{"id":761352,"date":"2026-06-26T00:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/761352\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T00:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:41:11","slug":"agriculture-organizations-evicted-from-real-district-offices-in-regina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/761352\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture organizations evicted from REAL District offices in Regina"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Canadian Bison Association is left without a head office after it was evicted from the Stockman\u2019s Arena building on Pasqua Street in Regina.<\/p>\n

The CBA\u2019s head office has been in the building for about 25 years. Now staff are preparing to work from home, according to executive director Scott Yule.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a bit disappointing to leave in this manner, for sure,\u201d Yule said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve always felt that this was kind of the hub of agriculture in the city, at least livestock agriculture.\u201d<\/p>\n

The CBA wasn\u2019t the only organization surprised by the eviction notice.<\/p>\n

Other agricultural groups were also evicted, including the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) and Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions.<\/p>\n

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On June 19, the SSGA got a notice from REAL stating that “as part of the transition process, the space that you are currently leasing is required for other uses and construction activities.”<\/p>\n

Yule said he expected changes to his organization\u2019s lease after the Brandt Group bought the building from REAL, but he wasn\u2019t expecting an eviction.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor whatever reason, I never had any notion that we might actually get booted out. Although now, looking back, that should have been something that I thought of as a possibility because there’s a change of ownership, right?\u201d Yule said.<\/p>\n

The CBA represents bison producers across Canada, offering education to farmers and the public about raising bison and bison products. Yule said it doesn\u2019t plan to slow down because of the relocation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ll find a way. I’m not worried about that,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m just being upset in the meantime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saskatchewan and Alberta are home to two thirds of the country\u2019s bison population, according to Yule. He said he hopes to be able to keep the CBA based in Regina to stay close to producers and continue to have a presence at Canadian Western Agribition, Saskatchewan\u2019s largest agricultural show.<\/p>\n

Jeff Yorga, a former president of the SSGA, said his organization\u2019s office has been in Canada Centre West for 45 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s history, there’s legacy, there’s time spent and dollars spent, and it’s concerning for our membership that that’s all going by the wayside,\u201d Yorga said.<\/p>\n

According to him, the SSGA has been involved with putting on Agribition since the beginning.<\/p>\n

Losing office space is nothing compared to possibly losing space for agricultural shows and exhibits, he said.<\/p>\n

Certain buildings that usually housed livestock during Agribition won\u2019t be open this year, and that could have an impact on the quality of the shows, Yorga said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople aren’t gonna travel from all over North America with their livestock, to be stalled in a tent, and you know, for a world-class event like Agribition, they need world-class facilities, and losing those is a real risk.”<\/p>\n

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Bianca Harden, executive director for the Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions, said her organization was not surprised by the eviction, and has been planning for it for a while. The organization will shift to remote work, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna continue on, status quo. There\u2019s not going to be anything too crazy other than a move.”<\/p>\n

The Brandt Group of Companies responded to concerns about the evictions, saying “REAL continues to lead tenant relations and manage existing leases as the purchase process moves forward. Brandt is working closely with REAL, who is engaging directly with tenants, to ensure a thoughtful and respectful approach and to explore options that help minimize impact and accommodate organizations where possible on site.”<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday, REAL had not responded to CBC\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":761353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[45,49,48],"class_list":["post-761352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}