Regina Construction

[thefourthtower]

Regina Region
Fort Qu’Appelle
The former Lakeview Motors building is now home to Lakeview Urban Apparel. The new business offers a wide selection of recreational vehicle rentals, ice fishing shacks, as well as affordable urban clothing, footwear and accessories. (Fort Qu’Appelle Times, September 7, 2010)

Indian Head
The Town of Indian Head has issued thirty permits this year including five for homes, either moved or built, twelve garage permits and thirteen other permits for additions, decks, and sheds. The total approximate value is 1.7 million. (Indian Head Wolseley News, September 6, 2010)

Punnichy
Jean Hayes is the proprietor of the newest business in Punnichy, Eclipse Nail Studio. (Last Mountain Times, September 14, 2010)

Regina
A total of 249 building permits worth $44.6 million were issued in August. That was up from $28.4 million in August of 2009. For the first eight months of this year, 1,746 building permits worth $309.7 million have been issued in Regina which is up from the same eight month period last year when 1,435 permits worth $275.7 million were issued. (Leader Post, September 9, 2010)

North Ridge Developments is continuing to work on the $7 million Blackstone Estates development in Windsor Park. (Leader Post, September 10, 2010)

The Kramer IMAX Theatre at Regina’s Saskatchewan Science Centre will close from September 13th to October 8th for renovations. The proposed changes have not yet been revealed. Since the Kramer IMAX Theatre opened in 1991, 2.3 million film viewers have gone through it. (Leader Post, September 11, 2010)

North Prairie Developments have announced the grand opening of The Lofts on Stockton condominium development. The Lofts on Stockton is located in Lakeridge and offers multiple choices in unit sizes in two buildings, three different parking options and numerous price points. The development is currently 75% sold. (Leader Post, September 11, 2010)

Days Inn Grasslands celebrated their grand opening. The only Days Inn of its kind in North America offers free Daybreak Café breakfast with waffles, a pool complex that includes a two storey waterslide and hot tub, meeting rooms, and significant upgrades to the rooms. The Grasslands development will have 240 rooms. (Leader Post, September 11, 2010)

Premiere Taxi is celebrating their 15th anniversary. (Leader Post, September 14, 2010)

Demolition of the former Sony Store at 12th Avenue and Hamilton Street was substantially completed to make way for the 20 storey Hill Centre Tower III project. Once the site is cleared, excavation work will begin on the 200,000 square foot $100 million dollar building. (Leader Post, September 14, 2010)

The Capital Pointe Condominium and Hilton Garden Inn Hotel on Albert Street got underway. While demolition of the former Plains Hotel isn’t scheduled to begin until October, the 50 year old weather tower was removed from the old hotel. The weather tower will be refurbished to its original condition and added to the new development. Upon completion in 2012, Capital Pointe will house 145 condos and 144 hotel rooms. (Leader Post, September 14, 2010)

Royal Bank of Canada is opening two new branches in the spring of 2011. In the southwest corner of the city, the new Grasslands branch will open at Gordon Road and Lewvan Drive, as will a newly built branch on Rochdale Boulevard in the spring of 2011. The branch at Grasslands will open in late February/early March. The new branch will open with eight to nine staff, and then increase to 12 or 13 over the first year. (Leader Post, September 14, 2010)

Alia n’ TanJay are celebrating the grand opening of their new location in the Victoria Square Mall, on Victoria Avenue East. (Leader Post, September 16, 2010)


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Saskatoon Region
Approximately 60 businesses have been selected as finalists in the 27th annual 2010 Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) awards. The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce announced that they had a record amount of applications, over 90, came in for this year's awards providing fierce competition in every category. ABEX awards are open to any private sector business registered to operate in Saskatchewan regardless of size, location or industry. (Star Phoenix, September 8, 2010)

Statistics Canada reported the value of building permits in the Saskatoon region spiked in mid-summer. Permit values rose 55.4 per cent between June and July, bringing the value of the permits to nearly $80 million from $51.4 million in June. (Star Phoenix, September 9, 2010)

