Regina city council to decide the future of REAL district facility at special meeting

The Agribition Building at Regina's REAL District. (File)

Regina city council will host a special meeting to discuss the future of a facility formerly rented out to YQR Distillery at the REAL District.

The former Agribition Building was first leased out to YQR Distillery in 2021. The 40,000 square foot facility was due to be completed in June of 2022.

However, large delays in construction and obtaining permits, along with complications due to the pandemic meant the liquor and drive thru did not open for business until February of 2024.

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The Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) has informed YQR Distillery that its lease is now in default over unpaid rent – and it considers the tenancy going forward to be “conditional.”

In a new proposed lease, the tenancy would go to a numbered corporation. However, no information is available on what the space would become under new ownership.

A corporate registry search shows that the numbered corporation’s sole director and officer is Shaun Semple.

Semple is the president of Brandt Industries as well as the owner of the Regina Pats.

If approved by city council at the special meeting on Tuesday – the new lease would go into effect no later than the end of the month.