Other Manitoba and Saskatchewan Developments

[Spocket]

Originally Posted by Glenn99

Whatever happened too building to 'Interstate Standards'?

The government is waiting for the world to decide that interstate standards were a bad idea and we shouldn't implement them. In the meantime, they'll tell us every 10 or 20 years about the upgrades they're planning to bring us up to state of the art circa 1950.

[WildCake]

https://globalnews.ca/news/3871613/o...uture-unknown/

Looks like the crumbling western overpass in portage la prairie is shut down after an oversized truck ran into it. Driver wasnt supposed to be travelling on hwy 1 with the load.

Silver lining of this idiot driver is that at least he hit the crappy overpass and didn't destroy another one. The next question is will this bridge be replaced or just torn down and have to wait several decades before anything happens to it.

[MG922]

Deja vu. The exact same thing happened years ago and the province took out a damaged girder. Now they've taken out another one! Not many girders left to remove before the bridge is useless

[jmt18325]

Biff stated that the bridge was slated for replacement in 2019. There was no point in repairing a bridge that was about to be replaced. There now may be value in moving up the replacement as much as possible.

[LilZebra]

CBC Manitoba
Posted Tues. Dec. 5, 2017.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...tion-1.4433068

Daren Jorgenson to open private (non-WRHA) Native-run MRI and other health care facility.

[1ajs]

Feasibility study finds Lynn Lake glitters with gold
Positive results for precious metal play
Bill Redekop By: Bill Redekop
Posted: 12/14/2017 9:10 PM | Comments: 4

Northern Manitoba is getting some good news for a change, with the announcement a gold mine is a step closer to becoming reality in Lynn Lake.

A feasibility study for Alamos Gold Inc. of Toronto released Thursday estimates two open-pit mines near the northern Manitoba town could yield 1.6 million ounces of gold.

The capital cost to build the mine is estimated at US$338 million, with a potential after-tax return of US$123 million, based on the price of gold at US$1,250 an ounce.

While an Alamos spokesman cautioned there is still a process for the company to go through, a positive feasibility study is usually the catalyst for mine construction.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bu...464287613.html



the study is located here was reading this my self last night
http://www.alamosgold.com/news-and-m...t/default.aspx

[Riverman]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

The capital cost to build the mine is estimated at US$338 million, with a potential after-tax return of US$123 million, based on the price of gold at US$1,250 an ounce.

Is this a typo or does someone need a math lesson?

[1ajs]

read the other link i posted

[1ajs]

Pinawa eyes nuclear-powered future
Town in talks with small modular reactor industry to become demonstration site
Bill Redekop By: Bill Redekop
Posted: 12/20/2017 3:00 AM | Last Modified: 12/20/2017 9:22 AM | Updates | Comments: 7



The Town of Pinawa is moving closer to becoming the world’s first community powered by a small modular reactor.

Pinawa is looking to offset future job losses from the disposal of nearby Whiteshell Reactor #1, and to capitalize on the town’s experience and expertise in nuclear research, by becoming the first demonstration site for the new technology.

Pinawa has been in talks with the small modular reactor (SMR) industry for several years, but those talks have intensified in the last four months, said Pinawa Mayor Blair Skinner.

"It’s most definitely doable," said Skinner, a former scientist at the former Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) nuclear research site near Pinawa. "Two vendors indicated to us we’re their first choice for a demonstration reactor and we’re pursuing them vigorously."

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/bu...465364263.html

[Roger Strong]

A nuclear reactor with a conference room, offices, living and dining areas and four suites.

Look. I know folks here like mixed use, but....

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Roger Strong

A nuclear reactor with a conference room, offices, living and dining areas and four suites.

Look. I know folks here like mixed use, but....

It's tough to make a go with nuclear energy alone, you need a room you can rent out for birthdays, anniversaries, bar/bat mitzvahs, etc.

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by Spocket

The government is waiting for the world to decide that interstate standards were a bad idea and we shouldn't implement them. In the meantime, they'll tell us every 10 or 20 years about the upgrades they're planning to bring us up to state of the art circa 1950.

