Day 1

Before 1914, the number of passenger trains that stopped in Regina would make the City today one of the most sought after destinations in North America. If the CPR railway was the spine of the City then, Union Station was the heart, pumping people out on the land. The streets and alleys were at once the nervous and circulatory systems, conveying people, goods and information essential to establishing sustainable communities.

Through groundbreaking anthropological research of this industrial settlement, you will gain a new understanding of how Regina's grid network of streets and lanes facilitated mobility and landscape accessibility. You will experience for yourself how settlers who arrived by train from around the world found here a friendly oasis on the Great Plains that was easy to navigate even for newcomers.

This is a unique opportunity to explore the relationship between the natural and built environments, how they influence human perception and how worldviews are shaped over time. Come explore with us one of the best-preserved examples of railway communities in North America.