Regina Construction IV - Page 9

yveseluj · #**161** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 2:34 AM**

LOL, that has to be the worst location for condos I’ve seen in some time.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**162** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 3:39 AM**

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LOL, that has to be the worst location for condos I’ve seen in some time.

Meh, better than the entirety of the east end.

StealthGirl · #**163** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 4:00 AM**

Well, that sounds like they don't plan on keeping the QCX going because if they get all those buildings there isn't much space for the midway.

And yeah, residential on the tracks? Yuck.

VANRIDERFAN · #**164** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 5:50 AM**

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For starters, they decided to stitch in the football lines into the turf instead of just paining lines on for whatever event the stadium was hosting.

But also because the stadium seats 33,000 people and a CPL team might draw 10k on a good day [source]. The atmosphere would be absolutely ruined by the cavernous stadium for the small crowd.

They stitched in both football and soccer lines.

Draftsman · #**165** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 6:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by StealthGirl

Well, that sounds like they don't plan on keeping the QCX going because if they get all those buildings there isn't much space for the midway.

And yeah, residential on the tracks? Yuck.

Wouldn't you like a condo where you could watch the ferris wheel right outside your window on one side, and the trains and traffic (and planes) on the other?

Seriously, the midway would use up most of whatever parking lot would be left. Where would the fairgoers park? I hope they don't want us to build/pay for a new exhibition park elsewhere in the city, 'cause that's not going to happen.

Festivus · #**166** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 12:30 PM**

New use for the railyards: permanent midway.

HomerSPC · #**167** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 2:54 PM**

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They stitched in both football and soccer lines.

A total of zero professional soccer teams play on football lines. Having multipurpose lines is fine for amateur leagues, but it's absolutely garbage for a professional.

The city should have not chosen to stitch any lines. Period.

aberrant · #**168** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 3:37 PM**

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New use for the railyards: permanent midway.

I ran into the mayor yesterday, we did indeed chat about the railyards, but this did not come up.

Draftsman · #**169** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 4:18 PM**

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I ran into the mayor yesterday, we did indeed chat about the railyards, but this did not come up.

HomeInMyShoes · #**170** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 5:17 PM**

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A total of zero professional soccer teams play on football lines. Having multipurpose lines is fine for amateur leagues, but it's absolutely garbage for a professional.

The city should have not chosen to stitch any lines. Period.

That was kind of the point I was making. I should have used the sarcasm smiley in my original post.

Festivus · #**171** Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 8:31 PM**

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Just more profit-seeking bullshit that is infecting every level of our communities. I’m sorry but this garbage needs to be called out. What next, no more parks because they don’t make the city money?

Actually, the National Post just ran an editorial saying that all city parks are a waste of space and money, and should be privatized!

City parks are a waste of space. Here's why they should be privatized.

Let's just say...it's a very dumb opinion piece.

TMB14 · #**172** Posted **Jun 5, 2021, 7:19 PM**

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Actually, the National Post just ran an editorial saying that all city parks are a waste of space and money, and should be privatized!

City parks are a waste of space. Here's why they should be privatized.

Let's just say...it's a very dumb opinion piece.

I've read some poor articles in my life, but this one is one of the worst takes about public green spaces I've ever read. Woof.

blacktrojan3921 · #**173** Posted **Jun 5, 2021, 8:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Draftsman

Wouldn't you like a condo where you could watch the ferris wheel right outside your window on one side, and the trains and traffic (and planes) on the other?

Seriously, the midway would use up most of whatever parking lot would be left. Where would the fairgoers park? I hope they don't want us to build/pay for a new exhibition park elsewhere in the city, 'cause that's not going to happen.

I am honestly curious as to how this will affect the Queen City Ex. This will eat up a lot of the exhibition ground space so I do hope the city has thought this through. It would make zero sense for them to discontinue the Ex as it has been part of the city's economic and cultural lifeblood for decades.

Citizen Sky · #**174** Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 3:46 AM**

I was wondering the same thing. I am not familiar with how much area the Ex generally covers, but it looks like the only remaining spot for the fair is the parking lot in front of the Brandt centre. Would this even be enough room or will we be getting one of those mall parking lot fairs?

HomerSPC · #**175** Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 4:16 PM**

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I was wondering the same thing. I am not familiar with how much area the Ex generally covers, but it looks like the only remaining spot for the fair is the parking lot in front of the Brandt centre. Would this even be enough room or will we be getting one of those mall parking lot fairs?

I don't think we even have a mall parking lot big enough for what the Ex usually is.

Draftsman · #**176** Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 4:28 PM**

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I was wondering the same thing. I am not familiar with how much area the Ex generally covers, but it looks like the only remaining spot for the fair is the parking lot in front of the Brandt centre. Would this even be enough room or will we be getting one of those mall parking lot fairs?

The kids midway takes up a lot of space on its own, and the adults midway is several times larger. Then there are all the games and concessions as well. Anyway, it is way too large for any shopping mall parking lot. I think REAL is dreaming anyway about all of the developments. No one wants to live on the exhibition grounds, next to the railway mainline, and busy roadways.

Maybe we do need a monorail to transport people to/from EVRAZ after all? Haha

The mayor · #**177** Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 4:43 PM**

https://www.620ckrm.com/2021/06/07/h...post-pandemic/

The last few weeks have been big ones for the City of Regina when it comes to investment.

Brandt announced it plans on hiring hundreds of new employees in Regina and Saskatchewan, Red Leaf Pulp has selected Regina for a $350 million wheat straw pulp mill, Cargill will be building a new canola processing centre here as will Viterra.

The four projects mean a lot of jobs will be coming to Regina with the city’s economy growing as a result.

sastaunik44 · #**178** Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 8:55 PM**

I see they have started the new mcdonalds in the Aurora development. I also see they have started to clear the land in front of the old pump. Can someone confirm that is still the mosque going there?

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**179** Posted **Jun 8, 2021, 12:27 AM**

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I see they have started the new mcdonalds in the Aurora development. I also see they have started to clear the land in front of the old pump. Can someone confirm that is still the mosque going there?

The land on Vic where the former gas station was is a car wash, the Mosque is behind that, if it's still going ahead.

TMB14 · #**180** Posted **Jun 8, 2021, 2:08 AM**

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The land on Vic where the former gas station was is a car wash, the Mosque is behind that, if it's still going ahead.

That'll make a couple new car washes just a few blocks from each other with Gopher Car Wash being in the old California Fitness (I think?) on Vic/Park.

Side note, I took my wife's car through the automated Gopher Wash to see what it was all about and far and away the best automated wash I've experienced. The car came out incredibly clean and the price beat Co-Op by like $4-5.