Other Manitoba and Saskatchewan Developments

[DavefromSt.Vital]

The former Royal Oak Inn in Brandon is now a Clarion. Still owned by Genesis Hospitality, whose main brand is Victoria Inn. No major changes expected.

https://www.vicinn.com/

That hotel used to be the Red Oak Inn. They changed the name to the Royal Oak Inn after the Queen stopped there to powder her nose for a few minutes back in 1984 when she opened what became the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building at Brandon University.

[Cyro]

Not involved with this particular movie shoot at this time but a shout out to
MARQUETTE, MB and the crew on set in "Siberia" starring Keanu Reeves..
It wraps at this location shortly..


http://mytoba.ca/arts/keanu-reeves-spotted-filming-marquette-manitoba/

Let's hope the PC's don't axe the MB. Film tax credit which would pretty much grind production of movies in this province to a halt...

[jmt18325]

Would $178K really grind production to a halt?

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by jmt18325

Would $178K really grind production to a halt?

allot more then that actualy.i know people that use it. and it does draw buisnes here

[jmt18325]

I may have read the wrong thing. It's $15M.

[Labroco]

Originally Posted by jmt18325

I may have read the wrong thing. It's $15M.

No tax credit... No film industry ....almost everything shot in Ontario and Quebec depends on it... It's vital... The Toronto studios are full allowing for overflow to find its way into Manitoba ( A Dog's Life recently shot for example). Our Toronto studio (www.tedlofilmstudios.com) has been booked solid just finishing up three seasons of Saving Hope with a new series starting entitled The Lead. We are contemplating a second sound stage in Winnipeg but would be dependent on a commitment from the provincial government to maintain this valuable tool which creates employment in Manitoba...

[Nathan]

For a comparison, the Sask govt cancelled the film tax credit and eventually introduced something else... The industry packed and left the province en masse. It was so dramatic that the province had to put forward a whole bunch of ad hoc program funds to get the Corner Gas movie to film here.

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by Labroco

No tax credit... No film industry ..... It's vital..

Agreed..straight to the point.

I can't even hazard a guess to how many of the 35+ productions I've been involved in would have ever come to fruition without this type of incentive. It's a highly competitive industry, they'll quickly move on to greener pastures. Employment opportunities will be lost and the innumerable spin off benefits to the economy as well.

Interesting to hear about the 2nd sound stage. Involved in several shoots on Pacific Ave.

[bomberjet]

Pretty cool spot. My family origins in Manitoba are at Meadows, just down the road from Marquette. Visited there frequently. One of the few wooden grain elevators remains at Meadows.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

One of the few wooden grain elevators remains at Meadows.

It's amazing how quickly those wooden elevators all disappeared...30 years ago they were totally ubiquitous in rural areas, even 10 years ago they were still common. Now they're a rare sight.

[LilZebra]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Ya they said Manitoba is the last province Between Ontario and Alberta to discover diamonds. They're small, less than 1mm. Further exploration is continuing so who knows.

Similar to Potash. That invisible line that is the Mb/Sask border is like the great divide. Manitoba potash is not a sustainable endeavor as of yet. However ,the Rocanville mine just a stones throw from the Manitoba border is a high producing mine.

So you never know.

Is it going to make Manitoba rich like Alta. though?

[Stormer]

Saskatchewan's tallest:

In Esterhazy on Wednesday, the company also marked a significant milestone with its K3 mine, which reached potash at a depth of 3,350 feet on Feb. 16, 2017. The K3 shaft is the first to be sunk in the province in 50 years, and includes the construction of the K3 headframe, the tallest structure between Winnipeg and Calgary. The headframe rises 380 feet above the ground, or 100 feet taller than Mosaic Tower in Regina. The K3 shaft will also make Esterhazy the largest underground potash mine in the world.

Leader-Post

[esquire]

^ That is really cool... I'm amazed that it's so tall.

[Dalreg]

I thought BHP had sunk a couple of shafts at their site near Leroy? Surely this isn't the first mining shaft in 50 years.

[Crisis]

The K3 Esterhazy shaft may just be the first one in 50 years that is ready to be used for production. The BHP Jansen mine is still not confirmed to proceed, even though a couple billion dollars has already been spent there.

[esquire]

Brandon Municipal Airport terminal renovation and expansion is complete. This small airport went quite a few years without any significant scheduled service so the terminal building was pretty out of date, but with WestJet now providing service to Calgary, it needed a bit of an overhaul. Looks good.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ That is really cool... I'm amazed that it's so tall.

3000 feet wow holy 🞵🞵🞵🞵 no wonder they built a headframe outa concrete that is going to be expensive for power to run....

[1ajs]

also tallest structure between winnipeg and calgary is wrong flin flon holds that with its smoke stack around 1000 feet if i recall

[esquire]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

also tallest structure between winnipeg and calgary is wrong flin flon holds that with its smoke stack around 1000 feet if i recall

I learned something new today... apparently Flin Flon's superstack is 825 feet high. Here it is... kind of a drab photo, but I guess Flin Flon has bragging rights.

[1ajs]

its not in use anymore just sits there