Regina Construction IV

[gecho111]

Street lights up on the extension of Rink into Coopertown. Big stack of rebar cages at the data centre. With the sun getting lower, a lot of glare capturing the north side of the site looking south even around noon. Lines paved on the north Albert bridge so it could open right away. Still some work off the road left to do. When I was going through the REAL grounds a bunch of police were practicing throwing spike strips.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

[gecho111]

Since it was cloudy I went out to the data centre to get a video and a few more shots there and the long term care project. It looks like they were scraping some of the wet mud off the surface at the data centre and loading it into dump trucks, quicker than waiting for the ground to dry out to work in a particular area. Doing the last of the building framing at the Costco entrance. Starting to assemble the parking lot lights. Working on parking lot grading so they can expand the paved area.

Costco Panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55536658104_ecb6d4d001_o.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

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[gecho111]

Not a lot going on in Royal Park this year. I've heard Emerald Park is getting a McDonalds. Nothing at the business park by the Coop cardlock yet. Cutting holes in the Costco roof for HVAC units. Ran the reclaimer along a section of road in Westerra and prepping the last section over to the roundabout. Paved one of the new townhouse complexes parking lots yesterday and painted the lines. It already had its first layer of pavement from last year.

Royal Park panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55537475197_0e9a524279_o.jpg
Emerald Park retail panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55538660469_d3c9dab10b_o.jpg
Westerra panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55537475827_4870d3b3f7_o.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

[gecho111]

Got around to a bunch of spots today. Another section of cattle barn tent foundation poured. In a photo I took in the evening the two equipment sized door locations on the side of the new tent foundation have corresponding locations facing the old tent (which should get modified at those locations to add doors). Most of the CBS building foundation broken up. New traffic lights at Woodland Grove / Arens flashing red in all directions. Working on the last section of sidewalk for the Arens extension, so maybe it will open after that. No one working at the long term care site today so I got some closer photos. I went past the data centre and noticed they have a pipe running down the grid road ditch and a pump going from their big on site pond, the pipe was so long at first I thought it was delivering water as I approached from the rainbow bridge side. I should have moved the drone further forward for the distillery panorama to get a better look inside, maybe I'll head back this evening as it looks like they aren't working today.

Distillery panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55540867280_e87d8f7fae_o.jpg
Evening distillery panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55540750756_43ba879647_o.jpg
Adding more column footings inside, so there could be another balcony extension. I think all the steel painted yellow will eventually be removed. It looks like they are building a new frame to support the roof higher up than the original yellow frame. So a lot of structural work inside the building.

Long Term Care panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55539455382_42926c72db_o.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

[Stormer]

I cannot even fathom the data centre at 4x!

[The mayor]

Saskatchewan is building.

From July 2025 to July 2026, investment in building construction is up 22.8 per cent, third highest in Canada.

Regina is up 40 per cent and Saskatoon is up 26 per cent - one more sign of Saskatchewan’s strong, steady economy, even with all the turmoil happening beyond our borders.
Scott Moe

[gecho111]

Not much daylight in the evenings now. Bypass bridge repair deck area cleaned off. A little asphalt boiler there so they can coat the concrete before paving. Railing back up but needs shimming. Excavating the piles at the Costco gas station to pour the footers for the canopy and attendant shack.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

[Stormer]

On the Bypass bridge, I do not see why they need the Highway 11 lanes closed if this is all that is remaining. There might be some painting to do, but as usual, they are in no hurry to take down the barricades.

Highway 6/Albert bridge is now partially open bit speeds are still 30kph

[gecho111]

Big stockpile of base material at the data centre site. Made a big pile of wet dirt next to the pile of top soil just outside the east side of the site. Still drying out the Grasslands site with fans. Final grade for the next section of Costco parking lot to be paved. They ran the reclaimer at the entrance by the gas station yesterday, and in a wedge close to the building today. Hauling off dirt piles from the NE corner of the site so they can start parking lot work over there.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

[The mayor]

https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/re...-outlines-plan-for-48m-new-home-12810154
Regina Floral Conservatory outlines plan for $48M new home
Although not confirmed yet, Sharpe said the project is estimated to cost $48 million and would be 42,000 square feet, requiring a multi-funding approach.

[PrairiePrince]

Originally Posted by The mayor

https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/re...-outlines-plan-for-48m-new-home-12810154
Regina Floral Conservatory outlines plan for $48M new home
Although not confirmed yet, Sharpe said the project is estimated to cost $48 million and would be 42,000 square feet, requiring a multi-funding approach.

