Apr
11
If you have not already, you only have eleven days left to provide your feedback on the City of Regina’s proposed budget for 2010. The proposed budget calls for:
Apr
5
Well, I must confess that this is a sad post to write. On Friday of last week, The Sasquatch held a wake/commemoration for the end of their publication.
A fiercely independent media source, Sasquatch will be suspending its publication due to financial strains and a generally challenging market. Editor Shayna Stock summed it up best when she wrote,
“This has been a difficult process for everyone involved, particularly because the need for independent media in this province is still so acute, and The Sasquatch, though barely out of its infancy, was already punching far above its weight. The more unbalanced and divided our world becomes, the stronger the need for democratic, public-interest journalism that holds power to account and presents practical alternatives to the status quo. It is painful, then, to close down a new publication that directly addresses that need.”
Well said, Shayna, well said. To all those involved with the publishing of The Sasquatch, thanks for being part of an important dialogue. We will miss you!
Mar
27
I came across a terrific article on the Justice and Attorney General’s web site and thought that I should share the link. In January 2004, the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy published a “A Profile of Aboriginal Children in Regina: Prospects and Challenges“.
While the entire report is a must-read for anyone interested in poverty in Regina, one particular statistic jumps out at me. Check out this quote:
In 2001, the estimated child poverty rate in Canada was 15.6 per cent while that of Saskatchewan was 17.6 per cent. Yet, the poverty rate among First Nations children ages 0-14 living off-reserve in Saskatchewan in 2000 was 55.9 per cent, while the corresponding number for Regina was 61.3 per cent. The incidence of poverty
among Métis children ages 0-14 living off-reserve in Saskatchewan in 2000 was 36 per cent, while the corresponding number for Regina was 45.7 per cent.
Shocking numbers, but I am wondering, has anyone seen more current numbers? If you have, please contact us, or leave a comment below!
Oct
21
Has anyone else noticed that the City of Regina has video clips up on their Election 2009 candidate profiles? I’m glad to live in a city that announces candidate news on Twitter and takes the time to put clips on Youtube.
Now if only we’d vote…
Oct
20
This map isn’t very easy to find on the City of Regina’s web site, so I thought I would post it on here.
Regina Municipal Election - Ward Map
Oct
14
Here are some figures from the 2006 Municipal Election. As you can see, our voter turnout was pretty abysmal. Let’s try to add 20% to these numbers this year:
| Ward | Voter Turnout | |
| 1 | 43% | |
| 2 | 44% | |
| 3 | 32% | |
| 4 | 34% | |
| 5 | 34% | |
| 6 | 22% | |
| 7 | 31% | |
| 8 | 32% | |
| 9 | 41% | |
| 10 | 40% |
Oct
10
Our civic election campaign is in full swing. And, as part of my commitment to both being informed about the issues and to start updating this blog regularly (again), I have decided to start looking at the races which affect me the most.
As a long time resident of Ward 3, I would like to start off by looking at the four candidates, and the profiles that they submitted to the City of Regina’s page on the election. For fairness, I will cover each of the candidates in the same post and in alphabetical order. Warning, this is going to be a long one… Read more »
Sep
10
Why political mudslinging lowers us all while damaging our democratic system.
Sep
9
The debate regarding how well our Canadian Parliamentary Democracy works, and how well for whom, aside, Rick Mercer reminds us why it is so damn important for Canadians to know how our government works, and why it’s so scary that the majority of us don’t.
Sep
8
Just in case you’re a student and you needed a good reason to get angry, or at least spiteful – Rick Mercer gives you a few reasons to get out there and cast your ballot!