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Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey

Civically speaking is a podcast that focuses on all things civic - focusing in on Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and wider political, geopolitical, and related issues facing us in a 21st-century word. Host, Lenore Swystun, a Registered Professional Planner, Sociologist, and Facilitator together with Communications Specialist and former Journalist, Christina Cherneskey, invites guests and guest panels to discuss all things current and topical. Civically Speaking episodes are self-produced and aired weekly on Saskatoon's community radio station cfcr.ca along with providing podcast versions and special videocast and podcast direct specials. Tune in, try it, and we promise you'll find yourself coming back for more. We talk planning, politics, people - civically speaking!

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2026.05.12 Civically Speaking PT 1 The case of our 4 Largest Cities in Sask

May 13, 2026 • Lenore Swystun, Host, Civically Speaking on Saskatoon's Community Radio Station, CFCR.ca 90.5 FM with co-host, Christina Cherneskey • Season 5 • Episode 28

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In Part 1 of this episode, I dive deep into the changing urban realities of Saskatoon and Regina through the lenses of planning theory, sociology, and civic identity. We explored Saskatoon’s downtown transformation, including the proposed redevelopment of the former StarPhoenix site, transit and entertainment district debates, and the tension between metropolitan ambition and prairie-scale belonging, before turning to Regina’s REAL District, Brandt, and the rise of entrepreneurial urbanism shaping public space and civic identity.

In Part 2, we will dig deeper into Prince Albert and Moose Jaw before zooming out into broader conversations around global urbanization, climate change, governance, and the pressures reshaping cities and communities around the world… including right here in Saskatchewan.

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Lenore Swystun with regrets from Christina Cherneskey

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Lenore Swystun

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Christina Cherneskey

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