Saskatoon Construction II

[dsmmace]

Awesome! I am VERY excited for this project moving forward!

[drto]

Originally Posted by kgc087

The ones in NYC were anchored at only a 10m depth. I think our river depth is plenty sufficient. As well the water doesn't freeze on that depth so how would ice affect the mechanics or turbine in any way? The point of the turbine is that it's continually producing power regardless of season. At the centre of the river the current should be pretty steady throughout the entire year along the river floor.

Not to get into it but I don't think you realize that 10m is 30 feet! Most of the year our river is shallow enough to walk across, if you were to remove the current from the equation. So water depth and ice are definite complications that would need to be addressed.

[drto]

Additionally, I know the water depth between the bridges is deeper, such that you cannot walk across, but they would likely never allow these turbines to be placed anywhere near areas that are subject to boating, jet skis, etc and it would be moved either upstream or downstream of the city centre.

[Brutopian]

Riversdale neighbourhood continues to grow

Even with 112 per cent growth since mid-1990s, "Riversdale will always be Riversdale"

Reported by Trelle Burdeniuk, NewsTalk 650 CKOM

July 19, 2012

Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood is becoming the new place to be if you're a business owner.

There were 46 new businesses that opened last year and more are expected for this year.

"When someone can reduce their rent from $20 or $25 a square foot and own something and rent something (in Riversdale) between $6 and $12 a square foot ... it's creating more of an interest in that commercial sector," said Randy Pshebylo, executive director of the Riversdale Business Improvement District (RBID).

Pshebylo has watched the number of businesses in the Riversdale area skyrocket since the mid-1990s when there were only 160 businesses, now there are more than 340.

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Read more:
http://ckom.com/story/riversdale-nei...ues-grow/66194

[Saskysteve]

The Riverlanding development was approved by city council....

[Saskysteve]

Originally Posted by Saskysteve

City council approves plan for River Landing development


Images from Victory Majors Investments Corporation
 
Matt Young, CTV Saskatoon
Published Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 6:14PM CST
Last Updated Thursday, Jul. 19, 2012 6:50AM CST

A proposal for a major development at River Landing took another step forward Wednesday night as Saskatoon city council approved its development plan. It's considered one of the last major steps council will face on the Victory Majors Invesments Corp. project, which consists of a 27-storey residential tower, 17-storey office tower, and 15-storey hotel. 

"That is the final council approval that is required" says Tim Steuart, manager of development review for the City of Saskatoon. "From here there are administrative approvals required. They need to go through an architectural review, a building permit needs to be obtained"

The big question now is when will construction begin?

John Nasser, president of Victory Majors, says soil studies are being done on the site to assist with the design of an underground parkade. Once that's complete final renderings will be drawn up before they can apply for a building permit.

"It will be a function of how quickly we can come up with an efficient design for the parkade, and what our clients and stakeholders will want to see in the parkade." Nasser said when asked about a timeline on applying for a building permit. "And as quickly as the architects can come up with the drawings that we want, then it should be three to six months, we hope."

As for possible tennants of the new buildings, Nasser says they have been in contact with several chains to operate the hotel, and for the office tower. The developer is taking its time on the project to minimize any potential risks and ensure success.

"It's part of a long methodical process and it's been a rigerous planning session and we're going to continue that. We would rather have all of our risk taken out in the planning process and have minimal risk during the construction."

According to Steuart, once application for building permits are received they are usually approved within 60 days. Nassar says if everything comes together, he would ideally like to see shovels in the ground by the spring.

http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/city-cou...pment-1.884533

I hope this is true and construction starts this spring. Would be a real boom for the downtown.

[kgc087]

Originally Posted by drto

Additionally, I know the water depth between the bridges is deeper, such that you cannot walk across, but they would likely never allow these turbines to be placed anywhere near areas that are subject to boating, jet skis, etc and it would be moved either upstream or downstream of the city centre.

Feet boggle my mind, it really is a backwards way of measurement. But that aside, where did you ever hear the river is so shallow? If that was the case than there wouldn't be any danger signs or anything if you can walk across it, there wouldn't even a boat and jet skis. I think your facts are a bit bloated. As well it would make no sense to put the turbines far away from the city, the river within the city is deep so that's where they would be. I think it's pretty much impossible for the turbines to affect boaters since they are on the river floor, unless a person went diving down below, which is impossible without equipment in our river.

