Despite passing a budget and approving funding for a temporary homeless shelter, the drama at Regina’s city council has continued to take the spotlight. It was back in late November that Councilor Dan LeBlanc filed a lawsuit representing Councillor Andrew Stevens, and a community member brought a lawsuit against City Manager Nikki Anderson in an […]
A letter signed by over 100 women and non-binary residents of the City has been sent to Mayor Sandra Masters and City Manager Nikki Anderson, challenging their recent claims of sexism and intimidation against a pair of councillors. The over one hundred signees include many who have direct experience with homelessness or work in supportive roles […]
With another weekend of above-average winter weather upon us in Regina, the Wascana Winter Festival is taking advantage of mother nature’s generosity. This Sunday and Monday, the festival, formally known as Waskimo, will take over the Wascana Centre to provide free fun this Family Day Weekend. Kolene Gustafson said they have plenty planned for people […]
The City of Regina has seen its residents unhappy with the enforcement of its sidewalk clearing bylaw. The dismay with the bylaw comes after seniors, and those with physical disabilities have received fines for not clearing their sidewalks, despite not being unable to do so. In some cases, residents have called the Snow Angels to […]
Regina’s executive committee heard from City Administration about how they are going to shave $2.9 million off of the 2023 budget. Administration presented a report, which was approved by the committee 8-3, on how the City will cut almost three million dollars to achieve the mill rate increase of 3.67 per cent. In the report, […]
Seniors from a Regina retirement home got a chance to spend an afternoon with players from their favourite football team. Saskatchewan Roughriders Reiver Brayden Lenius and Running Back Frankie Hickson was at the Renaissance Retirement Residence for a Valentine’s Party. Sharon Gogel, director of active living at Renaissance Retirement, said they just wanted to put […]
The Regina Police Service is investigating the first homicide of 2023. Police were dispatched to a residence in the Washington Park neighbourhood on February 9 for a report of an injured person. Information received by officers was that a man was a victim of an apparent overdose. A further investigation into the man’s death led […]
Regina’s four major hubs embraced the Saskatchewan winter weather for ten days as part of the second annual Frost Regina winter festival. This year’s festival saw 88,970 people attend, a 30 per cent increase compared to last year’s attendance of 68,012 visitors. Tim Reid, the President and CEO of REAL and co-chair of the festival, […]
The Federal Government and the City of Regina teamed up to announce $6.6 million in funding to create at least 25 new affordable housing units in Regina. The investment is a part of the Government of Canada’s additional $1.5 billion investment into the Rapid Housing Initiative. The 25 units are an expected 4,500 affordable housing […]
Agriculture is the heartbeat of Saskatchewan’s economy, with the Land of the Living Skies exporting over $17 billion in agri-food products. Now the province’s capital is looking to be ‘the hub’ for everything agriculture in the province. Mayor Sandra Masters said agriculture has never played a bigger role in the City of Regina than it […]
