Forever...in motion Leadership Training
Date: Tuesday and Thursday
July 11, 13, 18, 20, 25
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
Cost: $40.00 for 5 sessions to help cover the cost of materials
 For more information visit: www.rqhealth.ca/forever-in-motion

DRUG AWARENESS
ADDICTION RESOURCE GUIDE FOR KIDS AND PARENTS
Most people have heard the word "addiction" before.
It's a word used to describe compulsive use of alcohol, drugs,
or even things like video games or social media to a level where
it has a bad impact on the user's life.
A NEW LINK HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR WEBPAGE TO HELP IDENTIFY AND COPE
CLICK HERE 

Landfill, Yard Waste Depot Hours, Weekly Garbage Collection to Shift to Summer Schedule

As warmer weather approaches and signs of spring appear, weekly garbage collection resumes and the City’s Landfill and Yard Waste Depot hours expand.

Beginning the week of Monday, April 3, 2023 residents can roll out their brown carts each week on their collection day. Weekly garbage collection will end with the City-wide rollout of green Food and Yard Waste carts to all homes in late summer.

Starting Monday, April 10, the Landfill will operate on its summer schedule, open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Sunday. The entry gates close 15 minutes prior to closing to allow vehicles to unload and exit the Landfill by closing time.

The free Yard Waste Depot located near the Landfill will reopen for the season on Monday, April 10, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Residents can drop off leaves, grass clippings, bush and tree trimmings and other yard waste.

Residents are reminded that plastic garbage bags are not compostable and yard waste must be removed from plastic bags at the Yard Waste Depot site. Great alternatives include paper yard waste bags or reusable containers.

For households participating in the food and yard waste pilot, green cart service will switch to weekly collection beginning the week of Monday, April 3; however, brown cart collection will remain biweekly.

Visit Regina.ca/waste for more information. 

PUBLIC NOTICE
THE NORTHWEST LEISURE CENTRE WILL SHUT
DOWN FOR 6 WEEKS BEGINNING JUNE 12, 2023

OVERKILL
The City of Regina recently amended the Clean Property Bylaw #9881 (click here) requiring:  "Every owner of land adjoining a sidewalk shall clear the sidewalk of all snow and ice within forty-eight (48) hours of the time when the snow or ice was formed or deposited thereon." As a taxpayer, like many taxpayers, it's felt that the City has overstepped its bounds and stomped on the rights of the homeowners. We have snow, that's a given, and for the most part homeowners do a good job of keeping the City's sidewalks passable in winter. A case of overzealous enforcement by the City is the story of an individual with multiple health impairments, who is trying to stay in his home, but gets hit with a $424.00 fine. (The charge was later reversed). Totally ridiculous. See the story here. As a Community Association we are against the position taken by the City and that portion of the Bylaw in question. Part 3 of Bylaw #9881 should be repealed immediately or replaced with something more appropriate. Besides there being so many parts of Part 3 that are completely untenable there is information provided by the City on their website at www.regina.ca which is in direct conflict with the Bylaw. How did that happen?
Find full details here

Note: In reviewing the Canada Post website here you are cordially
invited to keep property safe for postal workers. I could find no
 threats such as those being made by the City of Regina.

SASKATCHEWAN WELCOMES 200 UKRAINIAN CITIZENS

As a welcome to our recently arrived Ukrainian friends,
and any other new arrivals from outside Canada, the
Walsh Acres, Lakeridge, Garden Ridge Community Association
would like to provide a free community membership to any
new arrivals that are now permanently or
temporarily residing within our Community area.
Our Community map can be found here. 
This free membership is good through to August 31, 2023.
This allows participation in all our, and other, community and
City programs throughout the City of Regina.
To obtain a free community membership contact our Secretary, Terry Michell
at walrgr.secretary@gmail.com with your name and address.
 

Signal For Help

           The social isolation measures necessitated by the COVID-19
pandemic are making it more difficult for those who are at risk of
abuse or violence to safely reach out for help. “Signal for Help” is
a simple one-handed sign someone can use on a video call, from
a window or door or in a public place. It can help a person
silently show they need help and want someone
to check in with them in a safe way or call the police.
For more information click: Here