Experience Regina is no more for now, as the REAL Board of Directors announced the return of the Tourism Regina name while a review is underway. After the ‘botched’ rebrand led to criticism and the City of Regina making national and international news, the REAL Board announced the change to “ensuring the future of tourism […]
E-Scooters will soon be legal in the Queen City. City Council approved a traffic bylaw amendment that will allow for a shared e-scooter program beginning this summer and personally owned e-scooters to be legal starting later this year. Ward 9 Coun. Jason Macininelli brought forward a change to the original amendment that allowed for personal […]
The look to replace Coun. Dan LeBlanc, with another member of council on the Community and Social Impact Regina board of directors, will continue. The search will continue after the recommended appointment of Coun. Bob Hawkins, to replace LeBlanc, was defeated in a council vote this week. LeBlanc was removed as a non-voting member of […]
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 […]
Regina’s city council voted to increase leisure service fees across the city. The “inflationary increase” will go up by two per cent in 2023 and three per cent in both 2024 and 2025. With the increases, a one-month family leisure pass will cost $107.68 as of January 2023. The price will rise to $110.92 in […]
Later this week, Regina’s city council will decide whether to lower the amusement tax by half. The tax, which currently only applies to the city’s cinemas, will decrease from 10 per cent to five per cent if approved. That decrease will result in $350,000 in reduced revenue for the city. Michael Paris, a board member […]
Councillor Terina Shaw is looking to ‘set the record straight’ with Regina residents after comments she made earlier this year. Those comments include, during a January 26 meeting of Regina’s executive council, she made comments that implied Indigenous men are sexual predators. The second set of comments came during a June 15 city council meeting, […]
Regina City Council decided not to impose any sanctions on Councillor Terina Shaw. The decision came after Shaw revealed that he suffers from a severe brain injury and attention deficit disorder (ADD) and has taken steps to help and address her ‘unprofessional’ behaviour.’ “I do want to use this as an excuse; I tell people […]
An integrity commissioner has issued recommendations against Councillor Terina Shaw after they found she violated the City’s Code of Ethics bylaw. It is recommended that Shaw is sanctioned and made to undergo training on communicating in a “respectful and courteous manner.” Councillor Andrew Stevens submitted an ethics complaint due to a January 19 video conference […]
The City of Regina has confirmed it received a formal complaint on July 15. However, they could not confirm, due to confidentially, that the complaint was filed against Councillor Terina Shaw. The formal complaint against Councillor Shaw was also filed on July 15. Amber Ackerman, the City Clerk, explains that the Integrity Commissioner will investigate […]
