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City of Regina proposing 2.2% mill rate increase for 2024 budget

Nov 17, 2023 | 2:22pm
The City of Regina has released its proposed budget for 2024. Regina’s city administration is proposing a mill rate increase of 2.2 per cent. The average home valued at $315,000 currently pays $193.67 per month for the municipal portion of their property taxes. With the proposed 2.20 per cent mill rate, that would increase by […]

REAL Board of Directors requests to be removed from Tourism Regina responsibilities

Nov 3, 2023 | 12:00pm
At next week’s Regina city council meeting, council will consider a request to end REAL’s oversight of Tourism Regina. The request, which was unanimously approved and brought forward by the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) Board of Directors on October 5, will also see city administration recommending that the council approve transitioning Tourism Regina’s responsibilities […]

Downtown temporary shelter to operate into next year

Oct 26, 2023 | 1:20pm
The City of Regina announced that the temporary emergency shelter in downtown Regina would continue in the new year. Mayor Sandra Masters said after Wednesday’s council meeting that they expanded operations until April 2024. “It was created as a low-barrier, temporary emergency shelter, known as ‘The Gathering Place: New Beginning,’ we’ll continue its operations throughout […]

Lewvan Drive construction paused for weekend events

May 26, 2023 | 10:42am

A pair of weekend events has the City of Regina pausing construction on Lewvan Drive. The City announced that they are pausing construction on the project so residents can attend the Cathedral Arts Festival Street Fair and the Saskatchewan Roughriders preseason game on Saturday. The arts festival is set to take place on 13th Avenue […]

City approves to continue “status quo” when reporting toxic spills and leaks

May 26, 2023 | 10:14am

Regina’s city council has voted to approve a plan to see annual reports published on toxic spills and leaks in the city. The unanimous approval means that the city will continue the “status quo.” That will mean the reports are disclosed publicly, with a report also being submitted to the executive committee before being published […]

Integrity Commissioner reports tabled for private discussion and later council meeting

May 11, 2023 | 9:58am

Regina’s city council has decided to deal with two Integrity Commissioner reports at a later date. Council voted to table the reports to Executive Committee for private discussion before bringing them back to city council. In the first report, the Integrity Commissioner recommends that City Council request that Councillors Andrew Stevens and Dan LeBlanc provide […]

Councillors Andrew Stevens and Dan LeBlanc subjects of Integrity Commissioner reports

May 6, 2023 | 2:35pm

Two separate reports from the City of Regina’s Integrity Commissioner are set to be brought forward at Wednesday’s city council meeting. In the first report, the Integrity Commissioner Angela Kirk recommends that City Council request that Councillors Andrew Stevens and Dan LeBlanc provide a written apology to City Manager Niki Anderson for the negative impact […]

City Hall The Focus of Two Protests Today

Apr 5, 2023 | 9:08am

It could be a raucous day at City Hall in Regina. As council convenes for its meeting this afternoon, councillors will run a gauntlet of protesters. At noon, a group opposed to boundry changes to wards in the city will make their presence felt. The group feels this will give less of a voice to […]

Regina city council approves application $128M in federal dollars for new aquatic centre

Mar 9, 2023 | 6:00am

After over a decade of Regina residents calling for a new aquatic centre, the City of Regina has moved one step closer to making that a reality. At Wednesday’s city council meeting, council unanimously approved applying to the federal government’s Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) and utilizing the remaining $128 million that has been […]

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