👑 Harbour Landing’s new school takes shape

Regina's friendly local roundup | Friday, November 6, 2026

Happy Friday, Regina! 👋

The Regina Thunder are heading to Vancouver Island with a national title on the line, the dinosaurs have the run of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum this weekend, and the Central Library turns into comic book headquarters on Saturday.

We've also got a peek at Harbour Landing's new school, a new way to visit one of Regina's most meaningful monuments, and the first look at next year's city budget. Let's get into it.

In today's edition:

The Regina Thunder will play for Canadian junior football's biggest prize this weekend. The Prairie Football Conference champions meet the B.C. Football Conference champion Westshore Rebels in the Canadian Bowl on Sunday, November 8, with kickoff at 1 p.m. local time at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C. A win would bring the franchise its second national junior championship.

Zelionka completed 69.3 per cent of his passes in the regular season, and the Thunder's ground game is led by PFC Most Outstanding Player Peter Boersch. Head coach Scott MacAulay said in a team release that his defence will need to stay focused against a Rebels squad that has played tough all playoffs. Team president Murad Al-Katib called the Thunder "a community franchise" and said he can feel football fans across Saskatchewan rallying behind the club. Both Birmingham's Vodka & Ale House locations are hosting 19+ watch parties, and the team's online auction at thunderauction.ca wraps at noon Sunday.

Wear the colours and bring the volume.

Harbour Landing's second elementary school is 70 per cent complete and on track to welcome students in September 2027. The joint-use building at Gordon Road and Campbell Street will house Meadowlark School on the public side and St. Carlo Acutis on the Catholic side, with room for up to 500 Regina Public students and up to 350 Regina Catholic students, plus 90 new child care spaces. The province marked the milestone Wednesday alongside both school divisions and the City of Regina, which contributed $4 million toward the project's $63.3 million total cost.

The new space should bring real relief to the neighbourhood. Regina Public Schools board chair Adam Hicks told CBC that over the past five years, the division has had to move 400 students out of Harbour Landing School to three nearby schools to manage capacity. He said the new building "will finally allow all five buildings to be at or below capacity," and he expects Meadowlark to open with just under 500 students.

More elbow room is on the way.

You can now visit the Saskatchewan Indigenous Veterans Monument in Victoria Park from anywhere in the world. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) of Regina has launched Living Honour, an interactive website built with the University of Regina's Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance and sponsored by the Indigenous Veterans Monument Committee. The site offers a 360-degree view of the monument, which honours the contributions and sacrifices of Indigenous members of Canada's Armed Forces, along with the discrimination many faced when they came home.

Five U of R students designed the site: Samantha Lizamon, Carmen Jerry, Sydney Coleman, Bee Bird and Kadence Meredith, mentored by Creative Technologies & Design department head Dr. Charity Marsh through a fourth-year professional placement course. Visitors can explore the monument through seasonal settings and soundscapes, watch video interviews with Indigenous veterans and soldiers, read its history in English and French, and see how honour is expressed in seven Indigenous languages spoken in Saskatchewan.

A good way to spend a few quiet minutes before Remembrance Day.

City administration released its proposed 2027 budget on Thursday, recommending a 5.81 per cent mill rate increase, and council will deliberate it December 7 to 11. The plan sets revenue and expenses at $734 million, up $58 million from 2026. Highlights include roughly $122 million for continued construction of the Indoor Aquatics Facility, more than $20 million for street and sidewalk renewal, and $7 million toward new buses to grow the transit network. Acting City Manager Jim Nicol said council asked administration to keep Regina affordable, and "we have done that."

Once the tax increase is combined with a 10.27 per cent utility rate hike and library increases, the average household would pay $36.29 more per month, or $435.48 a year. Administration found $1.4 million in service reductions to reach its target, and without them the increase would have been about seven per cent. Council will also weigh optional enhancements, including better snow clearing and planning for a new Regina Floral Conservatory, that together would add 2.25 per cent, along with options to restore park maintenance trimmed in the 2026 budget.

Budget week at City Hall starts December 7.

