Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
Author Archives: Lisa Schick
City council strikes a blow in the war on weeds
Some people may be hoping for a green thumb for Christmas after Regina's city council approved the framework of a new bylaw and regulations which give the city more teeth when it comes to overgrown la...
Dec 21, 2018
Millions set to go toward new Winnipeg St. overpass
Some big changes are coming to Winnipeg Street north at Ring Road but at this point, the plan doesn't include the nearby train tracks. On Thursday morning, a group of politicians huddled in the chilly...
Dec 20, 2018 Mayor Michael Fougere speaks at funding announcement for new Winnipeg Street overpass Dec. 20, 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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