Regina, Saskatchewan
Beauty reigns in this royal city
Regina, the capital city of Saskatchewan, appears to burst out of the surrounding prairie plains with its more than 350,000 trees hand-planted by early settlers. Named in honor of Britain's Queen Victoria (Regina is Latin for "queen"), it is home to the Wascana Centre, one of the largest manufactured urban parks in North America.
Regina is famous for having Canada's only training centre for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; their academy and Centennial Museum are among Regina's most popular attractions. The museum highlights the history of the world's most recognized police force, and visitors can also see how RCMP recruits are trained.
Regina's efforts to beautify the environment resulted in the fabulous Wascana Centre, home to a manmade lake surrounded by landscaped gardens and green space. This distinguishing feature covers 2300 acres, 300 of which are water, and offers fantastic walking paths as well as the grand Legislative Building and the Mackenzie Art Gallery. Nearby, you'll find the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts, an excellent performing arts facility, and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
Regina is home to over 100 parks and hundreds of recreation facilities, and offers year-round fitness and outdoor opportunities. There are five golf courses, over 200 athletic fields, a skateboarding facility and BMX track, as well as dozens of biking trails.
The Devonian Pathway is an eight km multi-use trail running along Wascana Creek designed for cycling and walking in the summer and cross-country skiing in winter. With more parkland and open space per person than in other major Canadian cities, Regina offers something for every adventure traveler.
