are only for building permits issued by the City of Regina
It's my understanding that the GTH is essentially the equivalent of being it's own municipality despite being in Regina and serviced by Regina. It was some weird thing the Province did in setting it up. So I imagine building permit figures for it are not included in Regina building permits.
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It's my understanding that the GTH is essentially the equivalent of being it's own municipality despite being in Regina and serviced by Regina. It was some weird thing the Province did in setting it up. So I imagine building permit figures for it are not included in Regina building permits.
Correct: https://thegth.com/regulatory/zoning-bylaws
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Totally agree. Without question the most underwhelming, disappointing project of the decade. It's going to be a rump extension of Innovation Place planted on one side of a massive stroad. The local node will remain the ever-charming Boffins Gardens and still-polished 80s ambiance of the Galleria, with the Polytech "campus" being just a little too far removed to realistically benefit from it. By all outward appearances, it has more Preston Crossing in its DNA than Innovation Place.
It is terrible, no thought whatsoever went into this relocation. I was in the current SaskPoly area and just cringed thinking about what will happen to this area once the campus moves. It would have been far better to keep the campus in the same general area for the city.

The province had a similar 'good idea' with the irrigation project, there is good reason it never went forward years ago and better reason why it should not go forward now.

Seems we continue to elect leaders and parties that have no idea how to lead, they only know how to rally their 'teams' to vote for them. :-(
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Canada’s Top Job Market Is Saskatoon, Toronto Ranks Near Worst: BMO

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Toronto is out and Saskatoon is in—at least for those looking for a robust job market. That’s the take from BMO’s latest labor market rankings of Canada’s 33 largest cities. The country added tens of thousands of jobs, but surging population growth means some cities did worse than others. Places like Toronto saw a sharp erosion of its labor market as its population outpaced its ability to create jobs. More affordable cities like Saskatoon maintained robust population growth, but managed to grow its labor market faster—probably since shelter costs didn’t consume its economy.

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City of Saskatoon says decision ‘needed now’ on buying new buses; recommends diesel instead of electric

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CTV News Saskatoon
Jan. 10, 2025

The City of Saskatoon administration says it cannot wait longer on a decision to purchase new buses if they want them in place before winter of next year.

It also recommends purchasing diesel buses instead of electric ones, citing costs and the federal government's decision to deny the city's application for funding.

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It is just gibberish. In a subsequent post he referred to wanting to ensure it was a live music venue. Apparently the guy is a musician named Mehta Valby-Youngs. It looks like he has made over 20 registrations against various high profile properties in the City.
Hi there "Stormer"

Has been a while since I've used an old BBCode forum like this. The nostalgia is real. Seems like a decent place, anyway.

Addressing your concern here in two ways. First, I'd like to mention that FACEBOOK is a hilariously broken platform, a den of iniquity, and there are no requirements or standards for intelligibility. Resultingly, I often use silly language there, because despite FACEBOOK being "considered" a public space where declarations can be made, it doesn't have that utility whatsoever.

In the case of Fire Hall #3, it is under private ownership and has been for years. I did make an error there, because (as you must be aware) the LAND TITLES system works on a "thereabouts" grade of delineation. The Parking Lot right beside remains owned by City of Saskatoon, as does the COSMO Centre.

After the signage changed, I consulted with other Nutana locals, many of whom have a strong desire for a Public House, a social gathering place where no moeny is required for participation. The Hose & Hydrant served this way for many years, and it continues to as 3HALL. It does not work as a live music venue. The registration was withdrawn, and there was never any hostility or cause of action for court proceedings. I have been a resident of Nutana much of my life, and SynPar acts as a regulator in certain instance, a nature of business that is listed on its entry in the Corporate Register.

"Nuisance" is one of the earliest known causes of civil court action. Originally, and still today legally, in proper law it means to cause injury to a person who is entitled to "enjoyment of a property." A registration could be the predicate for nuisance, but in order for there to be a true cause of action, material interference with another interested party is required.

ab iniuri akti, leg iuis ia lis ire

^this translates to "from wrongful acts, legal action arises." Approximately. It is commonly stated: "no action is due a party who is not injured."

Another concept, lodged with the Supreme Court early as 1902, is "HAUT TANTUM CAPAX" or "beyond mere occupancy." I have no intention to be controversial here, but it must be said: criminal syndicates use real property as their principal money laundering vehicles. Criminals tend to be extremely lazy people, far too lazy to actually utilize what they own, at least typically. Resultingly, there is a huge number of unused properties, and in the context of a dire homelessness emergency, I strongly take issue with this practice. Every Government knows of this practice. Stopping there for now. If anyone wishes to discuss my work, my office line is usually open. +13 062 442 65 0
Happy to explain what I'm actually doing, and why. The majority of SynPar's registered interests are a priori claims on unpatented territory, not urban.

This should all be easily accessed public information, via isc.ca  
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Hi there "Stormer"

Has been a while since I've used an old BBCode forum like this. The nostalgia is real. Seems like a decent place, anyway.

Addressing your concern here in two ways. First, I'd like to mention that FACEBOOK is a hilariously broken platform, a den of iniquity, and there are no requirements or standards for intelligibility. Resultingly, I often use silly language there, because despite FACEBOOK being "considered" a public space where declarations can be made, it doesn't have that utility whatsoever.

In the case of Fire Hall #3, it is under private ownership and has been for years. I did make an error there, because (as you must be aware) the LAND TITLES system works on a "thereabouts" grade of delineation. The Parking Lot right beside remains owned by City of Saskatoon, as does the COSMO Centre.

After the signage changed, I consulted with other Nutana locals, many of whom have a strong desire for a Public House, a social gathering place where no moeny is required for participation. The Hose & Hydrant served this way for many years, and it continues to as 3HALL. It does not work as a live music venue. The registration was withdrawn, and there was never any hostility or cause of action for court proceedings. I have been a resident of Nutana much of my life, and SynPar acts as a regulator in certain instance, a nature of business that is listed on its entry in the Corporate Register.

"Nuisance" is one of the earliest known causes of civil court action. Originally, and still today legally, in proper law it means to cause injury to a person who is entitled to "enjoyment of a property." A registration could be the predicate for nuisance, but in order for there to be a true cause of action, material interference with another interested party is required.

ab iniuri akti, leg iuis ia lis ire

^this translates to "from wrongful acts, legal action arises." Approximately. It is commonly stated: "no action is due a party who is not injured."

Another concept, lodged with the Supreme Court early as 1902, is "HAUT TANTUM CAPAX" or "beyond mere occupancy." I have no intention to be controversial here, but it must be said: criminal syndicates use real property as their principal money laundering vehicles. Criminals tend to be extremely lazy people, far too lazy to actually utilize what they own, at least typically. Resultingly, there is a huge number of unused properties, and in the context of a dire homelessness emergency, I strongly take issue with this practice. Every Government knows of this practice. Stopping there for now. If anyone wishes to discuss my work, my office line is usually open. +13 062 442 65 0
Happy to explain what I'm actually doing, and why. The majority of SynPar's registered interests are a priori claims on unpatented territory, not urban.

This should all be easily accessed public information, via isc.ca  
See? Gibberish.
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One of "them" that likes to spout jibberish to make themselves feel high and mighty. It's S@@T smells the same as anyone else.
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