Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Regina, population 200,000, is the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was named for Queen Victoria by her daughter, Princess Louise, wife of the then Governor-General of Canada, the Marquis of Lorne. Early settlers were farmers who had been granted 160 acres of land by the Federal government. The Northwest Mounted Police barracks were built in Regina in 1882, and today, the only training facility for the regiment is still located in Regina. The city grew rapidly once the transcontinental train arrived in 1886, opening up the prairie to immigrant farmers, many from Eastern Europe. Regina counts among its attractions, its attractive Legislative Assembly Building and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Museum.

Kindly written and contributed by Mrs M J Ujimoto © 2009