On Sunday, August 25, Heritage Regina launched the Wascana Cultural Trailway, the third installment of the award-winning Regina Cultural Trailway. Volunteers and Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) staff spent the afternoon at 5 sites – the Boathouse, Bandstand, Albert St. Bridge, Legislative Landing, and Wascana Lake’s pontoon boat – to introduce Reginans to the Trailway, and share little-known stories of Regina’s past.

“Wascana Center has been around for many years,” explains Jenna Schroeder, director of the Provincial Capital Commission (PCC). “Starting even before Regina was a city, there are many interesting stories to tell about places throughout the center. There are buildings that aren’t even here anymore that [are] a part of the trail.”

The Trailway is now a permanent part of Wascana Park as a self-guided walking tour. The 22 sites that comprise the Trailway can be found on our website – https://reginaculturaltrailway.com/wascana/ – or on the izi.travel app; an audio tour of each site is also available. In partnership with the Wascana Centre Authority and the Provincial Capital Commission, the Wascana Trailway highlights many of Regina’s heritage stories and sites, including the former Power Plant, stories of the 1912 Tornado, the “Big Dig” and many more.

In addition to the Wascana Trailway, Reginans can explore the Downtown and Cathedral neighbourhood Trailways, which are also available on the Cultural Trailway website.

For more information, visit our home page and click on Cultural Trailway on our menu.

A huge thank you to our volunteers who helped us out all afternoon: Leanne Tremblay, Roxanne Korpan, Brynne Martin, Lynn McCoslin, and PCC staff Dom and Mady.

The Wascana Cultural Trailway is located in Treaty 4 Territory, territory of the nêhiyawak, anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda peoples, and traditional homeland of the Michif/Métis Nation. The original inhabitants used this area as a place to dry buffalo meat and clean and dry the hides. Consequently, the name Wascana is derived from oskana kâ-asastêki, meaning ‘the place where the bones are piled,’ in nêhiyawêwin (Cree language). We are thankful to share this land, and acknowledge the harms to the bison-hunting cultures of the plains brought about by the processes of colonialism. Together, let us honour and respect the Treaty that binds all people who visit the trailway, and work toward Truth and Reconciliation.