February 20-Regina Inn

Located on the corner of Broad Street and Victoria Avenue, the Regina Inn has been the 'home away from home' for many visitors to the Queen City. It's basket weave texture stands out among all the other box-like office buildings downtown.

Although it was built in 1967, the inside of the hotel is modern and cosmopolitan. I've enjoyed many a Starbuck coffee in their lounge area.

It seems that most of its guests are out for the night; in the shot above, only a few hotel rooms have their lights on.

For more information, visit the Regina Inn website.

February 19-CANstruction displays

For the past several years, the Regina Food Bank raises awareness and food donations by holding Canstruction displays at local malls. This year's Canstruction displays will be at the Northgate Mall and Cornwall Centre for the next week or so.

What is Canstruction?

Local building companies use cans of food - soups, tuna fish, vegetables - to create sculptures. They started building them today at the Cornwall Centre main courtyard; this photo is of a team constructing an inukshuk like the one used at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Mall patrons vote on which sculpture they like best, with the winner announced at the end of the event.

For more information about Canstruction and other pictures of some of the sculptures, read this Leader-Post story.

February 18-College Avenue

Sorry for the late posting here; working, going to school and maintaining this blog certainly keep my days quite busy!

This shot from yesterday displays how pretty Regina can be when everything is covered with a thick coating of frost. The picture is of College Avenue looking east, just before Broad Street. It looks so pristine now, but when the snow starts to melt, it will turn quite dingy and grey.

February 17-Trafalgar Outlook

You've probably seen this beauty shot of Regina in magazines and online; it's a favourite spot to take a photo of the Legislative Buildings.

Yesterday's fog, coupled with an overcast day, left the trees along either side of this small platform suspended over Wascana Lake covered with heavy frost.

February 16-Foggy Regina-town

Dreary. That one word conveys exactly how Regina looked today and how most Reginans felt like.

This shot of 11th Avenue, looking east towards Broad Street shows how foggy it was in town Tuesday. As the evening wore on, the fog became thicker.

I've heard several people here say that 90 days after you get a fog, you will get some type of storm (snow/rain) in the same area. If that's the case, the rain should begin falling in Regina the Tuesday before the May long weekend and continue until just after the Victoria Day holiday.

Come back in May to see if this prediction comes true.

February 15-Night life

When it feels like -28C outside, there isn't a lot of night life. Even the downtown core looks cold and lonely.

Everyone is staying inside Monday night, watching the Olympics. My only company while taking this picture was a small chickadee, who flew off into the trees to keep warm.

February 14-Knox Metropolitan United Church

Built in 1905, the Knox-Met (as it is known in Regina) has been a gathering place for the faithful for over 100 years. It was severely damaged in the 1912 tornado, but was repaired quickly afterwards.

Each Christmas, their choir holds a concert featuring holiday carols which is a delight to both the ears and eyes due to the church's acoustics and the decorating committee's efforts.

To learn more about the history of the Knox Metropolitan United Church, go to the Regina Public Library's site. To learn what the church is doing today, go to the Knox-Met website.