Outgoing ward 3 councillor Andrew Stevens makes his way to the sub-basement to offer some of his tips & tricks for anyone seeking election to Regina city council. We talk about some of his favourite projects from his time on council, even a regret or two. We also discuss the Aug 21 2024 city council meeting and what was &/or wasn't accomplished there such as the reconsideration of the location of the permanent emergency shelter, the renaming of Dewdney Ave and the proposed Indoor Aquatic...
Aug 23, 2024
Outgoing Ward 1 councillor Cheryl Stadnichuk shares her tips and tricks for new councillors. Plus, we talk about the latest evolution of the Indoor Aquatic Facility. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Aug 16, 2024
Election update 2024, Wascana Pool reopens, Queen Cityhavians excited by new Costco parking lot, four-plex in Cathedral irks social media. Plus, an interview with Bill Nehr, Regina's manager of city projects. We discuss the Muscowpetung Saulteaux proposal for the Yards, the latest baseball stadium study, Housing Accelerator project progress and the North Central revitalization initiative. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Aug 02, 2024
A conversation with Myke Agecoutay from Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation about their proposal for an Indigenous business centre at the Yards — a location the city is currently considering for a baseball stadium. Plus, 2024 city election update and the Neighbourhood Plan Review. Music by Eric Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Jul 26, 2024
It's a council catch-up day in the Bureau. We talk about the aborted permanent emergency shelter location, the approval of the Douglas Ave apartment, the continuing REAL saga, the city is swiming in debt both real and soon-to-be, the library wants to borrow money, new development charges. Clips from the meetings we discuss in this meeting can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@PDCityHall/videos Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Jun 21, 2024
We speak with Stu Niebergall from the Regina And Region Homebuilders Association about council's efforts to remove exclusionary single-family zoning and the impacts that will have on the city's residential market. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR, Regina's community radio station.
Jun 11, 2024
The Queen City Improvement Bureau was "live" on stage at the Artesian on 13th for the Cathedral Village Arts Festival. We played "Name That City Councillor" with Leader Post reporter Larissa Kurz, performed a classic Queen City Tender Moment, and read from the upcoming erotic novel "Pounded By Duplexes: How I Went From NIMBY To YIMBY". Plus, a Q&A session with our audience. Thanks to Neil Adams from CJTR for recording the show for us and to Dana and the crew at Artesian for all their technic...
Jun 05, 2024
Council accidentally passed a 40km/h speed limit for Cathedral. What's up with Councillor Nelson's point of order against Councillor Hawkins. Plus! We have a live show coming up May 22 at the Artesian during the Cathedral Village Arts Festival. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
May 17, 2024
Another mayor announces the Yards Project! Opposition to the Housing Accelerator Fund grows — in size & in misinformation! Vision Zero passes! What say the Servants Of The Blood God? Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Apr 26, 2024
We take a tour of some of the NIMBY arguments being use to obstruct the city's intensification plans needed to access $35 million in federal Housing Accelerator Fund money. Plus, the city releases its financial update for 2023 and it makes Aidan laugh very hard. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR, Regina community radio.
Apr 14, 2024
We meet with Laura Pfeifer, the city's manager of city revitalization, to talk about the Housing Accelerator Fund and the changes that hath wrought upon yon Lawes Of The Bye. Then we discuss the city's Vision Zero Framework and a proposal to define the entire Cathedral neighbourhood as a Community Safety Zone — the effect of which would be to reduce the speed limit in the area to 30km/h. Music by Guidewire. Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Apr 03, 2024
This meeting of the Bureau is packed with trivial nonsense, like an attempt to rent land off the city for a dollar that goes nowhere and a Clr Nelson Moment that … goes nowhere. Plus, Globe Theatre gets cash! And! Madame Web! Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Mar 22, 2024
News from the Feb 14 2024 city council meeting: Bylaw changes inspired by the federal Housing Accelerator Fund have passed but there are concerns about how the housing-friendly measures will interact with the city's various housing-unfriendly neighbourhood plans. Then, council unanimously passes the North Cental Revitalization Initiative and it includes direction to establish a community-led land trust. Overall, a pretty exciting council meeting. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). First broadca...
Feb 24, 2024
The QCIB returns to the CJTR studio for the first time in… a very long time. On the agenda: REAL's finances are fffFFFFfff-f-f-f-fairly bad; Councillor Terina Nelson wins Most Insightful Comment By A Councillor Award; Mayors motion to accelerate housing may face province-sized problems; sky-diving Christian babies. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Nov 17, 2023
We celebrate CJTR’s 2023 Radiothon by taking the Queen City Improvement Bureau out of the subbasement and recording our. meeting before a living-human audience in the Rebellion Taproom in the heart of the Warehouse District. We talk to some of the fine folks who came out to support community radio. On the mic with us, we have CJTR station manager Neil Adams along with QCIB listeners Lauren, Deron Staffen, local legend Jim Elliot, and CJTR board member Alan Hall. And in a special podcast bonus, w...
