The City of Regina released a report stating how much it would cost to end homelessness, a number that an advocate calls inflated. The city said in a report that the city would have to increase taxes by 21.73 per cent in 2023 and by 4.24 per cent tax rate in 2024. The increase would […]
A pair of Regina city councillors and a Regina resident are taking the city’s new city manager Niki Anderson to court. They are taking Anderson to court over city administration’s decision not to include an item on ending homelessness in the current proposed budget. Councillor Dan LeBlanc, a lawyer, is representing Councillor Andrew Stevens and […]
The City of Regina’s administration has put a price on what it would take to end homelessness. The city said in a report that the city would have to increase taxes by 21.73 per cent in 2023 and by 4.24 per cent tax rate in 2024. The increase would result in $487.08 annually in 2023 […]
Saskatchewan and Regina are at the top of the list regarding homicide rates in the county. That is according to a recent report from Statistics Canada that showed the national homicide rate in the county has increased for the third consecutive year. Saskatchewan saw both the highest rate of homicides and the highest rate of […]
A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs. There were 788 homicides in the country last year – up three per cent from 2020. It marked the highest rate of homicides in Canada since 2005. […]
The City of Regina has opened a new Household Hazardous Materials Depot. The depot will allow residents to safely drop off hazardous household items year-round located next to the Landfill on Fleet Street. Materials accepted include chemicals, fertilizers, aerosols, batteries, used oil, propane tanks, lightbulbs and more. Mayor Sandra Masters said the depot is a […]
After years of planning and preparation, the Grey Cup Festival has come and gone, with tens of thousands of people attending the week-long festival. The festival featured something for everyone to attend, whether it was music, family fun, or hanging out in one of the team party rooms. President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, […]
Delegates attending the legislative assembly of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan unanimously supported their leadership’s rejection of The Saskatchewan First Act. The legislation looks to unilaterally amend the Constitution to reassert the province’s jurisdiction over its natural resources, but has already been opposed by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations who say it ignores treaty rights. The […]
Something as simple as a haircut can change a person’s entire self-image. In support of National AIDS Awareness Day on December 1, AIDS Program South Saskatchewan has partnered with Community Cuts in Moose Jaw to provide quality haircuts to low-income individuals. “We’re giving them the opportunity to have that experience of a really great cut, […]
On Saturday, amid the Grey Cup festivities, YWCA Regina announced that The Mosaic Company has committed $1 million in funding over the next five years to the YWCA Regina Centre for Women and Families. “This 85-thousand-square-foot building will operate with a trauma-informed approach and wrap-around services that provide crisis and preventative supports through the work […]
