Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Regina, Saskatchewan
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Regina is the capital of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a small city of about 120,000 people on the southern part of Saskatchewan, and is the second largest city in the province after Saskatoon.

The name Regina, which is the official title of a queen, refers to Queen Victoria. It was named by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, who was married to the Governor General of Canada.

Regina was founded in 1882 when Edgar Dewdney, the leutenant-governor of the then North-West Territories, decided to create a settlement on the rolling grassland beside a pile of bison bones. The place then known as Pile-of-Bones was an unpopular choice, considering two other sites, Troy and Fort Qu'Appelle were geographically superior. It erupted into a scandal where Dewdney's choice was tied to his having bought land at Pile-of-Bones. Nonetheless, there was nothing much that could be done to challenge the decision, and the town at Pile-of-Bones was eventually developed.

Regina experiences a humid continental climate with extreme temperatures. Summers are warm, with average high reaching over 25°C (78°F) in July and August. Winters ate bitterly cold, with the termometer dropping below 0°C in the months of November to February. The coldest month is January, when the average high temperature of the day is just -10.7°C.

Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan
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The heaviest rains are expected in June, with 75mm or 2.95 inches of rain. The winter months between December to February are dry, with less than 0.7 mm (0.03 inches) of rain.

Travel to Regina

By Plane
The Regina International Airport (YQR) is just a few minutes from downtown, which is reachable by taxi. You can book a cab from the following companies:

• Capital Cab 306 791 2222
  
  
• Co-op Taxis 306 586 5555
  
  

Travel within Regina

The public transport provider in Regina is the City of Regina Transit Department, which run the buses in the city.

Places of Interest in Regina

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