Current Initiatives
r and heat, and be ready to produce renewable energy on-site (for example, by adding solar panels
or other technology). The project also involves the construction of
a deep Geothermal Heating Facility (GHF). By designing and building a new, centrally located
aquatics facility, the City of Regina can meet the community's service level needs in the future by
delivering sport, recreation, and cultural programming to existing and new neighbourhoods.
Geothermal Heating Facility Through the construction of a deep
Geothermal Heating Facility (GHF), naturally occurring hot water will be extracted from the earth
and provide energy to the new Indoor Aquatics Facility before being returned to the earth.
Geothermal energy has significant environmental benefits since it reduces the need for fossil fuel
heating sources. ...
Regina History & Facts
uld be developed into Victoria Park in about 1905. The photograph is looking south over houses
towards Wascana Lake. No Legislative Building has been constructed
yet. On the unlandscaped Victoria Park there are unpaved trails showing where residents have walked
through the park. A fenced area marks off a surface for playing sports. To the far left of the
image is the edge of a gazebo. There are no trees, flowers or bushes planted. They planted trees, A
photograph of tree planting in 1960. Trees have no leaves on them and are about waist-high on the
men in the picture. Three men with shovels in background are planting trees, while two men examine
a tree in the right foreground. There is no snow on the ground. All men are wearing coats. built a
Legislative Building, Composite image of two photographs. The photograph to the left shows the
Legislative Building under construction. There are multiple wooden
platforms and pathways constructed to aid in the construction of masonry. In the background are two crane or winch-like machines.
The photograph to the right shows the nearly completed Legislative Building in about 1912. The
building’s outer walls have been completed and the scaffolding has been removed. The Dome has been
clad in copper, but some of the windows are missing in the building. The building stands on flat,
featureless prairie with no road leading to it. landscaped parks, A black and white photograph of
the hand-coloured “Design for Victoria Park” by Frederick Todd, 1907. The image shows a square
outer layout of trees flanking the perimeter, with a circular spoke design featuring an empty space
at the centre of the park left intentionally open for a prominent feature. In the early days of the
park, the centre location was filled with a fountain, while the Cenotaph is the current prominent
central feature within the park. and built a City Hall. By 1912, Regina looked pretty impressive. A
photograph of Regina’s second City Hall in 1908. An ornate four-storey, brick, gingerbread building
with a central cupola and a clock tower on the left of the image. The grand entrance to the front
of the building is to the left of the image. City Hall is surrounded by small, wooden and larger
brick buildings in the image. On June 30, 1912, Regina became the site of Canada’s deadliest
tornado, when twin funnel clouds tore down two of the most populous streets in the city. A
photograph of the Knox Presbyterian Church after the 1912 cyclone. The image reads “Presbyterian
Church Wrecked by Cyclone Regina, Sask”. The four-storey Knox Presbyterian Church, a large, brick
building, has had its central tower destroyed by the cyclone. The building has no roof and a large
portion of the brickwork in the centre and left of the image has been destroyed. Piles of rubble
can be seen through the gothic arches that had held stained glass windows but are now empty. A row
of young trees, heavily bent by the high winds, stand nearly leafless in the foreground in front of
the church. Debris covers the paved sidewalks and street. Twenty-eight people were killed, hundreds
injured and 2500 people were left homeless. A photograph of houses damaged by the 1912 cyclone. The
image reads “Regina Cyclone June 30/12”. To the right of the frame sits a mostly intact brick
house. Part of its roof has collapsed and it has no shingles, but many of the house’s windows are
still undamaged. To the left of the frame sits a similar stone house. The second floor and roof is
completely gone, with only some of the walls leaning precariously and outlining where the rooms
would have been. Two of the three downstairs windows remain intact, though there are some stones
missing from the house’s façade. Debris covers the lawns in front of both houses. Within a year,
most of the city was rebuilt, but it took about 40 years to pay off the debt. A photograph of three
men with a team of horses and wagon pick up debris after the 1912 cyclone. The image reads “Regina
Cyclone June 30th”. The intact façade of the Massey Harris building is seen in the background
surrounded by debris. No windows remain in the brick building. Another man in the background leads
a second horse. When residents returned from World War 1, Regina became a pioneer in the field of
aviation. A photograph of a woman sitting in the cockpit of the first registered airplane in
Canada, in about 1917. The building in the background reads “Aerial Service Co.” The airplane is a
biplane style. The woman has short dark hair in a curly style. She is smiling at the camera person.
