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City of Regina discontinuing warming bus as of Monday

Dec 2, 2022 | 3:46pm

The city of Regina has given an official ending date for their warming bus. The bus was used as an overnight shelter for the homeless population in the city, but recently federal funding came to the Awasiw Warming Centre – funding that will keep that place open overnights. Monday at 7:45 a.m. will be the […]

Regina man’s car boosting campaign raises over $1,600 for local warmup shelter

Feb 16, 2021 | 7:40am

While many Regina residents were staying in to avoid the cold last week, one man was out and about helping boost vehicles. Corie Rempel, of Rempel Contracting, successfully boosted 84 vehicles over five days, raising money for a good cause in the process. “Well, it just came to me Monday morning, the idea,” said Rempel. […]

Warming shelter to be busy as Regina suffers deep freeze

Feb 6, 2021 | 9:27am

Regina’s warming shelters will be seeing more traffic over the next few days due to plummeting temperatures. Awasiw: A Place of Hope is one of those centres that has been serving the community as a warming station since December. But Wanda Rockthunder with Awasiw says one of her concerns is how busy they will be […]

NDP MLA calls on provincial government to fund Regina warming shelter

Jan 28, 2021 | 8:49am

A local MLA wants to see the Saskatchewan government provide funding for a warming centre in Regina after it was denied financial support by the province. Meara Conway, Regina-Elphinstone MLA and NDP social services critic, said Awasiw: A Place of Hope is a warning centre that has been opened in constituency since December. The centre […]

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