Regina Construction IV

[McBean]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Makes sense to me. Easier for future corporate facility or event name changes…

Mosaic Stadium at the REAL District
Brandt Centre at the REAL District
Co-operators Centre at the REAL District
AffinityPlex at the REAL District
Queen City EX at the REAL District
McDonald’s Plaza at the REAL District
Dollarama Stadium at the REAL District

Yep

[The mayor]

To loathe a company and family so much , Something is not right and how could anybody say such a stupid thing the company brings hundreds of jobs to the city creates wellness for the city they Where do redeveloping that land good for them I hope everything goes through for them

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by The mayor

To loathe a company and family so much , Something is not right and how could anybody say such a stupid thing the company brings hundreds of jobs to the city creates wellness for the city they Where do redeveloping that land good for them I hope everything goes through for them

I'm not saying they are as bad as Amazon.... But as an example, Amazon creates millions of jobs, allows some people to sell on its platform, and has been a great stock investment for people for years.

... But it's still possible to loathe the company/owner. Workers are mistreated, as are many of the independent sellers who use Amazon. Amazon has attempted to undercut pricing of some products on its platform to disrupt whole industries (e.g. books). It's also adversely affected small independent businesses all over the world.

Could also copy and paste all of the above for Walmart.

Just because an enterprise leads to jobs, doesn't mean you can't criticize it for poor corporate/social behaviour (and yes I also view how they strategized to get a piece of Wascana Park as poor behaviour).

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatch...g-to-cnib-deal

The audacity and entitlement of Brandt to think they should be allowed to earn revenue from a commercial property in our province's capital park that was essentially gifted to them and without even following all the proper channels first. I loathe that company and the family that owns it so very very much.

This is so embarrassing (but also hilarious). Lol.

Brandt, build your office downtown, like you should have in the first place. (Palm to forehead).

[Kegger]

I can't fathom how a company that big could imagine building a commercial building in Wascana park would be an easy thing to do. Maybe because Conexus kind of did it quickly and got away with it before there was too much pushback?

I am just really curious the thought process behind the whole thing.... if we team up with a charity, people will love us and be ok with this!?

[Draftsman]

This will be the last time I buy a tractor from Brandt

Come to think of it, I have never bought a tractor, nor do I have a need for one

[McBean]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

This will be the last time I buy a tractor from Brandt

Come to think of it, I have never bought a tractor, nor do I have a need for one

LOL ya I don't know many people in the market for a tractor either. But seriously, it sure sounded like Brandt (on supper CTV news) will not build their new head office in Regina's jurisdiction anymore.

[watchedmofu]

So there goes any chance of Brandt helping build a new arena. Not saying that they were gonna but they were talking about a new place for the Pats.

[Draftsman]

Brandt's planned office building in Wascana Park is "basically dead" says Shaun Semple in today's Leader-Post. He does say that something dramatic would have to change for the project to go ahead, but also says they have already talked to contractors to return the land to a park state. YES!!

The whole story:
https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatch...basically-dead

I hope the provincial government, and the PCC, have learned something here. We don't want non-government office buildings in Wascana Park.

[watchedmofu]

Well moving office jobs to Calgary now,whats next moving the Pats to Fort Mac?

[Stormer]

The new Italian Star Deli looks like it will have a classic Italian style:

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by Stormer

The new Italian Star Deli looks like it will have a classic Italian style:

Yay, not just another stucco box!

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Really happy for them to have a new building. Yay!

[Stormer]

A three-storey apartment building consisting of 116 affordable housing units — 39 of which are intended for women and children fleeing domestic violence — is being built on Trombley Street.

https://www.cjme.com/2022/03/10/affo...ced-in-regina/

[Dougler306]

Originally Posted by watchedmofu

So there goes any chance of Brandt helping build a new arena. Not saying that they were gonna but they were talking about a new place for the Pats.

I agree, the only losers in this situation are the citizens of regina especially the ones who relied on the CINB being in the park...the opponents of the project would rather see blind people walking downtowns congested streets and sidewalks with the chance of being hit by a vehical extremely high, as compared to the park were there is low foot traffic, very few cars and multiple paths to walk

With Brandts recent aqiustion of Cervus, I would suspect now the 1000 jobs regina was supposed to get are off the table.

