Regina city council confirms residential building restrictions around airport

Chris Edwards · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 5:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Regina metropolis assembly has approved zoning changes restricting residential improvement to the westbound and southbound of the Regina International Airport.

The alteration efficaciously stops the operation of the Harbour Landing North project, which aimed to make a residential neighbourhood enlargement adjacent to the airport. 

The vote, a repetition of the 3rd speechmaking of the bylaw alteration aft it failed to walk unanimously during a metropolis assembly gathering connected March 26, passed 10-1. 

Only Coun. Sarah Turnbull voted against the motion. Just earlier the vote, Turnbull introduced an amendment to defer the determination until aft the national predetermination and much consultation with location builders. That amendment failed.

The ballot concluded much than a twelvemonth of treatment and statement implicit the zoning regulations, which were centred astir sound from incoming and outgoing aircraft.

The zoning change still allows for commercialized and concern improvement wrong the restricted area, which Regina airdrome president James Bogusz has said helium supports.

In an interrogation connected Monday earlier the vote, Bogusz said helium was hopeful it would spell done and the airport's aboriginal improvement wouldn't beryllium hindered by the imaginable of residential sound complaints.

"We urge powerfully that Regina continues to alteration tons of residential development. It's a immense payment to the airdrome for passengers, large for our economy, large for our taxation base. We conscionable privation them successful the close place," helium said.

"This airdrome generates astir a cardinal dollars into the section system per year. It is captious that we find compatible onshore uses, similar employment generating uses, to beryllium built adjacent the airport."

Stu Niebergall, the CEO of the Regina and Region Home Builders Association, said connected Monday that his superior interest with the caller zoning was however it impacted the broader representation of location gathering successful the city.

"We are precise acrophobic that we are moving into a clip erstwhile we are moving retired of work tons to beryllium capable to conception caller homes," helium said. "If we bash not spot immoderate caller neighbourhoods approved, you know, successful the outpouring of 2025, Regina truly does tally the hazard that, pushing retired to the extremity of 2026, 2027, we really whitethorn person virtually nary caller spots for caller lodging to spell into."