Queen City Improvement Bureau
by Aidan Morgan, Paul Dechene
Latest episode
Oct 29 2026 - Listening To The Weather with Belle & Bryn
Oct 29 2026 - Listening To The Weather with Belle & Bryn
About this podcast
In compliance with council directive EX10-63, the Queen City Improvement Bureau broadcasts their weekly meetings from a forgotten sub-basement office deep beneath city hall of Regina, Saskatchewan. On Twitter as @QueenCityIB. Online at QueenCityIB.com. Broadcasts live on real radio, Thurs 7 to 8 pm CST on 91.3 CJTR Regina's community radio station (CJTR.ca).
Episodes
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- Oct 29 2026 - Listening To The Weather with Belle & BrynBelle Plaine has a new album out, The Weather, so she drops by with guitarist Bryn Besse to play some songs. Plus, very quick city council update. Music by Ryan Hill (aka…
- Oct 22 2026 - Putting The "Oops" Into Co-op's Refinery with Sean TuckerUniversity of Regina professor Sean Tucker visits the subbasement to provide his quinquennial update on the Co-op Refinery. In this report, he focuses on Co-op's discretionary…
- Oct 15 2026 - 1.21 GigaWatts?! Great Scott!!We go looking for the promised Bell Fabric AI Data Centre Discovery Centre with Councillor Sarah Turnbull. Plus, city council passed the Turnbull/Flores/Radons/Zachidniak motion…
- Oct 01 2026 - This Is Fine! with Simon EnochWe've heard rumours that somewhere beyond the borders of the Queen City there's an "AI data centre" currently being built. Sounds like it might be kind of a big deal. Simon Enoch…
- Sep 17 2026 - Growing Young MoversBrian, Emily and CG from Growing Young Movers find their way into the subbasement to talk about what they're accomplishing in North Central. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire)…
- Sep 10 2026 - Commuting From OrcburgLike Christmas and Halloween, Regina City Budget season starts sooner every year. In fact, the Bureau has been deep into early budget celebrations since July! In this meeting, we…
- Aug 26 2026 - We Are Skuare v Kick Puncher IdolsCouncillor Tsiklis wonders if we were paying attention city council this week. INDEED WE WERE, COUNCILLOR! We saw how his Service Project Prioritization Motion died an ignoble…
- Aug 20 2026 - Monitoring GrowthLuke Grazier, Regina's manager of city projects, visits the subbasement to talk about the recently released 2026 Growth Monitoring Report. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire)…
- Aug 06 2026 - A Mock CouncilCouncil Victoria Flores and official "Young Person" Liam Colhoun visit the sub-basement to discuss the Summer City Council Boot Camp and Mock City Council. Plus, city admin may…
- Jul 02 2026 - Maybe Our Most Famous Guest Everj wallace skelton visits the subbasement to talk about becoming (in)famous for being a UofR education professor and a trans person at the same time! We also talk about the…
- Jun 25 2026 - Why Wascana Parkway Extension Project?We meet with Evan Guenther, the city's director of sustainable infrastructure to talk about the Wascana Parkway Extension Project, the Arcola Avenue Corridor Study & the…
- Jun 18 2026 - The Queen City Improvement Bus RouteThe Queen City Improvement Bureau escaped the subbasement and rode the #60 Arcola Express out to the sustainable Tim's on Chuka Boulevard. We ate donuts! With guests! With us on…
- Jun 04 2026 - Asphalt & Concrete & Buses, Oh My!We talk about the Road Renewal Annual Report, the Concrete Reduction Report and the Johnson Collegiate Fare-Free Transit Pilot. Plus, tunes from the Infrastructure Playlist…
- May 28 2026 - Natural Sympathies & Their WolvesLocal art-pop actualizer Natural Sympathies visits the subbasement (with their wolves) to talk about their new album then makes the Bureau Boys take a Love Survey. Music by…