Alright let’s list all the upgrades that the provincial government should have done but didn’t:
1. Interchange of TCH at Virden;
2. Interchange of TCH at Brandon;
3. Interchange of TCH at 110;
4. Interchange of TCH at 16 (Mind you that the funding and design were in place. Also how many fatalities have there been?);
5. Interchange of TCH at Elie;
6. 190 Headingley Bypass;
7. Completely grade-separated Perimeter Highway;
8. Interchange of TCH at 207;
9. Twinning of TCH from Falcon Lake to Ontario border;
10. Highway 75 Morris Bypass;
11. Highway 75 Saint Nobert Bypass.

This is my point:
If you think that the government isn’t doing its job, vote it out!
Then you make sure the new one actually keeps the promises.

[Kinguni]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Alright let’s list all the upgrades that the provincial government should have done but didn’t:
1. Interchange of TCH at Virden;
2. Interchange of TCH at Brandon;
3. Interchange of TCH at 110;
4. Interchange of TCH at 16 (Mind you that the funding and design were in place. Also how many fatalities have there been?);
5. Interchange of TCH at Elie;
6. 190 Headingley Bypass;
7. Completely grade-separated Perimeter Highway;
8. Interchange of TCH at 207;
9. Twinning of TCH from Falcon Lake to Ontario border;
10. Highway 75 Morris Bypass;
11. Highway 75 Saint Nobert Bypass.

This is my point:
If you think that the government isn’t doing its job, vote it out!
Then you make sure the new one actually keeps the promises.

Should be something done at 206 as well. But I'd be happy if they put in turn out lanes at all of the intersections.

[OTA in Winnipeg]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Alright let’s list all the upgrades that the provincial government should have done but didn’t:
rimeter Highway;

9. Twinning of TCH from Falcon Lake to Ontario border;


This is my point:
If you think that the government isn’t doing its job, vote it out!
Then you make sure the new one actually keeps the promises.

30 years! Maybe longer. Get this done! Please.

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by OTA in Winnipeg

30 years! Maybe longer. Get this done! Please.

We who are on the other side of the provincial boundary say the same thing too. Sad eh that we’ve been talking about this for the past 8 years?

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Alright let’s list all the upgrades that the provincial government should have done but didn’t:

9. Twinning of TCH from Falcon Lake to Ontario border;

I have a cottage at West Hawk, so do have some skin in the game with this one. However, with the Trans Canada going to single lane in Ontario, I don't much see the point in spending the money to twin this small stretch.

I seem to remember talking to a guy who worked for highways saying that it would cost the same to twin from Falcon to the border as it did to twin from Winnipeg to Falcon (this convo took place around 25 years ago).

[Dengler Avenue]

Originally Posted by TimeFadesAway

I have a cottage at West Hawk, so do have some skin in the game with this one. However, with the Trans Canada going to single lane in Ontario, I don't much see the point in spending the money to twin this small stretch.

I seem to remember talking to a guy who worked for highways saying that it would cost the same to twin from Falcon to the border as it did to twin from Winnipeg to Falcon (this convo took place around 25 years ago).

Is it then true that, for something like this, nothing short of a joint effort of 2 provincial governments and the federal government will cut it?
Meanwhile Shoal Lake 40’s good with twinning now. I’m not too sure about Shoal Lake 39 though.

Ps: If cost’s such a concern, the government can also consider turning part of Route 301 into the EB lanes of HWY 1.

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue

Ps: If cost’s such a concern, the government can also consider turning part of Route 301 into the EB lanes of HWY 1.

That's the only way it would be worthwhile. Twin it to Kenora as a joint effort.

[WildCake]

Originally Posted by Kinguni

Should be something done at 206 as well. But I'd be happy if they put in turn out lanes at all of the intersections.

I was thinking about that driving to Regina several weeks ago. The intersections around Carberry (HWY 5) and Oakville (HWY 13) have recently been upgraded with proper merge lanes for all left and right turns.

I don't know the traffic counts at all of these intersections and what volume threshold requires lights vs. uncontrolled merge lanes, but I feel like Elie's lights could be eliminated and replaced with nice long merge lanes like at HWY 5 & 13. It always seems like the lights are activated for 1 or 2 cars stopping at least a dozen vehicles (semis!) on TCH.

Obviously tossing up a diamond is better but with this province and the cost cutting going on, that won't happen anytime soon

[bomberjet]

There is/was a concerted effort between Manitoba and Ontario to twin the trans Canada on both sides of the border.

IIRC, Manitoba is/was waiting for Ontario so they can coordinate the alignments properly. That was a number of years ago and not sure if anything more is coming of it at this point.