After over 40 days of tents being set up in front of City Hall, Regina’s city council is set to hold a special council meeting about the encampment. The special meeting will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. with council set to provide “direction regarding how to address the encampment in the short-term,” given the […]
The Regina Police Service says that one person has died from a suspected overdose at the City Hall tent encampment this morning. Shortly before 5:45 a.m., police were called to a report of an overdose. When police arrived, EMS was on the scene with a deceased adult female. Police said they are working with the […]
A month after the first tent was set up in front of the courtyard at City Hall, the encampment has continued to grow. The City of Regina said that the as of July 17, there are 83 tents in the courtyard, with 45 and 60 individuals estimated to be living at the encampment. Regina Fire […]
Over a dozen tents have been set up outside City Hall, bringing homelessness to the front doors for city staff and council. The camp was set up after an event last Thursday that saw community members in Pepsi Park mark the first anniversary of a motion to include funding to end homelessness as a line […]
Last night, the Regina Police Service was summoned to city hall after a group of people refused to leave the public gallery during a city council meeting. The atmosphere grew increasingly tense as discussions surrounding the Integrity Commissioner report recommended the reprimand of Councillors Dan LeBlanc and Andrew Stevens. Those who supported the pair of […]
The City of Regina announced they would provide a 24-hour portable washroom in Victoria Park, focusing on helping those living on the streets. The announcement comes after the city removed an unauthorized porta-potty in another park near the downtown. The City currently has two public-use washrooms downtown, one in City Hall and the other in […]
A research project looking to figure out a better way to calculate Canada’s homeless population stopped by the Queen City. “The Homelessness Counts” research project is collecting data surrounding the homelessness situation in Canada and is building on past work looking at how existing databases, such as provincial health data, could be better integrated and […]
The Government of Saskatchewan is continuing funding towards Regina’s temporary emergency wellness centre. An additional $665,000 will allow the Regina Treaty and Status Indian Services (RT/SIS) to extend the operations at The Gathering Place: New Beginnings, a 40-bed emergency wellness centre, for five additional months. The shelter provides support to Regina residents in need 24 […]
We’ve heard this week about how, often, people who are experiencing homelessness in Regina are stuck in a cycle. It’s much the same for those trying to help the homeless. In part three of our feature, Homeless in Regina, we spoke to Alysia Johnson, a volunteer with Rally Around Homelessness – a group that aims […]
Our leaders – appear to be turning their backs on the city of Regina’s homeless population. Changes made to provincial programs put our poorest citizens in even more jeopardy. A lack of funding has led to many community initiatives being being scaled back, or outright dismantled. Truth be told – many in our city are […]
