Current Regina Mayor Michael Fougere has announced his re-election bid and plans for a 2021 property tax freeze if re-elected. The announcement took place on Tuesday morning on Scarth Street between the two Hill Towers. Among those who joined him for the event was longtime friend Murad Al-Katib, president and CEO of AGT Foods, who […]
A familiar face has once again thrown his hat in the ring to become Regina’s next Mayor. Jim Elliott announced his third straight mayoral bid Friday morning. His campaign is centered around four main pillars, one of which is environmental sustainability. “We’ve got a number of problems that aren’t being dealt with,” said Elliott. “First […]
After narrowly voting to get tougher when it comes to rules for body rub establishments in the city last month, Regina City Council will get together in a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to finalize rules and regulations. That meeting will likely take a while though, as 19 delegations are set to speak on the issue. […]
Another person has thrown their name in the hat to run for mayor of Regina in this year’s municipal election – this time it’s a city councillor. Jerry Flegel, who has represented ward 10 for a number of years, officially announced his campaign for mayor late Thursday morning. He joins Michael Fougere, the current mayor […]
Ring Road’s southern bend is much brighter after the completion of an expressway lighting project between Assiniboine Avenue East and Albert Street South. On Tuesday morning, municipal and provincial leaders gathered on the Wascana Parkway overpass above Ring Road to mark the end of the $1.984 million project to improve lighting along the five kilometres […]
COVID-19 will provide a real challenge to those who need to crunch the numbers when it comes to devising a city budget for 2021. The city says as it stands right now, we could be facing a deficit of at least six million dollars and that number could get as high as eight and a […]
Regina city council has pushed forward funding for a master plan that will take a closer look at everything that has to do with transit in the Queen City. The plan will span over the next 25 years, examining items such as paratransit, increased ridership and fare collection methods among other topics. $440,000 will be invested towards […]
The city of Regina is debating on what they do with school zone speeding tickets that were handed out during the pandemic. This comes after 6,000 tickets were issued in Regina for going above the posted 30 km/h between 7AM and 7PM. Mayor Michael Fougere said there’s strong points on both sides when it comes […]
It will be up to you to determine what happens to a statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister that is standing in Victoria Park. The City of Regina says it wants public feedback on the statue and what should be done with it and has added a plaque at the statue’s base indicating this. A […]
The federal government is fast-tracking funding to municipalities across Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the $2.2-billion is from the Gas Tax Fund and will be sent in one payment this year to help cities and towns facing a cash crunch because of COVID-19. The money is typically sent out in two payments every year. […]
