ANNUAL REPORT 2014 2014 MOVINGFORWARD November 7th & 8th, 7 - 10 pm Sponsored by: In support of: Conexus Arts Centre $125+GST (all inclusive event) REG00196025_1_11 world series Major League Baseball decides its champion. C5 regina, SaS katchewan BREAKING NEWS AT LEADERPOST.COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 a division of postmedia network inc. CHILD ABUSE A2 Friday, October 3, 2014 news Leader-Post • leaderpost.com PLETCH STANDS BEHIND DECISION Sask. EMMA GRANEY Pletch said the board can LEADER-POST READERS GUIDE LEADER-POST M ORE INSIDE only act on the information revises Minister Bill Boyd “can’t it’s given. MOBILIZE SUBSCRIBER SERVICES CONTACT US recall” seeing briefing note. 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BARB PACHOLIK BUSINESS GENERAL INQUIRIES was released, and will soon meters from Sensus. DON HEALY/Leader-Post files LEADER-POST Bruce Johnstone, 306-781-5304 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) [email protected] 306-781-5211 have a teleconference to dis- Speaking from california, See SASKPOWER, A2 SaskPower board chair Rob Pletch. EDITORIALS Evraz Place is one of With RROC, we have worked to help to lead a broad based READER SALES & SERVICE Scan this code with Andy Cooper, 306-781-5246 1-800-667-8751 Deep within a report exam- [email protected] [email protected] your mobile device to REPORT your print ining the death of one child LIFESTYLES CLASSIFIED instantly connect to news, delivery issue subscription Irene Seiberling, 306-781-5238 306-522-7355 at the hands of another are contests and information. PAUSE during vacations [email protected] stadium construction references to something the busiest properties in strategic approach to bidding and hosting major events. Evraz LETTERS [email protected] known as Saskatchewan’s Visit leaderpost.com/subscription child abuse Protocol — CBC SHUFFLES OUT SHOWS AS IT TIGHTENS BELT. B2 46404642 guidelines for reporting sus- the Province – hosting Place is a key partner in the Events Strategy Alliance, along pected child abuse. Overshadowed by a litany of failures and missteps that ultimately ended with an estimated over 2 with the Regina Hotels Association, University of Regina, six-year-old foster child Lee Solution allan Bonneau beaten to death by a 10-year-old boy CONTINUED FROM A1 Kirby Benning, PBC chair, in august 2013 are indica- million visitors annually. Wascana Centre Authority, City of Regina, Tourism Regina, artsBREAKING NEWS AT L EA D ERlifePOST.COM called renewed negotiations tions that both children also &He said there had been and a collaborative proposal slipped through the cracks SECTION B WEDNESDAY, MARCHinformal 19, 2014 communication “the only solution” to resolv- in a protocol that went ig- between the employers’ and ing the issue. 2014 nored, according to a report employees’ group, mostly He declined to get into Our events, sport and and Tourism Saskatchewan. The mandate of this alliance is: To through the media and in- specifics about what the em- released earlier this year by formation sessions, indi- ployees’ group is looking for Bob Pringle, advocate for REDISCOVER cating that the PBC was in terms of compromises, BRYAN SCHLOSSER/Leader-Post children and Youth. interested in having new but said the PBC will not Four huge cranes, shown behind Mosaic Stadium, sit at the city’s new stadium site at Evraz Place on Wednesday. See story on Page A4. in the case of Bonneau, entertainment business provide strategic, long-term guidance and oversight in the identification of conversations to solve the waver on maintaining the reports of suspected physi- plan’s deficit before the Nov. defined benefits plan model. YANKS LAUGH AT CANADA’S NHL FAILURE. C2 cal abuse, including a photo 30 deadline for submissions. “They’ve called us back to SASKATCHEWAN REGINA QU’APPELLE HEALTH REGION of a bruise, went uninves- At the end of November, the the table, so I’m sure they’re tigated by Social Service along with our Queensbury major city-wide and regional event prospects that are an ideal fit within our superintendent could dis- going to have a bit of a pro- evraz Placesolve the plan, resulting in a posal when we get into the workers and weren’t re- food service is a priority at evraz