The City of Regina will be implanting a new plan that will tackle some of the biggest issues facing the Queen City. City council approved the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWB) designed to address Regina’s health, social, and economic concerns. The plan includes several important parts: It provides background information on crime prevention, community […]
It will be back to the drawing board for City administration. At Wednesday’s city council meeting, eight residents all issued concerns regarding a bylaw change that would result in public delegations being moved to executive committee meetings. With all the residents raising their considerations, council struck down the bylaw. Mayor Sandra Masters says that it’s […]
The City of Regina is looking to counter mother nature hurting the tree population in the City. Regina city council decided to increase the City’s tree replacement budget from $91,000 to $125,000 per year. A further increase of $25,000 will happen for the next five years. They also approved to increase the minimum removal fee […]
Last week marked the one-year point for Sandra Masters as the Mayor of Regina. Over that time, the City’s 35th mayor says she faced numerous challenges. “I think being elected during a pandemic is novel for any elected official; not having political experience beforehand and going into what amounts to an emergency health order was […]
Residents and groups looking to present at Regina city council meetings will no longer do so. Council has decided public delegations will no longer occur at regular meetings but instead at executive committee meetings starting in January. Ward 1 Councillor Cheryl Stadnichuk said the decision comes as they want to make council meetings quicker and […]
Regina city councillors support a Community Safety and Well-Being plan, but it was not approved at a special council meeting on Thursday. The plan, which was developed in partnership with the Canadian Municipal Network, was designed to address Regina’s health, social, and economic concerns. Mayor Sandra Masters put forward a motion for the council to […]
The City of Regina has approved the Regina Fire and Protective Services (RFPS) Fire Master Plan (FMP). The plan is a blueprint for decision-making and a guide to position fire services for the community and economic growth over the next 25 years. It is the first master plan for RFPS and took two years to […]
Regina residents will be adding green to their collection of blue and brown carts, as the City of Regina approved a city-wide curbside food and yard waste service n Wednesday. The service comes after a ‘successful’ pilot program, which saw 2,800 residents take part from September 2020 to September 2021. The City is planning on […]
Regina City Council will return to Henry Baker Hall for their first monthly meeting of 2020 Wednesday afternoon. One of the agenda topics will once again be body rub parlours. City administration has come forward with two recommendations for council on how to zone the establishments. Barring any amendments, council will either allow body rub […]
It was a busy Monday night for members of Yorkton City Council. They approved the operating and capital budgets, which means a tax hike of 2.9% next year, approved a five year collective agreement with it CUPE Local 342 employees with total wage increase of 9.36 percent, and gave the Yorkton Brick Flour Mill Committee […]
