Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
Local bookstore still serves bookworms after opening cancelled by COVID-19
The opening of a new store can be all excitement and nervous energy -- until that opening is postponed indefinitely by the COVID-19 pandemic. Annabel Townsend was set to open her new independent books...
Apr 07, 2020 (The Penny University/Facebook)
COVID-19 restrictions throwing a wrench into social assistance supports
Many people are lamenting not being able to go to a theatre or to a bar these days, but for some, what they're losing through the public health restrictions is a lot more serious. On a normal day, Jen...
Apr 03, 2020 Jenna Hamilton (left) and Raylynn Pritchard work at Thomas Circle of Care, a social assistance organization, and say they're worried about their clients who can't get their programming amid COVID-19 restrictions. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Souls Harbour's Easter meal gets a makeover due to COVID-19
Holiday meals are a staple every year at Souls Harbour Rescue Mission in Regina, but things have had to change a bit this year because of COVID-19. Normally for the Easter meal, people come into the d...
Apr 02, 2020
Salvation Army filling the gap with lunches after schools close
It has been almost two weeks since schools in Saskatchewan closed and that has left a gap for many kids -- and not just when it comes to learning. Many kids relied on schools for a hot lunch and, with...
Apr 01, 2020 Gord Wilson (left) and Corey Nissen with the Salvation Army Haven of Hope help to hand out bagged lunches to people in need on March 26, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Take it seriously': Regina-born woman in Italy sends warnings back home
With Italy in lockdown and suffering big numbers of infected and fatalities from COVID-19, a Regina woman living there is sending warnings and advice back home. Tasha Wahl was born in Regina and grew ...
Mar 27, 2020 Tasha Wahl was born and raised in Regina but now lives in Bologna, Italy with her husband. (Tasha Wahl/Submitted)
Owners of The Everyday Kitchen doing something you don't see every day
Instead of people gathered around tables with coffee cup in hand, The Everyday Kitchen is filled these days with long tables holding boxes of donuts and coffee cups ready to be taken out. It has been ...
Mar 27, 2020 Mark Shmelinski, co-owner at The Everyday Kitchen, on March 26, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'Haphazard': Health-care workers union critical of government response to COVID-19
The head of a union that represents thousands of health-care workers in Saskatchewan has some particular criticisms of how the provincial government has handled the COVID-19 pandemic. "That is one of ...
Mar 26, 2020 SEIU-West president Barbara Cape. (File photo by Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Regina city orders stand; mayor clarifies dueling emergency orders
Regina's mayor says city council's emergency orders stand in the city of Regina, until or unless the provincial government decides otherwise. On Saturday morning Mayor Michael Fougere clarified things...
Mar 21, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
City forgiving parking tickets around General Hospital, will hold emergency meeting
The City of Regina is going to relax enforcement and forgive parking tickets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The city announced Thursday evening it will be forgiving all non-safety-related (vehicles par...
Mar 19, 2020 Regina Mayor Michael Fougere. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Travellers brace for return to Regina amid COVID-19 restrictions
A group of Regina women thought they'd have a hot-weather getaway at the end of winter, but instead watched from 4,000 kilometres away as COVID-19 spread through their home country and triggered trave...
Mar 19, 2020 Janice Yung (l to r), Reta Love and Laurie McLean. (Submitted)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...