Volunteers are being sought for the Canada Day celebrations in Wascana Park, see the attached poster for more details and visit www.reginacanadaday.ca to apply!

Click on the link or visit https://regina.community at your convenience and help US help YOU make Regina the best city we can by getting direction and focus from the people that matter, YOU the residents of this city.

Is crime a problem? Do you need access to amenities and supports in your area? Here is your chance to make your voice heard, a chance to be the change you want to see in your community and city.  The assessment only takes five minutes to complete!

The City of Regina invites residents to make their voices heard by sharing their priorities for the 2020 Budget.

From now until May 10, residents can complete a 5-minute online survey, just proceed to the linked page. The city wants to know what is most important to you as we prepare for the 2020 Budget and get feedback on the progress we have made so far.

Hearing from every voice in Regina is very important as the City makes decisions about services and infrastructure that impact everyone on a daily basis.

Calling for businesses that could use assistance collecting office recyclables, see poster for details.

We have received requests from residents of Prairie View for a Forever… in Motion program to be ran in the community.  To get started, however, there is a need for someone over the age of 50 to volunteer to take the leader position, which would involve attending a Leadership Training seminar over the course of 4 days (one day a week).  Attached below is the poster with more information.  If you are at all interested, please reach out to us at pvca@sasktel.net as well as contacting RQHR with the contact information found in the poster.

More information on Forever… in Motion can be found here:  www.rqhealth.ca/forever-in-motion

This Saturday is your last chance to benefit from Household Hazardous Waste Days this year! Drop off your propane tanks, fertilizers, aerosols, paint and more to the City’s Public Works Yard at 2400 6th Avenue between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

For your safety and the safety of our staff, chemicals must be properly packaged and labelled.

Send your waste to a better place and protect our environment for future generations.

For full details and a list of acceptable items, visit Regina.ca/waste.

City Council has approved moving forward with a pilot project prior to implementing
a year-round curbside organic (food and yard) waste collection and processing
service. Organic waste makes up about 50 per cent of residential waste and is a
resource that can be used to make valuable products like nutrient-rich compost and
energy

More info can be found at the following link:  https://www.regina.ca/press/news-and-announcements/curbside-organic-waste-pilot-project-coming-to-regina-moving-regina-toward-the-65-per-cent-residential-waste-diversion-target/

My name is Daren Drummond and I am the Chairperson for the CA.  This past year has been very exciting for our association.

First, we successfully ran our first Fall Trade Show in November 2017.  We had over 45 vendors present and the show was attended by over 400 residents.  It saw us partner with McLurg School and Teddy Bear’s Anonymous, the latter we were able to raise $1300 for.  Our vendors, many of whom will be returning for the 2018 show (Saturday, November 17th 10am – 4pm at McLurg School) also gave us exceptional feedback.

Secondly, we have entered the discussion phase with the City of Regina regarding a new fitness park.  The Murphy Park Fitness Trail is being sponsored by one of our own residents and we are pursuing additional funding with the City of Regina.  If we are successful, we will be actively fundraising to see this exciting new addition to our community become a reality.  We will keep you posted via Facebook and our website.

We have gained a new Children’s and Adult Programmer, Megan Wiwcharuk has joined our CA and she has started to offer some new and exciting programs and instructors this fall!  We also have a new sign coordinator, Riley Nadoroznik.  He is also the community member who has offered to donate cash for the new Fitness Trail and he will be fundraising in the community as well.

We have also concluded our partnership with the McLurg School Playground Enhancement group.  McLurg School delivered our Fall newsletter as a fundraiser and we successfully partnered with them on some City of Regina grant applications.  We’ve also joined forces with St. Josaphat School and they will be assisting with our next newsletter delivery.

This year looks very exciting and I’m looking forward to the challenges ahead!

-Daren Drummond

The public is invited to learn about and provide feedback on the Recreation Master Plan. You can do this in one of two ways:

Come and Go Information Session:
Thursday, May 24
4 – 7 p.m. North West Leisure Centre (Classroom #1)
1127 Arnason Street

Online feedback form:

Thursday, May 24 – Friday, June 8
www.regina.ca/RecPlan
Starting May 24, go online to view the presentation panels from the information session. Complete the online feedback form to provide your input.

For more information on the Recreation Master Plan, visit: http://www.regina.ca/recplan