A drained and empty Wascana Lake before it was dredged and deepened in the fall of 1931. As part of a government relief project, 2,100 men (only men who were married and had children were allowed to work on the project) widened and dredged the lake bed and created two islands (Willow and Spruce Island) using only hand tools and horse-drawn wagons.
Birds-eye view of downtown Regina, looking east down 11th Avenue. McCallum Hill Building is under construction. Old Post Office is visible in far right of frame.
An aerial view of the Blind Creek near Zealandia flooding in the spring. The water flowed west to east and met up with the South Saskatchewan River near Saskatoon.