You mean the McDonalds that was forced through by the former mayor even though City staff recommended against it?

The City has shown on multiple occasions that they will allow active municipal politicians to use their influence to financially benefit themselves. Look no further than recent developments in the Greens or the just announced redevelopment on Pasqua. And yes, City staff and (to my knowledge) a current councillor have voiced their distaste that this is allowed to occur.

[Citation needed]

Doubt me all you want, I really don’t care what you think. I’m not willing to doxx a city employee for the satisfaction of a stranger on the internet.

Or, in other words, you have zero proof for your claims. Let's stop making baseless claims and creating conspiracies. I think we've all had enough of that after the last 18 months.

There’s more than enough evidence to show that corruption in general has gone up considerably in the last 18 months. It’s not hard to believe that it has made its way to our quaint city.

You fundamentally misunderstand how the city works. Politics overrules city admin EVERY SINGLE DAY. This is not a new thing nor is it corruption per se. Given that city admin are following bylaws

You are mistaking bad policy with illegal policy. You have demonstrated nothing to show what's happening at REAL is illegal or corrupt. If you want to argue it's bad policy, have at it.

Too bad they aren't closing the old Atlantis Cafe as IMHO they close it too early compared to how late Atlantis used to stay open.
I'd rather they let someone else take that spot or at least open later.

What?!? That is the flagship location! Lol.

I;m just stating their hours are poor compared to the previous tenants. I wish they would expand their hours at night is all.

Feedback to the owners? Basically when that location opened, the pandemic happened. Hopefully once Dojo Ramen opens next door, evening foot traffic will pick up.

Do we have any timeline on Dojo Ramen?

Agreed. Apparently the concept of a late night coffee shop other than Tim's or Robin's is too radical for this city, even before the pandemic.

Not opening until fall.

Gilmour's Corner
 

Does anyone have information on if Gilmour's will be returning post-pandemic/when more of the workforce has returned to downtown? There is no other business that even comes close to being talked about as much at my place of work. It is sorely missed. :(

Ya it's sad, the downtown will be a lot different when people come back to work and see what's missing.

Siam is still around, for which I am eternally grateful.

Gilmour's is also one of the popular places for some of the people at my work too.

What has closed downtown?

Gud, hobo's donuts, not sure about Gilmour's and that Japanese place beside old Atlantis Coffee across from Victorias. Not sure about food court in Cornwall, because I would never step foot in that cesspit mall.

Gud Eats and Hobo Donuts both opened and closed during the pandemic. It sucks that they’re gone, but they weren’t there when people left their offices. They were both great additions to downtown. Hobo was regularly sold out (closed for personal reasons) and Gud Eats had terrible timing opening a month into a pandemic with seating restrictions and a lot fewer customers downtown. They were busy, but delivery services took a huge chunk of their profits. I’d like to see them try again, but I don’t know that that will ever happen. That Japanese place I don’t know much about, but Dojo Ramen will hopefully be open there soon. Boards N Beans is another place that did well pre-pandemic, but restrictions put a huge damper on their business model.

So it sounds like 2…possible 3 food establishments closed downtown during the pandemic. Sounds like Regina downtown survived pretty well considering.

On the positive:

Dojo Ramen on Hamilton Street (Fall 2021?)
The Shoppe on Scarth Street (Open)
Smoke’s Poutinerie on Scarth Street (Open)

Anything else?

Terrific to hear. So the mass majority of restaurant owners in downtown Regina are swimming in success and cash. Nice to know.

Lol.

Hello there! My dad’s family, way back, is originally from Winnipeg. In a couple weeks, I’m driving from Portland, OR to Manitoba to meet up with a relative. One of the overnight stops along the way will be Regina. Just wondering if anyone here would be willing to give me some recommendations on things to see and do for half a day?

Other potential food options (and depending on the time of day)....

• Breakfast pizza at Western Pizza (the downtown location does it, not sure about the others)

• Italian Star Deli for a quick sandwich

This is Regina there is not overly alot to do in this town.

There’s not much going on in your brain apparently as there’s no excuse for a comment like this except to be a troll.

Every city has its Eeyore.

As for what to do in Regina, in addition to the things mentioned, try local pizza from Houston, Western, Trifon's or Juliana's. We have a unique local style that is delicious.

Haha,wow so you feel the need to start being a rude lil p.o.s.? Just stating the simple fact that Regina does not have alot to see or do. Damn keyboard tough guys.

Haha Eeyore,been called alot of things but never that. Private mesage if you wanna be rude,we will work something out between this Eeyore and you keyboard tough guys.

Oh, the irony. If you are down on Regina so much, why don't you do something about it instead of whining?

Lmao well what is there to do in this town? Gee go hang out at a local watering hole here?

He asked a simple question,what to see and do in this town. I simply stated its pretty mellow here.

Maybe scroll up and read several of the responses and perhaps give them a visit yourself? There are 230k+ people in this city and growing. Obviously there are things to do and if you don't see that, then perhaps consider it's your own personal problem that you have to deal with. And if your own interests don't match with what's available, then maybe take the initiative and start something?

Football season starting,that is always a great time. Go check out a Ridders game.

Hello subterranean, please don't let some of the 'happy banter' scare you away. Reginans are typically friendly. Why don't you check out these sites to learn what things you might possibly want to see while staying in the city:

tourismregina.com

tourismsaskatchewan.com

As for a place to eat, I would suggest that you try a Regina-style pizza. My favourite pizza restaurant is Houston Pizza, which despite the name is a local pizzeria that created the Regina-style pizza many years ago (1970 according to their web site). They have five locations in Regina, and there's one on the east side of the city, on Quance Street, which is right off of Victoria Avenue (main east-west street) that becomes the Trans-Canada Highway that you will be taking to get to Winnipeg from here. Check out their webpage, at houstonpizza.ca Look at the photos of their thick pizzas, which are at least an inch high - and it's not because of the crust. They really pile on the toppings! Their pizza is famous here, and no, I don't work there or know anyone that does.

I hope you enjoy your brief stay in our city. Have a safe trip!

Thank you all, I truly appreciate the recommendations. I don't want to stray too far off topic, but if there's anything you think is worth a quick stop along the trail from Calgary over to Regina, send me a PM. Thanks again.

The Cypress Hills are beautiful, and less than an hour off the TCH.

Anyone have any reports of crowd sizes at Pubs in Regina/Saskatoon for this first weekend of no restrictions? Busy, slow, no change from pre pandemic?

https://globalnews.ca/news/8053408/r...a-tripadvisor/
Regina fine dining restaurant makes top 10 in Canada: TripAdvisor

Memories is a terrific restaurant, absolutely terrible location. Scared to park your car anywhere near it and always get hounded by beggars when leaving.

I agree. Now that Enterprise car rental across the street has relocated, it would great if they could make a deal to use that (fenced) lot for valet parking.

Ya, wouldn’t it be nice if all the poors just kept to themselves? :rolleyes:

Nothing to report here?

It appears that Dojo Ramen's opening is postponed to 2022. Not surprising.

https://www.grassrootsrestaurantgroup.ca/dojo-ramen

Good news on Dojo Ramen. The menu is certainly interesting.

I’m excited!

https://i.ibb.co/w0YqxQt/F2-EF3026-E...53-F0741-D.jpg

Looks great!!!