heritage

Connecting through culture camp held by MN-S at Marean Lake

Connecting through culture camp held by MN-S at Marean Lake

Sep 8, 2024 | 12:50pm
PORCUPINE PLAIN – It was a week full of activities, from canoeing, learning birch bark biting and beading to plant identification and healing knowledge. It brought over 250 people to gather, and it all revolved around learning Métis culture.  Brent Digness, Metis Nation-Saskatchewan Minister for Economic Development and Tourism said this was the first camp in […]
Regina International Film Festival: A Chance to Revive Saskatchewan’s Cinematic Dreams

Regina International Film Festival: A Chance to Revive Saskatchewan’s Cinematic Dreams

Aug 16, 2024 | 4:58pm
Famed director David Lynch was once credited with saying “cinema can translate ideas.” At their core films are ideas brought to life by actors, writers, directors, camera people, prop and set designers, electricians, grips, craft services people, and so many more that it’s not possible to note them all here. These people and the work […]
The First Nations University of Canada set to Celebrate 45th Annual Powwow

The First Nations University of Canada set to Celebrate 45th Annual Powwow

Apr 18, 2024 | 12:40pm
The Powwow is a pillar of indigeneity across Canada. A warm gathering of community – a way for different nations to gather and share song, experiences, make new friends and connect with old ones. The First Nations University of Canada is hosting their spring Powwow – April 20th, and 21st in Regina. Celebrations like this […]
Who Lived There?

Who Lived There?

Feb 28, 2024 | 12:21pm
Sometimes a person just needs to go on a road trip to clear one’s mind, to see what’s in our own backyard, and to just get some “back road therapy.” Saskatchewan is inundated with old barns, churches, houses, wooden elevators, and dilapidated ghost towns along highways and backroads that once housed hundreds of families in […]
New Community Centre opens in Heritage neighbourhood

New Community Centre opens in Heritage neighbourhood

Nov 26, 2023 | 6:16am
A new community centre has been unveiled in the heart of the Heritage neighbourhood, housed within the redeveloped Municipal Justice Building. The building, now called the Mitakuyé Owâs’ā Centre, was transformed into a vibrant community hub and was realized through collaboration between the City of Regina, the Heritage Community Association (HCA), and the Regina Police […]

Turpel-Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage

Feb 14, 2023 | 8:46am

The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage. The University was the first to revoke a degree granted to Turpel-Lafond, although she returned honorary degrees to two post-secondary institutions in British Columbia earlier […]

Changes to city’s Heritage Building Rehabilitation Program approved

Mar 19, 2022 | 7:41am

The City of Regina has made changes to its Heritage Building Rehabilitation Program. The changes include: Formalizing a single intake for applications each year to allow for prioritization and establishment of an external committee (Incentive Review Panel) to review applications and make recommendations to administration Significant expansion of use of cash grants to incentivize conservation […]

Regina city council looking to approve tax exceptions for three historic downtown buildings

Feb 26, 2022 | 8:37am

Regina city council looks like they will approve tax exemptions for three heritage buildings in the City’s downtown core. The Leader Building, the Willoughby & Duncan Building, and the Canada Life Assurance Building will all receive tax exceptions to help cover repair costs. During an executive committee meeting Wednesday, city council voted unanimously in favour […]

Heritage Conservation Branch offering webinars

Feb 13, 2022 | 10:47am

The Heritage Conservation Branch of the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport presents a series of webinars this March on historic buildings, sites and archaeological projects. The webinars aim to connect the province’s history to the present and the future. The webinars will focus on Heritage Tourism, Historic Buildings as Business Assets, Heritage and Community, […]

Municipal Justice Building could become Heritage Community Centre

Feb 7, 2021 | 1:06pm

The city’s former Municipal Justice Building might soon be a hub for residents of Regina’s Heritage neighbourhood. A city project to redevelop the building will see the Heritage Community Association set up a community centre to replace the building’s addition to the north with a new addition. Shayna Stock with the association says this is […]

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