Regina Construction II

[Stormer]

It is this place. Huge frontage but mid-block. Not sure what could go there. Surface parking is not permitted. Note the 80's colours.

[CCF]

They are going to have to put retail at grade - no matter what the primary function of the building is. Will be interesting to see what occurs here.

[TechnicalRecession]

Originally Posted by CCF

They are going to have to put retail at grade - no matter what the primary function of the building is. Will be interesting to see what occurs here.

THis is the building that has some controversy, as the top floors house low income tenants, including a lot of immigrants. They've been given notice to be out by I think February, and are facing large rent increases due to the tight rental market. I think also that the owner of the building has not made it clear what he's going to do with it, and I suspect the city would need a plan before they approve demolition. His only other option is to fix up the problems with the building as mandated by the city.

So this has a potential sad outcome for the people living there. The building itself is a bit of an eyesore and I'd love to see that spot revitialized but feel bad for those being impacted.

[blacktrojan3921]

Originally Posted by Dougler306

Another old building coming down in regina and maybe another one in the future?

http://www.leaderpost.com/entertainment/Black+Building+coming+down/5849891/story.html

The article also mentions about the demolition discussion on the Crescent Apartments on 14th Ave, right next to the General Hospital. Personally I wouldn't mind if these buildings were torn down. It's pretty obvious that they are really hazardous, not to mention pretty damn ugly.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?rlz=1T4GGHP_e...result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA

[drm310]

Gotta disagree with you on this one. The brickwork and the balconies on it and the adjacent buildings on Halifax St north of 14th Ave could look pretty nice if they were fixed up. The ugly white one on the southeast corner of 14th & Halifax could go, though.

I wonder if the Black Building includes the 3-storey portion that has the addresses 1765-1769 Hamilton? That'd be a shame to lose... more nice brickwork. The rest of it, though, is valueless. Any heritage value was destroyed by that modernized facade. I also visited a friend in those apartments many years ago and they are scuuuummy.

Originally Posted by blacktrojan3921

The article also mentions about the demolition discussion on the Crescent Apartments on 14th Ave, right next to the General Hospital. Personally I wouldn't mind if these buildings were torn down. It's pretty obvious that they are really hazardous, not to mention pretty damn ugly.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?rlz=1T4GGHP_e...result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q8gEwAA

[Chadillaccc]

It would be awesome if they put a major residential/commercial highrise on that plot. Would be cool to get another one close to the Delta.

[Dougler306]

http://www.leaderpost.com/columnists/loses+battle/5856783/story.html

This is total garbage. If people dont all ready rag on our city about stoon being better, now they have this . Plus the funding comparison lately makes me think that regina's University is a second rate place to go, might as well just call it siast. Which i dont belivev it is, i think its great University!!

[sleye]

Originally Posted by Dougler306

http://www.leaderpost.com/columnists/loses+battle/5856783/story.html

This is total garbage. If people dont all ready rag on our city about stoon being better, now they have this . Plus the funding comparison lately makes me think that regina's University is a second rate place to go, might as well just call it siast. Which i dont belivev it is, i think its great University!!

Considering what you can get out of going to siast, I don't see any reason for calling it a second rate place to go. Many siast graduates step right into a career that earns much more than someone who just got their university undergrad.

[Dougler306]

Im not degrading siast, I went there for 2 years and now im doing a co-op for 2 more at the U of R. To me thats just the way people view it, the sterotypical university is better then siast.

I just think the article is all about how u should go to the U of S if u want a decent job apperently, which just degrades the Uof R. So students graduating highschool in regina are like well i should just go to the U of S, to me thats what the article is saying.

[jigglysquishy]

Blame industry for that one. I've heard from numerous executives that the U of R ranks last in terms of prairie universities.

Hell, I heard from an HR guy in Calgary that he mistook a U of R engineering degree as a trade school degree because of the naming.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by Dougler306

Im not degrading siast, I went there for 2 years and now im doing a co-op for 2 more at the U of R. To me thats just the way people view it, the sterotypical university is better then siast.

I just think the article is all about how u should go to the U of S if u want a decent job apperently, which just degrades the Uof R. So students graduating highschool in regina are like well i should just go to the U of S, to me thats what the article is saying.

I didn't get that out of that article at all. There is no medical program at the UofR so I wouldn't go there if I wanted to be a brain surgeon. If I wanted to be a journalist I might go to the UofR. Some students and programs do cost more and trying to compare the funding of the two schools just on the dollars and not comparing types of programs is difficult and probably not a path anyone not really looking at the raw numbers should do.

Each institution SIAST, UofR, UofS, Compu-College serves it's purpose. Some are better at some things than others. Your mileage will vary depending on what you want to do to fill your time.

[BrannyMuffin]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I didn't get that out of that article at all. There is no medical program at the UofR so I wouldn't go there if I wanted to be a brain surgeon. If I wanted to be a journalist I might go to the UofR. Some students and programs do cost more and trying to compare the funding of the two schools just on the dollars and not comparing types of programs is difficult and probably not a path anyone not really looking at the raw numbers should do.

Each institution SIAST, UofR, UofS, Compu-College serves it's purpose. Some are better at some things than others. Your mileage will vary depending on what you want to do to fill your time.

