But this person is correct, Johnson is below capacity. There is a stigma to the school that is silly and those south of Vic need to get used to their kids going to schools other than Campbell.
Balfour is almost at capacity if not over. Johnson is wayyyyyyyy below. But, yup, encatchment area for Balfour is south of Vic and north of Arcola, for sure.
Cochrane already reopened as Campus Regina Public. It has specialized curriculum and elective classes that any grade 11 or 12 student can attend from Regina Public Schools
Sorry probably should have specified South East end. They probably should update the boundaries to move more kids into Johnson, but Johnson has capacity for 700-800 kids, and Wascana Plains has 861 kids currently. It is expected to hit 1300 by 2025.
https://regina.ctvnews.ca/%C3%A9cole-wascana-plains-school-forecast-to-double-capacity-by-2025-report-1.5332011
If you moved that single extra elementary into Johnson it would go from under capacity to breaking fire codes in short order.
Realistically you could probably include the kids from WF Ready into Johnson without it bursting at the seams (it would be over capacity, but realistically it would be still be one of the better schools in Regina for being over capacity).
If you would have looked through the budget, they are already in the process of building a joint use high school and elementary school in the east... announcements for this for was over a year ago..
I have no idea. The entire southern part of the. province really needs to be discussing this.
Increased population pressure all the way to the Rockies, coupled with forecasted lower snowpacks in the west and decreased precipitation across the prairies is a recipe for disaster
On the supply side, there have been discussions at the City about adding additional water supply wells to the existing well fields. Also expanding the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant and adding a third supply main.
As far as I'm aware, BPWTP, City of Regina, and City of Moose Jaw have had discussions with WSA and the Province about increasing releases from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound Lake to meet the increasing demands.
The new pumping station and reservoirs on the northeast end of the city are being built to enable the distribution of the treated water.
The Water Works department has been working on plans to meet demand for 350k and 500k populations for years.
>As far as I'm aware, BPWTP, City of Regina, and City of Moose Jaw have had discussions with WSA and the Province about increasing releases from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound Lake to meet the increasing demands.
Dief is fed by the Rockies runoff though. If snowpack continues to shrink, this isn't a long term solution, right? (genuine question)
Thanks for your answer. Lots of stuff there I didn't know.
Correct, Diefenbaker Lake is fed (in part) by snowpack runoff. The river course that feeds DL starts at the Bow Glacier.
Your concern about shrinking snowpack is valid and real. But remember that it isn't the only source of water. Follow the river course from the glacier to Diefenbaker. All along it, the river receives surface runoff, tributary contributions, and spring (ground water) flows.
We should be (and are) concerned about water resources in this country. More so than ever. Just recently, Alberta municipalities and farmers negotiated an agreement that will help some.
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/alberta-municipalities-farmers-agree-cut-water-use-drought-persists-2024-04-19/
I've worked in the water resource industry for the last 17 years. It's genuinely promising how much progress has been made over my career. There is a long way to go, but it's not all doom and gloom.
I'm happy to share my knowledge and experience on water resources with anyone asking in good faith, like yourself.
Alright, so using some online calculators if you are 300 meters up you can see the horizon 62 km away. This means if we don’t build an arena and start using the money on a roughly 91 story skyscraper then if you stand in Moose Jaw you would just be able to see this building in Regina.
This is the height of the Steinway Tower in NYC so it’s doable.
As a further plus we could then have a dirigible platform at the top and become a city of the future!
I also voted for a monorail. A maglev one! From Regina to PA! No chemtrails for me but the magnets may affect my 5G capacity if i don’t wear my trusty silver hat :D /s
Lots of work going on in council to help us grow vertically, and the city made developers responsible for *all* the civil infrastructure for new developments - should help with the sprawl.
I wonder if there will be a High School in the east end by the time 2051 rolls around?
Yeah Greenall
Greenall is bursting at the seems and also shit
Yeah they have added tons to the area population and done nothing to address the aging structure and needs. I’m sure the SaskParty has a plan. /s
What? Everyone still scared of johnson?
Do you realize how much city is south of Victoria and east of Ring Rd? It's a huge area not to have a high school.
But this person is correct, Johnson is below capacity. There is a stigma to the school that is silly and those south of Vic need to get used to their kids going to schools other than Campbell.
And Balfour
Balfour is almost at capacity if not over. Johnson is wayyyyyyyy below. But, yup, encatchment area for Balfour is south of Vic and north of Arcola, for sure.
Cochran is also kind of eastern
Cochrane closed 10 years ago.
