Regina Construction IV

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by The mayor

Ever since Rosanne Hill Blaisdell appointed as President & CEO of Harvard Developments Corporation took over this company is boring as can be

Harvard has always been very conservative. They do not build on spec. As a result, they have been around 120 years.

[Stormer]

Semple hinted as substantially more investment in the REAL site down the road. My prediction is a baseball stadium on lots P and perhaps part of Lot C. I dropped Blue Cross Stadium from downtown Winnipeg in there and it definitely fits. More parking would need to be found however and QCX and Canada's Farm Show (equipment) would need to move to perhaps the Cooperators/Mosaic lots.

[The mayor]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatche...-real-deal-regina-city-council-9.7182843
'You're winning the lottery': Brandt CEO pitches Regina councillors on REAL deal

Executive committee votes 7-4 to take decision to city council for final vote
This is a game changer for Regina with any luck they will build a hotel on this site

[gecho111]

The drone started rotating on its own 10 minutes into a timelapse. It takes about a minute to make a second of video in that mode. That was a new one for me, I've had it drift before but not rotate. I might head out there tomorrow morning with my bigger battery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN5xZNLM3vY

[MolsonExport]

He got the stadium belt.

I never knew there was a district in Regina known as the Stadium belt. A commendable accomplishment, for sure.

[The mayor]

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/regina-become-key-travel-hub-180655635.html
Regina to become a key travel hub for FlixBus prairie service
Nykole King
Updated Thu, April 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM PDT


German-headquartered FlixBus is expanding in the Prairies, and Regina is expected to be an important hub for the intercity transport.

[gecho111]

Concrete day out at the long term care facility. The drone controller caps timelapses at 30 seconds (25 minutes of recording), since I had battery left over I did a second one. The orbit looks more interesting than the stationary one so I might do more of those.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss9-FKhx82Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P0lD792_Ic

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by gecho111

Concrete day out at the long term care facility. The drone controller caps timelapses at 30 seconds (25 minutes of recording), since I had battery left over I did a second one. The orbit looks more interesting than the stationary one so I might do more of those.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss9-FKhx82Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P0lD792_Ic

This drone footage is amazing thank you so much

[gecho111]

I went to take a few photos tonight and ended up taking a lot and a video. Good lighting tonight, just the right amount of cloud. Starting the foundation wall for Costco. Still more piling work, mostly on the east side of the site where they had been parking all week. Delivery of a stacks of yellow things earlier in the week. The yellow things are stormtech storm water detention chambers. They create underground voids to manage surface runoff from the parking lot without having to waste space on a detention pond. They are left open on the bottom placed over a bed of gravel covered with geotextile so some water can seep into the ground. That's probably why there are bedding boxes are on site. The same thing could be done at REAL if they want to use the space where the storm water pond is.

I thought the remaining work on 11th Ave was just the sidewalks, but they are digging holes too. It looks like every unit in the Ronald McDonald house gets its own AC compressor (or heatpump).

A panorama at the Skyview apartment project: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55242460952_4050a9d1f4_o.jpg
Video along College as I was heading back to where I took off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK1W_ISjuXY

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

[Udon'tknow]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Harvard has always been very conservative. They do not build on spec. As a result, they have been around 120 years.

But what does announcing on Facebook that you have started construction, when clearly you have not, have to do with being conservative. It's more like they are being duplicitous.

[The mayor]

https://flic.kr/p/2saA3KH
Costco attracts a lot of new development

[The mayor]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/me...house-in-regina-to-enjoy-his-retirement/
Megamunch moving to new museum warehouse in Regina to continue enjoying his retirement
By
Wayne Mantyka
The province is relocating museum storage and workshop operations to an empty government-owned warehouse on Park Street as part of a $22 million project focused on preservation and research.

When a building hits 100 years old, it’s got some age on it, so we’ll have to see where that ends up taking us,” said SaskBuilds and Procurement Minister Sean Wilson.

The Saskatchewan government has not yet decided what will happen to the historic Albert Street building, though its age and architectural features could make it a candidate for future restoration or redevelopment
Does anyone have a recent photo of this building?

[one_brick_at_a_time]

[gecho111]

The Sun was not helpful taking photos tonight. A bunch of land servicing work in Westerra. A lot of concrete blocks behind the second Harbour Landing School, probably for the gyms which don't havce walls yet.

Westerra apartments panorama: http://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum.h...r.com/65535/55245225416_ba6655ce30_o.jpg

LTC panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55245225626_d9625bbcf3_o.jpg

Neville Drive apartment panorama: https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55245373718_6d68cc0126_o.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/reginaconstruction/

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by PrairiePrince

I am glad to see that they are continuing work on The Yards while the RFP is out. Hopefully that helps give the private sector confidence that the public side of this project can be executed.

Regina has a lot of very important RFPs either out or coming out soon, between the Taylor Field Land, The Yards and GM plant, but unfortunately no longer the RPL. It sounds like a proposal for the GM plant is coming out soon, which will be interesting. I don't expect the Taylor Field Land to struggle to get a few hundred units built with all the other investment occuring there. The super interesting one will be The Yards. I am cautiously optimistic that with all the public funds still remaining for that area's infrastructure, a group will step up with a solid proposal.

How realistic do you folks think these RFPs are and what are you expecting to see from them?

All this along with the pool, Construction , the Brandt proposals and the Data Center, Regina is on the verge of something big
The sask drive corridor if all gets approved, the city won’t look the same in a few years

[The mayor]

Several Saskatchewan contractors hired to help build Bell data centre near Regina

By Geoff Smith
May 4, 2026 | 12:14 PM
Crews using heavy equipment have begun moving earth at the site of Bell Canada’s AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood, and the company has named several Saskatchewan contractors selected to help build the project.

In a news release, Bell said Regina’s Hipperson Construction has been hired for early works and building construction management.
This project is the kind of generational build that Saskatchewan contractors have prepared a lifetime for,” Hipperson president Gord Hipperson said in the release.

Other Regina firms involved in the project are Soletanche Bachy Canada, Ardel Steel, Amrize and WaterMark Consulting. Also named were Maxie’s Excavating and Red Pelican, both based in Saskatoon.

Shown in the photo the site is absolutely massive one of a kind build for Saskatchewan

[Stormer]

Gecho needs to get his drone out the data centre site. This is from 2 weeks ago.

[The mayor]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Gecho needs to get his drone out the data centre site. This is from 2 weeks ago.

Not sure if he could take drone shots it could be a security issue

[gecho111]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Gecho needs to get his drone out the data centre site. This is from 2 weeks ago.

Not far from the LTC. I sometimes ride down Old 16 to get from Wascana Parkway over to Wascana View crossing the old rainbow bridge beside the golf course. A site like that is perfect for the spherical panorama mode. More detail than going up to 400 feet to fit the entire thing in a single photo. Might be able to get out there Wednesday, tomorrow will be cold and windy again.

I took a look at the panorama from Saturday evening at the LTC and you can see the site blurily in the distance if you zoom in. https://cdn.pannellum.org/2.5/pannellum....r.com/65535/55245225626_d9625bbcf3_o.jpg

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by The mayor

Not sure if he could take drone shots it could be a security issue

Only if his drone is equipped with grenades. Those are not allowed.