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Regina faces complaints as policy, budget limit residential snow plowing
A lot of people in Regina are frustrated with snow clearing, especially when it comes to residential streets that aren't getting plowed. Chris Warren, the City of Regina's director of roadways and tra...
Dec 13, 2024 Roadways director Chris Warren said crews are doing what they can, but are limited by budgetary constraints. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
Rent reduced for Riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
Regina's city council covered a lot of ground in a three-hour meeting on Wednesday. With all members in attendance, council approved several items unanimously, including the 1.34 per cent mill rate in...
Dec 12, 2024 Mayor Chad Bachynski said councillors have been well informed by city staff. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Regina property revaluation to begin in January
Regina property values will be reassessed starting in January. According to the City of Regina, property values must be updated every four years to keep with provincial legislation. Official assessmen...
Dec 03, 2024 Owners are encouraged to log on to the city's website and verify that the information on their properties is correct. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. reports $182 million operating surplus at end of fiscal year
Despite two previous updates in the red, Saskatchewan ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with an operating surplus of $182 million. The Ministry of Finance released the Public Accounts Volume 1 on Thursday...
Jun 27, 2024 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says higher than expected corporate income taxes helped move the province's books from red to black in 2023-24. June 27, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
University of Regina raising tuition as budget finalized for 2024-25 school year
The University of Regina is once again hiking tuition fees as it creates its budget for the next school year. In a news release Thursday, the school said its budget for the 2024-25 school year was app...
May 02, 2024 The University of Regina is raising tuition once again for the coming school year, citing inflationary pressures. (University of Regina/Facebook)
Masters calls for new municipal infrastructure funding model
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters said it was "pleasing" to see money for housing and infrastructure included in the federal budget, but wants to see changes to the way cities can raise money for infrastruc...
Apr 19, 2024 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters called on the federal government to sit down with provinces, territories and municipalities and figure out more sustainable funding models. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
NDP finance critic tells Evan Bray the provincial budget is a failure
The Saskatchewan NDP's finance critic told The Evan Bray Show that he can't find anything for Saskatchewan people in the 2024-25 budget. Trent Wotherspoon said he looked through the entire document an...
Mar 23, 2024
Funding for safe consumption sites again not included in Sask. budget
Prairie Harm Reduction executive director Kayla DeMong was not surprised at what was included - or what wasn't - in the Saskatchewan budget this year. Tabled Wednesday, the budget revealed a record $5...
Mar 22, 2024
Saskatchewan putting millions into shelter security
Homelessness has been getting worse in Saskatchewan, requiring more shelter spaces. But as those spaces have opened, there are some who've been concerned about crime. This week, in the provincial budg...
Mar 22, 2024 The site of the provincial government's planned complex needs shelter on Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. chambers of commerce content with small business tax in provincial budget
The CEOs of both the Regina and Saskatoon chambers of commerce say they're pleased with where the Saskatchewan small business tax sits this year. The 2024-25 budget that was tabled by the province on ...
Mar 21, 2024 (980 CJME file photo)
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