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Global News
17-05-2025
- Business
- Global News
Regina officials hopeful new Denver flight will bring in more business
Regina International Airport is now directly connected to the sixth busiest airport in the world — Denver International Airport. The first departing United Airlines flight left Regina Friday morning with a nearly full cabin. 'This is beyond any expectation I would have had given the climate we have right now with the U.S.,' says James Bogusz, CEO of Regina International Airport. Despite ongoing tensions between the United States and Canada, many business leaders in Regina are optimistic that this direct flight will bring more investment and tourism business to Saskatchewan. 'This is connections to key trading cities for us here Saskatchewan. We clearly do a lot of exporting,' says Bogusz. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'But we also want to bring people into our community. We're talking about conferences, we're talking about events, tradeshows.' Story continues below advertisement Bogusz told media that one flight will bring in millions of dollars of GDP for Saskatchewan. Despite the trade war, Economic Development Regina is jumping at the opportunity to head to Denver and advocate for business in the province. 'We're leading a trade delegation of 20-plus leaders from Regina to Denver for several days of meeting and business-to-business relationship-building and promotion of Saskatchewan and Regina,' says Chris Lane, Economic Development Regina CEO. According to the EDR website, some other businesses apart of that delegation include Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership, University of Regina, Canadian Western Agribition, Pro Metal Industries, City of Moose Jaw, Global Transportation Hub, Regina Airport Authority, Regina Hotel Association and others. This new flight also gives passengers more options for connecting to international flights out of the U.S. as the Denver airport offers flights all around the world.
CBC
10-04-2025
- Business
- CBC
Regina city council confirms residential building restrictions around airport
Regina city council has approved zoning changes restricting residential development to the west and south of the Regina International Airport. The change effectively stops the construction of the Harbour Landing North project, which aimed to develop a residential neighbourhood expansion close to the airport. The vote, a repeat of the third reading of the bylaw change after it failed to pass unanimously during a city council meeting on March 26, passed 10-1. Only Coun. Sarah Turnbull voted against the motion. Just before the vote, Turnbull introduced an amendment to defer the decision until after the federal election and more consultation with home builders. That amendment failed. The vote concluded more than a year of discussion and debate over the zoning regulations, which were centred around noise from incoming and outgoing aircraft. The zoning change still allows for commercial and industrial development within the restricted area, which Regina airport president James Bogusz has said he supports. In an interview on Monday before the vote, Bogusz said he was hopeful it would go through and the airport's future development wouldn't be hindered by the prospect of residential noise complaints. "We recommend strongly that Regina continues to enable lots of residential development. It's a huge benefit to the airport for passengers, great for our economy, great for our tax base. We just want them in the right place," he said. "This airport generates almost a billion dollars into the local economy per year. It is vital that we find compatible land uses, like employment generating uses, to be built near the airport." Stu Niebergall, the CEO of the Regina and Region Home Builders Association, said on Monday that his primary concern with the new zoning was how it impacted the broader picture of home building in the city. "We are very concerned that we are running into a time when we are running out of service lots to be able to construct new homes," he said. "If we do not see some new neighbourhoods approved, you know, in the spring of 2025, Regina really does run the risk that, pushing out to the end of 2026, 2027, we actually may have virtually no new spots for new housing to go into."