It was the home to Canada’s first airfield. A photograph of Aerial Service Co. Ltd., Canada’s first
airport, with four airplanes lined up. Six unidentified men are leaning against the first airplane
in line. All airplanes are biplane style. An automobile with no roof sits to the far right in front
of the line of airplanes. The first commercial pilot, Roland J. Groome, and the first airplane
mechanic, Bob McCombie. One advantage of being flat, featureless and treeless turned out to be that
you can build a nice, long runway for airplanes. A close-up photograph of Roland J. Groome’s
commercial pilot’s license, the first such document ever issued in Canada. Groome’s picture is on
the bottom right of the image. He wears goggles on top of a pilot’s hat with long, ear-protecting
flaps. He is young and clean-shaven. In World War II, Regina would be the home of RCAF flight
schools for Allied pilots, and Regina’s runway was so long that it’s one of the few locations in
Canada where the Concorde was able to land. A photograph of Regina International Airport in about
1970. An air-traffic control tower in the centre background of the image with a terminal building
extending to the left and right of the image. The word “REGINA” is on the side of the terminal
building in the background. In the foreground is a Viscount airplane, call number CF-STS 616. The
airplane has two propellers. Baggage handlers with carts are visible at the rear of the airplane.
In the 1930s, Regina suffered the consequences of the Great Depression, which collapsed the economy
and led to massive unemployment. Regina hosted two make-work projects, the deepening of Wascana
Lake, A photograph of an empty Wascana Creekbed before the 1931 deepening. To the right of the
picture is the Legislative Building’s east side. The image looks north towards the city centre.
Hotel Saskatchewan is visible in the top middle of the image. Parts of the creek bed have snow or
sediment remaining. The Image has a blurred white spot, likely caused by poor development on the
original film at the bottom centre of the image. and the construction of the Albert Memorial Bridge. A photograph looking southeast from
the Albert Memorial Bridge towards the Legislative Buildings in about 1935. The Legislative
Buildings and bridge are in the background, while in the foreground the Eastview/Parliament
streetcar is stopped to take on passengers. One man walks near the end of the bridge balustrades
towards the streetcar, while a man and a woman are closer to the streetcar in the centre of the
frame. There are no leaves on the trees and all the people are dressed in heavy coats, though there
is no snow visible. But the number of unemployed men far outstripped employment opportunities, and
by 1935, unemployed men in British Columbia were traveling towards Ottawa, where they intended to
demand help. A photograph of the On To Ottawa Trekkers Camp near Craven, 1935. Multiple tents are
set up near two wooden shacks in a field. Hills near Craven are visible in the background.
Vegetation is green and lush. A fence is in the foreground in front of the tents. The federal
government ordered the “On to Ottawa Trek”, as it became known, to be halted in Regina because of
its RCMP presence. A photograph of men riding on the top of boxcars and climbing up the sides of
boxcars during the On to Ottawa Trek in 1935 Arrest warrants were issued, and when police moved in
to shut down the peaceful rally, the Regina Riot broke out. A photograph of the riot in Market
Square on July 1, 1935. In the centre foreground is a paving machine and several carts. In the
middle ground is a truck and a car. In the background is a large building and a large row of
buildings. Many men are standing about watching. The air is filled with smoke from fires. People
are running and fleeing. In the right centre, two men in blurred motion throw items at one another.
