Regina Construction III

[UPP]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Joint School render - I assume all 9 will be similar:

It looks (not surprisingly) similar to a new school near my brother's place in Medicine Hat.

[Drofmab]

Originally Posted by Stormer

...the permit for the other "temporary" surface lot recently approved on the 18 block Hamilton expires in March. I sure hope they do not renew it. I recall that it was to relieve issues caused by construction workers from Agriculture Place taking up all the street parking. That project is all but done. Also they were to install landscaping next to the sidewalk, which was never done. The screen that was required is absolutely hideous and perhaps worse than nothing.
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18 block Hamilton Lot:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@50.451545,-1...NQFcozK0kXHi-Yw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en

Impark pay station was installed in the 18 block Hamilton lot today - this signals (at least) two things:

1. construction at Ag Place is truly winding down (PCL had exclusive rights to the lot for their Ag Place construction workers); and
2. that the lot is going to be a more permanent fixture (a building there isn't imminent... though, I think this was patently obvious)

Hopefully with the lot becoming a more permanent fixture, the City will get serious about enforcing the landscaping requirements that were attached to the lot's zoning approval. (I'm not holding my breath, though).

[dsmmace]

I believe there 5 of 9 the schools are different from the others, or have a different floorplan.

[Stormer]

New pillar lighting on Conexus Plaza. Plaza also redone. No trees yet.

[Treesplease]

Originally Posted by Stormer

New pillar lighting on Conexus Plaza. Plaza also redone. No trees yet.

No birds?

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Treesplease

No birds?

The podium for them is still there. My guess is they are restoring it and prepping the installation. There were a number of points on the statue that were starting to rust; I remember there was a line that was forming under a wing of one of the birds. That statue, being white, needs to be in pristine condition for the effect to be at its best. It's become a bit of an iconic piece for Regina.

[TechnicalRecession]

Good article on the Evraz place $200 million expansion from National Post.



http://business.financialpost.com/news/e...katchewan-the-choice-for-evraz-expansion

[BrutallyDishonest2]

Originally Posted by TechnicalRecession

Good article on the Evraz place $200 million expansion from National Post.



http://business.financialpost.com/news/e...katchewan-the-choice-for-evraz-expansion

This story was produced by Postmedia Works on behalf of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of the Economy for commercial purposes. Postmedia’s editorial departments had no involvement in the creation of this content.

[brithgob]

Also, it's not Evraz "Place" -- that's the exhibition grounds.

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest2

This story was produced by Postmedia Works on behalf of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of the Economy for commercial purposes. Postmedia’s editorial departments had no involvement in the creation of this content.

I was going to paste that too... Basically a piece done to compliment themselves out loud.

[StealthGirl]

Originally Posted by Nathan

The podium for them is still there. My guess is they are restoring it and prepping the installation. There were a number of points on the statue that were starting to rust; I remember there was a line that was forming under a wing of one of the birds. That statue, being white, needs to be in pristine condition for the effect to be at its best. It's become a bit of an iconic piece for Regina.

The birds are supposed to go back up.

[Stormer]

Any word on when the big reveal will happen on the copper Leg dome? It should be late enough that it will stay shiny copper all winter. I expect it will be too cold and dry in the winter for much oxidation.

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Any word on when the big reveal will happen on the copper Leg dome? It should be late enough that it will stay shiny copper all winter. I expect it will be too cold and dry in the winter for much oxidation.

Next summer.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Next summer.

Hmm so another project way behind...

[SkydivePilot]

I hear that the crane will be up until after X-mas.

Correction: May/June.

[Stormer]

Could this mean the return of the true head office to Regina (as opposed to head office of a division of a Swiss conglomerate)?

On Friday, Reuters reported that Glencore is in talks with a Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund, a Chinese grain trader known as COFCO, along with Canadian pension funds, to sell a stake in the Canadian agriculture assets that operate under the Viterra banner. Glencore bought Viterra, Canada’s biggest gain handler, in 2012.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on...on-talk-of-viterra-sale/article26648227/

[Stormer]

September Building Permit Report says ITC took out a $1.85 million permit for Capital Pointe.

http://www.regina.ca/press/news-and-anno...ects-overall-top-$557-million-this-year/

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Could this mean the return of the true head office to Regina (as opposed to head office of a division of a Swiss conglomerate)?



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on...on-talk-of-viterra-sale/article26648227/

Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised if it resulted in moving the head office completely.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised if it resulted in moving the head office completely.

In order to obtain Investment Canada Act approval in 2102:

Glencore has also committed maintaining the Regina head office and making it the head office for its North American agricultural operations.

I believe this was a 5 year commitment.

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Stormer

In order to obtain Investment Canada Act approval in 2102:


I believe this was a 5 year commitment.

These kind of agreements are almost always hollow. The Viterra workforce is already a shell of its former self.