Regina Construction III

[Chorduroy]

Is TD Place getting a reclad? Hard to see in this pic, but there is a crew working on it:

IMG_0540 by Chorduroy, on Flickr

[thefourthtower]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Hey guys! I'm gonna be visiting Regina for the Thanksgiving Long Weekend. I was wondering if y'all have any suggestions of places to check out? and a great spot for skyline shots too, if there are any The long range forecasts are looking pretty decent for October, so walking places shouldn't be a problem.

You should ask one of the crane operators at the new stadium site , now those would be awesome pictures of the core the, GTH , the airport the burbs

[StealthGirl]

Originally Posted by blacktrojan3921

Such a shame that none of the schools they are planning to build for the city will actually be high schools from what I recall :/

Three elementary. No high schools. One thing that should be seriously looked at though is the catchment boundaries. Campbell and Knoll both close their boundaries every April for fall registration. Balfour is drawing on a huge area and will soon be full, judging by the number of schools in their catchment at capacity.

http://www.rbe.sk.ca/sites/default/files/high_school_map_2013-14.pdf

Schools with closed boundaries
http://www.rbe.sk.ca/sites/default/files/attboundaries_for_select_schools_sept2014.pdf

[skphc08]

Originally Posted by brithgob

For a view of downtown from the north, try Mount Pleasant, off Winnipeg Street in Uplands.

Another view from the north I always enjoyed was from southbound highway 11. Just as you approach the "I Love Regina" sign a kilometre or two from the Pasqua exit the downtown rises out of the prairie fairly dramatically.

SGI and three Hill towers are quite prominent.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Chorduroy

Is TD Place getting a reclad? Hard to see in this pic, but there is a crew working on it:

IMG_0540 by Chorduroy, on Flickr

Yes every panel is being replaced. It seems there will be no change in its appearance though.

[SkydivePilot]

It'll look awesome when TD is "reblackened."

[blacktrojan3921]

Originally Posted by North_Regina_Boy

Unfortunatly it is parents wanting to send their kids to a close high-school, like they had had the ability to do with the elementary schools. Or the public perception of a high-school like Scott or Sheldon for their proximity to "unwanted" behavior undermines what the pluses are for those schools.

I think that in the next 5-10 years a new one will need to be built, but facilities like Cochrane are a good alternative for alternative forms of learning, trades, which at this point would be a good idea.

I don't think that is accurate; I went to Martin Collegiate from 2007-2010 and barely anybody I knew from elementary school actually went to MCI, they went to Winston-Knoll instead.

And for clarity, I went to McLurg for elementary school, since I live on Hansen Dr.

Of course if plans for Coopertown go forward and Harbour Landing reach a certain population number, there is a good chance that there will be a new high school for the Northwest and Southwest area of Regina to better distribute the growing student population.

[Dan0myte]

It's just a shame they never built the Albert Park high school as was planned. Campbell's problems would have never existed and we would have been in a much better place today in regards to class size and building space.

It is what it is though and we will have to make due. I hope for our sakes though that a Harbour Landing high school is eventually built.

[thefourthtower]

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/cashing+land+rush/10210256/story.html

RMs cashing in on land rushBy Bruce Johnstone, Leader-Post September 17, 2014
Rural municipalities surrounding Regina and Saskatoon have been doing a land-office business in the last decade, with the price of RM land more than doubling since 2007 and some developers paying more than $100,000 per acre for rural land, according to a recent report by Colliers International.

"In both Saskatoon and Regina, the overall value in rural land has steadily increased over the past seven years by approximately 150 to 165 per cent,'' said the report released this week by the commercial real estate company. "The primary factor in the rise in the price per acre of rural land has been aggressive purchasing by land developers within newly annexed areas."

By comparison, Vale purchased 13,400 acres of land near Kronau southeast of Regina in the RM of Edenwold for $51.4 million (the Brazilian mining giant says it will make a final decision on whether to go-ahead with the proposed 3-4 milliontonne-a-year solution mine by late 2015), while the province spent $14 million buying 1,400 acres of land west of Regina for the Global Transportation Hub (GTH) in 2009-10.

