Regina Mayor Michael Fougere says he’ll work to do more to provide local mental health and addictions supports if re-elected. He announced the final point of his election platform on Thursday morning in Regina – $250,000 annually to provide a first point of access where people who are struggling can access immediate, expert and local support. […]
Days before the Regina municipal election, Mayor Michael Fougere has declared his opposition of the Cook residence being redeveloped to condos. He is also challenging other mayoral candidates to state their position on the property’s future. The current owner of the heritage property located on the corner of Albert Street and Hill Avenue, Carmen Lien, […]
A day after the Regina mayoral debate, candidate Jerry Flegel has announced his vision for what he hopes to create on the vacant lot where Taylor Field once stood. Standing on the cracked pavement with the sun shining down, Flegel shared on Tuesday morning that he looks to establish low-income housing and apartments, a grocery […]
Voters in Regina had a chance to hear from the city’s mayoral candidates during Monday night’s election debate televised on AccessNow TV. Nominees answered a series of questions covering everything from their plans to help the city recover from COVID-19 to improvements to the city’s infrastructure. Now onto growth-related infrastructure. Flegel: my plan is to […]
Monday night is the one chance mayoral candidates in Regina’s civic election have to debate the issues ahead of next week’s vote. Seven of the nine candidates will take part in the two hour debate, moderated by Regina and District Chamber of Commerce CEO John Hopkins. Hopkins says he will focus on topics Regina residents […]
One of Regina’s mayoral candidates has announced her intentions of building a new aquatic centre in the city if elected. Sandra Masters announced on Wednesday morning that the cost for this proposed year-round facility is estimated at $85 million. Funding would be drawn from municipal, provincial and federal governments each pitching in 30 per cent […]
Incumbent Regina Mayor Michael Fougere took issue to one of mayoral candidate Sandra Masters’ platform promises. Earlier this month, Masters promised to find 15 percent in operations savings by increasing efficiencies in city operations. Fougere says this plan is dangerous, especially during a pandemic. “Ms. Masters is planning to find 15 percent in city cuts […]
Sandra Masters has entered her name into the 2020 municipal election as a mayoral candidate. A resident of Regina since 1999, Masters currently works for Richardson Agriculture as their manager of credit for the prairie provinces. She has also worked in commercial real estate, banking and financing while raising her four children as a single […]
Mayoral candidate Jerry Flegel has released his eight-point plan of priorities to renew the city if he is elected as mayor in November. Flegel, who has served as city councillor for Ward 10 for 14 years, stated in a release on Tuesday that his plan involves new infrastructure and upgrades across different areas in Regina […]
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 […]
