Regina Construction IV - Page 90

Stormer · #**1781** Posted **Nov 25, 2022, 8:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by gecho111

Just saw a tender looking for a firm to design a widening of the Ring Road to 3 lanes between Dewdney and Ross in both direction and update the ramps.

Design tenders for next year's construction projects should start popping up over the next month.

... but they will still reduce it to one lane every single year for bridge repairs?

StealthGirl · #**1782** Posted **Nov 28, 2022, 9:20 PM**

"The Regina Food Bank (Food Bank) has been actively searching for a new property to expand their services within the community. The Food Bank has entered into a conditional purchase agreement for the building located at 1881 Broad Street and in support of the development planned for that location, would like to lease the City-owned property located across the lane at 1720 12th Avenue. Along with the lease request, the Food Bank is requesting a one-time contribution of $200,000 to assist in the development of the property and seeking a property tax exemption on both properties as well as support to rezone as necessary."

http://reginask.iqm2.com/Citizens/De...qP8hQlz15CWHKA

1881 Broad St is the old liquor store. The 12th Ave property appears to be an empty lot, probably parking knowing our city. This looks like a good move. Better location accessible by transit. And it's more real development downtown.

Stormer · #**1783** Posted **Nov 28, 2022, 10:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by StealthGirl

"The Regina Food Bank (Food Bank) has been actively searching for a new property to expand their services within the community. The Food Bank has entered into a conditional purchase agreement for the building located at 1881 Broad Street and in support of the development planned for that location, would like to lease the City-owned property located across the lane at 1720 12th Avenue. Along with the lease request, the Food Bank is requesting a one-time contribution of $200,000 to assist in the development of the property and seeking a property tax exemption on both properties as well as support to rezone as necessary."

http://reginask.iqm2.com/Citizens/De...qP8hQlz15CWHKA

1881 Broad St is the old liquor store. The 12th Ave property appears to be an empty lot, probably parking knowing our city. This looks like a good move. Better location accessible by transit. And it's more real development downtown.

The empty lot is the former Queen City Cleaners brownfield. It is used for laydown for the police station construction and road work, but not parking. It is in the background here c. 1970:

StealthGirl · #**1784** Posted **Nov 29, 2022, 12:10 AM**

More details from Alexander Quon

Regina Food Bank set to create new food hub downtown

Interesting part is this is an expansion, not a replacement for Winnipeg St. I'm not sure I love the idea that the empty lot is a planned drive-through for the food bank. Good old Regina car culture! But maybe I'm wrong and there are a ton of people driving to the food bank. If approved, renovations on the Broad St building to start in the spring and to take 18 months.

Stormer · #**1785** Posted **Dec 5, 2022, 8:29 PM**

New fire station for SE on Chuka.

https://www.cjme.com/2022/12/05/new-...neighbourhood/

Newstart · #**1786** Posted **Dec 6, 2022, 2:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

New fire station for SE on Chuka.

https://www.cjme.com/2022/12/05/new-...neighbourhood/

Great News and Great Location. the Neighborhood needs it for sure with its growth the last few years. Its kind of hard to believe that Station 5 is covering all of Greens/Eastbrook and essentially the Creeks. Glad to see the Investment in Protective Service Infrastructure.

Stormer · #**1787** Posted **Dec 6, 2022, 6:57 PM**

Italian Star signage is up. Looks great.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**1788** Posted **Dec 10, 2022, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

Italian Star signage is up. Looks great.

It's a shame they went for the godawful low-rent Disney Italian building.

McBean · #**1789** Posted **Dec 11, 2022, 10:08 PM**

Replacing Brandt Centre a low priority for majority of Regina residents surveyed

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/replacing-...eyed-1.6186347

and another source for those that do not trust CTV

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...ects-1.6678940

prairieguy · #**1790** Posted **Dec 12, 2022, 2:24 PM**

I would agree people would not leave due to a 'lack of these venues', but it certainly does not hurt in terms of attracting NEW residents to be able to say you DO have these venues.

Stormer · #**1791** Posted **Dec 12, 2022, 3:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest2

It's a shame they went for the godawful low-rent Disney Italian building.

You apparently don't understand Italians.