[Wyku]

Originally Posted by kgc087

Feet boggle my mind, it really is a backwards way of measurement. But that aside, where did you ever hear the river is so shallow? If that was the case than there wouldn't be any danger signs or anything if you can walk across it, there wouldn't even a boat and jet skis. I think your facts are a bit bloated. As well it would make no sense to put the turbines far away from the city, the river within the city is deep so that's where they would be. I think it's pretty much impossible for the turbines to affect boaters since they are on the river floor, unless a person went diving down below, which is impossible without equipment in our river.

Once again, the weir itself is only 3.4m (~11ft) tall. If you've ever done any activities on the river in the spring or fall when the water levels and current drop you'd be well aware of just how shallow it is/gets and how much the sandbars shift around.

[drto]

Originally Posted by kgc087

Feet boggle my mind, it really is a backwards way of measurement. But that aside, where did you ever hear the river is so shallow? If that was the case than there wouldn't be any danger signs or anything if you can walk across it, there wouldn't even a boat and jet skis. I think your facts are a bit bloated. As well it would make no sense to put the turbines far away from the city, the river within the city is deep so that's where they would be. I think it's pretty much impossible for the turbines to affect boaters since they are on the river floor, unless a person went diving down below, which is impossible without equipment in our river.

Dear kcg087:
I'm not going to get into a pissing contest over river depth but these are the facts. The river is quite shallow in most places with the exception of between the bridges. Ever go out to Bareass/Cranberry Flats? The sandbar north of the Circle Drive N bridge? It is shallow. The danger signs are for public safety as it is a river with a strong current, plus shifting sandbars. You can drown in 4" of water and people are stupid and do stupid things so they need to be reminded of such dangers. I'm not placing these turbines in far-off locations. Just saying it's doubtful they would be placed where boat traffic is common. Again, the idea has merit but just not in the South Saskatchewan in their present form.

[Stormer]

3.2.1 River Bathymetry
A bathymetric map of the study area is provided in Figure 5. Within the study area, the
river’s width ranges from approximately 159 m to 237 m. The river encompasses
approximately 14.81 ha within the study area. The deepest points were approximately
4.5 m, located a short distance upstream of the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge and along a
small section of the northwest river bank just outside the “core” development area. Most
of the water immediately adjacent to the shoreline along the southeast bank was less than
2.0 m deep. Within the “core” development area, most of the river’s deeper water (i.e., >
3.5 m deep) is located within 100 m of the northwest bank. No islands were present in
this section of the river. The preceding observations are based on a river stage of 473.5

m asl.

I am sure there is more info about upstream if you just google it.

see map page 50:
http://www.meewasin.com/common/pdfs/...ry/Aquatic.pdf

[Brutopian]

Gangster-themed restaurant set to open in Saskatoon

Inspired by the story of famous Saskatoon gangster Two-Gun Cohen

Reported by Trelle Burdeniuk, NewsTalk 650 CKOM

July 20, 2012

A new business in Riversdale is hoping to become the Godfather of the restaurant scene in Saskatoon.

"I'm going to call it Two-Gun Quiche House and it's going to be a 1920s gangster theme," said owner Bill Mathews.

The name and theme of this new Italian restaurant is inspired by famous Saskatoon gangster Two-Gun Cohen.

Two-Gun Cohen grew up in London, but was sent to western Canada by his parents who hoped he would give up his pick-pocket lifestyle. Cohen worked on a farm near Whitewood, Saskatchewan and became friends with many Chinese labourers working along the Canadian Pacific Railway. He loved Chinese food and one day that led him to a restaurant along Avenue A in Saskatoon.

"When he walked into this Chinese restaurant for something to eat, the owner was being held up by two robbers. So, Two-Gun Cohen beat up two robbers, threw them out of the restaurant and gave the Chinese man back his money," said Mathews.

Cohen became a hero in the Chinese community and that eventually led him to a position in the Chinese army for Sun Yat-sen, the first president of the Republic of China.