Regina doesn't host the Can-Am Police-Fire Games until August 2028, but you can already get the gear. Organizers have launched the official merchandise collection and named Regina's Cache Tactical Supply Inc. as the games' official merchandise partner. The biennial multi-sport event celebrates the skill and camaraderie of law enforcement, fire services, EMS, corrections and military personnel, and runs in Regina from August 13 to 19, 2028.

Fifteen per cent of every merchandise sale goes back to Can-Am Regina, and proceeds also support the games' official beneficiary, Special Olympics Saskatchewan.

order online for free pickup at the store at 2176 7th Avenue, home shipping, or pickup during the games.

Early holiday gift idea, sorted.

November 6 to 8

🪲 Exhibit: Creepy Crawly Cleaners | Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert Street | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Admission by donation | Watch a colony of dermestid beetles clean skulls and skeletons live in the museum lobby.
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🔍 Crime Lab Forensics Experience | RCMP Heritage Centre, 5907 Dewdney Avenue | 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Paid | Step into the role of an investigator in this hands-on forensics experience.
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🏒 U of R Cougars Hockey | Co-operators Centre, 1700 Elphinstone Street | Women's game 3:00 PM, men vs. Manitoba Bisons 7:00 PM | Tickets required, see listing | A doubleheader of Canada West hockey at the REAL District.
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🍺 First Firkin Friday | Bushwakker Brewpub, 2206 Dewdney Avenue | 5:30 PM | See listing | A piper from the Regina Police Service Pipes and Drums leads a keg of milk chocolate porter through the pub before a volunteer tries to tap it in one swing.
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🥃 International Whisky Night | Conexus Arts Centre, Theatre Lobby, 200 Lakeshore Drive | 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM | $128.52 to $164.57 including taxes and fees | An evening of tastings with whisky fans and industry experts, open to newcomers and connoisseurs alike.
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🏒 Regina Pats vs. Brandon Wheat Kings | Brandt Centre, 1700 Elphinstone Street | 7:00 PM | Paid admission | The Pats return home to face the East Division leaders.
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🖼️ In Dialogue: Cassils and Jack Halberstam | MacKenzie Art Gallery, Programming Space at Craft Service, T.C. Douglas Building | 7:00 PM | See listing | Presentations and conversation celebrating the exhibition Cassils: Movement, with cultural critic Jack Halberstam, curator Carol Stakenas and the artist.
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🎬 No Other Choice | RPL Film Theatre, 2311 12th Avenue | 7:00 PM | Free admission | Park Chan-wook's 2025 Korean feature. Rated 14A.
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🎶 Dreams and Rumours: The Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac | Casino Regina Show Lounge | 8:00 PM, doors 7:15 PM | $32 to $39.50 | A tribute band paying homage to Fleetwood Mac.
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🌸 Begonia: The Fantasy Life Tour | The Artesian, 2627 13th Avenue | 8:00 PM | Sold out | The Juno-nominated Winnipeg alt-pop artist brings her Fantasy Life tour to Regina. Missed out? A second show was added Saturday.
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🦖 Godzilla Minus Zero: The IMAX Experience | Kramer IMAX Theatre, 2903 Powerhouse Drive | Playing through November 18, check showtimes | Paid admission | The follow-up to Godzilla Minus One, in Japanese with English subtitles. Rated 18+ by the Science Centre.
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🥕 Regina Farmers' Market | Banner Hall, REAL District, 1700 Elphinstone Street | 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM | Free entry, free parking | Fresh produce, handmade goods and specialty foods from Saskatchewan vendors at the indoor market.
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🦕 Wild Weekends: Dinovember | Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert Street | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Admission by donation | Hunt for eight hidden dinosaurs for a prize sticker, find the Star of the Week, and test fossils at the Discovery Cart.
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💥 Regina Comic Arts Festival | Central Library, 2311 12th Avenue | 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM | See listing, all ages | The fourth annual festival brings a vendor fair, costume contest, Manga Zone, workshops and a keynote with guest artist Lis Xu, plus an evening screening of Virus Tropical.
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🖼️ Cassils Exhibition Tour | MacKenzie Art Gallery, T.C. Douglas Building | See listing for time | See listing | An in-person walkthrough of Cassils: Movement, with insight straight from the artist.
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🎬 Moana (Live Action) | RPL Film Theatre, 2311 12th Avenue | 1:00 PM | See listing | A Saturday afternoon screening. Rated PG.
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🎻 RSO: Mozart, Stamitz & Adams | Darke Hall | 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM | See listing | Saskatchewan's own Ryan Davis takes the viola spotlight in Stamitz, alongside Mozart's Jupiter Symphony and Adams' Grand Pianola Music.
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✏️ Introduction to Animation | Digital Media Studio, Regina Public Library | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | See listing, teens and adults | Learn the basics of animation at the library's Digital Media Studio.
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🖤 BLAK On the Runway | Black Box Theatre, Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth Street | Cocktails 6:30 PM, runway 8:00 PM | From $125 plus tax and fees, no minors | A local women-owned boutique's all-black runway show, with a pop-up shop after.
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🎸 Chiliø, Ten02 and Wack a Mole | The Club at The Exchange, 2431 8th Avenue | Doors 7:00 PM | $20 to $25 | A three-band bill in the Clubside room. All ages and licensed.
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🎵 An Evening With Paul McCartney & Wings Tribute Show | The Exchange, 2431 8th Avenue | Doors 7:00 PM | $30 advance | Albumsides presents a night of McCartney and Wings favourites.
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🪓 Canadian Steam: Comedy, Music and Mildly Sexy Lumberjacks | Regina Performing Arts Centre, 1077 Angus Street | 7:30 PM | $50 and up, 19+ | Three flannel-clad comedians deliver improvised songs, sketch and very Canadian crowd work.
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🎤 April Wine | Casino Regina Show Lounge | 8:00 PM, doors 7:15 PM | Sold out | The Canadian Music Hall of Fame rockers behind "Just Between You and Me" and "Roller."
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🌸 Begonia: The Fantasy Life Tour (second show) | The Artesian, 2627 13th Avenue | 8:00 PM | $28 advance, $33 door |

