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 […]
Old man Winter isn’t ready to take his annual nap just yet, as a Special Weather Statement issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada is calling for more snow. The statement says a spring storm is set to bring a mix of rain and heavy snow to portions of southern Saskatchewan on Tuesday night into […]
Experience Regina is no more for now, as the REAL Board of Directors announced the return of the Tourism Regina name while a review is underway. After the ‘botched’ rebrand led to criticism and the City of Regina making national and international news, the REAL Board announced the change to “ensuring the future of tourism […]
Regina’s Executive Committee has approved the temporary use of ‘The Yards.’ In a report presented to the committee, the Regina Warehouse Business Improvement District said they want to provide interim parking to support businesses impacted by construction on Dewdney Avenue, along with programming on The Yards site. A total of 120 temporary stalls on The […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the Sherwood Co-op in Regina to highlight their grocery rebate and other affordability measures from its 2023 budget. “The rising cost of living has been made worse in recent years by the pandemic and Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine. Even though analysts are predicting good news as inflation is […]
Regina-Wascana Member of Parliament Michael Kram has launched a website and an online petition supporting the RCMP Depot. Kram’s launch comes after the Mass Casualty Commission investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia shootings recommended that the depot be eliminated and replaced by a Canadian Police College elsewhere in the country. “There is no minimizing the […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that four teams are moving forward to the next stage for the Regina General Hospital Parkade project. Four teams have been invited for the project’s Request for Proposal (RFP) phase. Graham Capital Partners LP, Link Developments, MDL Management Ltd., and Winchester Management Inc were the chosen teams. The selected team […]
E-Scooters will soon be legal in the Queen City. City Council approved a traffic bylaw amendment that will allow for a shared e-scooter program beginning this summer and personally owned e-scooters to be legal starting later this year. Ward 9 Coun. Jason Macininelli brought forward a change to the original amendment that allowed for personal […]
Regina’s city council has rejected the Municipal Ward Commission’s proposed ward boundary changes. Mayor Sandra Masters said that councils’ rejection of the Municipal Ward Commission report has no effect on its implementation for the next election meaning the commission’s proposed boundary changes will be in effect after the 2024 election. “The vote today has no […]
The fallout from the Experience Regina rebrand continued after a protest at City Hall called for further action. Bernadette Wagner, a spokesperson for the group, said CEO and President of REAL Tim Reid should be removed from “anything to do with the city of Regina”. Reid has apologized for the “negative impact” the slogans have […]
