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A new community centre has been unveiled in the heart of the Heritage neighbourhood, housed within the redeveloped Municipal Justice Building. The building, now called the Mitakuyé Owâs’ā Centre, was transformed into a vibrant community hub and was realized through collaboration between the City of Regina, the Heritage Community Association (HCA), and the Regina Police […]

Regina City Council has appointed six individuals to the REAL Board of Directors on an interim basis following the resignation of the board earlier in the week. All newly appointed directors are also employees of the City of Regina and are: The interim directors have each been appointed to a term ending July 31, 2024. […]

Excitement is soaring as the search for the city’s official bird has been narrowed down. The Bird Friendly City Committee narrowed the contenders to the final six, each vying for the prestigious title. The finalists are: Voting for the official winner will occur between November 30 and December 10, with residents will be able to […]

The Regina Police Service received $6.6 million from the Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety and SGI to support various policing programs and initiatives, ensuring the continued delivery of targeted services. The Ministry of Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety invested $5.7 million in the City of Regina through the Municipal Police Grants program. This […]

The City of Regina has released its proposed budget for 2024. Regina’s city administration is proposing a mill rate increase of 2.2 per cent. The average home valued at $315,000 currently pays $193.67 per month for the municipal portion of their property taxes. With the proposed 2.20 per cent mill rate, that would increase by […]

The City of Regina is building a Vision Zero Road Safety Framework to improve safety for road users in Regina. This includes pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. The Vision Zero program, developed in Sweden, has been adopted in other municipalities in Canada and has a goal of eliminating all collisions resulting in death or serious injury. […]

At next week’s Regina city council meeting, council will consider a request to end REAL’s oversight of Tourism Regina. The request, which was unanimously approved and brought forward by the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) Board of Directors on October 5, will also see city administration recommending that the council approve transitioning Tourism Regina’s responsibilities […]

The City of Regina announced that the temporary emergency shelter in downtown Regina would continue in the new year. Mayor Sandra Masters said after Wednesday’s council meeting that they expanded operations until April 2024. “It was created as a low-barrier, temporary emergency shelter, known as ‘The Gathering Place: New Beginning,’ we’ll continue its operations throughout […]

The City of Regina is preparing for another winter season with a bigger budget and a handful of new initiatives. Regina city administration is anticipating a $1.88 million increase in winter road maintenance in the 2024 budget, which comes after the previous two years have exceeded budgets by 12 million dollars. In 2022, the annual […]

The Regina Food Bank, in partnership with the Mosaic Company, launched the Mosaic Million Meal Challenge earlier this week. The month-long, citywide campaign aims to collect food donations and raise funds. The campaign comes in a time of record food insecurity, as the Regina Food Bank has seen an average increase in requests for services […]