Regina Construction II

[brithgob]

Originally Posted by Dan0myte

The Regina Harvey's failed pretty badly, and it was in a very high traffic area. I'm not sure how they think that they're going to succeed a second time around.

Next thing we'll hear is that Kelsey's is looking for franchisees.

Wow, you totally cannot compare the success of a "kiosk" location in a big box store whose only traffic is customers of that store with the prospects of a full-on standalone location on a major thoroughfare.

[Treesplease]

Originally Posted by North_Regina_Boy

Was thinking with these about relocating it to another location. There is the north reservoir and pumping station that was recently upgraded. The area is small and to have a properly functioning interchange something needed to go.

thanks for the render - I also have a fascination with road projects - particularly when I'm stuck in traffic, I will placate myself by mentally designing road alternatives.
For north pasqua and ring road - as an alternative to spending big$ to move a major water storage facility and supporting infrastructure - maybe the SW loop can go AROUND the water storage facility instead of through it? There is space and the only downside is a less than perfect arc in the Ring Road east bound to Pasqua southbound off ramp.

I'm really interested to see what kind of intersection gets designed for the #1 x east Regina bypass when it eventually happens. The truly effective options are all very expensive. I hope the options would be the turbine or cloverstack - Calgary is using cloverstacks for its new Stoney Trail bypass.

Turbine interchange
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/517/turbine.jpg

Cloverstack interchange
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...vg/500px-CloverStackIntersection.svg.png

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Dougler306

Wow regina must be a hot spot for data centers, not supprsing, no natural disasters happen here.

1912:

[thefourthtower]

Global Transportation Hub legislation introduced


BY DAVID FRASER, LEADER-POST NOVEMBER 28, 2012 6:05 PM



Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Global+Tr...roduced/7624038/story.html#ixzz2DZD7oKNU

[North_Regina_Boy]

Originally Posted by Treesplease

thanks for the render - I also have a fascination with road projects - particularly when I'm stuck in traffic, I will placate myself by mentally designing road alternatives.
For north pasqua and ring road - as an alternative to spending big$ to move a major water storage facility and supporting infrastructure - maybe the SW loop can go AROUND the water storage facility instead of through it? There is space and the only downside is a less than perfect arc in the Ring Road east bound to Pasqua southbound off ramp.

I'm really interested to see what kind of intersection gets designed for the #1 x east Regina bypass when it eventually happens. The truly effective options are all very expensive. I hope the options would be the turbine or cloverstack - Calgary is using cloverstacks for its new Stoney Trail bypass.

Turbine interchange
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/517/turbine.jpg

Cloverstack interchange
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...vg/500px-CloverStackIntersection.svg.png

True going around would be acceptable... probably better. I can do a render showing that as well.

I will also do a full render soon of the SE bypass!

[boborider]

A couple pf questions: Where is Fujitsu building the data centre and will it be close to the SaskTel centre also being built. As well, I was just drving by the east side Canadian Tire and the ginormous hole from a previous failed project has been filled in and there is activity happening on the site Anyone know what might be going there?

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by boborider

A couple pf questions: Where is Fujitsu building the data centre and will it be close to the SaskTel centre also being built. As well, I was just drving by the east side Canadian Tire and the ginormous hole from a previous failed project has been filled in and there is activity happening on the site Anyone know what might be going there?

Interesting. That property was tied up for years in litigation. It must be retail or they would have used the excavation and footings that were there. I have not checked the zoning yet.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Treesplease

thanks for the render - I also have a fascination with road projects - particularly when I'm stuck in traffic, I will placate myself by mentally designing road alternatives.
For north pasqua and ring road - as an alternative to spending big$ to move a major water storage facility and supporting infrastructure - maybe the SW loop can go AROUND the water storage facility instead of through it? There is space and the only downside is a less than perfect arc in the Ring Road east bound to Pasqua southbound off ramp.

I'm really interested to see what kind of intersection gets designed for the #1 x east Regina bypass when it eventually happens. The truly effective options are all very expensive. I hope the options would be the turbine or cloverstack - Calgary is using cloverstacks for its new Stoney Trail bypass.

Turbine interchange
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/517/turbine.jpg

Cloverstack interchange
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...vg/500px-CloverStackIntersection.svg.png

Regina could not afford these. Note they have 6 plus bridges. Nice interchanges though.

[Treesplease]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Regina could not afford these. Note they have 6 plus bridges. Nice interchanges though.

It would be the province, not the city. But agree those are too pricey. you can do a turbine or partial turbine with fewer bridges than the sample I linked to but it takes more space. The #1 westbound to bypass southbound has to be high speed, non looping and non stopping or they may as well not even start.

[SkydivePilot]

Originally Posted by Baker58

I have a feeling you know something that you aren't saying.

Ah, I don't know anything at all here. The lot on Victoria Ave. between Hamilton and Rose would be a perfect spot for Regina's [next] tallest tower.

[casper]

Originally Posted by brithgob

From the Fujitsu release:



Heh.

For a place like that you normally have large chillers that provide air conditioning. Free cooling means you likely have some cooling towers outside and in the winter months you pump glycol through the cooling towers and then use that provide the air conditioning.

If they have have high performance computing in their centre then there is a good change the computers are in water cooled racks.

