Global Transportation Hub (Regina)

[Festivus]

When it was announced, I was in the camp that believed it was never going to be a huge success, but that i might do okay and well enough to keep itself going.

Needless to say, that barely-optimistic view disappeared real fast!

[casper]

Originally Posted by Drofmab

The consistency in this forum re the GTH is interesting... do we have any cheerleaders anymore? I don't think so. In virtually every other forum there's at least a couple cheerleaders/devil's advocates for even the sketchiest projects/plans.

I've been in the 'this is going to be a gongshow' side of the GTH discussion since my very first encounter with it (2008/09-ish). In the early days, my opinion was based primarily on the fact that the GTH leadership & staff were clearly in over their heads... not that the GTH itself was a bad concept. That realization came later.

I am a fan of the GTH but not a fan of how it was managed or over promised.

What it has accomplished
- moving rail yards out of the urban area of Regina (something Saskatoon is still trying to do).
- attracted a couple of large distributions centres. That said I think Loblaws is the only one that is a net positive for the promise. The others would have ended up in an industrial park around Regina or Saskatoon in any case.

The problem is all the politics around what is in reality an industrial park and the hype of how this will change the economic landscape of Regina.

It is now time to get rid of the authority as a weird government agency. Treat it like any other low profile industrial park.

[thefourthtower]

http://thegth.com/news/gateway-news-spring-2017
While Regina’s real estate market may have slowed from the record pace of recent years, demand for industrial land is still rolling at highway speed.

Colliers International recently released its annual survey of real estate markets across the country. As expected, it reflected an increase in office and residential vacancies in Regina, but also showed a very tight industrial market – with the vacancy rate in Regina the third-lowest in the country behind only Toronto and Vancouver.
“For five or six years, we were very robust,” said Glen Hill, Vice President and Partner with Colliers International in Regina. “We’ve slowed, but slowed to what I would consider a normal level – a plateau that is similar to what we used to see. We’re not going backwards.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Maybe Cushman & Wakefield will take over promoting sales...

https://vimeo.com/262855363

[BrutallyDishonest2]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Maybe Cushman & Wakefield will take over promoting sales...

https://vimeo.com/262855363

Well they're both stupid ideas... so sure?

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Cargill chooses GTH as location for new canola processing facility

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/mobile/car...lity-1.5549282

https://leaderpost.com/news/local-ne...sportation-hub

[BrutallyDishonest2]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Cargill chooses GTH as location for new canola processing facility

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/mobile/car...lity-1.5549282

https://leaderpost.com/news/local-ne...sportation-hub

Even though I think Geoff Leo has extensively misunderstood the GTH, I do look forward to him getting to the bottom of the massive subsidy that will be this Cargill deal. The province went all out to get this done and Cargill certainly a below cost deal.

[Draftsman]

Regina, and Southern Saskatchewan, needs a new major hospital to be built in our city. And what does the Sask Party give us? The GTH and a Bypass. Those will help me immensely when I get sick. It's f-ing pathetic!

[McBean]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

Regina, and Southern Saskatchewan, needs a new major hospital to be built in our city. And what does the Sask Party give us? The GTH and a Bypass. Those will help me immensely when I get sick. It's f-ing pathetic!

I wish they'd quit focusing on Hospitals in the hood parts of town. No parking and sketchy as soon as the sun sets.

[McBean]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

You mean the hospitals that were built 80+ years ago that are in central locations? Ya, what were they thinking?

I specifically said "focusing on Hospitals" because I knew you would say that. They have renovated the General massively over the past 20 years and closed the now SIAST hospital out by the university.

[pappcam]

Originally Posted by McBean

I wish they'd quit focusing on Hospitals in the hood parts of town. No parking and sketchy as soon as the sun sets.

Unfortunately that's also where the hospitals are most needed.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by pappcam

Unfortunately that's also where the hospitals are most needed.

Agreed.

[McBean]

Originally Posted by pappcam

Unfortunately that's also where the hospitals are most needed.

Yes, that is true.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Maybe a new Hospital at the GTH, since this is the GTH thread?

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Thought I should post this again here:

Cargill’s Canola Processing Facility



https://www.cargillregina.ca/

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Sask Power Logistics Warehouse Complex

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by one_brick_at_a_time

Sask Power Logistics Warehouse Complex

[bomberjet]

I may post Viterra's canola facility at some point if they let me.

Edit: Nevermind it's here.
https://www.viterra.ca/en/dam/jcr:51...isual-Aids.pdf

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

I may post Viterra's canola facility at some point if they let me.

Edit: Nevermind it's here.
https://www.viterra.ca/en/dam/jcr:51...isual-Aids.pdf

You are encouraged to post , by the way this Transportation hub is fast getting filled up some major major major announcements with more to come

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by The mayor

You are encouraged to post , by the way this Transportation hub is fast getting filled up some major major major announcements with more to come

Though the Viterra development is north Regina and not at the GTH.