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City and Tourism Regina Add Visitor Kiosks at Airport and City Hall.

City and Tourism Regina Add Visitor Kiosks at Airport and City Hall.

Jul 5, 2024 | 12:35pm
The City of Regina, and Tourism Regina are opening up to “Visitor Kiosks” to make sure tourists get the pointed in the right direction when visitng the Queen City. The kiosks will be staffed by “city ambassadors” who will give tips and travel advice. “The City of Regina is committed to supporting, growing and enhancing […]
Tourism Numbers and Dollars Growing in Saskatchewan

Tourism Numbers and Dollars Growing in Saskatchewan

Jun 10, 2024 | 10:00am
Saskatchewan has been seeing a steady increase in tourism visits, and spending. According to numbers from Statistics Canada travel spending hit 2.85 billion in 2023 an increase from 2.4 billion in 2022. More Americans are crossing the land border, with a 54 percent increase in traffic.  More Americans are visiting by air as well, with […]
Staycations are the best

Staycations are the best

May 22, 2024 | 9:20am
It feels great to back from an extended Victoria Day long weekend and sometimes all a person needs is a good staycation. Turn the phone off, sweep off the deck, and hang out in the backyard with a coffee and the birds. I did not go anywhere on my days off except to the greenhouses […]
Regina Airport Celebrating Access to Major US Hub.

Regina Airport Celebrating Access to Major US Hub.

Apr 29, 2024 | 7:56am
Its been a long haul for the Regina International Airport. Eight long years of not being able to offer flights from Regina to major US hub. During that time, if you wanted to get to the US by air from Regina, you would have to first fly to another Canadian city like Edmonton, Vancouver or […]
Highs of 20 Degrees Expected by Mid Week

Highs of 20 Degrees Expected by Mid Week

Mar 31, 2024 | 3:52pm
CKRM FORECAST From:           Precision Weather Service Meteorologist Joe Sciacca Date:            Sunday, March 31, 2024            12:00 pm Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip Today Partly to mostly sunnyWind: S-SE 10-20 km/h High: 2° 10% Tonight A few clouds   Wind: S 10-20 km/h Low: -5° 0% Monday Mostly sunny   Wind: S-SW 15-30 km/h High: 9° 10% […]
Lynx Air shutdown could leave travellers stranded as of Monday

Lynx Air shutdown could leave travellers stranded as of Monday

Feb 23, 2024 | 5:46am
Come Monday, Canadian travellers booked with the ultra-low-cost airline Lynx Air will be out of luck and its employees out of work. Officials with the Calgary-based company announced Thursday evening that it is ceasing operations, effective at 12:01 a.m. MT on Feb. 26, after filing for creditor protection.  Lynx Air has advised passengers with existing […]
Kindness and patience will always get you further

Kindness and patience will always get you further

Sep 12, 2023 | 10:29am
It’s no secret that we live in a very fast-paced, impatient, and sometimes, an all-about-me society. It’s important to remember to approach situations with kindness and patience especially when dealing with someone in customer service. On a recent weekend trip I ended up at a hotel that was less than satisfactory. First off they lost […]

City Gearing up for Blizzard

Mar 10, 2023 | 11:36am

With the “Blizzard Warning” in effect from Environment and Climate Change Canada, the city of Regina is making sure its ready for the onslaught. Manager of of Seasonal Roadway Operations Tyler Bien says crews are scheduled 24 hours a day seven days a week. The first priority is keeping the major routes, and emergency routes […]

WestJet customers offered 7.5-hour bus ride to Regina after flight cancelled

Feb 27, 2023 | 2:56pm

WestJet customers say they were rebooked on a seven-and-a-half-hour bus trip from Calgary to Regina after their afternoon flight was cancelled Sunday. Passengers say they were informed less than three hours before boarding that the one-hour flight between the two cities had been cancelled and that they could reach their destination via “ground transportation” that […]

Sunwing Cancelling Flights from Saskatoon

Jan 18, 2023 | 12:35pm

Sunwing Airlines is annoucing its trimming the number of flights out of Saskatoon. It amounts to almost half of the flights planned in the coming months. This is part of a “restructuring” of its schedule as it recovers from a disasterous holiday season where a series of strorms swept across north america bringing air travel […]