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Childcare space trumps parking concerns for city council

Mar 27, 2023 | 3:40pm

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 […]

Regina council votes against appointing Bob Hawkins to community board

Mar 24, 2023 | 2:48pm

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 […]

Regina city council approves all catalyst project recommendations

Mar 24, 2023 | 10:58am

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 […]

Mayor and CEO for Experience Regina speak for first time since botched rebrand

Mar 23, 2023 | 5:33pm

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 […]

“Growth That Works for Everyone” top of mind in latest provincial budget

Mar 22, 2023 | 9:16pm

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 […]

Homeless in Regina: Effects on the Indigenous community

Mar 22, 2023 | 6:00am

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 […]

“An Evening in Greece” raises $250,000 for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation

Mar 21, 2023 | 10:50am

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 […]

Homeless in Regina: A View from City Hall

Mar 21, 2023 | 6:00am

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 […]

Homeless in Regina: Defining the problem

Mar 20, 2023 | 6:00am

This week 620 CKRM will look at homelessness in the City of Regina through a five-part feature titled “Homeless in Regina.” To talk about homelessness, first, we will look at homelessness, how people become homeless, and who is homeless. According to the City of Regina’s latest point-in-time count, which was done in 2021, there were […]

Province set to launch public safety campaign for firearms

Mar 17, 2023 | 4:55pm

The Saskatchewan Firearms Office plans to launch a public awareness campaign later this month to promote the safe use and storage of firearms in the province. The program will launch on March 20 and will run until the end of April and feature ads on social media, websites, and local radio stations. Corrections, Policing and […]

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