The City of Regina seeks public feedback as it creates its first-ever Accessibility Plan. The plan aims to remove barriers to access to City spaces, programs, and services and ensure that all residents can participate equally and fully in community life. “To ensure that the Plan reflects the diverse needs and experiences of all people […]
Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat, canola and barley this spring while area seeded to oats and lentils will decline. Statistics Canada says Saskatchewan farmers anticipate planting 7.3 percent more wheat this year at 14.2 million acres. Spring wheat will jump 10 percent to 9.2 million acres while durum will jump almost 3 percent […]
The city of Moose Jaw has many kilometres of walking trails in the city and surrounding area. Now the city’s Parks and Recreation department is inviting residents to take part in the city’s trails and pathways master plan survey. Derek Blais, director of parks and rec for the city of Moose Jaw, said the goal […]
A new survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians have concerns about the state of the healthcare system. Leger and The Association for Canadian Studies surveyed 1,554 Canadian adults over a two-day period in January. Doctors, nurses and patient advocacy groups have been frantically waving red flags about the crisis unfolding in Canadian hospitals since […]
As we close in on Christmas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seeing his popularity go up a little. Compared to last fall, Trudeau’s numbers went up 5 percent, mostly attributed to his testimony at the public inquiry into the use of the emergencies act. Trudeau sits at 43 percent support. On the other side of […]
A new angus Reid survey says four in five Canadians have changed food buying habits due to rising costs. Three in five or 62 percent are eating out less and one quarter are drinking less alcohol. A significant number of Canadians are making changes to what they put in their grocery cart to save […]
APAS has released initial results of a survey of Saskatchewan farmers who faced contract default on grain deliveries this year due to drought. 200 farmers have responded, with some facing bankruptcy due to the drought and contract shortfalls. The survey found 75 percent of respondents could not fulfill their grain contracts due to drought. The […]
Tuesday October 12 was National Farmers Day and Climate Corporation has released an Angus Reid report. The report reveals a high level of trust in Canadian farmers with three in four Canadians confident in farmers ability to meet Canada’s food demand. The confidence was strongest in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at 93 percent, followed by Alberta […]
The City of Regina is asking residents to have their final say in the city’s transit plan. The Regina Transit Master Plan is being developed to ensure both transit-users, and non-transit users, are satisfied with the way the service operates. Manager of Transit Administration Nathan Luhning says this is the second round of community engagement, […]
The City of Regina is looking for resident’s opinions on vehicle idling and what changes they would support. Manager of Energy and Sustainability Solutions Greg Kuntz, says the survey will be very helpful in the City’s plan to be net-zero by 2050. “Idle control programs are a common tactic used by many Canadian cities, and […]
