What's New?

What’s New? Is IDEA Regina’s current events section. Stay tuned to this page for important updates on IDEA Regina initiatives, new website features, and hot topics in the disabled community. If you want to talk to us about any of these issues please click here to send us an e-mail message. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Steak Night!

On FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 6 TO 8 P.M. IDEA Regina will hold our annual steak night fundraiser.

This year it will be held at the CALEDONIAN CURLING CLUB 2225 SANDRA SCHMIRLER WAY.

Join us for at the Caledonian Curling Club for one of Regina's best steak suppers. Your $20 ticket gets you a dinner roll, steak, baked potato, seasonal vegetables, and qualifies you for our door prize draw. Silent auction items will also be on display.

All proceeds will go towards funding IDEA Regina's advocacy efforts.

Contact your favorite IDEA Regina Board member for tickets, email us at infoidearegina.ca.

See you there!

UN Convention Ratified...Almost!

In December 2009 the Federal Government made the strongest statement ever in support of ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of Disabled Persons.

Click here to read all about it. While you're there, fill out our petition to the Premier of Saskatchewan asking him to publicly announce his support of ratification.

2009 Civic Election Survey

In the weeks prior to the October 28th civic election, IDEA Regina sent out a survey to all candidates. The survey was short, but to the point: we want to know where candidates stand on the issues WE felt were most important. Over the next few years IDEA will follow Council to ensure their actions echo their survey replies.

The results are in...click here to see who said what.

IDEA Regina 2009 AGM

On Tuesday, May 19, IDEA Regina will hold it's 2009 AGM at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre Auditorium. The doors open at 7 with the presentation starting promptly at 7:30.

The Guest Speaker this year will be Dr. Marilou McPhedran. Principal of the University of Winnipeg Global College. Her topic will be:

The UN Convention and You:

Why the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities matters

In her presentation, Dr. McPhedran will discuss how the UN Convention relates to people with disabilities in our province, and why the government needs to ratify the Convention.

Wind on My Wings Sailing Club AGM

The Wind on My Wings Sailing Club will hold their Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 2, at 7 PM.

The meeting will be held at 702 Sangster Blvd.

For more information on the sailing club, please visit their website.

What We're Reading

The Winter edition of The Perspective has just been released. You can download the document here, or visit the Independent Living Canada website for more information.

Finally!

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission has a new Chief Commissioner. Judge David M. Arnot was appointed to the position on January 15, 2009 for a five-year term.

IDEA Regina plans to meet with the new Chief Commissioner once he has settled into his new job to discuss the status of people with disabilities within the province as well as the UN Convention On The Rights of Disabled Persons.

The official press release can be found here.