In addition, Dream purchased 2,500 acres of recently annexed land in Regina for $102 million. The report indicates Dream paid $41,000 per acre for the Regina land, while only $17,600 per acre for the land near Saskatoon

[thefourthtower]

Originally Posted by Chorduroy

Is TD Place getting a reclad? Hard to see in this pic, but there is a crew working on it:

IMG_0540 by Chorduroy, on Flickr

http://www.emporis.com/building/td-bank-building-regina-canada
A classic design across Canada

[Stormer]

For SaskPower to spend $143 million renovating the head office seems like a bad idea. They would still be left with a building with very inefficient (narrow) floor plates for a corporate office. For the same money they could build a fabulous brand new, LEED certified building suited to their needs and would still have their old building they could sell to a developer for a tidy sum. This building is perfect for redevelopment into a hotel or condos or both.


http://www.leaderpost.com/business/SaskP...A+canwest%2FF277+(Leader-Post+-+Business)

[Tyvan]

Originally Posted by dsmmace

BuildSask reports that YMCA is taking over the Canadian Tire South Albert Location with a Fitness Center and a Daycare.

They will use 25,000 sq ft of the 40,000 sq ft building. Great location for the community in my mind.

Any idea when the new south YMCA would be starting construction?

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by Stormer

For SaskPower to spend $143 million renovating the head office seems like a bad idea. They would still be left with a building with very inefficient (narrow) floor plates for a corporate office. For the same money they could build a fabulous brand new, LEED certified building suited to their needs and would still have their old building they could sell to a developer for a tidy sum. This building is perfect for redevelopment into a hotel or condos or both.


http://www.leaderpost.com/business/SaskP...A+canwest%2FF277+(Leader-Post+-+Business)

Yeah that would make a pretty cool hotel.

[SkydivePilot]

Originally Posted by Stormer

For SaskPower to spend $143 million renovating the head office seems like a bad idea. They would still be left with a building with very inefficient (narrow) floor plates for a corporate office. For the same money they could build a fabulous brand new, LEED certified building suited to their needs and would still have their old building they could sell to a developer for a tidy sum. This building is perfect for redevelopment into a hotel or condos or both.


http://www.leaderpost.com/business/SaskP...A+canwest%2FF277+(Leader-Post+-+Business)

Damn, why didn't they say as such in the first place. The rooms would be gorgeous with tall ceilings as well. Ideal look and location too.

[StealthGirl]

Originally Posted by Tyvan

Any idea when the new south YMCA would be starting construction?

I thought the old Canadian Tire site had a Spirit of Halloween store in it right now? That would likely push any conversion off until November.

[Dan0myte]

Originally Posted by dsmmace

BuildSask reports that YMCA is taking over the Canadian Tire South Albert Location with a Fitness Center and a Daycare.

They will use 25,000 sq ft of the 40,000 sq ft building. Great location for the community in my mind.

I missed this post originally. Wow, great idea by the YMCA. Finally giving the south enders a valid alternative to the arrogant & cliquey Golds Gym. The daycare spaces will be much appreciated as well for all the working parents that live down here.

[Devon]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Yeah that would make a pretty cool hotel.

And it did!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qa4F6Jwn4M

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by Dan0myte

I missed this post originally. Wow, great idea by the YMCA. Finally giving the south enders a valid alternative to the arrogant & cliquey Golds Gym. The daycare spaces will be much appreciated as well for all the working parents that live down here.

That is awesome! I live and work in the south end so I would love to go there, I've always heard great things about the other locations.

[Arts]

Originally Posted by Devon

And it did!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qa4F6Jwn4M

I don't know if it's awesome, or pathetic, that a city of 200k can fill in for Vegas (and possibly almost be convincing to the unassuming). So I'll go with awesome!

[Dan0myte]

Took a shot this morning of the progress on the dome, thought I'd share. The sunrise and the fall colours in the trees made it too hard not to stop and take a picture.