Oct 20, 2023
As homeless people build an encampment on city hall's lawn, Mayor Masters clears Henry Baker Hall of malcontents so council can conclude the LeBlanc/Stevens Saga in peace. Plus: Are you one with the Goat Unanimity? And: Rest easy, citizen! Councillor Hawkins is here to defend your parking! Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Jun 30, 2023
Council watcher, Andrew James Reist, visits the subbasement to talk about what inspired him to take an interest in #YQRCC. Then we take a look at council's latest monster — as in, >700 pages — agenda. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Jun 30, 2023
Journalist Alex Birrell visits the subbasement to discuss his piece in Sask Dispatch, "Sexism & Sandra Masters’ City". We also discuss housing and the collapse of Regina's suburban sprawl Ponzi scheme. Plus, it's another instalment of City Council Teenage Super Drama: Redux as Clr Nelson files an integrity complaint against Clr Stevens for spreading confidential information! It's all anybody is talking about in the lunchroom! Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM...
Jun 17, 2023
City hall is contemplating big changes for the Scarth pedestrian mall in downtown. Will they put cars on it? Will they keep it car free? Aidan takes the Scarth Survey live on-air! Does it really matter? Yeah… probably not. Plus, from the (tragically thin) Good News folder, the city is applying for $36 million to be used to get 1,100 new homes ready to build within four years. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Jun 14, 2023
Don Young, executive director of the Cathedral Village Arts Festival, visits the sub-basement to give us a preview of this year's festival. Plus, more cringe at council as there's been an integrity complaint against councillors Dan LeBlanc and Andrew Stevens over their court action against the city manager. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
May 20, 2023
Julian Wotherspoon, the author of the letter supporting Councillor Dan LeBlanc's lawsuit to put an ending-homelessness line item in the 2023 budget, is in the sub-basement to set the record straight about some scurrilous aspersions cast by A Certain City Councillor about the intellectual autonomy of the people who signed said letter. Plus, electric kick scooters are now legal in the Queen City; city council approves ANOTHER downtown surface parking lot but don't worry, it's okay, this surface pa...
May 04, 2023
CJTR station manager Neil Adams, aka Salami Dan, visits the subbasement to talk about community radio and the station's membership drive. Then, the Queen City is getting new ward boundaries and some folks are not happy, council takes a third stab at appointing a liaison to the Community & Social Impact Regina board, and the Warehouse District pitches an "interim" use plan for the Rail Lands. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Apr 20, 2023
We talk with Derek Pho of CJTR's Rock Mollusk about Regina's Kaiju Prairie Dogs (as one does on a news show). Plus, Aidan is away so we play some audio kludge that's been clotting up my hard drive: • Clr Stevens wants a Municipal Land Development Corp, Clr Nelson has questions • Clr Zachidniak is none too stoked on admin's answers to her Catalyst questions • Experience Tim Reid's apology to Regina. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan HIll). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Apr 14, 2023
How downtown revitalization threatens to eject two of downtown's most vital elements: The Folk Fest & The Farmers Market. Plus, the city ran a "scientific" survey about a prospective downtown arena that told us the same thing we've heard many times before — but somehow it's being spun otherwise. Music by Ryan Hill (Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Apr 09, 2023
Julian Branch, expert on the city's having of asbestos concrete pipes, is in the sub-basement. Plus, the Transit Challenge and another more-newer survey on whether Regina wants a downtown arena. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcats on 91.3FM CJTR.
Mar 18, 2023
An interview with Catalyst Committee co-chair and REAL CEO, Tim Reid about the Committee's recommendations, such as their commitment to building a new arena downtown. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Mar 10, 2023
The Catalyst Committee released their highly anticipated recommendations on Feb 24 so we run through the key ones. Plus, Catalyst Committee co-chairs, Tim Reid & Bob Hawkins, conducted a technical briefing for the media and we were there. So you get to hear some of that too. Yay! Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Mar 06, 2023
Devon Anderson visits the Bureau. She is one of the signers of a letter supporting Councillors LeBlanc & Stevens. We talk with her about why she felt it was important to put her name on that letter. Then, we talk about 2023's Budget That Did Not Balance & how last week admin released a Very Detailed Budget Update With Several Very Detailed Points That Very Clearly Put The Budget In Balance And It's All Very Good Thank You Very Much Now Forget This Ever Happened. Music by Ryan Hill (aka G...
Feb 26, 2023
We have some good news and bad news. What do you want first? Well, we recorded this already so you're getting the good news first — a tetralogy of good news stories from city hall. Then we have a whole second half of bad. Plus, News Of Yesterday, Today! for Feb 16 1923. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Feb 17, 2023
We had a lot of topics on the agenda but the whole thing ended up being about the Catalyst Committee’s arena proposal and downtown. We brainstorm arena names then talk about "elite projection", the horrendously awful Transform Downtown website & fare-free transit for youth. It's all connected. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire) Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR.
Feb 03, 2023
