On April 9, citizens in Regina participated in a city-wide Day of Cheer to make noise and thank frontline workers for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Regina Mayor Michael Fougere wants to make it a weekly event for residents to honour essential workers from the comfort of their homes. Named the Cheer […]
Ahead of Wednesday’s special city council meeting at 11:00 a.m. in Regina, Mayor Michael Fougere announced Tuesday afternoon that COVID-19 could have a major financial impact on the city. During his briefing from city hall, Fougere discussed the results from a financial report detailing different scenarios that Regina could face as a result of the […]
Mayor Michael Fougere is encouraging citizens to safely walk outside of their homes and participate in a cheer for frontline workers. Friday has been declared as the Day of Cheer in Regina by Fougere with a city-wide event happening at 5. The mayor said on a social media post that this is an opportunity for […]
Regina city council is recommending a stay-at-home order for the city. Mayor Michael Fougere told citizens during Wednesday’s update that it’s not easy to do, especially when there is nice weather in the city, but he wants to frame it in a way that is educational so people are aware of the gravity of the situation. Fougere […]
Regina Mayor Michael Fougere is urging citizens to stay home and avoid leaving their home unless they need essential supplies or they are an essential worker. On Monday, Fougere started his daily city update by offering his condolences on behalf of the city after learning of Saskatchewan’s first deaths due to COVID-19. He suggested to citizens […]
After declaring its own state of emergency on Friday, the province told the city of Regina on the weekend that the state of emergency they declared last week takes precedence meaning some of the measures enacted by the city aren’t happening. Speaking at City Hall Monday morning, Mayor Michael Fougere says that decision is one […]
The provincial government is clarifying a discrepancy between emergency orders placed by the province and the City of Regina will be superseded by the provincial order. A release from the government on Sunday states this is to ensure consistency of COVID-19 standards and restrictions across Saskatchewan and minimize confusion among residents. On Friday, Regina city […]
The anger of many healthcare professionals who have received parking tickets near the General Hospital over the past few days can be downgraded. Late Thursday afternoon, the City of Regina announced all non-safety-related parking tickets issued in the area surrounding the facility since the first statement by the city on COVID-19 on March 13 will […]
With the relationship between the federal government and Western Canada being weakened after the federal election, a task force has been created allowing municipal voices to be heard by Ottawa. Regina Mayor Michael Fougere is one of many on the Western Economic Solutions Taskforce (WEST) which will hopefully allow them to express concerns and ask […]
After a request on Friday by Unifor national president Jerry Dias to sit down with Regina mayor Michael Fougere, the two sat down at City Hall. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was a chance for the two to speak about the lockout at the Co-Op refinery which hit Day 50 on Friday. Fougere […]
