Queen City Improvement Bureau

Queen City Improvement Bureau

Aidan Morgan, Paul Dechene

Episodes 295
Avg. Duration 55m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (5)
Since Dec 2015
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
43%
Hosting
queencityib.com

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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).

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Recent Episodes

Jun 04 2026 - Asphalt & Concrete & Buses, Oh My!

Jun 05, 2026

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. Theme by Guidewire (aka…

May 28 2026 - Natural Sympathies & Their Wolves

Jun 01, 2026

Local 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 Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill).…

May 20 2026 - Live At The 2026 Cathedral Village Arts Festival

May 26, 2026

The 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 our…

May 14 2026 - Some Snokes Go To The Arts Festival

May 15, 2026

Don 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). Originally broadcast on…

May 06 2026 - One Big Honkin' Innovative Revenue Tool

May 11, 2026

You 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 this? Innovative…

Apr 30 2026 - Pat Book, Lone Voice Of Dissent

May 01, 2026

Certified 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 Executive Committee…

Apr 16 2026 - Concrete Vs Councillor Mancinelli

Apr 17, 2026

Ward 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 Guidewire).…

Apr 09 2026 - Talking Cities With SUMA CEO

Apr 10, 2026

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…

Apr 02 2026 - Sky Morgan Rides Again

Apr 03, 2026

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…

Mar 26 2026 - Library Blues

Mar 27, 2026

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,…

Mar 12 2026 - Froh Me A Bone

Mar 13, 2026

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…

Mar 05 2026 - Suzy Krause's Cozy Apocalypse

Mar 06, 2026

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…

Feb 26 2026 - Growth Plan

Mar 06, 2026

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…

Feb 12 2026 - Megaproject Failure-In-Waiting

Feb 13, 2026

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…

Feb 05 2026 - Belle & Blake In The Basement

Feb 09, 2026

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…

Jan 29 2026 - 2025 Highlights, Milestones AND Accomplishments

Feb 08, 2026

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…

Jan 15 2026 - Manifesting w/ Jon & Kelly of the QC Urbanist Bookclub

Jan 16, 2026

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…

Jan 08 2026 - A Grim Turn, With Pat Book

Jan 09, 2026

Former 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 Guidewire (aka Ryan Hill).…

Dec 22 2025 - What A Long Strange Budget It's Been

Dec 23, 2025

It'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 Subbasement

Dec 12, 2025

Ward 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 budget debate. And we…

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