Other Manitoba and Saskatchewan Developments

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Also FNA of Saskatoon does not have enough capital. I also believe that producer-owned agi-businesses tend to fail eventually. They are too focussed on their suppliers rather than on making money. Eventually this catches up to them.

Alberta Pool, Sask Pool, Manitoba Pool and UGG were producer-owned agribusinesses that were successful and if anything, became a bit too successful for their own good... the producers eventually lost control of the operations and things ran away on them. Now Glencore owns their corporate successor.

[bomberjet]

They should've just shut the CWB down altogether and been done with it. Instead we spent hundreds of millions to give it away to foreigners. Still in disgust reading the news articles about it today.

[esquire]

Brandon Airport expansion set to begin this fall

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...ce=d-more-news

Drawings here: http://www.prairiearchitects.ca/comm...Airport&id=225

[drew]

Originally Posted by esquire

Brandon Airport expansion set to begin this fall

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...ce=d-more-news

Drawings here: http://www.prairiearchitects.ca/comm...Airport&id=225

Looks decent.

Now on to Thompson. That airport really needs a refresh...

[Stormer]

Cool drone footage of the K+S project near Bethune.

http://www.leaderpost.com/business/e...858/story.html

[snowmobile]

http://www.steinbachonline.com/local...in-extra-foods

Their old store was pretty rough. I would rather see the Extra Foods building returned to a grocery. Hopefully they can find a tenant for the old store. Doesn't say who they bought the building from; the city or Loblaws? Probably Loblaws if they are demanding that there be no grocery store.

[Crisis]

I originally posted this in the Saskatoon thread, but figured it should be here as well:


Was awarded to Access Prairie Partnership, headed by Graham Construction.

Access Prairies Partnership was the winning bidder. The consortium includes:
Graham Design Builders
Carillion Canada
Gracorp Capital Advisors
Carillion Private Finance
Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning
WSP Canada

The Opposition New Democratic Party slammed the selection in a Monday news release, saying none of the major players are Saskatchewan companies. The businesses involved are based in the United Kingdom, Quebec, B.C., and Alberta. "Giving it to an international consortium with no Saskatchewan involvement is literally sending hundreds of millions of dollars to other economies instead of bolstering our own with this project," NDP deputy leader Trent Wotherspoon said in the news release. The government says the project will create more than 1,500 jobs in Saskatchewan.

Interesting that Wotherspoon is bemoaning the lack of local content in the group. Graham may now have their HQ in Calgary, but were founded in Moose Jaw and still have a tremendous presence in Saskatchewan. As well, WSP Engineering has a large local office staffed with individuals that have many years of experience providing consulting engineering services in Saskatchewan.


Full article in the S-P: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health...018/story.html

[snowmobile]

http://www.steinbachonline.com/local...ng-day-for-scu

Steinbach Credit Union's new branch in Steinbach opens today. Largest building in Steinbach.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by snowmobile

http://www.steinbachonline.com/local...ng-day-for-scu

Steinbach Credit Union's new branch in Steinbach opens today. Largest building in Steinbach.

This is a damn nice building... it would have fit in perfectly right on Broadway.

To the best of my knowledge, this is easily the best office building in Manitoba outside of Winnipeg. SCU has upped their game compared to some of their earlier branches which, while substantial, lacked the appealing design of their HQ. Congratulations Steinbach!

From the story that snowmobile linked to:

[rypinion]

Did you just praise a Ray Wan?

[esquire]

Originally Posted by rypinion

Did you just praise a Ray Wan?

Haha, I know I'm kind of stepping out of line there

It's not going to win any awards or get magazine profiles written about it, but it's still an impressively urbane corporate office for a small town's main drag.

Had SCU been in a position to build a corporate HQ of this magnitude in the 1980s, you can bet it would have been a sprawling one storey building surrounded by parking, out on the edge of town.

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by esquire

Haha, I know I'm kind of stepping out of line there

It's not going to win any awards or get magazine profiles written about it, but it's still an impressively urbane corporate office for a small town's main drag.

Had SCU been in a position to build a corporate HQ of this magnitude in the 1980s, you can bet it would have been a sprawling one storey building surrounded by parking, out on the edge of town.

This pretty much is at the edge of town, though. There's not much between SCU and La Broquerie.

[esquire]

^ Still on the main drag though, nestled in among the other businesses. In my scenario, the SCU would have gone up halfway between Steinbach and Ste. Anne or Kleefeld...

[snowmobile]

Yes this could've easily been built like their two Winnipeg locations in the mall area of town.

http://steinbachonline.com/local/253...likes-scu-move
This article says they were thinking about moving to the outskirts.

They demolished the movie theater and curling club which have since been rebuilt.



They are all attached to the TG Smith Centre.

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ Still on the main drag though, nestled in among the other businesses. In my scenario, the SCU would have gone up halfway between Steinbach and Ste. Anne or Kleefeld...

Ah, makes sense.

But is Main street still really the main drag in Steinbach? It definitely once was. It's pretty old and vacant these days, though. I really consider the 11 the Main drag now. It's pretty well where all the recent development has happened.

Either way. I'm always struck by what a nice community Steinbach is. Always so well kept.

[trebor204]

Steinbach could reach over 100,000 in 50 years (2064) based on a 4.2% growth rate.

http://www.steinbach.ca/news/?recid=699

[Stormer]

There seems to be a surprising amount of opposition to Yancoal's proposed potash mine near Earl Grey. Maybe it is just CBC's bias. They do not appear to have interviewed any business people nor the farmers who sold land.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...mine-1.3165238

Edit, as suspected:

Being from this area.......the article is way overblown! There have been more meetings and excitement from the locals than the view represent in this article. Communities of Strasbourg and Southey have had nothing but positive meetings.. Very odd reporting......makes me wonder!

[Pinus]

A good read regarding the dangers of putting one's eggs in one economic basket

5 signs of trouble for Saskatchewan's economy in oil slump

Many said province could withstand economic blows from oil and gas, but there are troubling signs

When crude oil prices began to plummet, economists comforted Saskatchewan residents that their diversified economy would safeguard them during the oil and gas slump.

In fact, Saskatchewan's economy isn't that diverse.

The province relies heavily on natural resources: fuel, food and fertilizer.

And while economists were banking on the agriculture and potash industries to offset energy losses, they're no longer confident that will happen.

Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...lump-1.3174772

[snowmobile]

http://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/l...oses-its-doors

Mcdonald's in Altona closes it's doors. Crazy that this building was a McDonald's up till this year.

[1ajs]

they had the worlds crappyest service though


anyhow
the bridge in clearwater now has safty railing
and was officaily opened over the weekend at harvestmoon festival so beautifull with the northern lights
photo from saturday eve at sunset