New Executive Director
Introducing our new Executive Director, Sarah Wood!
Heritage Regina is proud to introduce Sarah Wood as our new executive director.
Sarah Wood is a Regina-born heritage management professional, with a particular interest in alternative learning and engagement, inclusive history, and ecomuseum models. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in history and is completing her Masters in history with a focus on Canadian legal history. She recently completed her Certificate in Community Museum Studies with the Museums Association of Saskatchewan. Sarah’s most recent work was with the Legislative Building doing education and heritage management and she has previously worked for the Western Development Museum and other community museums. She is very excited to join Heritage Regina and further its great work bringing history alive and preserving it for the community. You can usually find Sarah with a book in her hands either in her backyard or at Madge Lake with her husband, one-year-old daughter, and their giant orange cat.
HERITAGE REGINA 2023 SUMMER WALKING TOUR SCHEDULE
WALKS ARE HELD ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER
A $10 donation is suggested to help fund Heritage Regina’s educational programming.
Saturday, July 8th at 6:00 PM
THE 1912 TORNADO: IMPACTS ON THE “WHOLESALE” DISTRICT
Meet guide Robin Adeney at Brewed Awakening (2300 Dewdney Ave.) and explore the story of the booming “Wholesale District” and discover the impacts of the cyclone on this working-class neighbourhood.
Wednesday, July 19th at 6:00 PM
WASCANA LAKE: SPORTING AND POLITICAL HISTORY
Meet guide Will Chabun in the parking lot of Wascana Marina (off Broad St.) to walk around the lake and hear some intriguing tales.
Saturday, July 22nd at 6:00 PM
REGINA’S COLLEGE AVENUE: ELEGANCE AND EDUCATION
Meet guide Gail Daggett at the north doors of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (2445 Albert St.) to learn about the gracious homes of College Avenue and the beginnings of the University of Regina.
Saturday, July 29th at 6:00 PM
GERMANTOWN: THE OTHER REGINA
Meet guide Warren James at the Central Fire Hall (1651 11th Ave.) for a walk through an area of Regina originally settled by continental Europeans.
Wednesday, August 9th at 6:00 PM
CATHEDRAL’S to COFFEE HOUSES
Meet guide Susan Birley for a tour of the Cathedral neighbourhood unique architectural styles from Romanesque to the eclectic styles of its residential buildings. Meet at NW corner of Safeway parking lot on 13th Ave.
Saturday, August 19th at 4:00 PM
GOVERNMENT HOUSE BUILDINGS AND EDWARDIAN GARDENS
Join Government House staff for a revamped tour that explores Regina’s early 20th-century history. The tour includes Government House and the historic McNab neighbourhood. Meet at Government House (4607 Dewdney Avenue).
Saturday, August 26th at 2:00 PM
DISCOVER THE INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF TREATY 4 TERRITORY
Bring the whole family and join Saskatchewan Archaeological Society and Indigenous guide Gabriel Lamarche in exploring flintknapping, rock art, pottery making, and how to throw an atlatl.
This is not a walking tour so all activities are to be held on the north lawn of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Suitable for grades 4-8 but all ages are welcome.
Coming Soon!
GHOST TOURS OF THE COLLEGE AVENUE CAMPUS
OCTOBER 28TH. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
2023 Lecture Series Survey!
Heritage Regina Would Love to Hear from You! We are always looking to improve our live events and provide the best possible experience to the public so we want your feedback on our 2023 Lecture Series.
Whether you attended or not, we’d like to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to fill out our online survey. All survey respondents are eligible to win a coveted Heritage Regina tote bag.
TAKE THE SURVEY HERE
Proposed Heritage Maintenance Policy
On Wednesday, April 26, City Council debated a proposed Heritage Maintenance Policy. The policy is designed to allow the city to inspect properties on the Heritage Inventory and to recommend maintenance work to ensure the longevity of our heritage assets. The inspection only includes the character-defining elements on the facade of the building and items like foundations, roofs, and other factors that ensure the building remains solid. The policy also sets requirements for owners of vacant heritage buildings to protect heritage assets from the elements. Unfortunately, some heritage property owners known for leaving their vacant buildings unprotected from the elements, object to the requirements.
