Heritage Regina

Regina Cemetery Tour
2017-10-27 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Regina Cemetery, 2120 4 Ave, Regina, SK, S4P 3C8, Canada
Take a step back in time and explore the lives of Regina’s Founding Fathers, visionaries and history-makers at the Regina Cemetery.

Based on works done by the Regina Ethnic Pioneers Walking Tour (REWT), this hour and a half long tour visits a dozen graves spanning over a century of Regina’s history.

Please bring a flashlight as it will be dark, and bring a headcovering for when we visit the Beth Jacob’s Cemetery. This is not a Halloween tour so keep your costumes at home but please remember to dress for the weather.

We will be meeting at the 4th Avenue gates of the cemetery and there is available parking at the Wholesale Club.

Events are free but with a suggested donation of $10.

Hope to see you all there!

Revisit Regina: The Architectural Heritage of Storey and Van Egmond.
2017-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Regina Public Library Central Branch, 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Revisit Regina: The Architectural Heritage of Storey and Van Egmond.
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RPL Film Theatre
Monday, October 23rd
7:00-8:30 PM
Revisit Regina in 1930 with long-time Regina resident Don Black for a presentation of photographs documenting the work of the architectural firm of Storey and Van Egmond. Between 1905 and 1930 the firm designed most of Regina’s significant pre-WWII buildings including:
• Most of the fine old homes in Lakeview and along College Avenue;
• Most of the city’s early apartment blocks;
• Most of Regina’s warehouses and factories;
• Schools, hospitals, churches, and other public buildings.
The firm’s project list is long and a great many instantly-recognizable buildings still stand are still contributing to the economy of the city. The photographs used in the presentation were contained in two albums put together in 1930 and used by the firm as a source of documentation and, probably, sales promotion.

Regina’s Forgotten Military History
2017-10-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Regina Public Library Central Branch, 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Regina’s Forgotten Military History
RPL Film Theatre
Tuesday, October 17th
7:00-8:30 pm
The impact of the Great War on Regina was immense, but, owing to the passage of time, largely forgotten. Join Great War researcher Dwight Mercer as he reveals the historic reminders that surround us, with emphasis on the work and service of Clemesha and Portnall.

Entertaining the City: An Audio Walking Tour of the Warehouse District
2017-10-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Cafe Drip, 1275 Broad Street, Regina, SK, S4R 1Y2, Canada
Entertaining the City: An Audio Walking Tour of the Warehouse District
Join us for the launch of an audio walking tour of the Warehouse District, produced and narrated by Evie Ruddy.
We’ll meet at Cafe Drip, take the tour together, and finish at Rebellion Brewing for a pint of beer.
On the tour, you’ll listen to stories about an historic neighbourhood that has long entertained the city with its nightclubs, restaurants, brewpubs and the city’s first football stadium.
You’ll hear from the son of a family that ran the Schnitzel Haus where the State/Distrikt used to be; stand in the spot where the Roughriders played their first games in the early 1900s; hear stories about the controversial entertainment at the district’s first nightclub, Casablanca; learn about an Indigenous Arts and Crafts organization that used to operate where the Exchange is today; find out how Rebellion Brewing got its name; and meet the founder of Bushwakker, who played a pivotal role in the brewpub movement in Saskatchewan.
How to take the self-guided tour:
On or after October 7:
– go to the app store
– download the app, izi.Travel, to your smartphone
– go to Cafe Drip – 1275 Broad Street (bring your phone and headphones)
– open the app, search for Entertaining the City, and press play
This is one of three tours in the Warehouse District that will be launched in the coming months.

Regina Cemetery Tour
2017-09-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Regina Cemetery, 2120 4 Ave, Regina, SK, S4P 3C8, Canada
Take a step back in time and explore the lives of Regina’s Founding Fathers, visionaries and history-makers at the Regina Cemetery.
Based on works done by the Regina Ethnic Pioneers Walking Tour (REWT), this hour long tour visits a dozen graves spanning over a century of Regina’s history.
Please meet at the 4th Avenue gates of the cemetery.
Events are free but with a suggested donation of $10.

