A Court of King’s Bench judge has denied the application of Councillors Dan LeBlanc, Andrew Stevens, and resident Florence Stratton to include the motion to end homelessness in the 2023 and 2024 budget. The judge declined to issue the order and said the interpretation or misinterpretation of the order provided to City Manager Niki Anderson […]
While Regina city council enters budget discussions Wednesday morning, a Regina judge is set to issue a decision about a lawsuit brought by a pair of Regina councillors against the current City Manager. Councillors Dan Leblanc and Andrew Stevens, along with Florence Stratton, filed a motion last month against City Manager Niki Anderson, claiming administration […]
Regina high school and elementary students were given a presentation from Cadmus Delorme. The Chief of the Cowessess First Nations talked at Balfour Collegiate about numerous topics, including following dreams, setting and achieving goals, and students’ role in truth and reconciliation. Delorme said that for students learning about indigenous culture, he wanted to let them […]
Regina’s city council has approved entering a lease with the Regina Food Bank to help create a community food hub in the city’s downtown. Under the deal, the food bank has been granted a decade-long lease for 1720 12th Avenue for $1 per year. The food bank will operate outside a former SLGA store beside […]
The City of Regina is bringing back its warming bus after it closed its doors earlier this week. The bus was suspended on Monday after an overnight warming centre received federal funding to open its doors. It is now being reopened as a critical shortage of overnight warming spaces, and cold temperatures pose a life-threatening […]
The City of Regina’s Catalyst Committee released the results of its online survey. Over 4,500 participated in the survey that sought the public’s output on five potential recreation and cultural facility projects. Up for vote were a new Aquatic Centre, the Modernization of the Central Library, a new Multi-Purpose Event Centre, an Outdoor Baseball stadium, […]
The City of Regina is set to receive funding to support the development of new affordable rental units. The funding comes from the Federal Government and is the third round of the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) Cities Stream, administered through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The funding will facilitate the rapid construction of […]
With Regina’s City Manager facing a lawsuit from two councillors, the rest of the city council reaffirmed their confidence. Mayor Sandra Masters was joined by eight of the ten councillors in backing a motion that ‘affirmed and conveyed’ confidence in City Manager Niki Anderson and expressed disappointment over the negative impact on City Council’s operational […]
Another Regina organization is disappointed in Air Canada’s decision to suspend direct flights between Regina and Calgary. In a letter penned to Air Canada, Economic Development Regina (EDR) said the decision was ill-considered. They join the Regina Airport Authority in calling the decision to suspend flights disappointing. President and CEO of Economic Development Regina Chris […]
A local brewery has announced that it is closing its doors. Warehouse Brewing announced via an Instagram post that Friday would be the final day its doors are open. “After 1.5 years of a massive building of the old Weston Bread Factory, Warehouse is officially closing their doors,” they said in the post. “We have […]
