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Enter to Play Regina mayor announces formal plan for inner city revitalization project
Regina Mayor Pat Fiacco is revealing a solid plan to try and move forward with a massive inner city revitalization project.
At a meeting on Monday, city council will vote on a three-phase plan that could see work begin on a new stadium as early as next spring.
Half a million dollars would be set aside to fund the first portion of the project. The city will begin formal negotiations with CP Rail to buy the container yards north of downtown right away.
Gary Etcheverry resigns from Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the resignation of defensive assistant Gary Etcheverry just days before the start of training camp.
Vice President of the Riders, Ken Miller, says Etcheverry will be looking for business opportunities instead of coaching football this season. Etcheverry was demoted within the Roughriders coaching staff after losing his defensive coordinator position to Richie Hall.
Family identifies remains found in burned car in Prince Albert
A Prince Albert family is searching for answers after they lost their son in a horrific incident early Saturday morning.
A car was found engulfed in flames in the West Flat at about 1 a.m. When the fire was put out, human remains were discovered.
The boy's mother, Fanny Ballantyne, confirms the remains are those of her 13-year-old son, Wayne Ballantyne.
She said the last few days have been very emotional for her as she waits for answers, she only knows what she has heard from people in the community.
Two prisoners escape from Prince Albert institution
Prince Albert RCMP are investigating the escape of two prisoners
from the minimum-security Riverbend Institution in Prince Albert. It
happened at around 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25.
An extensive search of the area didn't turn up the men.
Thiry-one-year-old Christopher Gibson (shown on the left) is described as being 6'1",
268lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. He has chinese symbols and a
rose tattooed on his left forearm. The other escapee is 37-year-old
Regina police using Draganfly X6 to enhance investigations
The Draganfly X6 is not a pretty insect, it's actually a new tool that will enhance the way the Regina Police Service conducts investigations from the air.
It's a remote-controlled mini helicopter that's used to obtain aerial views and photos of major crime scenes and serious car accidents.
Saskatoon recycling debate heats up
We now know there won't be referendum, but there are still a lot of
question marks hanging over one of Saskatoon's most
contentious issues. Among them is how the recycling debate will
impact Cosmo Industries - a non profit organization that employs
disabled people in a massive paper processing plant.
Councillor Darren Hill
says no one wants to see Cosmo affected by a new city wide curbside
recycling program views the current debate as an opportunity
for Cosmo to grow and develop.
Vehicle plows into Saskatoon business
There's a gaping hole in the side of a west Saskatoon business after a vehicle crashed through it Tuesday evening.
Saskatoon police say that at around 11:30 p.m. a 56-year-old woman may have meant to tap the brake as she pulled in front of the business in the 3300 Block of Fairlight Drive.
But instead- she pushed the gas pedal and smashed into the building. The vehicle and the business suffered extensive damage. No one was injured.
Saskatchewan's credit rating given highest level possible
Saskatchewan continues to show it's economic strength.
For the first time ever, the province's credit rating has been listed as AAA, the highest level possible.
Finance Minister Ken Krawetz says it's mainly for a few reasons.
"In lieu of our debt repayment, our projected budgetary expenditures and surpluses."
While the government won't be borrowing any money yet, as they are in a surplus scenario, Krawetz says this will help crown corporations.
Regina General Hospital. Karin Yeske/News Talk Radio