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Hosted by KV Capital, the Beyond 2021 event offered business leaders the chance to hear from select candidates on their plans for Downtown vibrancy and economic recovery coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the in-person event was invite only and not accessible to the public or media. Postmedia obtained a recording of the panel discussion afterwards.
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Candidates Kim Krushell, Amarjeet Sohi, Cheryll Watson and Michael Oshry took part in the event and Mike Nickel was extended an invitation but chose not to attend. The evening got off to a combative start as Oshry left his seat during the opening remarks to address the audience at a podium across the stage. Oshry took swipes at some of his competitors, as well as Mayor Don Iveson, arguing that he has ignor
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By Mitchell Blair
Apr 11, 2021 10:01 AM
It is beginning to sound as if some activity will be happening on the Dewdney railyards that will connect downtown to the warehouse district.
Talk of a new events centre and a ballpark have piqued the interest of the Regina Warehouse District who feel that economic activity will be a huge positive for them and the city as a whole.
Executive Director Leasa Gibbons says there has been some work on the railyards, but it is work no one has really heard about.
“It’s not the sexy stuff that has been happening.” Gibbons said. “It’s the environmental stuff so it is nice now to see the stuff that we want to see and we can talk about it. Anytime you have a situation like this is a district growing up around it like the Forks in Winnipeg with their ballpark or the Ice District in Edmonton with Rogers Place. All of these things form a synergy.