Our leaders – appear to be turning their backs on the city of Regina’s homeless population. Changes made to provincial programs put our poorest citizens in even more jeopardy. A lack of funding has led to many community initiatives being being scaled back, or outright dismantled. Truth be told – many in our city are […]
This week 620 CKRM will look at homelessness in the City of Regina through a five-part feature titled “Homeless in Regina.” In part two, we talk to Mayor Sandra Masters, who has seen homelessness become a top priority for her and Regina City Council. Currently, the City invests $7.9 million annually toward programs and initiatives related […]
The Federal Government and the City of Regina teamed up to announce $6.6 million in funding to create at least 25 new affordable housing units in Regina. The investment is a part of the Government of Canada’s additional $1.5 billion investment into the Rapid Housing Initiative. The 25 units are an expected 4,500 affordable housing […]
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 Mayor of Regina hopes to see action taken soon to help those without a home with winter. The Government of Saskatchewan announced $1.7 million in additional funding in 2022-23 to increase the number of emergency shelter spaces in the province, $800,000 will go to community partners to support seasonal cost pressures and $900,000 to […]
In commemoration of the United Nations International Day of Peace, people gathered outside Regina’s city hall for a flagraising Tuesday morning. The flag will fly at city hall until the morning of September 22nd. Local organizers said their thoughts this year were with the people of Ukraine, and they called on all nations, including Canada, […]
Mosaic Stadium has posted a surplus for the first time in its history. According to the City of Regina’s latest annual report, presented at the Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday. The $278 million stadium posted a $578,000 surplus in 2021. This is the first time since opening in July 2017 that the stadium has posted […]
The City of Regina has released its public accounts report for 2021, including a list of salaries and expenses for employees who work with and for the City. The report was presented to Regina’s executive committee. It included the salaries of City of Regina employees, including members of the Regina Police Service (RPS), REAL and […]
The rivalry between Regina and Saskatoon will be getting bloody in June. Both cities have partnered with Canadian Blood Services and challenged each other to fill blood appointments this month. “We are partnering with Canadian Blood Services Regina to support local hospital patients by committing to filling all 1,900 in the month of June,” Regina […]
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters made a stop at Parliament Hill earlier this week and ended up meeting with MPs and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “We had discussions about the infrastructure programs that the Federal Government is currently funding, but also initiatives that we are working on here on reconciliation, supportive housing, and just a few […]
