Camp Hope, the tent city that sprung up in a park just east of downtown Regina last month, will not stop operations Friday as planned. In a Twitter post issued Friday, the camp says it will continue to run this weekend with plans to decommission it ob Monday. Cancelling our plan to decommission camp Friday […]
With the weather getting colder, the concern is rising for the over 100 people who are staying in tents at Camp Marjorie in Regina. The city has said they are working on securing a location for those people and while one has not been announced yet, Mayor Sandra Masters says work is continuing and that […]
It’s a long road ahead to solve the issue of poverty within Regina, but some steps were taken yesterday. A discussion about the situation was held outside Knox-Metropolitan United Church and what possible action needs to be done. The downtown Regina Community Support Team, the Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry and Councillor Andrew Stevens all spoke at […]
A call for volunteers is out for Regina’s third homeless “point-in-time” count. Being conducted by Flow Community projects Inc., the count helps determine how many people are experiencing some form of homelessness in the Queen City. In 2015 the count of people who were homeless in one way or another was 232, it rose to […]
The City of Regina is receiving over $7-million in funding from the federal government to help provide housing for the city’s homeless. The $7.8-million, in addition to $1-million allocated by the City, will create 29 new affordable homes through the City’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RIH). Minister Responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) […]
A Regina organization is looking to raise money as it moves into a new building this year. The Circle Project Association is in the process of renovating an old Conexus Credit Union building into a Community and Cultural Hub in Regina’s North Central. Executive Director Ann Perry says the building, on the corner of 5th […]
Reginans showed up-virtually- for the Regina YWCA’s Coldest Night of the Year, raising a record amount of money. The 6th annual event had a goal of $25,000. The event’s participants more than doubled that, raising $58,000. CEO of YWCA Regina Melissa Coomber-Bendsten says the support was overwhelming. “It’s absolutely inspiring, and I think it really […]
YWCA Regina is expecting 23 teams and 130 walkers to take part in the sixth annual Coldest Night of the Year walk on Saturday. With COVID-19, this year’s event will be held virtually, with teams walking their own five kilometre routes. The event raises money and awareness for Regina’s homeless, hungry and hurting, particularly women. […]
Three Regina organizations are partnering together to host a memorial service for those who lost their lives due to homelessness. Phoenix Residential Society, Street Culture Project, and the John Howard Society are hosting the fifth annual event on Facebook Live. Blair Roberts with the John Howard Society says the event gives those who’ve died the […]
Regina Mayor Michael Fougere is hopeful that city council will approve to allocate $100,000 to help end homelessness in the city. The money would be used to support the coordination of the plan, and is intended to be matched by both federal and provincial governments. “To endorse the plan to end homelessness, and then provide […]
