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The Conservative Government: Mayor Of Regina

Michael Fougere Dept: Staring back in May, the Conservative Government made the contested changes to the Immigrant Nominee Program. Some of the changes included were families being able to apply for the immigration one member at a time, according to CTV. Just a month later, Regina residents learned they would soon be seeing a new face in City Hall. After twelve years as the mayor of Regina, Pat Fiacco announced he would be leaving office. An election soon followed that saw Michael Fougere take the city s reins, Ringing in the New Year is a time of reflection, and that s no exception for Saskatchewan. 2012 had many exciting headlines. Another of major story happened in September, when a fire broke out in a potash mine near Rocanville. Twenty miners were stuck underground after the blaze until the air was deemed safe to breathe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.