Regina Construction III - Page 396

pappcam · #**7901** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 11:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by curo

Oh let me guess, Saskatoon.

Well they do have the U of S agricultural college so it makes sense.

Not sure why this was posted in the Regina Construction thread anyway.

Stormer · #**7902** Posted **Feb 13, 2018, 11:29 PM**

There may be research in Saskatoon, but I understand the protein supercluster would involve the construction of very significant processing plants that would extract protein and other ingredients from peas, including on in the Regina area.

thefourthtower · #**7903** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 4:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by pappcam

Well they do have the U of S agricultural college so it makes sense.

Not sure why this was posted in the Regina Construction thread anyway.

proposal involving Regina-based AGT Foods and Ingredients has been shortlisted for the $950-million federal Innovation Superclusters Initiative.

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale was in the city Wednesday to announce the shortlisted supercluster applicant from Saskatchewan. AGT Foods, founded by Murad Al-Katib, is one of largest

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**7904** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 1:08 PM**

You gotta love that corporate welfare on steroids.

Stormer · #**7905** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 2:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest2

You gotta love that corporate welfare on steroids.

Its the Liberal way. Tax successful businesses at high rates and give back some of it to your pet projects. The Government knows best how to invest. What could go wrong?

HomeInMyShoes · #**7906** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 2:39 PM**

Spudco!

one_brick_at_a_time · #**7907** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 3:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Spudco!

Wasn’t Spudco the NDP Saskatchewan government?

SkydivePilot · #**7908** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Wasn’t Spudco the NDP Saskatchewan government?

Same thing, lol!!!

There will be a federal election soon; Goodale needs to line up his ducks. (He's finally going to lose too.)

Nathan · #**7909** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 6:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkydivePilot

Same thing, lol!!!

There will be a federal election soon; Goodale needs to line up his ducks. (He's finally going to lose too.)

The provincial Sask party was half liberal to start with... They're ALL the same thing. All parties regardless of stripes pick winners and losers, prop up various industries with tax breaks or funding for research & development, and fleece/abuse the market position of crown corporations. All of them do it and it rarely turns out for the best for any party.

That said I highly doubt Goodale will lose. If he was able to win with the highly lacklustre Dion and Ignatieff at the helm, it feels like hell have that seat until retirement. After he goes, I wouldn't be surprised to see it flip to a different colour though.

Festivus · #**7910** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 6:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nathan

The provincial Sask party was half liberal to start with... They're ALL the same thing. All parties regardless of stripes pick winners and losers, prop up various industries with tax breaks or funding for research & development, and fleece/abuse the market position of crown corporations. All of them do it and it rarely turns out for the best for any party.

That said I highly doubt Goodale will lose. If he was able to win with the highly lacklustre Dion and Ignatieff at the helm, it feels like hell have that seat until retirement. After he goes, I wouldn't be surprised to see it flip to a different colour though.

I don't want to get too off-topic, but I would also wager that he'll win in the next election if he runs again (which seems likely). However, I would also bet that Erin Weir will lose his seat, assuming he is not forced out by the NDP before then. I'm not commenting on the veracity of the allegations against him, but he faced an uphill battle regardless of his own personal circumstances. He squeaked by in 2015 on the back of redistricting and an anti-Harper wave, and I don't think he'll be able to do it again, since elections are mostly about parties now, and less about individual candidates (except for the star ones like Goodale).

Once Goodale resigns, I would expect his seat to turn Conservative, likely, or at the very least be competitive between Conservative and NDP, with the Liberal vote being nearly destroyed.

Rodo Regina Lover · #**7911** Posted **Feb 14, 2018, 6:48 PM**

He will absolutely NOT loose his seat in the next federal election!What do you base your so wrong prediction on??

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**7912** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rodo Regina Lover

He will absolutely NOT loose his seat in the next federal election!What do you base your so wrong prediction on??

If he runs again he wins again.

SkydivePilot · #**7913** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 2:19 AM**

Okay, okay! I HOPE he loses, lol!! (I'm the MOST anti-Liberal guy around. Jaja!!!)

TechnicalRecession · #**7914** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 3:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

Its the Liberal way. Tax successful businesses at high rates and give back some of it to your pet projects. The Government knows best how to invest. What could go wrong?

Really Stormer? Cuz only liberal governments are guilty of doing this? Conservative and NDP governments are equally as guilty..

sask1982 · #**7915** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 3:32 AM**

Soooooo back to construction....

Is anything open in Acre 21 in the Greens? Structure up yet at new Costco?

Haven’t heard any rumours on what will go in new commercial development on Rochdale, east of Walmart.

Hoping something else will go in near Diefenbaker behind hotel.

Wondering who will buy existing Costco and what that will be redeveloped into.

Draftsman · #**7916** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 5:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by sask1982

Soooooo back to construction....

Is anything open in Acre 21 in the Greens? Structure up yet at new Costco?

Haven’t heard any rumours on what will go in new commercial development on Rochdale, east of Walmart.

Hoping something else will go in near Diefenbaker behind hotel.

Wondering who will buy existing Costco and what that will be redeveloped into.

I drove past Acre 21 and Costco sites on the weekend. Nothing open yet at Acre 21. The Co-op gas bar looks like it should be open in a few weeks. Save On Foods is coming along but I would imagine it is still a couple of months away. No steel going up yet for the new Costco. It appears that they are still doing foundation work.

Stormer · #**7917** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 4:01 PM**

The Protein Super Cluster was chosen as one of 5 winners across Canada.

Stormer · #**7918** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 4:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by TechnicalRecession

Really Stormer? Cuz only liberal governments are guilty of doing this? Conservative and NDP governments are equally as guilty..

They are all guilty, but Liberals are really bad. They love to pick winners and losers in the economy. The Sask Party at least had a policy against this but they have been pretty good at paying lip service to it and finding ways to get around their own policy in "special cases"..

jigglysquishy · #**7919** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

The Protein Super Cluster was chosen as one of 5 winners across Canada.

So what will this entail for Regina itself?

Stormer · #**7920** Posted **Feb 15, 2018, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

So what will this entail for Regina itself?

I don't know exactly, but U of R, Alliance Grain and many other Regina groups are involved. EC Dev Regina says it will be big for the GRA.

There should be at least one major facility near Regina.

$700 million of investment.