Urban Development: A Town Hall
2017-09-28 19:00 - 21:00 | The Artful Dodger, 1651 - 11th Ave, Regina
You are invited to join Andrew Stevens Ward 3 City Councillor and theHeritage Community Association for a town-hall conversation about growth, development, gentrification and revitalization in Regina. The event will be held on September 28 @ 7 PM, at the Artful Dodger Cafe (1631 11th Avenue). We have put together a stellar panel of people who think and talk a lot about these topics.
Each panelist will have a couple of minutes to introduce themselves and articulate their vision for the future of development in Regina. Following that, we will open it up to a moderated discussion with community members. We hope you bring your questions and ideas.
Panelists:
Chad Jedlic (Harvard Developments Inc.)
Diana Hawryluk (Executive Director, City Planning and Development, City of Regina)
Jason Carlston (Dream)
Kevin Sturgeon (President, Riversdale Community Association)
Ross Keith (Nicor)
Stephen Onda (Halifax Holdings)
Vanessa Matthews (Assistant Professor, University of Regina Department of Geography and Environmental Studies)
William Neher (Neher and Associates)

Downtown Regina Cultural Trailway
2017-09-09 10:00 - 14:30 | Saskatchewan
Regina Downtown Business Improvement District, along with Heritage Regina, invites the public to come out and participate in a free guided walking tour of downtown. Each tour will last approximately 90 minutes and touch on highlights from the Cultural Trailway.
Tours start at 10:00am and 1:00pm
Meet at the Victoria Park Cenotaph

Click here for more information!

The Road to Confederation, 1864-1867
2017-06-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Regina Public Library Central Branch, 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Bill Brennan (University Regina) will address some of the key questions surrounding the creation of our nation; like why it took so long to convince even three colonies to join. Join us for a lecture at the Regina Public Library Public Meeting Room #1 at 2:00 p.m.
* Note that this is a lecture and not a walk
The vision of Heritage Regina is to raise awareness and appreciation of the value of heritage and its importance to sustaining the culture and identity of the city.

A $5.00 donation is suggested to all Heritage Regina walking tours.

The Path of the Tornado: Impacts on the “Wholesale District”.
2017-05-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Brewed Awakening, 2300 Dewdney Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4R 1G8, Canada
Join guide Robin Adeney on a one hour walk that explores tracks, trains and cyclones in the “Wholesale District”. The walk will be about 1 hour and is preceded by a ribbon cutting for a new art work commemorating the cyclone of 1912.

Regina Regional Heritage Fair
2017-05-05 | Campus Regina Public, 1069 14th Ave E, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Regina Regional Heritage Fair – Fri. May 5
– Location: Campus Regina Public (1069 14th Ave E)
The Regional Heritage Fair includes the opportunity to:

develop communication skills by presenting Heritage Fair projects to other students, parents, members of the public and judges
participate in heritage-related workshop activities
compete for a variety of awards
meet other students from their region who are interested in heritage
represent their school in a province-wide initiative

Schools and parents are responsible for ensuring students have chaperones as well as transportation to the venue. Chaperones must bring signed consent forms for each student.
Student projects will be judged up to three times during the Regional Heritage Fair. Students will be judged in the language selected in the registration system. Judges will utilize a standard judging rubric.
Students may wish to begin their judging by presenting a 2-3 minute oral presentation. The purpose of the oral presentation is to introduce the project and share the important research. Judges will then interview the students about their project so be prepared to answer questions about why the topic was chosen, how the research was done, what the results were and what was learned about the topic. The purpose of the interview is to evaluate the depth of understanding of the student’s topic. The judges will also review your written report. The judges will assess their impression, impact, originality, creativity and level of research in your written report.
Please view the video featuring the 2014 Regina Regional Heritage Fair and select your Regional Heritage Fair (Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw) for more details. For further information, contact our Education Coordinator, Katherine Gilks, at kgilks@heritagesask.ca

Heritage 101: An Introduction
2017-05-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
For more than 30 years, the City of Regina has been a leader in recognizing the heritage value of historic places. The City of Regina’s Heritage Conservation Program ensures that historic places are protected, conserved and continue to contribute to the quality of life in our neighbourhoods. Historic places reinforce the sense of place that makes Regina unique from other communities.
Come hear about the tools used to identify, conserve and protect historic places. This talk will explore the history of heritage conservation in Regina, the regulatory environment at City Hall, and the current review of the Heritage Conservation Program.
Liberty Brears is a Senior City Planner at City Hall. She is a graduate of the University of Victoria, holding both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a diploma in Cultural Resource Management. Liberty began her career in heritage while working on contract with the Government of British Columbia’s Heritage Branch in 1997. Since then, she has been increasingly involved in the heritage community. She has participated as a Director on the Board of Heritage Saskatchewan and as an ICOMOS Canada Committee member. She worked as a heritage planner at the City of Vancouver before moving to Regina, where she began leading the Heritage Conservation Program at the City of Regina in 2010.Refreshments provided.