- May 20 2026 - Live At The 2026 Cathedral Village Arts FestivalThe QCIB was live at the Artesian on May 20 as part of the 2026 Cathedral Village Arts Festival. This is that show. Many thanks to our guests Pat Book & Cheryl Stadnichuk and to…
- May 14 2026 - Some Snokes Go To The Arts FestivalDon Young and Andrew Stevens from the Cathedral Village Arts Festival visit the subbasement to talk about this year's event (May 18 to 23). Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire)…
- May 06 2026 - One Big Honkin' Innovative Revenue ToolYou know what this deal to sell Brandt half of the REAL campus sounds like? One big honkin' innovative revenue tool. So WHY wasn't the Queen City Improvement Bureau consulted on…
- Apr 30 2026 - Pat Book, Lone Voice Of DissentCertified Improvement Vector, Pat Book, visits the subbasement again to talk about the experience of being the lone dissenting speaker on the REAL/Brandt Deal at the Apr 29 2026…
- Apr 16 2026 - Concrete Vs Councillor MancinelliWard 9 Councillor Jason Mancinelli visits the subbasement to talk about SUMA, regional cooperation, AI data centres and his battle against concrete costs. Music by Ryan Hill (aka…
- Apr 09 2026 - Talking Cities With SUMA CEOJean-Marc Nadeau, CEO of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, visits the subbasement to talk about challenges facing Sask cities and about SUMA's upcoming…
- Apr 02 2026 - Sky Morgan Rides AgainWard 8 Councillor Shanon Zachidniak returns to the subbasement to talk about the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities convention, climate action in a municipal government context…
- Mar 26 2026 - Library BluesThe Regina Public Library has had a pretty disappointing couple months. With the city announcing it doesn't have debt room available for projects like the Library Central Branch…
- Mar 12 2026 - Froh Me A BoneCouncil raises transit fees by 10% and struggle to find money to fulfill their commitment to borrow money for Regina Public Library's Central Branch Renewal Project. Music by…
- Mar 05 2026 - Suzy Krause's Cozy ApocalypseLocal author Suzy Krause visits the subbasement to talk about her award-winning apocalypse novel "I Think We've Been Here Before". Plus, the library’s plan to borrow money for…
- Feb 26 2026 - Growth PlanDon't know if you've heard but the ol'Queen City is growing! Growing like a weed in the summer! Growing like hope in playoff season! Like fondness as a heart grapples with…
- Feb 12 2026 - Megaproject Failure-In-WaitingGreetings from The City Adjacent To The Future! In this episode, we discuss the AI datacentre that's to be built near the Queen City. Plus council is back from a long hiatus so…
- Feb 05 2026 - Belle & Blake In The BasementBelle Plaine & Blake Berglund visit the subbasement ahead of their big Valentines Day show at Darke Hall. Plus, the Farmers Market returns to downtown, Frost kicks off, council…
- Jan 29 2026 - 2025 Highlights, Milestones AND AccomplishmentsWe take a look back at the many laudable things the City Of Regina accomplished in 2025 by having a gander at their 2025 Highlights document. Fun! Theme by Guidewire (aka Ryan…
- Jan 15 2026 - Manifesting w/ Jon & Kelly of the QC Urbanist BookclubKelly & Jon Lorenc of the Queen City Urbanist Bookclub look back on best urbanist reads of 2025, what they're reading in 2026 and they offer some predictions for the new year…
- Jan 08 2026 - A Grim Turn, With Pat BookFormer city hall reporter and erstwhile comms guy in a bygone mayor's office, Pat Book, visits the subbasement to look back on the high- and low-lights of 2025. Theme by…
- Dec 22 2025 - What A Long Strange Budget It's BeenIt's a Very Special Queen City Improvement Bureau Holiday Special all about the 2026 city budget! Theme by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Occasional music by Kimberley Fuery.
