QCIB Jan 16 2025 - Regina & Region Corvid Community

University of Regina geography professor Vanessa Mathews visits the subbasement to talk about two items coming to council very soon: a motion to set a new property tax classification for nuisance and underused properties (like surface parking lots), and a motion to start a pilot program for free transit for high school kids. We also talk about the concept plan for the Scarth St pedestrian mall renovation. (Spoilers: they want to keep it a pedestrian mall). No Aidan this week as he is away negotiating an MOU for a Food & Yard Waste Joint Use Agreement with Regina's crows and ravens. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From their office by the secondary boiler in a subbasement beneath city hall, the Queen City Improvement Bureau facilitates improvements in the City of Regina's vibrancy, attractiveness, sustainability and community. The QCIB's departmental target is a municipality in which citizens maximize harmony and thrive optimally in opportunity. In other words, it's time to Feel the Improvement. The QCIB realizes its community outreach mandate by broadcasting its weekly meetings Thursdays at 7pm (& rebroadcast Mondays at 3pm) on 91.3 FM CJTR, Regina's Community Radio. The Queen City Improvement Bureau archives their meetings as "podcasts" at https://queencityib.com/podcasts This QCIB episode is archived here: https://queencityib.com/podcasts/2025/1/16/jan-16-2025-regina-amp-region-corvid-community Find the QCIB on CJTR at https://cjtr.ca/radio/qcib/ Find our theme song, Sunshine, by Ryan Hill here https://guidewire.bandcamp.com/track/sunshine