The mayor · #**1792** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 10:56 PM**

https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/c...gina-saskatoon
Phil Tank: Downtown vacancies show rethink needed in Regina, Saskatoon
Saskatchewan's two largest cities continue to suffer from some of the highest office vacancy rates in Canada as new amenities are debated.

That issue is especially acute in Regina and Saskatoon, both of which continue to suffer higher downtown office vacancies than is the case in Canada generally.

Fresh amenities to resuscitate the downtowns are starting to look necessary, instead of just desirable.

According to Colliers Canada, Saskatoon was enduring the second highest downtown office vacancy rate in the country as of September at 21.6 per cent, behind only Calgary at 31.4 per cent among 12 cities studied.

aberrant · #**1793** Posted **Dec 14, 2022, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by The mayor

That issue is especially acute in Regina and Saskatoon, both of which continue to suffer higher downtown office vacancies than is the case in Canada generally.

Fresh amenities to resuscitate the downtowns are starting to look necessary, instead of just desirable.

Downtown Regina started slumping about 8 years ago, when the economy began to decline.

Around the same time Regina set infill targets to increasing downtown residents, and then proceeded to do nothing, except approve more surface parking.

Now we are in a crisis. Now we are thinking we should maybe do something about it.

I sure didn't see this coming. /s

The mayor · #**1794** Posted **Dec 14, 2022, 8:59 PM**

A King’s Bench judge has ruled against an application seeking an order to add operational funding to end homelessness to the City of Regina’s proposed 2023 budget.

StealthGirl · #**1795** Posted **Dec 15, 2022, 5:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by The mayor

A King’s Bench judge has ruled against an application seeking an order to add operational funding to end homelessness to the City of Regina’s proposed 2023 budget.

No, the judge ruled against requiring the city to add the funding to the proposed budget to be discussed and voted on. Even if the lawsuit had gone in favour of the application, it was no guarantee the homeless funding would end up in the final approved budget.

Stormer · #**1796** Posted **Dec 15, 2022, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by StealthGirl

No, the judge ruled against requiring the city to add the funding to the proposed budget to be discussed and voted on. Even if the lawsuit had gone in favour of the application, it was no guarantee the homeless funding would end up in the final approved budget.

I believe that is exactly what "The Mayor" said when he used the term "proposed".

This application was never going to succeed. The Judge made it pretty clear that this was a political issue and not for the Courts to decide. He went very easy on Leblanc IMO. The Judge is a former Crown prosecutor and brand new judge appointed in October. I think a more seasoned judge would have come down harder on the applicants and Leblanc. He required them to pay costs to the City but this will cover less than 10% of the City's actual costs, if I was to guess.

Stormer · #**1797** Posted **Dec 15, 2022, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by djforsberg

The city could have instead just fulfilled their previous commitment to end homelessness. That was also an option

. Interesting that you don't have the same outrage for that and the costs that unaddressed poverty has on our city.

The City does not have the capacity to do that. This is mostly the responsibility of senior levels of Government. It is much more complex than just "fulfilling a commitment to ending homelessness". This was just a stunt that diverted a lot of resources from important work that needs to be done.

StealthGirl · #**1798** Posted **Dec 15, 2022, 8:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by djforsberg

So the five year plan to end homelessness and the unanimous vote to do it in the summer was what? We have the capacity to spend $100M on police and half a billion on sports and entertainment facilities but not to house people? When "senior" levels of government aren't doing anything about it, I guess, we just don't do anything about those suffering from sever poverty and mental illness in our community?

That was just optics and not anything they intended to do. Just empty words, much like the sustainability framework and the renewal Regina initiatives.

Master sounds a little angry as she speaks between presentations to council about homelessness.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**1799** Posted **Dec 17, 2022, 6:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by djforsberg

She's clearly in her position to push a narrow agenda and everything else is unimportant.

Oh boy, we're gonna get that aquatic centre.

McBean · #**1800** Posted **Dec 18, 2022, 8:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by djforsberg

Well, if my experience at City Council yesterday means anything, she didn't seem to care much about what anyone speaking as a delegate had to say. She's clearly in her position to push a narrow agenda and everything else is unimportant.

you and I disagree on this topic, but we do agree on the disappointment in mayor Sandra Masters. I for one have voter remorse with her.