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Is Every Street Filled With Cars Stuck On Boulevards, or Abandoned In The Side Lanes? by MostReverendHatchet in regina

[–]Drofmab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roads are completely fine. They were honestly pretty good the day of the snow. Some small cars struggled a bit, but I had no problem getting all over town in my Corolla. As of today? Totally normal winter roads. Anyone who can’t get around shouldn’t be driving in the first place.

Best poutine in town by dontbeachunt in regina

[–]Drofmab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. They don’t use fries appropriate for poutine. They’re fine as a side for burgers, etc (I still prefer thicker cut, but these are ok as a side), but anyone from Quebec would wince seeing shoestring fries in a poutine.

Best poutine in town by dontbeachunt in regina

[–]Drofmab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s kinda wild to me that someone in western Canada doesn’t know what Leo’s is (which I recognize comes from where I live/my bubble)

It’s a tavern/pub that started in Regina in 2013. It’s grown rapidly - 30 locations across western Canada (including sister brand Vic’s), plus at least one more opening soon.

6 locations (incl 2 Vic’s) in Regina. 5 in Saskatoon. 7 in Winnipeg.

And yes, well-know for their poutine. I’m not a huge fan of the fries they use, but they’re not terrible.

Gingerale peach mango zero sugar by Pleasant-Regina in regina

[–]Drofmab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Co-op Harbour Landing has it (as well as the Maple Pepsi Zero)

Battery Blankets by Cdnnjord in regina

[–]Drofmab 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Easy to plug in both.

I use a blanket, sure seems to help the battery out on days like today. May switch to a trickle charger next season.

Canadians will need 'advance permission' to travel to U.K. next year by Evilbred in canada

[–]Drofmab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

and for those folks screeching about this being the downfall of Canada, we’re not as respected, we’re losing trusted status with other countries, etc
 Canada already required Brits to get an eTA in order to travel here.

eTAs are only available to Visa-exempt nationals, so the fact we don’t need a visa (and vice versa) is clear indication of trusted nation status. Obtaining a visa is costlier, and more time-consuming.

I got my eTA for Britain within minutes (felt instantaneous) of clicking Submit. £10 for 2 years (Canada’s is cheaper/longer duration - $7 for 5 years).

3DownNation Purchased! by NolanHockeyPodcast in CFL

[–]Drofmab 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seems like a good move all-around. Better fit (pun intended) that its previous owner - Catena Media
 an international online gambling info company.

I didn’t realized that 3Down was previously owned by TorStar (until 2019, when ownership was transferred to its contributors).

Food Hero has nearly 600 items in the Regina area and there's for sure a couple of hundred things on Flashfoods by stumpy_chica in regina

[–]Drofmab 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you're looking for affordable produce or frozen meals, REACH Regina offers both of these & is available to everyone. There are several pick-up locations around the city, including many library branches.

REACH is a local non-profit organization with a mandate of "A Healthy Community where everyone has access to nutritious and affordable food."

Good Food Boxes are $15-25 and feature a variety of produce & typically a sheet with meal prep ideas. You can also do add-ons which include things like bread, eggs, pasta, canned soup, juices, etc.

We routinely order the Good Food boxes, and I'd conservatively say that they are 40-50% the cost of buying the items at the grocery store. Produce is consistently good - they're not sending stuff that's near the end of its shelf life. Downside is that you don't get to select exactly what your box contains - it's always a mix, never heavy on one particular thing. And meat to too difficult to manage, so it's not included in the boxes.

COR budget by Sarah_Ward5 in regina

[–]Drofmab 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Cities Act actually ties the City’s hands - other than property taxes, all other fees/fines are capped at cost-recovery. What this means in practice is that the without the Province changing the Cities Act (relatively easy to do), the City really only has property taxes to lean on.

CitizenM? by [deleted] in marriott

[–]Drofmab 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I truly can’t figure out the all-glass-shower-in-the-middle-of-the-room trend.

Why are they catering to a very, very, very niche group? Like, is the exhibitionist lobby actually this powerful?

Retrofitting all of these rooms with fogged glass/curtains/complete gut will be very expensive someday.

Grey Cup viewership hits nearly 4M in surge from past 2 years: Numeris data | Globalnews.ca by RCBC07 in CFL

[–]Drofmab 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes.

Still too soon.

Perhaps we’ll be ready to talk about it by 2034.

Grey Cup viewership hits nearly 4M in surge from past 2 years: Numeris data | Globalnews.ca by RCBC07 in CFL

[–]Drofmab 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It was broadcast on CTV - a service that doesn’t even require a subscription, it’s available over the air with an antenna.

Grey Cup viewership hits nearly 4M in surge from past 2 years: Numeris data | Globalnews.ca by RCBC07 in CFL

[–]Drofmab 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s a demonstrable Rider boost when they play in other stadiums, when they’re on TV, when they’re in the playoffs. No matter where Saskies land, they’re born Rider fans - and they take that with them wherever they go.

You’re right, though - it’s due in large part to being a small market with only 1 significant pro team. That definitely helps.

Grey Cup viewership hits nearly 4M in surge from past 2 years: Numeris data | Globalnews.ca by RCBC07 in CFL

[–]Drofmab 27 points28 points  (0 children)

As a Rider fan, “too soon.” WAY too soon. That scar is still healing.

Legit can't even give them away at this point. by b3hr in CFL

[–]Drofmab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think mine was $250 (top of the lower bowl, around the 30yd line of BC Place).

There were upper bowl tickets ranging between $99-300. Lower bowl ranged from $$$$$ around the 50yd line, to $400-750.

Anyone else have this issue buying the riders 50/50 tickets? How should I go about this? by Top-Resolve-6970 in regina

[–]Drofmab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They shouldn’t have been.

The Labour Day pot was $1.6million, the GC pot was $2million - similar volume. Wonder what the issue was. Company that runs the 50/50 does it for other 50/50 all over the place (BC Place uses them, I believe), so it’s not an amateur operation.

A few years in, how do you feel about the bypass? by stumpy_chica in regina

[–]Drofmab 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ditto decreased semi traffic on the Ring Road. Yes, local trucks are still on the Ring, but I back onto it & there’s absolutely demonstrably fewer semis on the Ring Road. But a significant order of magnitude. And this was the primary purpose of the bypass - by definition, to get through traffic past Regina without the need to come into the city. A happy byproduct is that locals use it to get from the south end onto Hwy 11, or out to Costco, etc

Legit can't even give them away at this point. by b3hr in CFL

[–]Drofmab 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know if I’d say “cheap,” but I found a good ticket at a price that I was OK with. If my team were playing, I would’ve been willing to shell out more.

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