A $10 suggested donation to Heritage Regina goes towards the promotion and preservation of heritage in your community.

Path of the Tornado
2017-04-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Regina Public Library Central Branch, 2311 12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
On June 30, 1912 the storm of the century swept through Regina causing widespread destruction and death. As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada join us on a short walk downtown Regina followed by a lecture that focuses on the resilience, perseverance and courage of the settlers who built and re-built this great city.

Robin Adeney has degrees in Canadian history and education from Trent and Queen’s universities respectively. As a volunteer with Heritage Regina she is delighted to be able to share the history of Regina with the community.

Refreshments provided. A $10 suggested donation to Heritage Regina goes towards the promotion and preservation of heritage in your community.

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Standards and Guidelines/Design Guidelines Workshop
2017-04-19 09:30 - 16:30 | St.Mary’s Anglican Church, 3337 15th Ave, Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
April 19: Standards and Guidelines and Neighborhood Design Guidelines
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
It is often necessary to make changes to heritage buildings so that they can continue to have a viable use. But, what kinds of changes should be allowed? The April 19th workshop will introduce participants to two tools that take the guesswork out of these decisions. The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada is a nationally recognized manual that uses a “recommended – not recommended” approach to guide decisions about alterations to heritage buildings and other historic places. The workshop will also explain how to use the ministry’s new Design Toolkit to create community‑generated design guidelines, another tool for making decisions about changes to historic and non‑historic buildings, infill development and public realm improvements in historic neighbourhoods.

These workshops will be valuable learning opportunities for communities implementing a Main Street program, and for any other organization that owns, uses, manages or regulates historic places. Both workshops have also been certified for professional learning credits by the Saskatchewan Professional Planners Institute. The workshops are designed so that they can be taken on a standalone basis, but attendance at both is recommended for maximum benefit.

Pre-registration is required for both workshops although there is no registration fee. Please note that no lunch will be provided.

Both workshops will be held at:
St Mary’s Anglican Church
3337 15th Ave, Regina

Seating is limited and will be booked on a first-come/first-serve basis.

To register please follow the appropriate link:
Standards and Guidelines/Design Guidelines Workshop
Wednesday, April 19, 2016
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
http://gos.fluidsurveys.com/s/2017-heritage-standards/

Community Heritage Inventories and Statements of Significance
2017-04-18 09:30 - 16:30 | St.Mary’s Anglican Church, 3337 15th Ave, Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
April 18: Community Heritage Inventories and Statements of Significance
9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Workshop participants will learn how to create a community heritage inventory and how to write a Statement of Significance. A heritage inventory is a fundamental planning tool that will enable you to identify and evaluate the historic places that exist in your community, and to make well‑informed decisions about their protection and development. A Statement of Significance (SOS) is a valuable communication and management tool that explains why a historic place is important, and identifies those elements of the place that should be preserved.

These workshops will be valuable learning opportunities for communities implementing a Main Street program, and for any other organization that owns, uses, manages or regulates historic places. Both workshops have also been certified for professional learning credits by the Saskatchewan Professional Planners Institute. The workshops are designed so that they can be taken on a standalone basis, but attendance at both is recommended for maximum benefit.

Pre-registration is required for both workshops although there is no registration fee. Please note that no lunch will be provided.

Both workshops will be held at:
St Mary’s Anglican Church
3337 15th Ave, Regina

Seating is limited and will be booked on a first-come/first-serve basis.

To register please follow the appropriate link:

Heritage Inventory/Statement of Significance Workshop
Tuesday, April 18, 2016
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
http://gos.fluidsurveys.com/s/2017-Statement-of-Significance/

Heritage Regina Annual General Meeting
2017-04-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Knox Metropolitan United Church, 2340 Victoria Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Are you interested in getting involved in Heritage Regina?
We want to welcome all current members and potential new members to attend Heritage Regina’s 41st Annual General Meeting on April 11th at Knox Metropolitan United Church, 2340 Victoria Ave. Regina at 7:00pm. Refreshments will be provided.

