650k ...

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Also if Regina is short on rinks the surrounding communities would benefit from the ice rentals coming from the city. I know our small town does from estevan going from three rinks to two. Is that a bad thing?

Ice is pretty booked up here so I would think the space would be used. Maybe the pats don't need a rink, bit now they are floating a proposal for a new rink for them anyway.

All I am saying if you are going to commit public money of that amount and then raise property taxes to pay for it, you better spread the money around better and make sure the max number of people benefit.

The stadium and bypass cost more than $2B dollars, add in the GTH and we have billions sunk in around here. That could have been easily spread around for the same benefit. The bypass is built out to a point where the city of Regina would have to double in size to get to. The GTH will never ever be busy. Govt never fails to f up.

[skfarmer707]

Ice is pretty booked up here so I would think the space would be used. Maybe the pats don't need a rink, bit now they are floating a proposal for a new rink for them anyway.

All I am saying if you are going to commit public money of that amount and then raise property taxes to pay for it, you better spread the money around better and make sure the max number of people benefit.

The stadium and bypass cost more than $2B dollars, add in the GTH and we have billions sunk in around here. That could have been easily spread around for the same benefit. The bypass is built out to a point where the city of Regina would have to double in size to get to. The GTH will never ever be busy. Govt never fails to f up.

I’m not going to dispute the GTH and bypass as I’m not familiar enough with the cost as well as the other options they had. I don’t think the stadium should be lumped in with those two other issues though.

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I’m not going to dispute the GTH and bypass as I’m not familiar enough with the cost as well as the other options they had. I don’t think the stadium should be lumped in with those two other issues though.

DO you think maybe moving it to somewhere between the transcanada and the south bypass would have made more sense than leaving it where it is?

The whole farm show thing in Regina should be yanked out of the exhibition grounds to a new location...

If you have already drove 2 hours or more to a farm show or rider game getting to the city isn't much of a stretch .....

[skfarmer707]

DO you think maybe moving it to somewhere between the transcanada and the south bypass would have made more sense than leaving it where it is?

The whole farm show thing in Regina should be yanked out of the exhibition grounds to a new location...

If you have already drove 2 hours or more to a farm show or rider game getting to the city isn't much of a stretch .....

Your saying they should have built it on the outskirts of the city?

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Your saying they should have built it on the outskirts of the city?

Well between the transcanada and the south bypass....which in 10 years probably won't be the outskirts....

Easier access....but yes I guess for the time being ...and the farm shows are just stupid to be where they are now....dont even know why they built the barns where they did.....should have moved them when they had the chance...

Last time I tried to go to the FPS there was a rider game so they wouldn't let us park even though we were going to be gone long before the game started....**** it I said...went and had a nice dinner in Moose Jaw and went home....


But hey I haven't been to the ag in motion show so maybe FPS has run its course.....People in Regina don't think agriculture needs any attention anyway....

[skfarmer707]

Well between the transcanada and the south bypass....which in 10 years probably won't be the outskirts....

Easier access....but yes I guess for the time being ...and the farm shows are just stupid to be where they are now....dont even know why they built the barns where they did.....should have moved them when they had the chance...

Last time I tried to go to the FPS there was a rider game so they wouldn't let us park even though we were going to be gone long before the game started....**** it I said...went and had a nice dinner in Moose Jaw and went home....


But hey I haven't been to the ag in motion show so maybe FPS has run its course.....People in Regina don't think agriculture needs any attention anyway....

Yeah a argument can be made for having the stadium out of the city. Benefits for parking but there are benefits to having it in the city as well. I still think they are missing the boat not building any restaurants and bars around the stadium. I was in favour of the old cp yard site.

Yeah ag in motion might take over completely for the farm show someday.

Agree it’s a pain in the ass to park for agribition and the farm show. More buses transferring people helps but it’s still not perfect by any stretch.

[bucket]

Yeah a argument can be made for having the stadium out of the city. Benefits for parking but there are benefits to having it in the city as well. I still think they are missing the boat not building any restaurants and bars around the stadium. I was in favour of the old cp yard site.

Yeah ag in motion might take over completely for the farm show someday.

Agree it’s a pain in the ass to park for agribition and the farm show. More buses transferring people helps but it’s still not perfect by any stretch.

Its just the subsidization and lack of planning that piss me off....why....

Who sat in the meeting and decided just west of Regina ...a province of 1.1 million people needed a series of overpasses for a city of 4 million or more people.....and while they were at it decided to build a new stadium thats ****ing stupid to get to when most of the fans come from all over the province and they have the opportunity to have easier access to ...

Why the **** didn't they think just a little bit....end rant.

[biglentil]

Yeah a argument can be made for having the stadium out of the city. Benefits for parking but there are benefits to having it in the city as well. I still think they are missing the boat not building any restaurants and bars around the stadium. I was in favour of the old cp yard site.

Yeah ag in motion might take over completely for the farm show someday.

Agree it’s a pain in the ass to park for agribition and the farm show. More buses transferring people helps but it’s still not perfect by any stretch.

There was way too much contamination from spilt diesel fuel at ole cp yard.