Rent reduced for riders, early budget items approved by Regina Council
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Regina's city council covered a lot of ground in a three-hour meeting on Wednesday. With all members in attendance, coun...
8:30 – Cameco has officially signed the deal with Energoatom Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear energy to be the sole supplier of uranium for the next 12 years. Tim Gitzel , CEO of Cameo joins Taylor to explain what is next now that deal is official.
LIVE Tim Gitzel, CEO of Cameco
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines
10:00 – The Provincial budget is coming out this week and the Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation is asking the province for at least $400 million more in funding for public education. Samantha Becotte, President of The Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation joins Taylor to explain the importance of this funding and bringing it back to levels seen in 2013.
LIVE: Samantha Becotte, President of The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation
10:30 – The rebrand to Experience Regina has not gone over all too well and has raised questions how did this get full approval and go public? Sandra Masters the Mayor of Regina joins Taylor for her take on the rebranding of Experience Regina.
LIVE: Mayor Sandra Masters, Mayor of Regina.
11:00 – An awareness campaign launched from the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan informs the public of the growing shortage of RPNs as 50% of Saskatchewan’s RPNs are set to retire soon. Beverly Balaski, Executive Director and Registrar of Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan joins Taylor to explaining the threat to public safety this shortage can have.
LIVE: Beverly Balaski, RN BN MN Executive Director and Registrar of Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan
11:30 – Projected NHL first overall pick Connor Bedard has seen an increase in his popularity from sold out arenas to a number of people camping out as his house for an autograph and photo. This has raised the question is this fair for a 17-year-old to face and deal with. Leah Ferguson is an Associate Professor in the College of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan focusing on Sport Psychology joins Taylor to discuss the impact this fanfare and scrutiny can have on young athletes.
LIVE: Leah Ferguson, Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology
12:00 – Today is World Down Syndrome Day! Madison Tevlin is a 21 year old actress from Toronto. She has been in multiple movies, gone viral online after sharing videos of herself singing, and even hosted her own talk show. Oh, and by the way… Madison has Down syndrome. She joined our Brittany Caffet for a discussion about Down syndrome.