2018 Summer Walking Tours
HERITAGE REGINA TOUR SCHEDULE
All Heritage Regina walks begin at 6 p.m. and last approximately two hours. The tours are free, with a suggested donation of $10.
The Warehouse District
June 30 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Edward Willett, author of Historic Walks of Regina and Moose Jaw, at the north- east corner of Dewdney Avenue and Albert Street at 6:00 p.m. and learn about the businesses and families of early 20th century Regina.
Government House and the McNab Neighbourhood
July 7 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Amanda Girardin at 6:00 p.m. at the McNab Historic marker across from 90 Empress Drive.
Regina’s downtown car dealerships
July 14 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Dale Edward Johnson at 6:00 p.m. at the southwest corner of Albert Street and Victoria Street (across from Viterra’s head office). Learn about the early car dealerships in downtown Regina and how residents became hooked on their automobiles.
Germantown: The other Regina
July 21 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Warren James at the Central Fire Hall on 11th Avenue at 6:00 p.m. for a walk through the area of Regina originally settled by continental Europeans.
Old Lakeview neighborhood
July 28 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Jackie Schmidt at 6:00 p.m. on the steps of the Legislative Building and learn about the early development of this neighbourhood.
13th Avenue: Cathedrals and coffee houses
August 4 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Susan Birley at 6:00 p.m. at the north-east corner of Robinson Street and 13th Avenue (outside the Mercury Café) for a walk that explores historic churches and other buildings in this early 20th century neighborhood.
Wascana Lake and its sporting and political history
August 11 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Will Chabun at 6:00 p.m. in the parking lot at the Wascana Marina off Broad Street for a walk around the lake and hear some of it’s intriguing tales.
Lost buildings of Regina’s downtown
August 18 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Melissa Munro outside the north Cornwall Centre entrance (Saskatchewan Drive) at 6:00 p.m. for a walk that will explore Regina’s earliest years and reveal the vanished roots of our city.
The path of the tornado
August 25 at 6 p.m.
Meet guide Robin Adeney at the cenotaph in Victoria Park at 6:00 p.m. and retrace the path of the 1912 cyclone and its impact on Regina’s downtown.
Regina Cemetery Tour – 4th Avenue and Broad Street
June 29, July 27, August 31 & September 28 at 6 p.m.
Meet Kenton de Jong at the cemetery entrance at 6:00pm. This tour visits the graves of Regina’s politicians, police officers and soliders, along with victims of the Regina Cyclone, Regina Riot and Spanish Influenza. We will be concluding the tour in the Beth Jacob’s Jewish Cemetery, so we ask visitors to bring a scarf or head covering.
Last year’s well-attended and much anticipated Cemetery Walking Tours are still being discussed with the City of Regina. We will give an update on them in the near future.
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