Paul Dechene
@pauldechene.bsky.social
Writing about city council in Regina, Saskatchewan. Co-host of the Queen City Improvement Bureau on 91.3FM CJTR - www.queencityib.com. Columns in Prairie Dog Magazine. There will be swearing. Proceed at your own risk.
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Nov 06 2025 - Here's A Tip: Buy Wood! — Queen City Improvement Bureau
City of Regina's Chief Financial Officer, Daren Anderson, found his way into the subbasement so we quizzed him about the 2026 budget and money stuff like that. If you're prone to freaking out about mi...
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Our interview with Regina CFO Daren Anderson on the new Queen City Improvement Bureau. He gives us an inside look the 2026 budget. Is the sky falling? Is the mill rate going to the moon?
queencityib.com/podcasts/202... #yqrcc
queencityib.com/podcasts/202... #yqrcc
Reposted by Paul Dechene
I'm just one of a handful of housing folks quoted in this Globe piece, all saying the same thing: "Federal budget falls short in addressing housing affordability, experts say".
Read here:
Read here:
Federal budget falls short in addressing housing affordability, experts say
Academics and builders’ associations says 2025 budget measures watered down from Liberal election pledges
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'm just one of a handful of housing folks quoted in this Globe piece, all saying the same thing: "Federal budget falls short in addressing housing affordability, experts say".
Read here:
Read here:
This is stupid, embarrassing and really fucking dangerous. Healthcare, once again, is a provincial responsibility and provincial governments have been dropping the ball on this for a long time. This is just one more sign of their abject failure.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is stupid, embarrassing and really fucking dangerous. Healthcare, once again, is a provincial responsibility and provincial governments have been dropping the ball on this for a long time. This is just one more sign of their abject failure.
I am doing this from now on. (And, as it happens, I am 5ft 24cm). xkcd.com/3164/
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I am doing this from now on. (And, as it happens, I am 5ft 24cm). xkcd.com/3164/
Just read through the timeline of the city's homelessness response appendix in this week's Well-being & Homelessness report & I want to push back against this notion that the city has "done nothing!" to address homelessness. They've done loads. Spent lots. But homelessness keeps getting worse #yqrcc
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just read through the timeline of the city's homelessness response appendix in this week's Well-being & Homelessness report & I want to push back against this notion that the city has "done nothing!" to address homelessness. They've done loads. Spent lots. But homelessness keeps getting worse #yqrcc
Everybody likes to dunk on social media for ruining society. Meanwhile, we haven't paid nearly enough attention to how Powerpoint has contributed to the brain rot.
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Everybody likes to dunk on social media for ruining society. Meanwhile, we haven't paid nearly enough attention to how Powerpoint has contributed to the brain rot.
If you're hankering to read this Wed's Regina Exec Cmte agenda, a temporary link is available on the city's website b/c they're having troubles with the meeting portal. Thu's Planning Commission & next week's council agendas are thre too: www.regina.ca/city-governm... #yqrcc
City of Regina | Register to Address Committee/Council
City of Regina
www.regina.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you're hankering to read this Wed's Regina Exec Cmte agenda, a temporary link is available on the city's website b/c they're having troubles with the meeting portal. Thu's Planning Commission & next week's council agendas are thre too: www.regina.ca/city-governm... #yqrcc
I should be more upbeat about neighbourhood livability improving in Regina. The rejuvenation of the Gale's building on 13th Ave is a good example of how there are property owners in this town who get it and want make the city better. Pictured: new pop-up shop. #yqrcc /1
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I should be more upbeat about neighbourhood livability improving in Regina. The rejuvenation of the Gale's building on 13th Ave is a good example of how there are property owners in this town who get it and want make the city better. Pictured: new pop-up shop. #yqrcc /1
I'm pretty fatalistic about neighbourhood retail ever coming back to Regina. I don't even blink when a neighbourhood plan comes out that basically proposes another car-centric, human-hating exurb. /1 #yqrcc
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I'm pretty fatalistic about neighbourhood retail ever coming back to Regina. I don't even blink when a neighbourhood plan comes out that basically proposes another car-centric, human-hating exurb. /1 #yqrcc
Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social about how Toronto killed Sesame Street (the style of urban living, not the show). I'm sad Toronto decided against neighbourhood retail but it's heartening they even had the conversation. We're still years away from even talking about that in Regina. #yqrcc
Shawn Micallef: How Toronto killed ‘Sesame Street’ with its heritage rules — and how we can bring it back
In the face of opposition from even small groups, the city ends up watering down even the best ideas.
