Regina Construction III

[W.W. La Chance]

No details but from the "vision" about 3 years ago. Certainly shows the importance of connecting everything in the initiative.

[skphc08]

Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest2

Such bridges are very expensive.

I doubt a pedestrian bridge or two would be prohibitively expensive in a project of this scope. However, it would need to make sense with what the overall plan was for the SK Drive strip [zoning, ownership, etc].

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by skphc08

I doubt a pedestrian bridge or two would be prohibitively expensive in a project of this scope. However, it would need to make sense with what the overall plan was for the SK Drive strip [zoning, ownership, etc].

Cheaper than the downtown one but there are still 4 parallel CP tracks there plus the right of way.

[BrutallyDishonest2]

Originally Posted by Stormer

My recollection is that the strip on the south side is a mixed bag of ownership. That is some CP, some City and some private. The north side is basically all City owned now from Albert to Elphinstone.

Most of the South side is private. CP primarily owns the bare land/illegal parking lots.

Originally Posted by skphc08

I doubt a pedestrian bridge or two would be prohibitively expensive in a project of this scope. However, it would need to make sense with what the overall plan was for the SK Drive strip [zoning, ownership, etc].

It would probably cost $1-2M and would not be used much.

[skphc08]

Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest2

Most of the South side is private. CP primarily owns the bare land/illegal parking lots.
It would probably cost $1-2M and would not be used much.

A basic, purely functional bridge would not cost $1M. If the design was elaborate obviously that can push the price tag up. The bridge may not be used much immediately but if the design of the new neighbourhood is fully realized the way they are currently planning, the bridges could be used more than you think.

If they were built today, they would hardly be used. But this is years or a decade down the road and a lot of transformation is expected to occur in that time.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by skphc08

A basic, purely functional bridge would not cost $1M. If the design was elaborate obviously that can push the price tag up. The bridge may not be used much immediately but if the design of the new neighbourhood is fully realized the way they are currently planning, the bridges could be used more than you think.

If they were built today, they would hardly be used. But this is years or a decade down the road and a lot of transformation is expected to occur in that time.

Can you build anything in Regina for a million anymore? The U of R sign was $1 million. The City is charging some homeowners $20,000 for sidewalk replacement.

This simple one in Calgary is $6 million:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada...reds-of-tonnes-one-problem-its-too-short

[SkydivePilot]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Can you build anything in Regina for a million anymore? The U of R sign was $1 million. The City is charging some homeowners $20,000 for sidewalk replacement.

This simple one in Calgary is $6 million:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada...reds-of-tonnes-one-problem-its-too-short

It probably costs $1m just to get the equipment to the job site. Lol!

[Stormer]

This is also on the CP thread but I thought I would post it here also. Webcam for Capitol Pointe construction:

http://www.capitalpointecam.com/

[UrbanClimate]

A bit dated (~2013), but here's a good shot of Regina's downtown core from today's Leader-Post.


http://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/saskatchewans-population-continues-to-grow

[thefourthtower]

http://cjme.com/article/360484/national-corrections-training-centre-opening-regina
National corrections training centre opening in Regina

A new facility in Regina gives corrections workers a taste of life on the job.

Housed at RCMP Depot division, the facility is where all new workers with Corrections Services Canada will come for training from across the country

By Sarah Mills // December 16, 2015 - 12:47pm

[Stormer]

I am pleased to see that the City is putting the Downtown ice rink in SW corner of Victoria Park. This quadrant of the Park currently has no grass as the were installing a new drainage system this fall. The last few years they have been killing the grass in the Park and then re-sodding or re-seeding every spring which is incredibly inefficient.

I would still like to see them go back to using the Plaza - but not a boring old rectangle patch. One of the purposes of the Plaza was supposed to be a winter skating rind to spare the Park grass.

[SkydivePilot]

There will be four additional, stainless steel, "University of Regina" monument signs at the U. of R. (One is already under construction.) There will be three more at the main campus, and one at the College Avenue campus. They will be replacing the dated 1974 versions. The $$$ will be $4.5 million.

I reckon that they will last --- not withstanding bird droppings --- well over 100,000 years.

Meanwhile, the Laboratory Building's roof leaks. Lol!!!

