Regina city council is set to enter budget deliberations on the City’s proposed budgets for 2023 and 2024. The first-muti-year budget proposes a tax increase of 4.67 per cent for 2023 and 4.66 per cent for 2024. The average home valued at $315,000 would mean an increase of $104.64 annually in 2024 and $109.32 in […]
If the garbage bags are starting to pile up around your place, weekly garbage pick up will be returning for the holidays. The city switches to bi-weekly pick up in winter, but adds the extra pick ups around Christmas to help deal with the extra waste. The weekly garbage pick up returns between December 19th […]
Regina’s city council has approved entering a lease with the Regina Food Bank to help create a community food hub in the city’s downtown. Under the deal, the food bank has been granted a decade-long lease for 1720 12th Avenue for $1 per year. The food bank will operate outside a former SLGA store beside […]
The City of Regina is bringing back its warming bus after it closed its doors earlier this week. The bus was suspended on Monday after an overnight warming centre received federal funding to open its doors. It is now being reopened as a critical shortage of overnight warming spaces, and cold temperatures pose a life-threatening […]
The City of Regina’s Catalyst Committee released the results of its online survey. Over 4,500 participated in the survey that sought the public’s output on five potential recreation and cultural facility projects. Up for vote were a new Aquatic Centre, the Modernization of the Central Library, a new Multi-Purpose Event Centre, an Outdoor Baseball stadium, […]
The City of Regina is set to receive funding to support the development of new affordable rental units. The funding comes from the Federal Government and is the third round of the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) Cities Stream, administered through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The funding will facilitate the rapid construction of […]
The City of Regina is purchacing some land in south east Regina to be the home of a new fire station. “Fire Station No. 8” will be located on a two acre plot at Chuka Boulevard and Primrose Green Drive. The location was noted during recent consultations as a good spot to serve the area. […]
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 […]
Another gift of snow has the City of Regina is activating the “Snow Routes” as of tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 6 a.m. The snow routes are major streets in Regina like Victoria, Albert, Broad etc. Snow Routes are identified by a blue sign with a white snowflake on it. When the “snow Routes” are active […]
The Regina Food Bank is eyeing a former government liquor store location as a good spot for a downtown community food hub. The food bank’s current location near the north end of Winnipeg street is great for a warehouse, but its far removed from most of their clients. The Regina Food Bank’s board is looking […]
