The City of Regina, along with Run Regina have decided to postpone the upcoming I Love Regina Run until 2021 due to COVID-19. “This run is intended to be a fun, active celebration of our city and its people,” said Mayor Michael Fougere. “It is clear that we will not be able to carry out […]
The Saskatchewan government has announced that provincial parks will remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky understands residents may want to visit parks with warm weather set for this weekend’s forecast. But Makowsky is urging people to stay at home and continue to practice social distancing. “We understand many […]
The federal government is increasing a payroll subsidy to small businesses to try and reduce layoffs due to COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will now cover up to 75 per cent of salaries, a major increase over the original 10 per cent subsidy plan. “Last week, we had announced that we would […]
There are no plans at this point to release non-violent inmates from Saskatchewan’s correctional centres, the Regional Psychiatric Centre, provincial youth custodial centres or the Prince Albert Penitentiary. CUPE 1949, which represents Legal Aid employees, is urging the province and the federal government to do so because of concerns of overcrowding and the health risk […]
Due to closures and suspension of service’s around the city, Regina City Manager Chris Holden announced that 360 casual employees have been laid off. During the city’s daily briefing on COVID-19, Holden said that these layoffs come as the definition of ‘everyday service’ continues to change throughout the COVID-19 crisis. The layoffs will take effect […]
Unifor and Federated Co-op need to sit at the table and work on a deal right now. Those were the words from Saskatchewan’s Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Don Morgan as the two sides remain without a deal since Co-op locked out workers on December 5, 2019. Since FCL announced they are unable […]
The province of Saskatchewan has confirmed 9 new cases of COVID-19, bring the province’s total to 95. There are no presumptive cases awaiting testing, all cases are confirmed. Three people have recovered from the coronavirus, and five people have been hospitalized (Nithree in Regina, with one in ICU, and two in Saskatoon). Five of the […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced that it has opened a new primary care assessment site to help alleviate pressure on existing medical centres due to COVID-19. The new site will provide intermediate care, assessment, and treatment of people with symptoms that have progressively worsened over consecutive days and consistent with those of COVID-19. The Regina […]
In order to protect the health and safety of court users and staff during the COVID-19 emergency, provincial court offices will not be accepting fine payments in person. Effective March 19, enforcement measures on fines have been temporarily suspended for the next six months. This includes the following: Late payment fees Files sent to SGI […]
The official opposition is calling on the Saskatchewan government to step up and implement measures to protect frontline workers as the province battles COVID-19. NDP leader Ryan Meili said there needs to be appropriate supports and protocols for employees that are working to keep the public safe – whether it’s workers in health care, grocery […]
