Saskatoon Construction II

[nook]

Originally Posted by Echoes

Consultant chosen to study arena, convention centre future

PHIL TANK, SASKATOON STARPHOENIX
Published on: March 9, 2017 | Last Updated: March 9, 2017 5:50 PM CST



http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/consultant-chosen-to-study-arena-convention-centre-future

If we're going to do it, build a combined centre and do it right. Don't build one downtown and one in Rosthern.

[saskatoonborn]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/saska...plan-saskatoon-weir-resurfaces-1.4021015

Well if it happens I would support it. But we will see.

[gowest]

Originally Posted by gowest

The steel work started today on the third span of the Traffic Bridge. Amazing how fast this gets done.

Looks like the last upper steel will be in place today on the third span. 5 days. The north bridge seems so much slower.

[Brutopian]

Originally Posted by gowest

Looks like the last upper steel will be in place today on the third span. 5 days. The north bridge seems so much slower.

Speaking of the North Commuter Parkway Bridge construction...
Looks like several girders have been installed across the piers.
The bridge is taking shape.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCf79HnVv5I

[prairieguy]

Originally Posted by saskatoonborn

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/saska...plan-saskatoon-weir-resurfaces-1.4021015

Well if it happens I would support it. But we will see.

It would be great to see if some major corporate or crown corporation might step up to make the pedestrian/bike bridge a feature of this development. As presented in the current proposal, it is a very bland concrete pathway/bridge. It is time for Saskatoon to have a "feature" ped/bike bridge!

[Drizzle]

Can someone explain to me why one section of the weir will be raised with concrete, while the other section will use a rubber weir?

[Brutopian]

Tank: Save the swale efforts move at glacial pace

By Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
March 13, 2017

Saskatoon’s Northeast Swale is regarded as a unique and sensitive ecological area formed by glaciers 10,000 years ago.

Efforts to protect it seem to mimic the glaciers that carved the area — but only in pace. Glaciers have immense capacity for change.

Monday’s meeting of city council’s environment, utilities and corporate services committee is expected to receive two reports that took years to prepare.

[........]

Read more:
http://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/tank-save-the-swale-efforts-move-at-glacial-pace

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by Drizzle

Can someone explain to me why one section of the weir will be raised with concrete, while the other section will use a rubber weir?

The rubber section can be deflated during high water levels to prevent flooding upstream.

[Ziggy4Prez]

Originally Posted by Echoes

The rubber section can be deflated during high water levels to prevent flooding upstream.

That's pretty neat!

[Brutopian]

On March 8, 2017, StatsCan updated its Population of Census Metropolitan Areas. It pegs the Saskatoon CMA as having a population of 315,200 as of July 1, 2016.

According to these stats, the Saskatoon CMA grew by a whopping 9,700 people between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016.

Source:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm

[Crisis]

No real surprise in the Census results, but it does reinforce that Western Canada (specifically SK and AB) were the growth leaders from 2013 - 2016. My quick percentages are as follows:

Winnipeg - 5.4%
Regina - 7.1%
Saskatoon - 8.4%
Calgary - 8.5%
Edmonton - 8.6%
Kelowna - 5.5%
Abbotsford - 4.7%
Vancouver - 4.3%
Victoria - 3.5%

From my quick scan of the stats, I don't think there were any metro centers east of Winnipeg with 3 year growth over 5%.

It will be interesting to see how the growth may have changed through 2017. While there seems to be the feeling that things have slowed dramatically here over the last 2 years, the recent job numbers don't seem to reflect that.

[jigglysquishy]

It's crazy that Calgary is still growing like mad despite being the hardest hit city with the downturn.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Brutopian

On March 8, 2017, StatsCan updated its Population of Census Metropolitan Areas. It pegs the Saskatoon CMA as having a population of 315,200 as of July 1, 2016.

According to these stats, the Saskatoon CMA grew by a whopping 9,700 people between July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016.

Source:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm

Do you guys really believe the 9700 figure? Where are they living? Where are the corresponding housing starts and plummeting vacancy rates? Remember these are estimates.

[scotty c]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Do you guys really believe the 9700 figure? Where are they living? Where are the corresponding housing starts and plummeting vacancy rates? Remember these are estimates.

Playing devils advocate there's an equal chance that last years total was wrong and this years is correct. It would mean the growth figures previously reported were wrong but it's equally likely.

[The Bess]

9700 is easy to fit when you combine housing starts for CMA including condo's and our skyrocketing high rate in apartments

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by The Bess

9700 is easy to fit when you combine housing starts for CMA including condo's and our skyrocketing high rate in apartments

That's my point. How can vacancy rates be zooming up if the population is increasing so rapidly. there were less than 2000 housing starts last year. I trust you understand that housing starts include apartments.

Clearly many of these starts are vacant. The average household size in Saskatoon is 2.5, so even if many of these were not vacant, there would only be room for less than 5000 - and vacancy rates would have plummeted.
http://globalnews.ca/news/3092561/saskatoon-leads-country-in-apartment-vacancy-rate-cmhc/

[The Bess]

Statscan updates seem to be pretty common as per other city threads so i guess they got it wrong the first time, and there were more people here, guess we got even more room for future growth now.

[W.W. La Chance]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Do you guys really believe the 9700 figure? Where are they living? Where are the corresponding housing starts and plummeting vacancy rates? Remember these are estimates.

They are living in the fastest growing municipality in Canada, Warman. Well quite a few are, as well as Martensville, the other bedroom communities, and the newest suburban neighbourhoods.

This map featured on Global News based off of the first StatsCan estimates shows a better picture: http://globalnews.ca/news/3235241/saskat...city-in-canada-census-2016/?sf55039053=1

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by W.W. La Chance

They are living in the fastest growing municipality in Canada, Warman. Well quite a few are, as well as Martensville, the other bedroom communities, and the newest suburban neighbourhoods.

This map featured on Global News based off of the first StatsCan estimates shows a better picture: http://globalnews.ca/news/3235241/saskat...city-in-canada-census-2016/?sf55039053=1

Warman and Martensville housing starts are included in the Saskatoon CMA housing starts so it makes no difference where they live. Something is off. Perhaps it was the prior population numbers were too low as the Bess says. I just think these estimates are pretty unreliable. If the vacancy rate skyrockets and housing starts are down, it is unlikely population is growing much.

[jigglysquishy]

Basement suites aren't included in housing starts, but there's been at least 5,000 built since 2000.