Regina City Council faced a daunting agenda on Wednesday with several contentious issues on the docket. Council first discussed water fluoridation, aiming to join other cities like Saskatoon and Moose Jaw in the practice. After lengthy debate, council approved the motion 10-1. Councillor Landon Mohl was the only one opposed. One strong advocate of fluoridation […]
Regina City Council will renew debate Wednesday over a bylaw aimed at banning conversion therapy in the city. Conversion therapy is an attempt to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Council approved a draft of the bylaw at the end of April, leaving time for councillors to consult with organizations ahead of further debate. […]
Regina’s Executive Committee approved a recommendation that would look at implementing multi-year budgeting starting in 2022. The city currently budgets one year at a time. Mayor Sandra Masters says many jurisdictions are adopting multi-year budgeting as it provides community organizations with some more clarity. “Multi-year budgeting is intended, of course, to line up the short-term […]
Regina City Council decided this week to build permanent washroom facilities downtown to try and make the city’s core more accessible. The move follows a stalled pilot project looking at the number of people who use the washroom at the Regina Public Library. Despite COVID-19 putting a pause on the pilot project, Mayor Sandra Masters […]
Regina’s 2020 annual report was approved on Wednesday, highlighting the city’s operational successes and accomplishments over the past year. “Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought change to our homes, workplaces and neighbourhoods without exception,” said Mayor Sandra Masters in a news release on Thursday. “City Administration is to be commended for their […]
Regina City Council approved a report highlighting the legalization of cannabis on the city’s black market. When legalization occurred in 2018, the city decided to allow only 6 stores, and enacting some of the strictest rules in the country. Mayor Sandra Masters says the stores have had a devastating impact to the black market, and […]
Several Regina community associations are pushing the City of Regina to replace lead pipes in the city as soon as possible instead of spreading the project over 15 years. City council will consider approving administration’s recommendation to go with a 15-year lead service connection replacement program during Wednesday’s council meeting. This follows city council’s unanimous […]
Residents in Regina’ Eastview neighbourhood will have to endure train noise a little longer as the city decides the best way forward. During City Council Wednesday, a motion brought forward to address train noise was tabled until after the city directs train traffic away from Ring Road. Mayor Sandra Masters says there’s not a whole […]
Conversion therapy could soon be banned in Regina, after a marathon meeting Wednesday. The ban will be in alignment with federal Bill C-6, which would make it illegal to change someone’s sexual orientation to heterosexual. While City Council voted to back a ban on conversion therapy, they couldn’t quite back the wording of Bill C-6. […]