In the end, there were two dead, including one police officer. Hundreds were injured and tens of
thousands of dollars in property damage was done to downtown Regina. It wasn’t until World War II
started that the Great Depression lost its hold over the world. A photograph of the rescue of
Detective Millar during the riot. In the centre background, a helmeted policeman pulls a prone man,
likely plainclothes policeman Detective Millar, from where he had fallen after being struck a fatal
blow. Several men armed with sticks are running towards the men. Other men and women throw rocks at
the police officers. Another prone man is being attended to by a different man at the far left
centre of the image. After the end of World War II, Regina started to prosper again. The oil
industry flourished, A photograph of the Co-op Refinery’s buildings and equipment is silhouetted
against a red sunset in the 1970s. The refinery is black with white dots from the lights against a
blood-red sunset. Saskatchewan celebrated its Jubilee in 1955, A photograph of a city trolley bus
reading “Welcome to Regina 50 Years of Progress” for Saskatchewan’s Golden Jubilee, 1955. The bus
is painted with “1905 1955” on front, and the former coat of arms for the city is painted on the
trolley bus. and there was a postwar construction boom. A photograph
of a large crane moving cement up to the top tier of construction of
the current City Hall. In the foreground is a metal fence and scaffolding. The building is beingconstructed using concrete forms on a floor-by-floor basis. It
appears to be at the third floor of construction of the 17-storey
building. In 1955, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum got a permanent home after having been located in
a variety of spots since the first artifact donation in 1906. A photograph looking southeast
towards the College Avenue entrance of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum on the corner of College
Avenue and Albert Street. Fresco on the side of the building is visible because trees and bushes
near the building are very short at this time. Two large trees in foreground. In 1970, Regina
completed construction on the Centre of the Arts, now known as the
Conexus Arts Centre. It gained the nickname “the largest monkey bars in the world” due to construction delays. A composite image of two photographs. Left photograph
shows an aerial view of the University of Regina and Centre of the Arts Buildings under construction in the 1960s, with Wascana Lake in distance. The right
photograph shows the Centre of the Arts after completion, looking over Wascana Lake toward the
southeast, with bushes in the foreground. In 1990, the MacKenzie Art Gallery moved into its current
home in the T.C. Douglas Building. Home to over 3,500 works of art, the MacKenzie can trace its
origins back to 1936, when Norman MacKenzie bequeathed a portion of his collection and estate to
the University of Saskatchewan for use at Regina College. A photograph of the view of the Albert
Street plaza and entrance of the T.C. Douglas Building in winter 1981. Snow is on the ground and
most of the trees are barren. Most people don’t realize it, but Regina is a cultural powerhouse.
The Regina Symphony Orchestra is Canada’s oldest. A photograph of the Regina Symphony Orchestra in
the 1950s on stage at Darke Hall. The conductor stands in the centre, facing the camera person,
while orchestra members sit in a semi-circle on the stage. The front three rows are playing
violins. The fourth row is playing percussion and flutes. The backmost row against the stage back
is playing tuba, trombone, trumpet, bassoon and bass violin. Musicians include both men and women.
Canada’s oldest theatre troupe is the Regina Little Theatre. Photograph reads “Regina Little
Theatre Society in Officer 666, Regina, February 28, 1927”. Actors pose for a cast photo onstage.