Please note that only current 2017-18 members will be eligible to vote at the AGM. A copy of the membership renewal form is attached. We are excited to announce that once again we have partnered with Heritage Saskatchewan and the National Trust for Canada to provide you a
reciprocal membership for just $10.00. Details are on the attached form.

Please feel free to bring your membership form along with payment to the AGM or mail prior to the event.

Agenda
Presidents Report 2017
2016 Financial Statements
2016 AGM Minutes

University of Regina launches The Canada 150 Lecture Series: The Making of Canada
2017-03-30 19:30 - 21:00 | University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
A new public lecture series at the University of Regina will mark the 150th Anniversary of Confederation and the birth of Canada in 1867. The Canada 150 Lecture Series: The Making of Canada features six lectures over four days, starting on January 19 with Canadian historian Christopher Moore’s lecture: “A Living Tree? Canada’s Constitution 150 Years Ago – and Today.” Moore has been called Canada’s most versatile writer of history. The Toronto-based writer has been presenting Canadian history to non-specialist audiences through many media for 20 years.
More than recounting events leading to Confederation in 1867, the series of six lectures will reflect on the spirit and principles of the original dreams of the founders of Canada. The lectures consider how those goals and aspirations for a new country have played out in the past 150 years, and how they might be updated to reflect the very different society in which we now live.
“The Canada 150 Lecture Series aligns with the University of Regina’s commitment to our communities by asking important and timely questions that help make Canada’s history, and its future, relevant to all its citizens today,” says President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Vianne Timmons.
All lectures start at 7:30 p.m. and are followed by a reception. There is no charge and everyone is welcome.
Following is a list of The Canada 150 Lecture Series. For more detail, please go to www.uregina.ca/events .

March 30:
Title: “Making the Canadian History Hall.”
Speaker: Lisa Leblanc
Location: Education Building, Room 191

University of Regina launches The Canada 150 Lecture Series: The Making of Canada
2017-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 | University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
A new public lecture series at the University of Regina will mark the 150th Anniversary of Confederation and the birth of Canada in 1867. The Canada 150 Lecture Series: The Making of Canada features six lectures over four days, starting on January 19 with Canadian historian Christopher Moore’s lecture: “A Living Tree? Canada’s Constitution 150 Years Ago – and Today.” Moore has been called Canada’s most versatile writer of history. The Toronto-based writer has been presenting Canadian history to non-specialist audiences through many media for 20 years.
More than recounting events leading to Confederation in 1867, the series of six lectures will reflect on the spirit and principles of the original dreams of the founders of Canada. The lectures consider how those goals and aspirations for a new country have played out in the past 150 years, and how they might be updated to reflect the very different society in which we now live.
“The Canada 150 Lecture Series aligns with the University of Regina’s commitment to our communities by asking important and timely questions that help make Canada’s history, and its future, relevant to all its citizens today,” says President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Vianne Timmons.
All lectures start at 7:30 p.m. and are followed by a reception. There is no charge and everyone is welcome.
Following is a list of The Canada 150 Lecture Series. For more detail, please go to www.uregina.ca/events .

March 16 (two lectures):
Title: “The people of Canada want to have a white country.”
Speakers: Andrea Sterzuk, Russell Fayant, Michael Cappello
Location: Education Building, Room 191
Title: “Are Canadians a Fully Sovereign People in 2017?”
Speaker: Dr. Lee Ward
Location: Education Building, Room 191
March 30:
Title: “Making the Canadian History Hall.”
Speaker: Lisa Leblanc
Location: Education Building, Room 191

The First Tiny House
2017-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 | The Artesian, 2627 13th Avenue, Regina, Sas, S4T 1N2, Canada
Regina’s first tiny house was actually built 135 years ago, it provided the basic necessities for survival and comfort that our present day popular tiny houses do.Have you ever wondered what those early homes were like?
Join us for an informative and entertaining evening with music, photos and stories as we learn about life in those early tents, soddies and homestead shacks. John Robinson, Principal Designer at Robinson Residential Design, designed and built Regina’s first Tiny House. This Tiny House was displayed at the 2016 Home and Garden Show and featured on a HGTV episode, “Journey to the Jamboree”. John would be the first to say that it wasn’t actually Regina’s FIRST tiny house, so his talk will provide a fun and interactive look back at some of the tiny homes that the earliest settlers of our province lived in.
Refreshments provided. A $10 suggested donation to Heritage Regina goes towards the promotion and preservation of heritage in your community.
