tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659718855216625223.post1773957048743628773..comments2023-05-30T09:35:06.913-06:00Comments on Dog Blog: What Will An Extra $300 A Month Get You?Stephen Whitworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594299466827236053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659718855216625223.post-68556703702425918262009-05-29T13:05:22.767-06:002009-05-29T13:05:22.767-06:00Thanks for the comments and for your high expectat...Thanks for the comments and for your high expectations for our coverage. There will be more on this in next week's prairie dog, as well as ongoing coverage on Dog Blog.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Editor SteveStephen Whitworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594299466827236053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659718855216625223.post-16968853413696433832009-05-29T12:59:12.932-06:002009-05-29T12:59:12.932-06:00Paul, thank you for bring this to the attention of...Paul, thank you for bring this to the attention of people who follow your blog. This should be an election issue. <br /><br />i find it interesting that the owner of this building has so little capital that piecemeal improvments must be funded by raising rents. i'm not surprised though .... i agree with the tenant, it seems punitive. surely, with the low vacancy rate, the suites are all occupied. What is being done with the rent money? What did the previous owner do with teh rent money? Has the hourly rate for iron bar installers gone up so much that the rents need to go up so much?<br /><br />These questions should be put to Ross keith of Nicor, and the owner of the building that is employing Nicor. Last time I looked, the owner of the building D.R. Real Estate Ltd of Edmonton. Director of D.R. Real Estate Ltd is a guy called Dedric Robinson. D.R. Real Estate Ltd's nature of business is "buying and selling real esate". Surely, this company is not so ignorant or poorly run that they need such a huge rent increase to fund such piecemeal improvements. <br /><br />Has Fred Clipsham contacted you about this? i ask has "he-contacted-you" because i am of a mind that he is not aware of it, or doesn't care about it. He needs to be reminded that this is an election year and people in his ward are hurting. He needs to be reminded that he is meant to represent people in his ward. I want to see in writing what Clipsham has to say about this. And i've heard enough of his moratorium on condo conversions, and enough about his being regina's best council a-la prairie dog's best-of. <br /><br />What do the losing candidates of Ward 3 last time think about this? Don Young, Tim Haynes etc? What about CCFR people?<br /><br />No doubt Ross Keith and Nicor have their point of view well-explained elsewhere. Nonetheless, i don't think it does any good for Prairie Dog to report the tenant's observations about the iron bar etc - and then have no response from the building's owner or the owner's agent. <br /><br />And the man whose business is "buying and selling real estate" - Dedric Robinson - what about him? How about some word from him about the iron bar and the rents? <br /><br />thsoe rent increases .. .yes, they seem punitive. i think they would appear punitive to most people.<br /><br />Ross Keith and Dedric Robinson need to appear in print in Prairie Dog to explain why they are not punitive. I'm open to explanation. And Dedric could tell us how much he's paying Ross Keith and Nicor to organise these rent increase and the iron bar installations. <br /><br />And I'm open to any candidate willing to show that he/she is interested in Ward 3 and cares about the welfare of Ward 3 residents.observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319053138092125761noreply@blogger.com