The City of Regina is asking the community to participate in a conversation about the legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald. The move comes after City Council decided to remove the statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister from Victoria Park downtown in light of Macdonald’s role in the implementation of residential schools. Mayor Sandra Masters […]
After a lengthy, and emotional debate, Regina City Council voted in favour of removing the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from Victoria Park on Wednesday. The motion, which passed 7-4, will see the statue put into storage for a maximum of one year as the city searches for a new home for it. The […]
It could be a long council meeting at Regina’s City Hall Wednesday afternoon. Council is set to hear from 21 delegations surrounding the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Victoria Park, after administration recommended it be temporarily put into storage until a new location is chosen and a better way to educate people on […]
Regina City Council will vote at Wednesday’s meeting on what to do with a statue of Canada’s first prime minister located in Victoria Park. City administration is recommending the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald be put into storage while “consultations occur with partners and the public on an appropriate future location” along with the […]
Regina’s Conservative M.Ps held a virtual rally in front of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Victoria Park Thursday morning, with protesters also arriving to show their support for the tear down of the monument After recent calls for the statue’s removal because of Macdonald’s involvement of the residential school system, the Conservatives feel […]
Both the Cenotaph monument and Sir John A. MacDonald statue have been vandalized in Regina’s Victoria Park. The vandalism was first spotted on Wednesday, but at this time it’s not known when the acts occurred. The acts come at a time when the City of Regina has said it’s reviewing what to do with the […]
