Regina Walsh Acres MLA Derek Meyers has died. Meyers passed away at the age of 45 after a battle with cancer. He was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 2020 after being a Regina journalist and television personality for over a decade, including being a guest on 620 CKRM’s Sportscage. Premier Scott Moe made the […]
A recent report by CTV’s W5 found that the City of Regina has 531 kilometres of asbestos cement pipes. Mayor Sandra Masters said the city would continue to follow Health Canada’s recommendations. “I think right now we follow Health Canada,” she said. “If Health Canada comes out and changes, I think we methodically continue to […]
Regina’s city council approved an application for a Harbour Landing daycare to expand its capacity. The decision came as many councillors believed that daycare space is more important than parking space, including Coun. Andrew Stevens. “I am going to weigh in favour of childcare, which is desperately needed, and I think there has been a […]
The look to replace Coun. Dan LeBlanc, with another member of council on the Community and Social Impact Regina board of directors, will continue. The search will continue after the recommended appointment of Coun. Bob Hawkins, to replace LeBlanc, was defeated in a council vote this week. LeBlanc was removed as a non-voting member of […]
The work of Regina’s Catalyst Committee is finished. Regina’s city council passed all of the group’s recommendations to explore aligning five proposed recreation and cultural-based facility proposals to maximize economic and community benefits. The committee reccomendated four projects, with council voting to approve three after hearing from close to 50 delegates. A connected non-vehicular trail […]
What should have been an exciting rebrand and launching of a new tourism plan has become a nightmare for the City of Regina. Last week, Tourism Regina was rebranded to Experience Regina, with slogans like “the city that rhymes with fun” and “show us your Regina,” drawing criticism and backlash. With her city in the […]
The Government of Saskatchewan released its 2023-24 budget with the goal of supporting “Growth That Works for Everyone.” The province is set to see a surplus of $1 billion with revenue of $19.7 billion with $18.7 billion of investments. Premier Scott Moe said this budget sets the province up for a strong future. “This is […]
As we take a deeper dive into homelessness in Regina, most of those living on the streets are indigenous. Erica Beaudin, the executive director of the Regina Treaty Status Indian Services (RT/SIS), said that indigenous people aren’t homeless, as the land they live on is considered their home. Instead, many of them are houseless. A […]
The Hospitals of Regina Foundation (HRF) received $250,000 from “An Evening in Greece.” At the event, $125,000 was raised by the community, which was matched by Knight Cares and the Knight family. Spiro Bonis, the chairperson of the Evening in Greece committee, said this year’s donation makes it over $1 million they have now donated […]
This week 620 CKRM will look at homelessness in the City of Regina through a five-part feature titled “Homeless in Regina.” In part two, we talk to Mayor Sandra Masters, who has seen homelessness become a top priority for her and Regina City Council. Currently, the City invests $7.9 million annually toward programs and initiatives related […]
