Saskatchewan
Archive of hometown notes from Regina: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.
How Regina sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Regina follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Regina in national context first.
Victoria Park is a reason people stay fond of Regina.
December 2023 in Regina: Victoria Park. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Regina compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Regina's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Regina is Saskatchewan's capital, and Reginans still answer to the Queen City nickname that shows up on the municipal flag story and
Wascana Lake still orients Regina. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Regina.
Residential mill rates for Regina appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Regina beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Victoria Park comes up. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
Legislative Building still orients Regina. Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
Locals still call the 2003-04 lake revitalization the Big Dig, which added Pine Island and deepened the basin for paddling.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
November 2023 in Regina: Wascana Lake. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Regina sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.
Construction intent in Regina shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the Regina permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park still orients Regina. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Legislative Building is a reason people stay fond of Regina.
October 2023 in Regina: Legislative Building. Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
Locals still call the 2003-04 lake revitalization the Big Dig, which added Pine Island and deepened the basin for paddling.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Wascana Lake comes up. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Regina.
Residential mill rates for Regina appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Regina beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
This is a capital oriented to a constructed lake and legislative grounds, not to a bridging river valley. The Queen City sells lake paths,
September 2023 in Regina: Victoria Park. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Regina draws municipal drinking water from Buffalo Pound Lake and Lake Diefenbaker (via Qu'Appelle system), treated at Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant.
Ask where Regina drinking water begins and the answer is Lake Diefenbaker (via Qu'Appelle system), then Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Non-profit corporation jointly owned by Regina and Moose Jaw since 1955 (corporate form since 2016). Treats Buffalo Pound Lake water; plant sits about 30 km northeast of Moose Jaw. Undergoing a major renewal project.
See the Regina water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake still orients Regina. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Regina.
Regina appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Victoria Park comes up. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for Regina.
Broadband rows for Regina come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Regina internet page.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
August 2023 in Regina: Wascana Lake. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Regina sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Regina follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Regina in national context first.
Victoria Park is a reason people stay fond of Regina.
Victoria Park still orients Regina. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Regina compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Regina's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Wascana Lake comes up. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Regina.
Residential mill rates for Regina appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Regina beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
July 2023 in Regina: Victoria Park. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Legislative Building comes up. Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
Wascana Lake still orients Regina. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Regina sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.
Construction intent in Regina shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.
Open the Regina permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Victoria Park comes up. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Legislative Building is a reason people stay fond of Regina.
Legislative Building still orients Regina. Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
Locals still call the 2003-04 lake revitalization the Big Dig, which added Pine Island and deepened the basin for paddling.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
This is a capital oriented to a constructed lake and legislative grounds, not to a bridging river valley. The Queen City sells lake paths,
May 2023 in Regina: Wascana Lake. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Regina.
Residential mill rates for Regina appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Regina beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Regina is Saskatchewan's capital, and Reginans still answer to the Queen City nickname that shows up on the municipal flag story and
Victoria Park still orients Regina. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Regina draws municipal drinking water from Buffalo Pound Lake and Lake Diefenbaker (via Qu'Appelle system), treated at Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant.
May 2023 is a good week to revisit Regina's source: Buffalo Pound Lake and Lake Diefenbaker (via Qu'Appelle system). Treatment at Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.
Non-profit corporation jointly owned by Regina and Moose Jaw since 1955 (corporate form since 2016). Treats Buffalo Pound Lake water; plant sits about 30 km northeast of Moose Jaw. Undergoing a major renewal project.
See the Regina water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Wascana Lake comes up. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Regina.
Regina appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.
Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.
Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
April 2023 in Regina: Victoria Park. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Advertised broadband availability for Regina.
Broadband rows for Regina come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.
A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Regina internet page.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
Wascana Lake still orients Regina. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Regina sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.
Indoor radon figures for Regina follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.
A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Regina in national context first.
Victoria Park is a reason people stay fond of Regina.
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Victoria Park comes up. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
How Regina compares with nearby cities on City Score.
Regina's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.
A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.
This is a capital oriented to a constructed lake and legislative grounds, not to a bridging river valley. The Queen City sells lake paths,
February 2023 in Regina: Wascana Lake. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Published residential mill-rate context for Regina.
Residential mill rates for Regina appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.
Assessment bases differ by province. Read Regina beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.
Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park still orients Regina. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
February 2023 in Regina: Legislative Building. Landmark on the lake axis, the visual cue that this prairie city is also a provincial capital.
Locals still call the 2003-04 lake revitalization the Big Dig, which added Pine Island and deepened the basin for paddling.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
Walk or drive through Regina long enough and Wascana Lake comes up. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Downtown keeps its own civic square at Victoria Park, a short walk from Queen Elizabeth II Court on Victoria Avenue. Cathedral turns up in city engagement notices the way neighbourhoods do when traffic calming and safety zones are on the table, and Be Heard Regina is the branded inbox for opinions. Older residents still call the early-2000s lake deepening the Big Dig, complete with Pine Island and the finishing-line facility that made competitive paddling a Wascana boast. Provincial capital work and the Co-Op refinery beat share headline space with Dutch elm notices, ladybug releases, and leisure-guide launches, which is a very Regina mix of government, industry, and boulevard trees.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Where Regina sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.
Building-permit value for Regina comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.
Open the Regina permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.
Victoria Park is a reason people stay fond of Regina.
January 2023 in Regina: Victoria Park. Downtown square and cenotaph site that has hosted civic gatherings since the city's early planning maps.
Victoria Park remains the downtown green square with a cenotaph, a short walk from City Hall at Queen Elizabeth II Court.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.
Regina draws municipal drinking water from Buffalo Pound Lake and Lake Diefenbaker (via Qu'Appelle system), treated at Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant.
Ask where Regina drinking water begins and the answer is Lake Diefenbaker (via Qu'Appelle system), then Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.
Non-profit corporation jointly owned by Regina and Moose Jaw since 1955 (corporate form since 2016). Treats Buffalo Pound Lake water; plant sits about 30 km northeast of Moose Jaw. Undergoing a major renewal project.
See the Regina water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.
Regina is Saskatchewan's capital, and Reginans still answer to the Queen City nickname that shows up on the municipal flag story and
Wascana Lake still orients Regina. The capital's everyday outdoor room, with promenades, overlooks, marina access, and a trail loop Reginans treat as standard weekend mileage.
Wascana Lake is split by Broad Street Bridge into a recreation-focused West Lake and a bird-sanctuary East Lake.
More on Regina: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.