- Dec 11 2025 - Burtonating The SubbasementWard 4 councillor Mark Burton makes a holiday visit to the subbasement — and HE BROUGHT PRESENTS!! We discuss the tone of the emails he's been getting in the lead up to the…
- Dec 04 2025 - The Froh & Zachidniak Team UpFrom my left, Councillors David Froh (ward 3) and Shanon Zachidniak (ward 8) visit the subbasement to 'splain themselves about this 2026 city budget. We also talk about the…
- Nov 27 2025 - A Mayor In the SubbasementDrat. It's performance review day for the Bureau as Mayor Chad Bachynski drops in to the subbasement. We also talk about the 2026-27 city budget instead. Theme by Ryan Hill (aka…
- Nov 20 2025 - It's Draft Budget Day!It's that special time of the year when the Bureau turns its mind to things budgetary! But first! We got a visit from fellow community-media denizen, Jayne Trimble, of the…
- Nov 06 2025 - Here's A Tip: Buy Wood!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 freaking…
- Oct 29 2025 - Our Halloween Adjacent 10th Anniversary Live ShowAfter a decade in the subbasement, we escape to the Artesian stage for Halloween + Anniversary show — a Hallowversary show! We are joined by zombie expert Cassie Ozog, the risen…
- Oct 23 2025 - Podcasting The BypassWe talk with Ken Wilson about his book Walking The Bypass. Plus, quick reminder: you do not want to miss the Queen City Improvement BOOOooreau's Halloween-Adjacent Live 10th…
- Oct 16 2025 - With Apologies For Paul's Fragged VoiceOn this week's meeting agenda: • Aidan escaped the sub-basement and caught a showing of The Master Plan at the newly renovated Globe Theatre. • Admin has been talking for months…
- Sep 25 2025 - Queen City Parking CopsCouncil has been over achieving on at least one metric this week: number of meetings held. So, to find out if Aidan is an AI Chatbot or not, we quiz him to see if he can puzzle…
- Sep 18 2025 - Train House, New Physics & Everywhere FootballThe city's Manager Of Housing, Bill Neher, visits the sub basement to talk about the Finding Middle Ground Design Competition, how the Housing Accelerator Fund program is going…
- Sep 04 2025 - The Return Of Sky Morgan!Ward 3 councillor Shanon Zachidniak visits the subbasement to talk about her "Smart Investments for a Sustainable Regina" motion. Also discussed during this Very Serious Meeting…
- Aug 28 2025 - Messages From The Fungus WorldWard 3 councillor David Froh visits the subbasement to discuss the his successful motion to establish a Municipal Grasslands Biodiversity Reserve on a chunk of land by the Callie…
- Aug 21 2025 - The Ballad Of Mad Tony The Rogue Bus DriverBack from summer hiatus, the Bureau examines council discussion of the Renewable Regina update (which, spoilers, is not great). The Bureau also plays a round of "Can Council Make…
- Jul 31 2025 - Sarah Turnbull Accesses The SubbasementWard 5 councillor Sarah Turnbull finds her way to the subbasement to talk to us about her first eight months as a city councillor, runs us through council's decision on the…
- Jul 24 2025 - Boots In The SubbasementCanada's nicest yootoob pundit, Steve Boots, visits the subbasement. We talk about yootoobery, Clr Bezo's proposed Very Serious Plan to put a roof over Wascana Pool and Gunn's…
- Jul 10 2025 - The Baseball Stadium Pitch“HELLS YA! GIT A BASEBALL STADIUM, REGINA!” says a new report heading to council sometime later this year. It was prepared by DCG Philanthropic and paid for by Living Sky Sports…
- May 15 2025 - Misplacing The DecimalOn this week's agenda: New housing minister has thoughts on housing prices, Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant update, money for Taylor Field Redevelopment, borrowing bucks for…
- May 8 2025 - Say Hello To Pope Bobby Chicago!This week was supposed to be slow one at city hall so this meeting was going to be about The Herculoids. But then council happened! And they had to go and give nearly $7 million…
- May 1 2025 - Maybe We're The Meanies?Crazy goings on at city hall. City manager on leave. Senior staff let go. Budget crows come home to roost. Council plans to kill a day re-litigating water fluoridation. Music by…