This is Heritage Regina’s presentation to City Council in support of the policy. (http://heritageregina.ca/…/Heritage-Regina_-_Phase-2…) We are happy to report that the policy was passed in a vote of 9 in favour and only 1 councilor, Ms. Nelson, opposed.
We will post a link to the complete Heritage Maintenance Policy when it is made available by the city.
Frank Lloyd Wright – The Art of Home
Online Lecture
Use the link below to join our live Online Lecture March 16th at 7pm!
Use the passcode “heritage” to join the meeting!
https://zoom.us/j/94398125916?pwd=Y1RBczFOa3hHa2NHaDdWajZTMGt1Zz09
FROST FESTIVAL LECTURE
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN WINTER
Saturday, February 11th / 1pm
FROST Downtown Hub: Big White Tent on 12th Avenue
In Partnership with Downtown Business Improvement District
Get to know Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter-inspired architecture through stories, drawings, and photos.
PRESERVING THE HEART OF REGINA
Thursday, February 23rd / 7pm
Artesian, 2627 13th Avenue
Learn the history of the Victoria Park Conservation District, discover lost park structures, and understand the current threats to the future of our historic downtown park
ONLINE LECTURE
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT – THE ART OF HOME
Thursday, March 16th / 7pm
Link to be posted on Heritage Regina’s Facebook Page
This highly illustrated presentation will take you on a journey from Frank Lloyd Wright’s earliest projects through his life
and renowned career.
ROARING REGINA
Thursday, March 23rd / 7pm
The Artesian – 2627 13th Ave.
A talented team of lecturers will explore Regina in the Roaring 20’s: From cars, to fashion, architecture, music, dance crazes, Art Deco and so much more.
TALE OF TWO FUTURES: SASKATCHEWAN IN 1905 AND 2005
Thursday, April 6th / 7pm
The Artesian – 2627 13th Ave.
Historian Bill Waiser returns for a fast-paced history of Saskatchewan’s first 100 years and discover why at the beginning of the 21st century Saskatchewan was not the same as a century ago. No seatbelt required.
ALL LECTURES ARE FREE – SUGGESTED DONATION $10.00 to help fund Heritage Regina’s educational programming.
FROST FESTIVAL LECTURE: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN WINTER
FEBRUARY 11 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
February 11th Saturday @ 1:00PM
FROST Downtown Hub: 12th Ave., The Big White Tent
Frank Lloyd Wright is considered the greatest American architect of all time. His concepts changed the way we live and build. The cold Wisconsin winters and the flat landscape of the American Midwest impacted his design philosophy and the many buildings he designed. Join lecturer John Robinson as he tells the history of a brilliant architectural career through stories, drawings, and photos.
Burns Hanley Update
Heritage Regina does not support the request for demolition and feels it undermines the intention of the Municipal Heritage Conservation District in which the Burns Hanley is located.
The Burns Hanley Building is in a designated Heritage District which obligates the owner to care for the building. Heritage Regina contends that they have failed to do so due to future plans for redevelopment that have yet to be reviewed or approved. Heritage Regina is concerned that the interim plan still includes demolition with only a promise to build back a part of the facade sometime in the future. Their “conservation” proposal for this site does not fit with standards and guidelines and there are no municipal mechanisms to ensure reconstruction of the facade in the future.
In the end, Regina City Council did approve the request for demolition of the site with a promise from Harvard to store building materials and build back sometime in the future. Time will only tell.
Catalogue Homes: “Kit Homes’ that Built the Prairies – Online Lecture
Join Heritage Regina board member John Robinson for an online lecture that takes us back to a time when mail-order homes were shipped thousands of miles by rail to the Prairies and assembled by local labour.
Community Character (Lakeview & Cathedral)
Specifically targeted to residents of Lakeview and Cathedral, the aim of the City of Regina’s Community Character project is to clarify the goals of character conservation in these neighbourhoods and develop potential regulatory tools that may help maintain it into the future.
Several virtual workshops have been held with residents over the past two months. Visit the Community Character page on Be Heard Regina to review learning resources and updates on the project.
Conservation Program Review
Donald Luxton & Associates completed a review of the City of Regina’s Heritage Building Rehabilitation Program and identified opportunities to encourage conservation, support neighbourhood character and promote greater public appreciation of heritage properties.
Visit Be Heard Regina to read the recommendations in the consultant’s report, results of the Heritage Conservation Survey from December and related information.