www.thestar.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Great article by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social about how Toronto killed Sesame Street (the style of urban living, not the show). I'm sad Toronto decided against neighbourhood retail but it's heartening they even had the conversation. We're still years away from even talking about that in Regina. #yqrcc
Reposted by Paul Dechene
Sharrows used to make sense in theory, but are now mostly useless and possibly dangerous.
momentummag.com/sharrows-use...
momentummag.com/sharrows-use...
Sharrows used to make sense in theory, but are now mostly useless and possibly dangerous
Road sharrows are about as effective as trying to protect yourself from a charging rhino with a wet paper towel
momentummag.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Sharrows used to make sense in theory, but are now mostly useless and possibly dangerous.
momentummag.com/sharrows-use...
momentummag.com/sharrows-use...
Hey Regina folks. Somebody left a bike at the Artesian. Maybe at our show on Wednesday? If anyone is wondering where they left their bike, it might be there.
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hey Regina folks. Somebody left a bike at the Artesian. Maybe at our show on Wednesday? If anyone is wondering where they left their bike, it might be there.
Chuck Schumer: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Democrats make a new offer to end the shutdown, but Republicans aren't buying it
The offer, crafted by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and championed by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., would also extend expiring health care subsidies for one year.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Chuck Schumer: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
If potholes are only a problem for bikes and horse carts, why do drivers complain ENDLESSLY about them?
Those horse carts look awesome. You know they’re driver-assist. How do I get one?
Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts.
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If potholes are only a problem for bikes and horse carts, why do drivers complain ENDLESSLY about them?
Those horse carts look awesome. You know they’re driver-assist. How do I get one?
Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts.
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Those horse carts look awesome. You know they’re driver-assist. How do I get one?
Reposted by Paul Dechene
Why is a coal lobbyist the new acting head of the EPA?
Predatory delay.
On climate action, winning slowly is the same thing as losing outright.
https://thenearlynow.com/the-last-decade-and-you-489a5375fbe8
Predatory delay.
On climate action, winning slowly is the same thing as losing outright.
https://thenearlynow.com/the-last-decade-and-you-489a5375fbe8
The Last Decade and You
Everything we love is at risk, unless we build a faster, ...
thenearlynow.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Why is a coal lobbyist the new acting head of the EPA?
Predatory delay.
On climate action, winning slowly is the same thing as losing outright.
https://thenearlynow.com/the-last-decade-and-you-489a5375fbe8
Predatory delay.
On climate action, winning slowly is the same thing as losing outright.
https://thenearlynow.com/the-last-decade-and-you-489a5375fbe8
Another CJTR show shoutout: Hardcore Happy Hour is late on Thursdays. I met host Ciaran Keating-Schindelka this summer at a thing in Vic Park and he's an awesome guy who also knows a ton about Regina's hardcore music scene. We should really have him on the QCIB…
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-ha...
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-ha...
The Hardcore Happy Hour | AccessNow Radio 91.3FM
With host Ciaran Keating-Schindelka
accessnowradio.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Another CJTR show shoutout: Hardcore Happy Hour is late on Thursdays. I met host Ciaran Keating-Schindelka this summer at a thing in Vic Park and he's an awesome guy who also knows a ton about Regina's hardcore music scene. We should really have him on the QCIB…
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-ha...
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-ha...
