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REGINA – The municipal election race in Regina is starting to take shape as more candidates start to launch their campaigns. So far candidates have announced for the mayor’s race and throughout the city’s ten wards, and what we do know so far is there will be a significant turnover in the council ranks. So […]

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is encouraging rural residents to step up and join their local council to help make decisions on behalf of their ratepayers. The role of rural governance dates back nearly 120 years to a time when Saskatchewan was just getting started. When the province was founded in 1905, it […]

After nearly 18 years in the public eye, Charlie Clark has decided not to run in the 2024 civic election. Charlie Clark was first elected to Saskatoon City council in 2006. Ten years later, he defeated four-term incumbent Don Atchison to become Mayor and was re-elected in 2020. “I want to get the most out […]

Regina City Council has appointed six individuals to the REAL Board of Directors on an interim basis following the resignation of the board earlier in the week. All newly appointed directors are also employees of the City of Regina and are: The interim directors have each been appointed to a term ending July 31, 2024. […]

The Government of Saskatchewan is leading a delegation to the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE. As part of an active partnership between the Ministry of Trade & Export Development and Economic Development Regina (EDR), the City of Regina’s participation will be geared toward positioning the Greater Regina Area (GRA) as a natural and […]

SARM has launched a campaign to attract young people to join rural municipal councils. President Ray Orb says more young families are calling rural Saskatchewan home. He says having more young people on council ensures a vibrant rural municipal government. Orb says getting involved on council helps young people gain knowledge and advance rural development […]

After eight hours of discussions, Regina’s executive committee decided that more public consultation and further discussion were needed for the catalyst committee projects. At Wednesday’s meeting, where the catalyst committee’s report was presented, councillors voted to push further discussion and votes on the projects until March 22. Before the meeting, a public survey will be […]

Regina’s city council has deceived to remove the heritage status of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church. The vote came after the Anglican Diocese of Qu’Appelle, which owns St. Matthews Anglican Church, asked the City to rescind the church’s heritage status so the building could be repurposed into a community hub and mixed-use rental housing in the […]

A Court of King’s Bench judge has denied the application of Councillors Dan LeBlanc, Andrew Stevens, and resident Florence Stratton to include the motion to end homelessness in the 2023 and 2024 budget. The judge declined to issue the order and said the interpretation or misinterpretation of the order provided to City Manager Niki Anderson […]

The City of Regina is moving its waste services to a user-pay model. Regina City Council voted in favour of the model, which means that the fees associated with recycling, yard waste and garbage collection will be displayed on a resident’s utility bill starting on January 1, 2024. City administration said that the average household […]