Economic Development Regina (EDR) is set to launch a new campaign to attract more workers and people to call the Queen City home. During the ‘State of Labour’ address to business leaders, President and CEO of EDR Chris Lane said that the campaign will focus on all the good things the city offers. “Regina has […]
The City of Regina has followed the federal and provincial governments in banning the use of the social media app TikTok on employee-issued cell phones. “Knowing that the province has done it, knowing that it has been done federally and that there are some valid concerns around it, we will be removing it from employee […]
After eight hours of discussions, Regina’s executive committee decided that more public consultation and further discussion were needed for the catalyst committee projects. At Wednesday’s meeting, where the catalyst committee’s report was presented, councillors voted to push further discussion and votes on the projects until March 22. Before the meeting, a public survey will be […]
Regina’s catalyst committee returned after six months with 21 recommendations for five major infrastructure projects. The recommendations list the order of operation in which the projects should be built, where the funding should come from, and where the projects should be built. The first proposed project to be built in an indoor aquatic centre, which […]
A decision made by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) has CUPE 21 filling an application with the Court of King’s Bench to overturn it. The decision was made at the request of the City of Regina. In that decision, the WCB agreed with the city’s argument that workers are barred from seeking damages under section […]
After receiving multiple complaints from residents regarding their sidewalk snow-clearing bylaw, the City Manager for Regina said they had waived one complaint. The City waived a $424 charge given to a Regina resident after he couldn’t physically shovel the sidewalks due to multiple health impairments. City Manager Nikki Anderson said the media made her aware […]
Regina’s city council has deceived to remove the heritage status of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church. The vote came after the Anglican Diocese of Qu’Appelle, which owns St. Matthews Anglican Church, asked the City to rescind the church’s heritage status so the building could be repurposed into a community hub and mixed-use rental housing in the […]
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and their over 4,300 small business members are urging the Saskatchewan government to reject the Rate Review Panel’s recommendation that SaskPower implements a four per cent increase at the start of April. The rate increase would come on the heels of a four per cent increase last September […]
Regina’s mayor is standing by comments she made about two councillors after she received a letter from residents challenging her words. A letter signed by over 100 women and non-binary residents of the City was sent to Mayor Sandra Masters, challenging her recent claims of sexism and intimidation against a pair of councillors. “My opinion […]
Chief Cadmus Delorme of the Cowessess First Nation has been named the new Residential School Documents Advisory Committee chairperson. The announcement comes after Delorme announced he would not seek another term as Chief of the Cowessess First Nation. The committee is set to help develop recommendations on identifying and sharing documents of historical interest with […]