The back row has four men dressed in tuxedos and six men dressed as police officers. All are
standing. The front row consists of man dressed as police officer holding flowers, a woman in fancy
dress, a man with a cane and dark suit, a woman in a bonnet and a cape, a man in tuxedo, a woman in
fancy party dress and a man in suit. All are sitting. Canada’s longest consecutively running play
is Regina’s “The Trial of Louis Riel”. A photograph of an actor dressed as Louis Riel makes an
impassioned speech during a courtroom scene in ”The Trial of Louis Riel” in about 1969. In the
background, a man dressed as a North West Mounted Police Officer in red serge looks on. And we have
a number of famous actors who spent part of their lives in Regina, including Leslie Nielsen, John
Vernon, Shirley Douglas, Steven Yeun and Tatiana Maslany. Speech bubbles with names of actors who
lived in Regina: Steven Yeun, Leslie Neilsen, John Vernon, Tatiana Maslany, Shirley Douglas
Musicians such as opera singer June Kowalski, Feist, Rah Rah, Library Voices, Jack Semple and Colin
James have called Regina home. Graphics with names of musicians who lived in Regina: June Kowalski,
Feist, Rah Rah, Library Voices, Jack Semple, Colin James Our visual arts community includes Joe
Fafard, Bob Boyer, The Regina Five and Wilf Perrault. A photograph of the Joe Fafard Cow in the
lobby of Hill Tower 1. A large bronze cow in a sitting position in the lobby of a glass and brass
building. The ears of the cow have been polished shiny by people’s hands patting it. Most of the
sculpture is green with verdigris. Regina’s literary community includes Ven Begamudre, Gail Bowen,
Dave Margoshes and Ken Mitchell. A photograph of a blue and white Regina Public Library book
trailer parked at Elgin Road, with children’s bicycles out front. In the 1970s and 80s, Regina
experienced a downtown revitalization, including the Cornwall Centre… A composite image comprised
of two photographs. The left photograph shows a man in a plaid shirt and baseball cap posing in
front of metal pieces in front of a crane that is constructing the
Cornwall Centre. In the background is the SGI Building and the Canada Life Building. The right
image shows an aerial view of the Cornwall Centre looking north. In the background are the railroad
tracks, post office and union station. In the left foreground is the SGI Building. In the centre of
the frame is the Cornwall Centre. and the McCallum Hill Towers buildings. A photograph of the
demolition of the McCallum Hill Building in 1982. Looking north from the far end of Victoria Park
towards the implosion. The left side of the building has not yet begun to fall, while the right
side has collapsed into a cloud of dust and debris. In 1975, Regina played host to the Western
Canada Summer Games, which prompted a mini construction boom
connected to sporting facilities, A composite image of four photographs of sports at the Western
Canada Summer Games of 1975. Top left: Man doing archery, taken while he is pulling back on the bow
string. Bottom left: Young men participating in sprint. All are in mid-stride. The middle image
shows men playing volleyball captured in mid-jump. The third image shows a man on waterskis doing
tricks. He is standing on one leg holding the tow rope with his foot as the water spray from the
boat splashes him. including the Lawson Aquatic Centre. A photograph of the newly completed Lawson
Aquatic Centre Pool outfitted for the Western Canada Summer Games 1975. There are no people in the
pool. Regina has deep sporting roots. It was a recruiting ground for the All American Girls’
Professional Baseball League, including Daisy Junor and Mary “Bonnie” Baker. Photo reads “Nuthouse
at Moose Jaw, 1941”. A man in a suit and hat, three female ball players, one man, three female ball
players, and one man stand, while five female ballplayers sit with balls and bats posing at a Moose
Jaw female baseball players’ match. Regina has always been hockey territory, including players like
Jordan Eberle, Ryan Getzlaf and Doug Wickenheiser. The Regina Pats are the oldest major junior
hockey franchise in the world, operating from their original location under the same name. A
photograph of the Regina Pats versus Prince Albert Raiders, 1983. The centremen for the Regina Pats
and Prince Albert Raiders face off at centre ice as a referee prepares to drop the puck. In the
background is the Pats’ goalie. Our most famous snowboarders are Mark and Craig McMorris. Regina’s
pretty flat and doesn’t have many hills for snowboarding, after all, but Regina was home to many
famous curlers, including the Richardsons and the Sandra Schmirler rink. A photograph of the
members of the Sandra Schmirler curling rink, in matching red and black dresses, seated, with an
unidentified female RCMP officer in red serge, Councillor Randy Langgard, Mayor Doug Archer,
Councillor Gay Helmsing, and an unidentified female RCMP officer, standing behind them. Sandra
Schmirler is seated in the centre. When Canadians think about Regina and sports, however, they