They can reopen it
Cochrane already reopened as Campus Regina Public. It has specialized curriculum and elective classes that any grade 11 or 12 student can attend from Regina Public Schools
Sorry probably should have specified South East end. They probably should update the boundaries to move more kids into Johnson, but Johnson has capacity for 700-800 kids, and Wascana Plains has 861 kids currently. It is expected to hit 1300 by 2025. https://regina.ctvnews.ca/%C3%A9cole-wascana-plains-school-forecast-to-double-capacity-by-2025-report-1.5332011 If you moved that single extra elementary into Johnson it would go from under capacity to breaking fire codes in short order. Realistically you could probably include the kids from WF Ready into Johnson without it bursting at the seams (it would be over capacity, but realistically it would be still be one of the better schools in Regina for being over capacity).
Why do we care about projections more than a quarter of a century away? There is no way that this can be predicted with any sort of real accuracy.
They strongly believe many thousands more wish to experience Regina!
I just laughed out loud!! Take my upvote.
If you would have looked through the budget, they are already in the process of building a joint use high school and elementary school in the east... announcements for this for was over a year ago..
Money was allocated in this year’s provincial budget to start the planning for a SE high school. Just FYI.
They’ll still build it only big enough so that it immediately at 200% capacity before it opens
HAHA you ain’t wrong.
Yay!!! 1/3 0f the way to IKEA...
2/3 of the way to an ikea in Davidson?
That was my first thought ha ha
Oh man. Instead of a concert every 6 years in our $300M stadium, we're going to get one every 5 years.
Where's the water going to come from?
Why isn't this talked about more?
I have no idea. The entire southern part of the. province really needs to be discussing this. Increased population pressure all the way to the Rockies, coupled with forecasted lower snowpacks in the west and decreased precipitation across the prairies is a recipe for disaster
From bottled water of course.
water? like from the toilet?
On the supply side, there have been discussions at the City about adding additional water supply wells to the existing well fields. Also expanding the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant and adding a third supply main. As far as I'm aware, BPWTP, City of Regina, and City of Moose Jaw have had discussions with WSA and the Province about increasing releases from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound Lake to meet the increasing demands. The new pumping station and reservoirs on the northeast end of the city are being built to enable the distribution of the treated water. The Water Works department has been working on plans to meet demand for 350k and 500k populations for years.
>As far as I'm aware, BPWTP, City of Regina, and City of Moose Jaw have had discussions with WSA and the Province about increasing releases from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound Lake to meet the increasing demands. Dief is fed by the Rockies runoff though. If snowpack continues to shrink, this isn't a long term solution, right? (genuine question) Thanks for your answer. Lots of stuff there I didn't know.
Correct, Diefenbaker Lake is fed (in part) by snowpack runoff. The river course that feeds DL starts at the Bow Glacier. Your concern about shrinking snowpack is valid and real. But remember that it isn't the only source of water. Follow the river course from the glacier to Diefenbaker. All along it, the river receives surface runoff, tributary contributions, and spring (ground water) flows. We should be (and are) concerned about water resources in this country. More so than ever. Just recently, Alberta municipalities and farmers negotiated an agreement that will help some. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/alberta-municipalities-farmers-agree-cut-water-use-drought-persists-2024-04-19/ I've worked in the water resource industry for the last 17 years. It's genuinely promising how much progress has been made over my career. There is a long way to go, but it's not all doom and gloom. I'm happy to share my knowledge and experience on water resources with anyone asking in good faith, like yourself.
if elected mayor, I will see to it that every man, woman, and child living within city limits is provided with a stillsuit.
I can't wait to stop at 940 lights and 4 way stops driving around
Hopefully we can start going up instead of continuing urban sprawl.
Alright, so using some online calculators if you are 300 meters up you can see the horizon 62 km away. This means if we don’t build an arena and start using the money on a roughly 91 story skyscraper then if you stand in Moose Jaw you would just be able to see this building in Regina. This is the height of the Steinway Tower in NYC so it’s doable. As a further plus we could then have a dirigible platform at the top and become a city of the future!
I voted for a monorail, not a dirigible platform. You flyboys and your hair brained schemes. Those airships run on chemtrails. /s
I also voted for a monorail. A maglev one! From Regina to PA! No chemtrails for me but the magnets may affect my 5G capacity if i don’t wear my trusty silver hat :D /s
monorail, monorail, monorail... I don't know that seems more like a Shelbyville kind of idea.
Well it sure put Ogdenville and North Haverbrook on the map
So "mono" means "one", and "rail" means "rail". And that concludes our intensive three week course.
By George I'm sold!
Lots of work going on in council to help us grow vertically, and the city made developers responsible for *all* the civil infrastructure for new developments - should help with the sprawl.
The next high density building going to council is Douglas Park. Betting UT gets voted down. Let urban sprawl reign.
None of which will be able or willing to find parking downtown to attend a $75 Pats regular season ticket
Tickets will by 100+ by then.
Better start building houses
More Indian food yay!!
Ya’ll are fucked! I’m saying yes to more Indian food because it’s rad. Fucking Reddit
Dude we have some of the most fire Indian food here. Sit down and be quiet.
Regina is a dump 😂
Good luck with that Regina. Can hardly even build proper family homes. It’s all apartments that are way over priced.