I didn't really get that either. However, I would be curious to see the breakdown of where the money goes at each university. It does bother me how little the UofR gets in terms of funding, especially from the government. It also bothers me how it's looked down upon. As a whole it's no better or worse than the UofS. Some faculties are stronger at the UofR than UofS and vice versa but just because they are in different categories doesn't make one better or worse. I've been a student of both universities and other than the fact that I found it much easier to deal with the UofR (my program in particular is pretty...disorganized). I have found no difference in terms of the quality of education. The UofR's biggest problem (aside from the lack of funding) is perception. Unfortunately, I think the lack of funding and the government's attitude toward it (the original article actually really bothered me...) only perpetuates that.

[cutterp]

Fiacco mentioned that the new East bypass will be completed within 5 years. He stated this at the Year End Address to the Chamber.

[curo]

Originally Posted by cutterp

Fiacco mentioned that the new East bypass will be completed within 5 years. He stated this at the Year End Address to the Chamber.

Thank god !

[CCF]

Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

Blame industry for that one. I've heard from numerous executives that the U of R ranks last in terms of prairie universities.

Hell, I heard from an HR guy in Calgary that he mistook a U of R engineering degree as a trade school degree because of the naming.

That's just not right - U of R as an institution is generally ranked higher than University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University, Brandon University and University of Winnipeg. It's not necessarily fair to compare it to the larger Universities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba because they don't necessarily offer the same programs. I think ultimately people need to decide how their intended program stacks up with other options. Ultimately U of R's Faculty of Education is regarded as one of the better one's in the country so if you want to be a teacher, take that into consideration. What good is it if overall the school is highly regarded but your program itself lacks any credibility.

As for the Calgary "HR guy" that seems odd considering their university takes on a similar name in that it refers to the municipality.

I've attended both the U of S and U of R. Enjoyed them both for what they had to offer but ultimately preferred the intimacy that the U of R offers. I've debated going back to the U of S for another degree but ultimately don't even think it's on my radar as a choice of schools.

MacKinnon's comments are somewhat of a backhand towards U of R students and alumni. Apparently he's not aware the number of teachers, social workers, engineers, business execs, social scientists, etc that have gone onto do great things in our communities.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by cutterp

Fiacco mentioned that the new East bypass will be completed within 5 years. He stated this at the Year End Address to the Chamber.

Did he say where he is getting the $250 million?

[jigglysquishy]

Originally Posted by CCF

That's just not right - U of R as an institution is generally ranked higher than University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University, Brandon University and University of Winnipeg. It's not necessarily fair to compare it to the larger Universities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba because they don't necessarily offer the same programs. I think ultimately people need to decide how their intended program stacks up with other options. Ultimately U of R's Faculty of Education is regarded as one of the better one's in the country so if you want to be a teacher, take that into consideration. What good is it if overall the school is highly regarded but your program itself lacks any credibility.

As for the Calgary "HR guy" that seems odd considering their university takes on a similar name in that it refers to the municipality.

I've attended both the U of S and U of R. Enjoyed them both for what they had to offer but ultimately preferred the intimacy that the U of R offers. I've debated going back to the U of S for another degree but ultimately don't even think it's on my radar as a choice of schools.

MacKinnon's comments are somewhat of a backhand towards U of R students and alumni. Apparently he's not aware the number of teachers, social workers, engineers, business execs, social scientists, etc that have gone onto do great things in our communities.

The naming reference is in that U of R calls their engineers "process engineers" instead of "engineers". Sometimes people refer to the 2 year SIAST program as a "process engineer". I understand my mistake.

When it comes to U of R/ U of S it really depends on the program. I know people from Saskatoon that went to the U of R for the education program. Apparently its quite top notch. Don't forget they have the only film program in the province.

I'm studying civil engineering so Regina wasn't even an option. The engineering program at the U of R is poor at best and unless you want to work in oil and gas you're pretty much forced to go to Saskatoon.

[CCF]

Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

The naming reference is in that U of R calls their engineers "process engineers" instead of "engineers". Sometimes people refer to the 2 year SIAST program as a "process engineer". I understand my mistake.

When it comes to U of R/ U of S it really depends on the program. I know people from Saskatoon that went to the U of R for the education program. Apparently its quite top notch. Don't forget they have the only film program in the province.

I'm studying civil engineering so Regina wasn't even an option. The engineering program at the U of R is poor at best and unless you want to work in oil and gas you're pretty much forced to go to Saskatoon.

The U of R and U of S have set up their Engineering programs to not duplicate what is done at the other school. I don't agree that engineering at U of R "is poor at best." I have a Masters degree from one of the supposed top universities in Canada and as I said, spent time at both the U of R and U of S. The whole ranking of Canada's universities is absolutely absurd, it's not as if I was opened up to some profound theory or ways of learning once I went to my graduate university.

Guess I'm trying to say that the U of R is a fine institution and ranking universities is overblown.

[UPP]

Originally Posted by Stormer

It is this place. Huge frontage but mid-block. Not sure what could go there. Surface parking is not permitted. Note the 80's colours.

this block was supposed to see an amazing revitalization with the arrival of the Casino. The Galleria Mall as well. Not very surprisingly, the Casino has had little to no positive commercial impact on downtown Regina.

[Stormer]

Agreed, Casino Regina patrons have no money to spend once they leave the Casino. This is not Vegas. The Casino dors provide a lot of jobs and did re-hab an abandoned heritage building. Also I think the Show Lounge does contribute to downtown.

I am not sure what this owner is planning, but once he demos the property, he will have no income from it until he rebuilds. It is not like the old days when you could sit on land downtown and use parking revenue to pay the taxes and mortgage.