Jean-Marc Nadeau, CEO of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, visits the subbasement to talk about challenges facing Sask cities and about SUMA's upcoming convention. Plus, John Kennedy, executive director of the Sask Cultural Exchange, drops in to preview the April 11 Acoustic Songwriter Showcase, a fundraiser to support the Exchange's Folk & Roots Concert Series. Plus some surprising news about the city's Chief Financial Officer. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.

Ward 8 Councillor Shanon Zachidniak returns to the subbasement to talk about the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities convention, climate action in a municipal government context, concrete pipes, the library and that dread debt report. Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.

The 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 Restoration Project, the RPL has discovered they will have to shift gears on a procurement process that's already underway. RPL director Jeff Barber visits the subbasement to discuss how he's coping with the bad news. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR, AccessNow community radio.

Council 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 Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.

Local 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 the Central Branch redevelopment may be in peril. Music by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.

Don'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 absence.

And to manage all that growing responsibly, city council recently passed an updated Growth Plan. It's a big, complicated document and to help us understand what it is, why it is and what it does, Deb Bryden, director of city planning & community development, and Luke Grazier, acting director of sustainable infrastructure, took the alternate service elevator down to the QCIB subbasement to explain it all to us.

Music by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.

Greetings 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 we talk about some of the stuff they accomplished this week. Theme by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Occasional music by Kim Feury. Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow Community Radio.

Belle 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 had a special meeting. Theme by Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill). Incidental music by Kim Fuery. Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR, AccessNow community radio.

We 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 Hill). Incidental music by Kimberley Fuery. Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.

Kelly & 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. Theme by Ryan Hill (aka Guidewire). Occasional music by Kimberley Feury. Originally broadcast on 91.3FM CJTR AccessNow community radio.