The number of homes being built along with the price of the dwellings continued to rise in the Saskatoon region during the summer, according to two reports released. In August, construction started on 365 houses in the Saskatoon census metropolitan area (CMA), according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) housing starts report. That figure is more than double the 143 homes that went under the hammer during the same month last year. Of the 365 houses that had foundations poured in August, 175 were single detached homes, a 42.3 per cent increase from 123 such units started in August 2009. The remaining 190 homes started last month were multi-family houses, which include semi-detached units, row housing and apartments. Comparatively, 20 multi-family homes were started in August last year. (Star Phoenix, September 10, 2010)

The Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC), is being held in the city this week. This year's theme is Agricultural Biotechnology: Bridging Biology and Business, with delegates from around the world including government officials, farmers, biotechnology experts, industry leaders, investors, manufacturers, scientists, engineers and researchers. (Star Phoenix, September 11, 2010)

Saskatchewan’s agriculture biotechnology sector received a $5 million boost Monday from the provincial government. Making the announcement at the Agriculture Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) at TCU Place, Premier Brad Wall said the ag-bio industry is one of the three pillars of Saskatchewan’s innovation agenda, along with coal and uranium. (Star Phoenix, September 11, 2010)

New Businesses:
Abbas Haven Daycare Owner Tyla Guskjolen (Star Phoenix, September 11, 2010)


------Economic news sask sept.

[thefourthtower]

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No comment from Mosaic on consortium to buy PotashCorp
Second bid said to be developing

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> Third largest PotashCorp shareholder against sale to BHP Billiton
ShareThisReported By Bre McAdam
Posted September 24, 2010 - 2:01pm
The Mosaic Company is staying tight-lipped when it comes to their involvement in a consortium that would bid against BHP Billiton for ownership of PotashCorp.

It's being reported that a group of smaller companies may be forming a consortium and one of the expected players is The Mosaic Company.

"You know we've seen the reports and we also recognize how important this issue is to the province of Saskatchewan," said Brad Delorey, director of public affairs for The Mosaic Company.

"But we don't comment on market rumours or any type of speculation."

Delorey adds they are closely following what's being said, but insists for now everything is based on speculation.

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[TechnicalRecession]

Originally Posted by A4Regina

^ I agree, it would be nice to see a few 5-10 storey midrises around downtown, from upscale, to rentals, to low income housing. This would certainly dense up our core, as well as our population. With the stadium proposal in place, hopefully it would spur up some interests in these types of development. Although, we have really progressed in terms of development these past few years!

Your wish may come true, I noticed the other day on a lot across from central park there is an city sign stating an application has been made for a 4 story apartment building, the lot is a decent size. It's not in the heart of dowtown but in the core, hopefully it gets the go ahead beacause tehre is a real lack of quality rental space in the city.

[thefourthtower]

Originally Posted by TechnicalRecession

Your wish may come true, I noticed the other day on a lot across from central park there is an city sign stating an application has been made for a 4 story apartment building, the lot is a decent size. It's not in the heart of dowtown but in the core, hopefully it gets the go ahead beacause tehre is a real lack of quality rental space in the city.

I here its a nice looking building.

[Stormer]

more City Square contruction shots:

[blacktrojan3921]

You know with the way the ground has been dug out for the City Square project, it does make me think that this city can be viable for a LRT system within the next century or 2. Hey, a guy can dream can he?

[cebubu]

Originally Posted by blacktrojan3921

You know with the way the ground has been dug out for the City Square project, it does make me think that this city can be viable for a LRT system within the next century or 2. Hey, a guy can dream can he?

If your going to dream, dream big. Think Monorail, that's M-O-N-O-R-A-I-L

[Stormer]

Hey there may be something to this. They've dug some big holes and trenches all obscured behind the suspicious looking blue fence. They must be secretly building the first leg or Regina's subway system! All that talk about not being able to plant real trees because of Sasktel's undergreound infastructure was just a cover story.

If you look at the new concrete foundation in the 2nd last picture - that can only be the entrance to the subway station.

[blacktrojan3921]

Originally Posted by cebubu

If your going to dream, dream big. Think Monorail, that's M-O-N-O-R-A-I-L

That's not big; that's borderline fantasy X3

[StealthGirl]

Great photos, Stormer!

[thefourthtower]

University of Regina holds largest career fair in school history
140 businesses come to this year's job fair

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ShareThisReported By Bre McAdam
Posted September 27, 2010 - 10:40pm
The University of Regina held their largest career fair on Monday, with 140 businesses participating in the event.