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Read more:
http://ckom.com/story/gangster-theme...askatoon/66353

[Measuring Stick]

I have to agree on the shallow depth of our river. In one of my buddy's not so bright moments motivated by a certain drink, he walked from the east bank next to the Broadway bridge to the middle of the river. While the water was above his head he could still stick his arm out of the water while touching the bottom. This was during summer when I would say water flow is average, so at least next to the Boradway bridge the water is no more than 2 meters deep.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by kgc087

Feet boggle my mind, it really is a backwards way of measurement. But that aside, where did you ever hear the river is so shallow? If that was the case than there wouldn't be any danger signs or anything if you can walk across it, there wouldn't even a boat and jet skis. I think your facts are a bit bloated. As well it would make no sense to put the turbines far away from the city, the river within the city is deep so that's where they would be. I think it's pretty much impossible for the turbines to affect boaters since they are on the river floor, unless a person went diving down below, which is impossible without equipment in our river.

The depth varies considerably. I have canoed along sections of the river that were too shallow; we had to drag the canoes along until we found seemingly random channels of deeper water. Other sections of the river are fairly deep. The danger comes from the swift current, shifting sandbars (along with the accompanying change in current/undertow), and unseen obstacles, plants, etc. under the water.

[kgc087]

Thanks Stormer for the info! I stand corrected. It was a nice idea, perhaps solar fields are more feasible.

[blueboy9]

Does anyone know if the zoning for the new commercial areas in University Heights does not allow for a pub-style business to lease a space in one of the new developments? I'm just wondering why nobody seems to be opening any small pubs in the new areas.

[casper]

Originally Posted by blueboy9

Does anyone know if the zoning for the new commercial areas in University Heights does not allow for a pub-style business to lease a space in one of the new developments? I'm just wondering why nobody seems to be opening any small pubs in the new areas.

There are three pubs in the area.

The Boston Pizza has a bar, there is a pub on the second floor of the soccer centre (weird location) having one in the same building as a high school and soccer centre but ok.

There is also a new one that opened a few months ago across the parking lot from Shoppers Drug Mart called Rock Creek Tap & Grill (http://www.rockcreekgrill.com/rcg/).

[blueboy9]

Originally Posted by casper

There are three pubs in the area.

The Boston Pizza has a bar, there is a pub on the second floor of the soccer centre (weird location) having one in the same building as a high school and soccer centre but ok.

There is also a new one that opened a few months ago across the parking lot from Shoppers Drug Mart called Rock Creek Tap & Grill (http://www.rockcreekgrill.com/rcg/).

Yea I live in the area so I know about BP's and Rock Creek, its just that I don't really consider restaurants as pubs even if they do have a lounge.. they have extremely limited draft beer selections and listening to screaming kids while I try to enjoy 1 or 2 or 10 pints isn't my idea of a pub atmosphere. I haven't tried Pleasure-Way Pub yet mainly due to its location being a bit odd as mentioned.

I'm actually wondering if there is anything specific in the zoning laws that prohibit an actual pub from being a permitted business in the strip mall style buildings.. ie. fire code restrictions concerning # of entrances/exits or whatever.

[casper]

Originally Posted by blueboy9

I haven't tried Pleasure-Way Pub yet mainly due to its location being a bit odd as mentioned.

I'm actually wondering if there is anything specific in the zoning laws that prohibit an actual pub from being a permitted business in the strip mall style buildings.. ie. fire code restrictions concerning # of entrances/exits or whatever.

The Pleasure-Way Pub is closer to what you are looking for since it is a pub that serves food as opposed to a restaurant with a lounge. I have been in the pub a few times, each time it is has not been very busy.

I have no idea on the zoning limits. However they did have some "pad" locations (e.g., KFC, CIBC, Tim's) where they would have built the building to suit the tenant.

The entire area is turning out to be an interesting blend of family housing (with the screaming kids) and apartments geared more to non-families. I am in Willowgrove and the high density is starting to be noticeable. Maybe they will have a neighborhood pub show up in the Willowgrove square commercial space.

[Echoes]

I don't think the zoning out there prohibits pubs, though they may be a discretionary use? I'm not sure. Though I am surprised there's nothing like that out there yet. As the population builds out there I wouldn't be surprised to see a "nightclub" of sorts spring up to serve the students and all those young thirty somethings with young kids. Something like a beily's (shudders).

[zachjeffries]

Hey Everyone,

I'm a long-time reader and occasional poster... Just wanted to let you know that I'm running for Saskatoon City Council this fall in Ward 10 (Erindale, Arbor Creek, Willowgrove, etc.). Over the years I've really enjoyed the ideas (and agree with many of them) on this forum about how to make Saskatoon an even better city. Feel free to drop me a line or check out my website: http://www.zachjeffries.ca Let's keep the conversation going!

Cheers,
Zach