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by SkydivePilot

There will be four additional, stainless steel, "University of Regina" monument signs at the U. of R. (One is already under construction.) There will be three more at the main campus, and one at the College Avenue campus. They will be replacing the dated 1974 versions. The $$$ will be $4.5 million.

I reckon that they will last --- not withstanding bird droppings --- well over 100,000 years.

Meanwhile, the Laboratory Building's roof leaks. Lol!!!

I am glad they are replacing the signs. Long overdue and they do look beautiful.

[Udon'tknow]

It may not attract quite the same number of gawkers as the new stadium, but another structure rising near the city’s centre is building excitement among its future users.



http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/new-mamaweyatitan-centre-rising-in-regina-neighbourhood

credit: leaderpost

here are some shots from their website:

[dsmmace]

Is that all that Concrete Pump needs for dunnage?!?

[Udon'tknow]

Racquetball in Regina has received a boost in the form of four state-of-the-art courts, including Canada’s first all-glass court.



http://leaderpost.com/sports/local-sports/new-courts-give-racquetball-in-regina-a-boost

credit: LP

[thefourthtower]

Originally Posted by Udon'tknow

Racquetball in Regina has received a boost in the form of four state-of-the-art courts, including Canada’s first all-glass court.



http://leaderpost.com/sports/local-sports/new-courts-give-racquetball-in-regina-a-boost

credit: LP

Thank you for all the photos and Merry Christmas to all

[thefourthtower]

http://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/how-reginas-downtown-exploded-with-food-and-liquor


How Regina's downtown exploded with food and liquor




Austin M. Davis, Regina Leader-Post
More from Austin M. Davis, Regina Leader-Post

Published on: December 26, 2015 | Last Updated: December 26, 2015 7:00 AM CST
​ It was Regina’s Grey Cup hosting duties in 2013 that cemented for David Waller and his business partners that downtown was hitting a tipping point.

“This is what we want our city to look like,” he says, more than a year after the Fat Badger opened its doors on Scarth Street.

He believes places like Crave, Beer Bros. and O’Hanlon’s set the foundation. After Flip opened, it was confirmation that downtown was drawing enough people to support more businesses. Once people started heading downtown, it became less of a leap of faith for business owners to open up shops of their own.

“If you have more spots, probably more people come. That whole ‘business generates itself’ idea. Now there are spots to go,” Waller says.

He believes Regina’s downtown can support even more bars and restaurants.

“The more, the merrier,” Waller says. “They’re good for us because if they’re full, people can come here. If I’m full, they go there. Then it’s a destination point. Before, it wasn’t a destination point.”

Judd Stachoski, an owner of one of the newest spots to open downtown, The Capitol, says it was downtown’s cultural growth that attracted his group to the area.

“We were really happy because every restaurant that has been opening is independently owned — by people we know, friends of ours, essentially. And we all really want to support each other,” Stachoski says.

“We understand that downtown Regina isn’t that big, but at least we can be diverse. Everyone can offer something a bit different.”

He was another business owner to mention the advantages of collaboration, highlighting meetings between the various restaurants and bars. Over the summer, that co-operation manifested in fundraising opportunities for the victims of the northern Saskatchewan wildfires.

He believes the area’s collective growth comes down to a stable economy and citizens’ desire for something different. And he’s optimistic about the future.

On a Wednesday night, Stachoski swung by the restaurant and couldn’t find any parking.

“The streets were full and people were walking. It’s a visual change. You see it all the time now,” he says.

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Regina is a changing

[thefourthtower]

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[Nathan]

Originally Posted by thefourthtower

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Estevan (252)
Fort Qu'Appelle (124)
Humboldt (67)
Ile-A-La-Crosse (14)
Kindersley (209)
La Ronge (58)
Lloydminster (154)
Meadow Lake (65)
Melfort (89)
Moose Jaw (307)
Nipawin (97)
North Battleford (159)
Prince Albert (307)

Regina (2303)

Saskatoon (1551)

Swift Current (314)

Weyburn (148)

Yorkton (354)

the economy is still strong

More steady than "strong" (though with some weakness). We're down from the strong levels we were at a few years ago.