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Lower utility rate increase passed, Regina budget talks continue
Things moved slowly Monday at Regina City Hall during the fourth day of 2024 budget deliberations, but councillors were able to make a few decisions. The utilities budget passed, including an amendmen...
Dec 18, 2023 City councillors in Regina approved the city's utility budget for 2024, including a smaller three per cent increase to the base water rate. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Initial property tax increase in Regina budget talks slightly higher than proposed
City councillors in Regina will be starting from a slightly higher potential property tax increase than was first proposed when they head into 2024 budget deliberations Wednesday. The plan from admini...
Dec 12, 2023 New options on what to do about Regina Exhibition Association Limited’s funding problems have pushed the proposed mill rate increase in Regina up to 2.82 per cent from 2.2. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina city council approves interim REAL board after heated meeting
Regina city council has approved the appointments of interim voting members to the board of directors for Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL). The people chosen were: City manager Niki Anders...
Nov 24, 2023 Regina city manager Niki Anderson (left) and Barry Lacey (right), executive director of financial strategy and sustainability, have joined the REAL board of directors on an interim basis. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Council to talk REAL, housing and water treatment plant
On Wednesday afternoon, Regina city council will discuss the idea of dissolving its Regina Exhibition Association Limited. The possibility was raised during last week's executive committee meeting whi...
Nov 22, 2023 Regina city council is discussing the future of Regina Exhibition Association Limited. (980 CJME file photo)
Regina taxes, utility rates going up in proposed 2024 budget
Property tax bills in Regina could be going up next year, but by less than initially expected thanks to a change in garbage collection. The City of Regina released its proposed 2024 budget on Friday, ...
Nov 17, 2023
Regina city council to consider dissolving REAL
Questions about the ultimate fate of the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) were raised during Wednesday's executive committee meeting. Council might consider dissolving REAL and absorbing i...
Nov 15, 2023 Mayor Sandra Masters said all options should be on the table while dealing with REAL's financial troubles.
Sept. 13, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
City to take control of Tourism Regina; Masters set to go to Dubai
Responsibility for Regina's tourism board will go back to the city after a unanimous vote at Wednesday's city council meeting. Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) is expected to transfer cont...
Nov 08, 2023 Regina city council approved the transfer of Tourism Regina from REAL back to the city. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Regina city councillors react to Masters' claims of loss of trust
At least two of the city councillors in whom Regina's mayor says trust has been lost were taken aback by the comments. On Thursday morning, Mayor Sandra Masters told 980 CJME there has been a loss of ...
Sep 14, 2023 Coun. Shanon Zachidniak and Coun. Cheryl Stadnichuk reacted to Mayor Sandra Masters' comments about a lack of trust among city councillors. (980 CJME file photo)
'We don't trust them:' Masters on fracture in Regina city council
Regina Mayor Sandra Masters has opened up about mistrust sewn within the fabric of city council. Masters told 980 CJME on Thursday there is a loss of trust based on what happened last year. She said t...
Sep 14, 2023 Regina Mayor Sandra Masters said there is a level of mistrust among the members of city council. (980 CJME file photo)
Motion to declare 'houselessness emergency' fails at Regina city council
The motion put forward to declare a homelessness crisis in Regina was defeated 6-2 during Wednesday's city council meeting. It was one of five items in the motion put forward by Ward 8 Coun. Shanon Za...
Sep 13, 2023 Mayor Sandra Masters said all options should be on the table while dealing with REAL's financial troubles.
Sept. 13, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
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