I would love to see this project happen, but the timing will be tough. Getting $9.6M directly from the city seems unlikely at the moment and I don't think it fits the feds priorities enough to get $24M from them. Hopefully they can line up some more significant private donors.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by PrairiePrince

I would love to see this project happen, but the timing will be tough. Getting $9.6M directly from the city seems unlikely at the moment and I don't think it fits the feds priorities enough to get $24M from them. Hopefully they can line up some more significant private donors.

Agree. They have a tiny operation. They will need to raise most of this privately. Maybe they could move out near the data centre and get free heat. Maybe Bell would sponsor them.

Edit. I understand George Gordon FN is planning greenhouses out there. Perhaps they could do a JV with them on their land. That would also help them with grants and sponsorships.

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Agree. They have a tiny operation. They will need to raise most of this privately. Maybe they could move out near the data centre and get free heat. Maybe Bell would sponsor them.

Edit. I understand George Gordon FN is planning greenhouses out there. Perhaps they could do a JV with them on their land. That would also help them with grants and sponsorships.

According to the conservatory, SaskBuilds has permitted the group to build the site at Wascana Park. Although not confirmed yet, Sharpe said the project is estimated to cost $48 million and would be 42,000 square feet, requiring a multi-funding approach.

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by Stormer

I cannot even fathom the data centre at 4x!

When I first heard about Bell’s massive data centre project in Regina, I could hardly believe what I was reading. I was literally shaking, thinking, “Oh my God — is this really happening?” I even had tears in my eyes.

For someone who loves Regina and wants to see the city grow and succeed, this feels significant. It’s not just about one development — it’s about the investment, construction, technology, jobs, infrastructure and opportunities that could come with it.

What really gets me thinking are the spin-off possibilities. What other companies could follow? What new businesses could be created? What other developments might come because Regina is attracting this kind of investment?

Nobody knows exactly where it will lead, but Regina could be at the beginning of a remarkable new chapter.

This could change our city in ways we haven’t even begun to imagine

[pappcam]

Originally Posted by The mayor

When I first heard about Bell’s massive data centre project in Regina, I could hardly believe what I was reading. I was literally shaking, thinking, “Oh my God — is this really happening?” I even had tears in my eyes.

For someone who loves Regina and wants to see the city grow and succeed, this feels significant. It’s not just about one development — it’s about the investment, construction, technology, jobs, infrastructure and opportunities that could come with it.

What really gets me thinking are the spin-off possibilities. What other companies could follow? What new businesses could be created? What other developments might come because Regina is attracting this kind of investment?

Nobody knows exactly where it will lead, but Regina could be at the beginning of a remarkable new chapter.

This could change our city in ways we haven’t even begun to imagine

Your AI posts are creepy and there is a dedicated datacentre thread.

[gecho111]

Originally Posted by pappcam

Your AI posts are creepy and there is a dedicated datacentre thread.

AI loves using that long dash (em dash) that isn't on a keyboard where you'd have to open a character viewer and find it. The real Mayor also rarely uses periods.

[YEG-Urbanist]

Originally Posted by gecho111

AI loves using that long dash (em dash) that isn't on a keyboard where you'd have to open a character viewer and find it. The real Mayor also rarely uses periods.

Or coherent sentences.

[The mayor]

“I’m not sure why the way I write is more important than the subject being discussed. I sometimes use AI to help organize or polish what I want to say, but the thoughts and opinions are mine. If there’s already a dedicated data-centre thread, that’s fair enough — I’m happy to keep the discussion there. I’d rather talk about Regina and the project than argue about punctuation, em dashes, or how many periods I use.

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by gecho111

AI loves using that long dash (em dash) that isn't on a keyboard where you'd have to open a character viewer and find it. The real Mayor also rarely uses periods.

I was responding directly to Stormer’s comment about the scale of the data centre. And gecho111 posts photos on the main page regularly, so I’m not sure why my one relevant post is suddenly an issue. It was posted as part of the discussion, not to disrupt the thread.”

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by The mayor

If there’s already a dedicated data-centre thread, that’s fair enough — I’m happy to keep the discussion there.

This is why using AI to help people write is dumb—because Mayor is basically the only person posting in the official thread for the centre, yet this sentence indicates they know nothing about it!

(also I used an em-dash the old-fashioned way here, by pressing alt+0151, lol)