"We have had it expand so much," said career centre events and research coordinator Carla Harris. "We have, this year, sold the most tables we've ever sold."

Harris said she's heard from several companies that job fairs in other provinces didn't see this kind of boom.

Dorothy Allotey is a second-year grad student in computer science and says the career fair is invaluable.

"By the time I'm done with school, I already have an idea of the employers out there and what they are expecting of me."

Companies that took part range from crown corporations like SaskTel to engineering firms looking for summer students.

[Migs]

Here is one of the first images posted online of the brand new pedestrian bridge that was recently opened in Wascana Park near Broad Street. Definitely a great addition to the park.

http://reginainpictures.blogspot.com


(Image by moi)

[BrannyMuffin]

I was doing a Google search and clicked on a link to one of the early pages in this thread. It's interesting to go back and see what's changed since then! Rumoured projects that never happened, everyone excited about the new Bus Depot and Wingate, no one knew the mess that would become Broad Street Crossing. I believe there were comments that it would be years before we saw any new high rises built because the low office vacancy was artificially created by condo conversions (which it likely was...) It's kind of neat to see how things have changed in these four years.

[thefourthtower]

RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Clear Vistas Community, Phases 2+
Project Leads | Construction News & Info
Location: Division No 6 County, Saskatchewan Phase: Planning Phase
Building Type: Apartment Stage: Preparing Plans
Work Type: New
Last Updated: 2010-09-20

Project Description
proposed construction of residential buildings that may include a retail component.

Project Value
Estimated Value: $1,000,000,000

[BrannyMuffin]

I'm looking at the UofR's Campus Growth Plan, just for fun. Definitely a good read, if you have time. Anyway, I'm curious...anyone know of any new projects coming up?

It won't let me copy and paste, but one of the documents explains what will become the East Campus mentions (page 4). What I find interesting is that the East Campus will be able to accommodate 12,500 students which is half of the estimated 25,000 campus maximum. The current enrollment is over 12,000. This is also interesting. (p.65)

Increase in the University’s main laboratory, classroom and library
facilitates should spring first from the existing buildings. In each case, the
expansion can also improve the internal functioning of the existing
buildings and, particularly in the case of the library, assist in providing a
much more satisfactory “face” to the Academic Green.
The only building sites left that can positively contribute to the existing
spatial structure are associated with infill around the existing buildings as
illustrated in the accompanying diagram. The related projects have been
labeled as follows (clockwise from the library building):
• Library/Academic Expansion (north and south)
• Language Institute Infill
• Campion College Western Expansion
• Campion College Eastern Expansion
• Luther College Expansion
• First Nations University of Canada Future Development
• Arena
• Maintenance Building Eastern Expansion
• Education Building Southern Expansion
• Laboratory Building Addition
Once these sites are filled, the campus will have reached its capacity in
terms of an appropriate balance of open space, buildings, parking, and
services. The goal is to optimize the growth potential of the main campus,
in contrast with the 1998 Campus Plan whose focus was on maximizing
growth. Once the campus is ‘optimized’, new growth will be located on
the Wascana East Lands, where a separate campus should ultimately be
established.

Anyone know the status of any of these projects? Or is there a need for them yet?

Their goal is to have housing for 12% of the student body (it's currently at 10%) but I'd like to see them aim a little higher. Perhaps, especially with the East Campus, they could work out a partnership of sorts with SIAST for student housing. I believe SIAST students used to be able to apply to UofR housing if there was space after all UofR applicants had been accepted. I don't know if this is still the case, but it's pretty much a moot point since student housing is at capacity.

It's going to be interesting to see how the UofR grows in the next little while. Especially with the new UR Guarantee program. It's certainly an ambitious program but I think in the end it will be worth it for both the university and students. It's a huge incentive to choose a school that is often dismissed. The UofR is a relatively young school and I think in the past they've been trying to find their way a little bit. It seems to me that in the last little while they've kind of found the direction they want to go in and are finding the dynamics to make that happen.

