March 25-Downtown planters

Throughout the Downtown Business District and the Warehouse District are large 1 metre x 1 metre black planters with distinctive reliefs on each side. One side usually features a pair of clasped hands; the other features this replica of a fossil.

March 24-Live-in at FNUC

Although the First Nations University of Canada, the University of Regina, and the Provincial Government reached a deal yesterday to continue provincial funding of $5 million to FNUC, the students realize that the Federal Government must also reinstate its funding.

To show their determination to keep FNUC alive, 17 students started a "live-in" at the university yesterday. They set up their teepees in the front gathering area south of the University campus and were gathered in the student study area on the main floor when I went to class yesterday. They are sleeping in the teepees and tents at night...they must be freezing out there since the temperature really drops at night.

It's been a while since I either saw or heard of any group, regardless of their aims, actually take this type of stance and stage a live in (called a sit in back in the 1960s). I wish them all the best.

To learn more about the FNUC students' live-in, read this Leader-Post article.

March 23-Holy Trinity Church

I've driven by this cute little church many times on my travels but didn't know much about it. So I thought I would feature it in my blog and learn more about it.

The Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church is located in Regina's inner city core neighbourhoods on Winnipeg and 12th Avenue. According to the Holy Trinity website, parishioners began building the church in 1915 and completed it in 1916.

The website shows its brilliant Byzantine murals of Christ's life that adorn its altar and nave...it's worth a visit to their site just to see those pictures in their gallery.

March 22- Rusty the elephant

I remember seeing this sculpture outside the Regina Public Library the first time I visited Regina back in 1996. I thought it was a very cool-looking structure.

Created by Russell Yurisity in 1981, this was part of a temporary exhibit of the artist's work at the Dunlop Art Gallery...but the work stayed behind. According to the very large and a long-time-to-download brochure by the City of Regina, it took the artist 2 years to create this elephant.

March 21-Spring!

What a great way to celebrate the equinox. It really is spring ... at least in my vegetable garden. My garlic has popped up from the ground to enjoy the first day of spring. Others say their tulips have popped out, but mine haven't yet.

March 20-Queensbury Centre

Last night I attended an event at the Queensbury Convention Centre. Although the outside is not the prettiest building in Regina, their main hall is quite spacious and can seat over 600+ guests. The food is always good and the staff are great.

In the summertime, the hall is often used as a tradeshow location for major events like Buffalo Days, Agribition, and the Farm Progress Show.

for more information about how it looks on the inside, go to the Queensbury website.