think about the Riders. A photograph of the sidelines and bench of the Saskatchewan Roughriders at
Taylor Field, 1989. Four players are seated while the rest of the team stands. In the foreground is
equipment and water. The four-time Grey Cup-winning Canadian Football League franchise started in
Regina in 1910 and has been going strong ever since. A photograph of the 1934 Saskatchewan
Roughriders Football Team. The team is wearing dark colours. Thirteen men are standing while nine
men are seated. Saskatchewan Roughrider fans have been described as rabid, obsessive and rowdy. A
photograph of Riderville at the 1989 Grey Cup: hundreds of fans wearing green and white or
Roughriders jerseys wave pennants, flags or pompoms and cheer. Those are compliments around here, a
place where fans routinely dress for games by putting a watermelon on their heads and playing a
banjo. A photograph of two men wearing Roughrider jerseys, a man in an orange jumpsuit, a man with
a banjo in an orange jumpsuit, a man in an orange jumpsuit and a man in a Saskatchewan Roughriders
sweatshirt sing into microphones while standing in front of a drum kit at a Rider pep rally, 1989
Regina has grown from a tiny settlement to a thriving city of over 195,000 people. A photograph of
the First Nations University of Canada Annual Spring Celebration Pow Wow in 2014. A grand entrance
of dancers move into the center surface of the Brandt centre as hundreds of people look on. Judges
are to the foreground. A teepee is set up in background. Regina has a rich and diverse heritage and
population… A photograph of the grand entrance at National Aboriginal Day, 2016. An eagle feather
staff held by Rob Allin and dancer lead the mayor and councillors into the celebrations. A teepee
is in the background. that’s becoming more diverse as immigration to the city makes Regina an even
greater place to work, live and raise a family. A photograph of a diverse crowd of onlookers
watching the National Aboriginal Day performers in 2014. Onlookers watch from the curved gallery in
Henry Baker Hall at City Hall. While Regina may have started as a flat, featureless expanse, we now
have over 300,000 hand-planted trees and more than 100 parks. A photograph looking at Speakers
Corner on the northwest side of Wascana Park along the lake. Bushes and light stanchions flank the
circular steps leading toward Speakers Corner, with lush trees in the background. Regina is the
sunniest capital city in Canada, A bright, colourful photograph of the garden in front of the
Legislature Building. even if it is one of the chilliest. A photograph of a streetcar clearing the
tracks in the 1940s. The streetcar is on the far left, preceded by a puff of snow. That’s over 135
years of Regina history in about fourteen minutes. Want to learn more? Visit the City of Regina’s
website at Regina.ca to find information about Regina both past and present. A photograph of the
Legislative Building in 1925. Looking south from the lake past the gardens to the building. A
cannon is in the left foreground. Heritage Walking Tours Archives Learn the history behind street
and park names in Regina. Street & Park Naming Find out more about Heritage Properties in
Regina and the Heritage Conservation Program. Heritage Properties City of Regina Map
Development Charges
eholders between 2022 and 2024. Area Specific Development Charges Northwest Regional Wastewater
Lift Station Council has approved front-ending the construction of
Northwest Regional Wastewater Lift Station. Municipal front-ending is a cost-sharing approach where
a municipality initially funds infrastructure that developers would typically pay for directly then
developers repay a portion of the cost over time. The City will recover a portion of this lift
station’s cost through Area-Specific Development Charge Rates applied to developers on new
development within designated Benefitting Areas. Per Hectare Area-Specific Development Charge Rates
Effective on July 30, 2025 Westbrook and Growth Area Adjacent to Pinkie Road Rosewood Park
Coopertown and Growth Area North of Maple Ridge $62,447 $100,395 $77,072 striped Per Hectare
Area-Specific Development Charge Rates Tower Crossing Council approved the construction of sanitary sewer services for the Tower Crossing area, located on
the far east side of the city, north of Victoria Avenue, to support new and existing development.
To recover these costs, Section 7.A.4 of the Development Charges Policy establishes a Tower
Crossing Area Development Charge Rate of $59,000 per hectare. This rate is based on the estimated
cost of providing sanitary sewer services to the area and will be updated to reflect actual costs
incurred by the City upon project completion. Contact If you have questions related to the
Development Charges Model Review, please contact developmentcharges@regina.ca Land Development City
Centre Incentive Program Planning Development Charges Policy and Model Review (2024) Council Report
2025 Development Charges Annual Report 2023 Development Charges Annual Report 2024 Development
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