It not exactly the worst, but its not great. The blowing snow for the last couple of days has added a whole lot of snow to the streets of Regina and the surrounding area. Snow has blown in deeper in some spots, but any sort of hill (like the underpass near the Casino) are a […]
Regina has hit triple digits in drug overdoses for the third straight year. As of the end of October and City has seen 102 deaths related to drug overdoses after police reported 12 apparent drug deaths in the month. That number is down compared to last year, when the City saw 118 deaths related to […]
The City of Regina is set to receive almost three million dollars from the Federal Government to make the Queen City safer. The city will receive $2.9 million through the new federal Building Safer Communities Funding (BSCF) program, which will help communities develop community-based prevention and intervention strategies to tackle gun and gang activity across […]
The City of Regina released a report stating how much it would cost to end homelessness, a number that an advocate calls inflated. The city said in a report that the city would have to increase taxes by 21.73 per cent in 2023 and by 4.24 per cent tax rate in 2024. The increase would […]
A pair of Regina city councillors and a Regina resident are taking the city’s new city manager Niki Anderson to court. They are taking Anderson to court over city administration’s decision not to include an item on ending homelessness in the current proposed budget. Councillor Dan LeBlanc, a lawyer, is representing Councillor Andrew Stevens and […]
The City of Regina’s administration has put a price on what it would take to end homelessness. The city said in a report that the city would have to increase taxes by 21.73 per cent in 2023 and by 4.24 per cent tax rate in 2024. The increase would result in $487.08 annually in 2023 […]
Saskatchewan and Regina are at the top of the list regarding homicide rates in the county. That is according to a recent report from Statistics Canada that showed the national homicide rate in the county has increased for the third consecutive year. Saskatchewan saw both the highest rate of homicides and the highest rate of […]
The City of Regina has released its 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 2024. The City said the […]
The City of Regina has opened a new Household Hazardous Materials Depot. The depot will allow residents to safely drop off hazardous household items year-round located next to the Landfill on Fleet Street. Materials accepted include chemicals, fertilizers, aerosols, batteries, used oil, propane tanks, lightbulbs and more. Mayor Sandra Masters said the depot is a […]
Since the snow isn’t going anywhere, the City of Regina reminds residents of the sidewalk clearing bylaw. This regulation came into effect on January 1, 2022, as part of The Clean Property Bylaw. Residents are asked to clear snow and ice from their sidewalks to maintain an even and walkable surface. Snow and ice must […]
