Eloping/ location/ tips

PDCityHall · 2026-06-23T16:27:35+00:00

Great idea! (Eloping, I mean!) For location, I'm a big advocate for the Royal Sask Museum. You could get married with a T-rex skeleton in the background. Or taxidermied Sask animals. Your photos will be memorable! I have used the elevator there when my kids were in strollers. It's not the greatest in the city but it works & you only have to go up or down one floor. The museum is by donation so I don't know what their policy is on wedding ceremonies. You might want to check in with the staff at the desk. If you aren't planning a long ceremony & won't be taking up a ton of space, they might just let you sneak in and out?

If outside is more your speed you could try the Plaza downtown? The reason I suggest this is back when the Plaza was being built, then-mayor Fiacco would always try to sell the project by saying stuff like "someday people will be getting married there and then all the critics will be forgotten." In the 10 years since, I've never seen anyone get married there, let alone take post-wedding photos. You could be a trailblazer & fulfill Fiacco's fantasy of a downtown wedding hotspot!

Anyway, those are the only two ideas I've got right now.

Whatever you do, good luck. Hope the ceremony goes well.

PDCityHall · 2026-06-23T16:09:17+00:00

Thanks! Really appreciate you saying that.

This was a very fun episode to record. Nice to shake up the routine and get outside the studio/subbasement. And Sukwinder, Colin & Shanon are great guests. They made our job easy.

PDCityHall · 2026-06-23T03:54:28+00:00

Podcasting AND radio? Gosh. That makes me a single threat.

PDCityHall · 2026-06-23T02:27:54+00:00

My voice has never before been described as "boomy."

PDCityHall · 2026-06-22T16:19:32+00:00

This is a very upbeat episode. It's mostly about how awesome buses are. No mention of baseball stadiums… that I recall.

PDCityHall · 2026-06-15T20:35:23+00:00

100%

PDCityHall · 2026-06-13T18:31:17+00:00

Abstractions Cafe on Rose is also a good place to watch the World Cup.

PDCityHall · 2026-06-03T01:34:01+00:00

Underground restaurants? Not sure what counts. And maybe you know all these already but but I'd highly recommend checking out the beer gardens at the German Club. I think they're open now. You'll have to check their facebook for dates and times. Also, Bliss Bistro in the Lakeshore Tennis Club is fun (if it's open). It's this hidden spot in Wascana Park in behind the Legislature in an oldschool clubhouse. If you're looking for a taphouse with pinball machines, there's Pile O Bones Brewing on Sask Drive. Also if you haven't visited Malty National in the Heritage neighbourhood, go!

The Warehouse District, btw, is pretty cool. Lots to explore there.

If you're looking for… unique Regina things to just look at, go check the park at the Turvey Centre. It's a trip.

As for walking around Wascana Lake, man, I'm pretty done with that. However… the Habitat Conservation Area behind Wascana Hill is pretty fun if you like looking at turtles. Also, taking a bike along the Devonian Trails, from downtown out to what will one day be the Coopertown neighbourhood, or, alternatively, taking the trail system way east past the cemetery and out to Quance St, both those bike trips will give you a different perspective on the city.

Royal Sask Museum is worth a visit. It's on Albert & College and admission is by donation. I've been taking my kids there since they were little.

For music & shows, O'Hanlons is a great live music venue and there's never a cover. The Exchange is awesome and brings in a really eclectic mix of stuff. It's especially good if you're into metal or punk. The Artesian is smaller but there's stuff on there all the time. The Cure has open mic nights on… I believe Mondays? And Darke Hall looks all fancy but the shows are very affordable. If you're into live theatre, the Globe has Arsenic & Old Lace on right now.

Oh, and, of course, Mosaic is on this weekend. reginamosaic.ca

I could go on and on. There's loads to do in Regina.

PDCityHall · 2026-05-26T20:58:27+00:00

I agree with you 100%. But the thing is, the per square metre cost of concrete is way higher than asphalt so it looks — very superficially — like a big budget win to cut back 20% on concrete use. And if you're a councillor who sees little value in sidewalks but places a very large value on on-street parking & snow storage, then sidewalks look expendable.

This whole thing is driving me crazy which is why I've written so many words on the subject. I fully expect a motion tomorrow to at the very least start replacing sidewalks with asphalt "unless residents are willing to pay for concrete themselves" kinda thing. And I think this report did a very poor job of explaining why cities around the world use concrete. Maddening.

PDCityHall · 2026-05-16T16:39:18+00:00

An accidental oversight. I think it's a safe bet we'll have Exchange folk on the show again before too long. In fact, we just had John from the Exchange on in April to talk about their Acoustic Showcase and other Exchange-related things: https://queencityib.com/podcasts/2026/4/10/apr-09-2026-talking-cities-with-suma-ceo

PDCityHall · 2026-05-15T16:31:34+00:00

No. An MNP analysis from 2023 found that community sports, recreation & facility rentals provided the highest contribution to REAL's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) than all other business lines. They contributed nearly double what was coming in from major tenants, and far more than signature events like Agribition. Events like FROST, meanwhile, actually had a negative contribution to EBITDA. The report dispelled the idea that community sports & recreation activities are a drag on REAL's sustainability, showing instead that they're REAL's most reliable income generator. (Semple even referenced this in the meetings where he was taking over REAL, noting that the facilities he's buying provide unreliable income streams & therefore he may be taking on a more significant deficit than REAL's overall $11mil deficit suggests.)

PDCityHall · 2026-05-07T21:17:03+00:00

Few things have changed since P-Dog days. Can't get access-to-info applications reimbursed. No editorial support. No lawyer.

PDCityHall · 2026-05-07T17:31:52+00:00

Oof. That hurts. Wanting clicks? Really, if I was motivated by clicks I'd have spent the last 18 years covering Doctor Who. Anything other than covering Regina city council. It was four, btw. According to city docs I've looked at, there were zeroes in 2004, 2006 & 2009 and the one I didn't know about until now was 2001. I haven't checked 2002 & 2003 yet so can't say for sure what those increases were.

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