Incidentally, every Thursday on CJTR after the Queen City Improvement Bureau its The Record Room with DJ Patty Blue who spins actual vinyl in studio. Usually something rare & instrumental. I REALLY like this show. I'm listening right now. It's great!
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-re...
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-re...
The Record Room | AccessNow Radio 91.3FM
with Patty Blue
accessnowradio.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Incidentally, every Thursday on CJTR after the Queen City Improvement Bureau its The Record Room with DJ Patty Blue who spins actual vinyl in studio. Usually something rare & instrumental. I REALLY like this show. I'm listening right now. It's great!
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-re...
accessnowradio.ca/radio/the-re...
Our interview with Regina CFO Daren Anderson on the new Queen City Improvement Bureau. He gives us an inside look the 2026 budget. Is the sky falling? Is the mill rate going to the moon?
queencityib.com/podcasts/202... #yqrcc
queencityib.com/podcasts/202... #yqrcc
Nov 06 2025 - Here's A Tip: Buy Wood! — Queen City Improvement Bureau
City of Regina's Chief Financial Officer, Daren Anderson, found his way into the subbasement so we quizzed him about the 2026 budget and money stuff like that. If you're prone to freaking out about mi...
queencityib.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our interview with Regina CFO Daren Anderson on the new Queen City Improvement Bureau. He gives us an inside look the 2026 budget. Is the sky falling? Is the mill rate going to the moon?
queencityib.com/podcasts/202... #yqrcc
queencityib.com/podcasts/202... #yqrcc
You know… if Vancouver wanted a team name that was both hyper-local and would strike fear into their competition's hearts, they'd name their PWHL team the Number 20 Bus. #pwhl
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
You know… if Vancouver wanted a team name that was both hyper-local and would strike fear into their competition's hearts, they'd name their PWHL team the Number 20 Bus. #pwhl
Makes me happy when kids whose parents clearly had the same CD collection I had are now making their own music. youtu.be/dBuOJF_rX40?...
Horsegirl - "Anti-glory" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Horsegirl
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Makes me happy when kids whose parents clearly had the same CD collection I had are now making their own music. youtu.be/dBuOJF_rX40?...
Would love to tear into the baseball stadium proposal — again — on the QCIB tonight but we told the city's CFO tonight's interview would be about the budget & I don't think we can bait-n-switch him like that. The guy has enough problems.
bsky.app/profile/aste... #yqrcc
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Textbook case of how wealthy elite in Saskatchewan exercise their influence.
Council voted against his stadium proposal several times. Residents even said no to a mayoral candidates who ran on building this stadium. @pdcityhall.bsky.social
leaderpost.com/news/local-n...
Council voted against his stadium proposal several times. Residents even said no to a mayoral candidates who ran on building this stadium. @pdcityhall.bsky.social
leaderpost.com/news/local-n...
What to know about Shaun Semple's pursuit of new baseball stadium for Regina Red Sox
Brandt CEO Shaun Semple, who owns the Regina Red Sox, wants to see movement on a new baseball stadium in Regina — possibly as soon as 2026.
leaderpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Would love to tear into the baseball stadium proposal — again — on the QCIB tonight but we told the city's CFO tonight's interview would be about the budget & I don't think we can bait-n-switch him like that. The guy has enough problems.
bsky.app/profile/aste... #yqrcc
bsky.app/profile/aste... #yqrcc
Side note on Saskatchewan hospitals… Shovels are in the ground for the Coopertown area. At full build out, it will be bigger than Moose Jaw. You know what Moose Jaw has? Its own hospital.
Regina hospitals are already in crisis. If we're going to grow, we need another. #yqrcc
Regina hospitals are already in crisis. If we're going to grow, we need another. #yqrcc
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Side note on Saskatchewan hospitals… Shovels are in the ground for the Coopertown area. At full build out, it will be bigger than Moose Jaw. You know what Moose Jaw has? Its own hospital.
Regina hospitals are already in crisis. If we're going to grow, we need another. #yqrcc
Regina hospitals are already in crisis. If we're going to grow, we need another. #yqrcc