After 14 arrests were made Monday night at the Co-op Refinery Complex, the City of Regina has come forward calling for a resolve to the labour dispute between Unifor and Federated Co-op. Members of the union have fenced off the refinery, including blocking rail tracks and emergency exits with vehicles. There are now reports the […]
The rewards for information on both the Tamra Keepness and Htoo/Maw triple homicide have been renewed by the Board of Police Commissioners. Separate rewards of $50,000 will be given to anyone who has information that leads to solving both cold cases. Mayor Michael Fougere said the Keepness search has been on since 2004, while the […]
Regina city council will receive a report from administration some time in the new year focused on regulations on sign bylaws previously approved by council. Since the current bylaw was passed in August, portable sign companies in Regina have said the new rules have been devastating to their business, and approached council Monday night to […]
Regina City Council has zoned body rub parlours to have permitted use in the city’s industrial areas. This comes after calls for an outright ban from some members of the public. Those calls were answered by anonymous statements from body rub parlour operators and owners stating there is an unfair stigma attached to their industry. Mayor […]
Mayor Michael Fougere addressed a crowded room at his state of the city address Thursday morning put on by the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce. Fougere had many topics to discuss, including transit and the city’s plan to end homelessness. Fougere opened his remarks with addressing the western separation movement, saying it’s a debate […]
Regina City Council will need one more meeting to finalize the 2020 budget. City council elected to add $292,000 worth of transit services in 2020, including airport service that will come at a cost of $144,000. Mayor Michael Fougere said he voted against the airport transit amendment. “My view is that we don’t have a […]
After a total of 39 delegations were either presented or submitted Monday night to Regina city council, the 2020 budget will officially be debated Tuesday night and quite possibly Wednesday as well. 20 people prepared remarks on the future of the Regent Park Golf Course site, saying they wanted the site left as an urban forest […]
Regina City Council has approved a plan that would see all city-owned lead water connections be replaced by 2025. There are 3,600 remaining lead connections operated by the city, and each one would cost roughly $12,000. However, the city says the money would come out of the utility budget, with likely some of it coming […]
Regina Police provided an update to their progress on the 94 calls to action for Truth and Reconciliation during the board of police commissioner’s meeting on Wednesday. RPS provided three examples of how they are implementing the calls to action in their day-to-day operation, including aboriginal specific victim services, and committing to eliminating the over-representation […]
The process to eventually see more civilian members of the Board of Police Commissioners in Regina got started Monday night. Regina City Council passed a motion that will see a report completed by administration that will return to council in the second quarter of 2020. When asked about holding police offices accountable Mayor Michael Fougere […]