It would be nice to see some donations companies who could benefit from the students coming out of the UofR. Companies like Mosaic and Viterra could help to groom the students who could become the future of their businesses. The Paul Hill School of Business has helped, but more companies and more people need to get on board.

I'd also love to see all of the athletic teams on campus. I think it would get more students going to events, it would improve school spirit, and help the overall atmosphere on campus. Without getting into the stadium debate, 30,000+ is way too big for the Rams (and the Thunder). If there were a smaller (6,000-8,000 seat) stadium on campus it would do wonders for the atmosphere at games which, again, aids in boosting school spirit.

[Devon]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

A few new developments being discussed at the Regina Planning Commission meeting (all are PDFs):

Proposed Highway/Gateway Commercial Shopping Centre NW corner of Pasqua and Diefenbaker

Proposed Hawkstone Concept Plan (Argyle Park Extension)

Greens on Gardiner Phase 2

You forgot the worst one. Surface lot on Lewvan.... http://www.regina.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=5650


They could take half that space (fronting Pasqua) and build up with a 2-3 storey (or higher if they want to plan for the future) parkade and leave the other half of the lot for something with more significance and street presence than a bland parking lot. Does not impress me...

[Devon]

Originally Posted by thefourthtower

RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Clear Vistas Community, Phases 2+
Project Leads | Construction News & Info
Location: Division No 6 County, Saskatchewan Phase: Planning Phase
Building Type: Apartment Stage: Preparing Plans
Work Type: New
Last Updated: 2010-09-20

Project Description
proposed construction of residential buildings that may include a retail component.

Project Value
Estimated Value: $1,000,000,000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC8pfp0PpYQ


I'm curious about this whole development...

[Devon]

Originally Posted by BrannyMuffin

I'm looking at the UofR's Campus Growth Plan, just for fun. Anyway, I'm curious...anyone know of any new projects coming up?

The growth plan is an interesting read. I would love for there to be a pedestrian bridge over the Ring road to Siast, and just more development on that south/southeast side of the Ring road. I wonder what the next few Educational projects are going to be?

[Dan0myte]

Originally Posted by Devon

You forgot the worst one. Surface lot on Lewvan.... http://www.regina.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=5650

It's already being used by nurses for parking. This just legalizes it & makes it official RQHR property.

[thefourthtower]

Lewvan Interchange construction on schedule despite poor weather
By Tim Switzer, Leader-Post September 28, 2010 5:03 PM •Story•Photos ( 1 )
Construction crews work on the interchange at Pinkie Road and the Highway 1 west. The interchange has been fast tracked to provide access to the GTH (Global Transportation Hub) which is well under way with it's construction project.Photograph by: Roy Antal, Leader-PostREGINA — Despite a rainy summer, construction on the Lewvan Drive interchange at the Trans-Canada Highway is still on schedule.

The interchange, which will eliminate one of the busiest intersections in the Regina area, was started last summer and is scheduled to open late in the fall of 2011.

The most-important factor in keeping work on track, said Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure spokesman Doug Wakabayashi, was finishing the embankments on either side of the Trans-Canada last year.

"Those take about 12 months to settle completely," said Wakabayashi.

This year, work got underway in July and crews have constructed a temporary right turn lane connecting westbound traffic to the Lewvan heading north. As well, survey work has been done on the actual bridge structure that will pass over the Trans-Canada and crews have started to drill piles.

Following that, over the next several weeks, motorists in the area could notice work on the piers and abutments. Some of that work might continue into the winter.

"A lot of the work had been scheduled for 2011 anyway," said Wakabayashi. "In addition to completing the bridge, some of the additional road work (will be completed)."

The project is still on budget at around $34 million.

Soon, the Lewvan interchange will not be the only construction zone on the Trans-Canada west of Regina. In the spring, work is to begin on an interchange at Pinkie Road that will service the excess truck traffic headed toward the Global Transportation Hub.

"We already had funding identified for work on the west bypass; we just re-allocated those funds to the interchange," said Wakabayashi. "That's the type of work that we have historically used the road-building industry for so we're confident there will be capacity to pursue both those projects at the same time."

Wakabayashi noted that most of the work on the Pinkie Road interchange will, at first, be further away from the highway as embankments are built.


Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com/Lewvan+Interch...weather/3592683/story.html#ixzz10rxUqHWY