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
Retail market changing in Regina as Cornwall stores close
While there will soon be more empty spaces at the Cornwall Centre, it doesn't mark the beginning of the end of retail in Regina. According to John Hopkins, CEO of the Regina Chamber of Commerce, there...
Dec 19, 2018 Closing sale sign at Gap store in the Cornwall Centre, Dec. 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Christmas decorations not banned from health buildings
The Grinch hasn't stolen Christmas from Saskatchewan Health Authority buildings; the authority is reassuring people things are just being moved around. Some people have raised concerns recently after ...
Dec 18, 2018
More stores closing at the Cornwall Centre
The Cornwall Centre is going to be a little emptier in the new year. Leather-goods store Roots is set to close at the end of December, while The Gap and the connected Gap Kids stores are closing in mi...
Dec 18, 2018 Closing sale sign outside of the Gap store at the Cornwall Centre mall in December 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
School boards up pay ahead of tax changes; STF unhappy
The public and catholic school boards in Regina are raising the pay for trustees to compensate for federal tax changes next year, but the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) thinks it's the wrong ...
Dec 17, 2018 (980 CJME file photo)
SaskTel confident in network security amid Huawei warnings
As international warnings come out about the Chinese communications technology company Huawei, SaskTel says it's confident in its network security. Security experts have warned most recently that Huaw...
Dec 14, 2018
McKillop reeve and ratepayers at odds over boundary changes
The division boundaries are changing in the RM of McKillop, near Last Mountain Lake, and while the local ratepayers' association is hopeful, the reeve says it's not going to solve anything. On Thursda...
Dec 14, 2018 Sign posted in the RM of McKillop ahead of referendum vote on boundary changes. (Ratepayers Association RM of McKillop No. 220/Facebook)
Boundary changes approved for RM of McKillop, election set
The RM of McKillop, near Last Mountain Lake, now has new district boundaries after they were approved by the provincial government. The Ministry of Government Relations announced Thursday morning that...
Dec 13, 2018 Sign posted in the RM of McKillop ahead of referendum vote on boundary changes. (Ratepayers Association RM of McKillop No. 220/Facebook)
Tax increase shrinks in 2019 budget, pool to be rebuilt
A lot of spending, and a bit of saving - that's what Regina's city council ended up with after the 2019 city budget was finalized. Council ended up with a mill rate increase of 4.325 per cent, which i...
Dec 12, 2018
Maple Leaf Pool dominates 1st night of city budget debate
While one might have expected to hear all about facts and figures in Monday night's meeting for Regina's 2019 city budget, but people pleading for a community pool took up most of the time. Twenty-eig...
Dec 11, 2018
Mayor calls for smaller tax increase at 2019 budget meeting
Property taxes and water rates in Regina will almost certainly go up in 2019, but how much they will rise will be discussed at the city council budget meeting on Monday night. "They want value for the...
Dec 10, 2018 Mayor Michael Fougere looks out the window of his office on the top floor of Regina City Hall. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
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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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...