The city of regina just lost 2 of its top ranking city officials with no official reason being give. I suspect there is something going on behind the scenes at city council. I voted for Sandra Masters and she has completely under delivered so far.

[blacktrojan3921]

Originally Posted by Dougler306

I agree, the only losers in this situation are the citizens of regina especially the ones who relied on the CINB being in the park...the opponents of the project would rather see blind people walking downtowns congested streets and sidewalks with the chance of being hit by a vehical extremely high, as compared to the park were there is low foot traffic, very few cars and multiple paths to walk

With Brandts recent aqiustion of Cervus, I would suspect now the 1000 jobs regina was supposed to get are off the table.

The city of regina just lost 2 of its top ranking city officials with no official reason being give. I suspect there is something going on behind the scenes at city council. I voted for Sandra Masters and she has completely under delivered so far.

This should have been done above board and somewhere else in the city. Citizens shouldn't have to accept crony capitalism and backroom deals that benefit corporations for the possibility of there being jobs.

Not to mention that your characterization of the opponents is highly inflammatory. Guess accountability is something nobody wants in this province.

[TMB14]

Originally Posted by Dougler306

I agree, the only losers in this situation are the citizens of regina especially the ones who relied on the CINB being in the park...the opponents of the project would rather see blind people walking downtowns congested streets and sidewalks with the chance of being hit by a vehical extremely high, as compared to the park were there is low foot traffic, very few cars and multiple paths to walk

With Brandts recent aqiustion of Cervus, I would suspect now the 1000 jobs regina was supposed to get are off the table.

The city of regina just lost 2 of its top ranking city officials with no official reason being give. I suspect there is something going on behind the scenes at city council. I voted for Sandra Masters and she has completely under delivered so far.

I mean, they could lease literally any other building in Regina that isn't on the corner of Broad and 14th. I get they were in a pinch when their old building started crumbling but this argument is ridiculous.

I used to donate to CNIB but after looking over their charity and financial audits, they only spend about $0.43 for every $1 donated on programming. Maybe if they decided to get rid of the bloat, they could find themselves a nice space in Regina. They serve a very important role for the visually impaired and I'd love for them to have a nice, modern space for their services but saying the only options are "Wascana Park or SUPER BUSY, DANGEROUS intersection" isn't great.

Originally Posted by Stormer

A three-storey apartment building consisting of 116 affordable housing units — 39 of which are intended for women and children fleeing domestic violence — is being built on Trombley Street.

https://www.cjme.com/2022/03/10/affo...ced-in-regina/

I had to Google where Trombley St was. Seems like a nice spot given the newly built walking paths along Woodland Grove Dr. and decent amenities nearby. I think it'll fit the neighbourhood nicely.

Originally Posted by djforsberg

I don't think it is very bright to constantly hope for another tower downtown while also championing this idiotic project. It also takes a special kind of bootlicker to think that its stupid to loathe wealthy, exploitative people. We don't owe that company or family anything. They should be lucky to have the privilege to operate and become extremely wealthy in our province.

Friend, and neighbour (since you mentioned you also live in Lakeview,) I like the passion and generally agree on many of your political stances. However, we differ on how to conduct ourselves on this forum. I may not be a seasoned vet like many of the posters here, but I'd ask that you refrain from name calling and the constant corporate bashing is tiring to read. I get it, you don't like Brandt. Here's the thing: in a North American-style capitalist society, if it's not Brandt it's just someone else selling tractors, schmoozing our government officials, and wanting to build revenue properties on pubic land for as cheap as possible. This is the last I'll speak of this but let's focus on the construction side of things and keep fiery politics for Reddit.

[HomerSPC]

Originally Posted by TMB14

and keep fiery politics for Reddit.

As a Redditor, let's keep the fiery politics away from there too.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

The previous CNIB design from 2014 by the Number 10 Architectural Group fit better into the park landscape. Wish this proposal could be brought back.

[yveseluj]

Build that in the park with a seasonal shop selling burgers, ice cream, etc.