Place’s Queensbury20 per cent benefitConvention reduction Centreroom so we’ll see what they ebola scare at pasqua Hospital ported to police or checked for retirees. have to say,” Benning said. out by a doctor. in the case CJ KATZ were 80-, 60- and“In 40-gallon fairness kettles toto makethe group, “Obviously, we’re start - of “Jake” — the report’s Convention Centre and community, facilities and hotels. FOR THE LEADER-POST gravy and cook vegetables, two tilting their submission has taken ing from our position and OF frying pans and four steamers. Four ASHLEY MARTIN pseudonym for the troubled massive walk-inon certain coolers were elements built along of our they’re starting from theirs, LEADER-POST child who became a killer — here are those places in Re- with severalsubmission freezers and a largeand walk-in I think that but ... there’s still a little bit gina that we often take for Regina pantry for dry goods. although his father was con- granted. They seem to have And it seemsdemonstrates that daily, Zech anda degree his of of room in the middle that it food services create an victed of assaulting the boy, always been there and are part cle. Queensbury was his first job when he team are testedflexibility. for a possible That state-of- mere fact doesn’t have to be one or the BREAKING NEWS AT LEAD ERPOST.COM of the cityscape. graduated from SIAST Kelsey Campus in emergency that we all hope will never sports regina’s health region says there’s no indication in files tTake for example, Evraz Place. With its 1994. happen. would suggest that we need other.” MESSAGE roots dating back to 1899, it was built to Working under chef Brent Didkowski, “We don’tto even be blink flexible at serving in thou a further- He’s optimistic that talks the response to a suspected to show rcMP relayed that Most noticeable on the property is the new Mosaic Stadium, be the permanent home for an annual fall his main role was to prep the cold items sands of people,” Zech says. “We are SECTION Ce bola SATURDAY, patient t uesdayAPRIL 19, eve 2014- information to the child wel- fair established in 1884 by the Assiniboia for the buffet in the Crown Room. made for it.”way. With parties willing could start as soon as the exciting events complex Agricultural Association. This event “At that time, there was harness racing To offer someto be perspective, flexible Zech’s at the team table, I end of next week. EVRAZ PLACE ning went smoothly over- fare agency charged with as- over the past century has morphed into every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. could be cookingthink up there’s hundreds ofreason pizzas to be “The sooner we get to- Kieran Howden poses with the band Godsmack on Monday at the Brandt Centre. Left to right: Tony Rombola, Sully Erna, POSTMEDIA FILES all, but the Saskatchewan sisting the boy. Buffalo Days and now the Queen City We did lots of stuff like terrines, galan- from in-house scratch dough for the West- COMMENTARY Ex. tines and seafood displays,” he remem- ern Pizza concessionscautiously at the optimistic,” Pats games, Da- gether, the better,” Benning Kieran, Shannon Larkin and Robbie Merrill. Door-to-door service will end for three Sask. communities. Union of nurses (SUn) a revised child abuse which is beginning to take shape on the southeast corner of Now the sprawling 102-acre site is bers. while servingvies a fancysaid. multi-course sit- said. “We’re anxious to get slam dunkin’ in regina Saskatchewan’s largest event and enter- After a few stints at other restaurants, down meal to one thousand patrons in contends that wasn’t the Protocol announced wednes- He said the negotiations in right away. There’s no right in the heart of the City tainment complex rocking the city with including as sous chef at the Mediterra- the 22,000-square-foot ballroom and pre- case. day by the government is parties like the Junos and the Grey Cup nean Bistro and executive chef at the Ho- paring variouswill buffets be guided for other by smaller the deputy reason to be delaying. We festivities and home to the Regina Pats tel Saskatchewan, Zech is back. events in any of the 12 meeting rooms. PHOTOS BY: CJ KATZ three cities to lose the regina Qu’appelle aimed at clarifying the re- and the Canadian Western Agribition.