[SkydivePilot]

Originally Posted by Treesplease

thanks for the render - I also have a fascination with road projects - particularly when I'm stuck in traffic, I will placate myself by mentally designing road alternatives.
For north pasqua and ring road - as an alternative to spending big$ to move a major water storage facility and supporting infrastructure - maybe the SW loop can go AROUND the water storage facility instead of through it? There is space and the only downside is a less than perfect arc in the Ring Road east bound to Pasqua southbound off ramp.

I'm really interested to see what kind of intersection gets designed for the #1 x east Regina bypass when it eventually happens. The truly effective options are all very expensive. I hope the options would be the turbine or cloverstack - Calgary is using cloverstacks for its new Stoney Trail bypass.

Turbine interchange
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/517/turbine.jpg

Cloverstack interchange
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...vg/500px-CloverStackIntersection.svg.png

Back in the late '80s, I saw a rendering of that intersection [which is similar to this one] which had a ring encircle the south reservoir at Pasqua and 9th N. The question is: How would city crews access that facility that is completely encircled?

[Treesplease]

Originally Posted by SkydivePilot

Back in the late '80s, I saw a rendering of that intersection [which is similar to this one] which had a ring encircle the south reservoir at Pasqua and 9th N. The question is: How would city crews access that facility that is completely encircled?

Just take a sharp right as they drive around the loop and park inside the loop. Crews do it now to cut grass, fix lights etc. in the loops.

[Goose]

Originally Posted by Dan0myte

Work is progressing nicely on the Angus & 15th Condo. They spent the last two weeks drilling massive piles for the foundation and are now excavating the site.

Thanks for the pic. Please keep them coming, I have a vested interest as I'm an investor in the project.

[Drofmab]

Originally Posted by Stormer

They added the morning show because they were forced to by the CRTC. Same as Global.

Splitting hairs here, but CKCK's local programming is a commitment noted in their Broadcast License - it is not a condition of their License.

"Additional commitment for CFQC-TV Saskatoon and CKCK-TV Regina
The Commission notes the licensee’s commitment to broadcast 7 hours of local programming per week, averaged over the broadcast year, on each station."
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-444.htm

Also worth noting that they are exceeding their committment - 3hrs/day x 5days = 15hrs/week (license only commits to 7 hours/week)

Global Regina's current license (CRTC 2011-445) does not reference a commitment to local programming, nor does the Shaw group license it is a part of.

Of course, the CRTC has said that they would impose local programming requirements as a condition of license, so if CTV & Global didn't commit to it, the CTRC would have compelled it (CRTC 2009-406 Sec 48-50).

I think CTV broadcasting from downtown would add a lot to the "vibe" of Regina's downtown. Look to most other markets & you see downtown studios: CTV Winnipeg; CityTV Ottawa; CBC Ottawa; CBC Vancouver; CBC Toronto; CBC Saskatoon; CityTV Toronto; CTV Vancouver. Full studio would be great - but even a "storefront" like the Harvard stations in Century Plaza would be cool.

[Drofmab]

Anyone else hearing rumours about a) Usonia not having the capacity to keep up with the builds they've currently got on the go? (more so than other builders, not just related to the SK construction labour crunch) and b) that they are teetering financially?

If true, too bad - the houses may not be to everyone's liking, but they certainly take away from the cookie-cutter feel new homes often have.

[Dougler306]

^^ I dont not no the owners of this compnay but a co-worker of mine who i worked with at the city was freinds with them. A bunch of freinds pooled there many together and started the home building company. So you could be right about them teetering financially. You see a few of there houses half constructed in the south end, not sure about other areas of the city.

[ceedub1170]

The owner is a friend of mine. Last time I talked to him, he said things are going great and has more demand than he can keep up to. I know that he is building some pretty expensive homes...so maybe he is spreading himself too thin.

[Dan0myte]

Originally Posted by Drofmab

Anyone else hearing rumours about a) Usonia not having the capacity to keep up with the builds they've currently got on the go?

Yeah, this is one is being made clear by the build on the corner of Montague and 20th. It's been "under construction" for 6 months now, When they first put it up, they didn't put any windows or doors on it and left it that way for 2 months. Anyone could just walk in and vandalize the place, although, I don't think that ever happened. Then after two months, one window was installed and the rest were boarded up. It sat like that until September when they finally put in all the windows. Now it's a windowed shell that looks like it's going to be spring before anyone touches it again.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Drofmab

Splitting hairs here, but CKCK's local programming is a commitment noted in their Broadcast License - it is not a condition of their License.

"Additional commitment for CFQC-TV Saskatoon and CKCK-TV Regina
The Commission notes the licensee’s commitment to broadcast 7 hours of local programming per week, averaged over the broadcast year, on each station."
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-444.htm

Also worth noting that they are exceeding their committment - 3hrs/day x 5days = 15hrs/week (license only commits to 7 hours/week)

Global Regina's current license (CRTC 2011-445) does not reference a commitment to local programming, nor does the Shaw group license it is a part of.

Of course, the CRTC has said that they would impose local programming requirements as a condition of license, so if CTV & Global didn't commit to it, the CTRC would have compelled it (CRTC 2009-406 Sec 48-50).

I think CTV broadcasting from downtown would add a lot to the "vibe" of Regina's downtown. Look to most other markets & you see downtown studios: CTV Winnipeg; CityTV Ottawa; CBC Ottawa; CBC Vancouver; CBC Toronto; CBC Saskatoon; CityTV Toronto; CTV Vancouver. Full studio would be great - but even a "storefront" like the Harvard stations in Century Plaza would be cool.

The Morning Show commitment was a condition of CRTC's approval of Bell's purchase of CTV.