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Flooding of Wascana Lake in Regina

CORA-A-1534
Pièce
1915

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

Photograph of houses submerged in water caused by the flooding of Wascana Lake in the spring of 1915.

Boat Club Picnic

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Pièce
ca. 1900

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

Regina Boat Club, located on the north shore of Wascana Lake.

Looking across Wascana Lake from Legislative Buildings in Regina

CORA-A-515
Pièce
1937

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

Wascana Lake from the Parliament Buildings [Legislative Buildings]; looking north towards the Hotel Saskatchewan a cannon is visible in the foreground, with sail boats on the lake.

Saskatchewan Legislative Grounds and Wascana Lake

CORA-A-535
Pièce
September, 1931

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

Aerial view of the Saskatchewan Legislative Grounds and Wascana Lake; note that Wascana Lake is drained/empty.

Sans titre

Looking northwest from the Legislature Building

CORA-A-563
Pièce
1914

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

Looking northwest from the dome of the Legislative Building. The old Albert Street Bridge, Lakeview and Cathedral areas are in view.

Boat Club - Wascana Lake

CORA-B-573
Pièce
ca. 1909

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

People gathered at the Regina Boat Club on Wascana Lake; the Provincial Jail can be seen in the background.

Centre of the Arts Building

CORA-B-574
Pièce
ca. 1977

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

Canada geese on the banks of Wascana Lake, overlooking the Centre of the Arts building in Regina, Saskatchewan

A day out at Wascana Park in Regina

CORA-B-779
Pièce
ca. 1910

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

People enjoying a boat race on Wascana Lake with the newly constructed Legislative Buildings in background.

Wascana Lake (drained)

CORA-B-791
Pièce
1931

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

A drained/empty Wascana Lake before it was 'deepened' in 1931 as a Depression-era 'make-work' project.

An empty Wascana Lake

CORA-B-793
Pièce
September 1931

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

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.

Aerial view of Regina looking northeast

CORA-B-866
Pièce
ca. 1960

Fait partie de City of Regina fonds

Aerial view looking northeast over the city. The Legislative Buildings, Wascana Lake and Campion College are seen in foreground. From Thornton Avenue to outer city limits (north), Rae Street to east edge of Wascana Park.