 Wascana Lake from the Willow Island Overlook Wascana Centre (formally established in 1962) is a 9.3 square kilometre (2,300 acre) park built around Wascana Lake in Regina, Saskatchewan. It brings together lands and buildings owned by the City of Regina, University of Regina, and Province of Saskatchewan, each of which is represented on the board of directors. Image File history File links Wascana Lake seen from the Willow Island Overlook, with Willow Island visible to the left File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Wascana Lake seen from the Willow Island Overlook, with Willow Island visible to the left File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Motto: Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location City Information Established: 1882 Area: 118. ...
The University of Regina is a degree granting institution located in the southeast quadrant of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. ...
Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English (but legally required to provide some services in French) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked...
History Wascana is derived from the Cree word Oscana meaning "pile of bones" in reference to the buffalo bones scattered around Wascana Creek before the area was populated by non-indigenous people. The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ...
Originally created by damming Wascana Creek to provide a town water supply, Wascana Lake was drained in the 1930s as part of a government relief project; 2,100 men widened and dredged the lake bed and created two islands using only hand tools and horse-drawn wagons. During the fall and winter of 2003-2004, Wascana Lake was again drained and dredged to deepen it by about an average of 5 metres (16 ft), primarily to decrease aquatic weed growth, improve water quality, and allow more competitive and recreational canoeing and paddling during the summer months. The Big Dig, as it was known locally, also included the addition of a new island and general re-landscaping around the lake. The dredging was completed in mid-March 2004, in time for the spring runoff. The lake includes several small islands: Willow Island, Spruce Island, Pine Island, Goose Island and Tern island. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Statistics Wascana Centre promotional literature touts it as being larger than New York City's Central Park at 843 acres (3.4 km²) and Vancouver's Stanley Park at 1,000 acres (4 km²) and as the third largest urban park in Canada. A Central Park landscape Central Park (, ) is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ...
An areal view of Stanley Park. ...
Amenities Wascana Centre includes a Waterfowl Park that provides a refuge for geese, ducks and other birds, some of which do not fly south for the winter. Speakers' Corner on the north shore of Wascana Lake features gas lamps from London and birch trees from Runnymede Meadow where John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215. To the immediate west of the legislative building is Trafalgar Fountain, relocated from Trafalgar Square in London. Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis Cnemiornis(extinct) †see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ...
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...
John (French: Jean) (December 24, c. ...
Magna Carta Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter, literally Great Paper), also called Magna Carta Libertatum, was an English charter originally issued in 1215. ...
// Events A certified copy of the Magna Carta June 15 - King John of England forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the kings power. ...
Trafalgar Square is a square in central London that commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars. ...
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...
 Wascana Centre with Regina Skyline in Background Wascana Centre contains three museums, the Conexus Arts Centre concert hall and theatre complex, the Regina College campus of the University of Regina and the Regina Conservatory of Music (in the old girls' residence wing of the Regina College building) and the Darke Hall theatre and concert venue, the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery and the provincial Legislative Building. Image File history File links Wascana park at sunset, seen from the Trafalgar Lookout, with Reginas skyline in the background File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Wascana park at sunset, seen from the Trafalgar Lookout, with Reginas skyline in the background File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The Centre also contains attractive venues for cross country skiing and skating during winter and tennis, bicycling, running, and non-motorized water sports during summer. When Regina hosted the 2005 Canada Summer Games, the majority of the event venues as well as the athlete accommodations were located within the boundaries of the Wascana Centre.
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