🦕 Wild Weekends: Dinovember | Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert Street | 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Admission by donation | Day two of the dino scavenger hunt, Star of the Week and Discovery Cart.
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🪟 Weekly We Make: Window Portal | MacKenzie Art Gallery, T.C. Douglas Building | See listing for time | Free, drop-in, all ages | Build a glowing, colourful window portal inspired by the artists in Wake Windows: Circle Time. All materials provided.
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💬 Panel Discussion and Opening Reception: Panel After Panel | Dunlop Art Gallery, Sherwood Village Branch, 6121 Rochdale Boulevard | 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM | Free | Artists from the comic and animation exhibition talk about their work, with a reception to follow.
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🎖️ Remembrance Week Talk | Government House, 4607 Dewdney Avenue | 1:30 PM | Free, no registration | U of R President Dr. Jeff Keshen on what veterans faced returning home from the world wars, in a building that served as a veterans' convalescent home from 1945 to 1957.
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📚 Hockey Storytime with the Regina Pats | Sherwood Village Branch, Regina Public Library | 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM | See listing, for kids | A storytime with the Regina Pats Hockey Team.
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🎹 Cecilian Chamber Series: Trio Hélios | Darke Hall | 3:00 PM | See listing | One of France's exciting new-generation piano trios makes its North American debut with Ravel, Lili Boulanger and Shostakovich.
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🎸 John Muirhead: The Never Ending Road Tour with Sarah Vanderzon | The Exchange, 2431 8th Avenue | Doors 7:00 PM | See listing | A Sunday night singer-songwriter show. All ages and licensed.
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🤠 Stars and Stories: Folsom Prison Revisited | Casino Regina Show Lounge | 8:00 PM, doors 7:15 PM | $45 to $52 plus tax and fees | Award-winning musicians and a multimedia show retell Johnny Cash's legendary live recording, song by song.
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🏈 Watching the Thunder chase a national title
🦕 Dino hunting at the RSM
🎹 Chamber music at Darke Hall
🛋️ Blanket, couch, zero plans

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Thanks for reading Queen City Digest. Cheer loud for the Thunder on Sunday, go find some dinosaurs, and have a great weekend, Regina.

🗓️ Next edition: Monday, November 9.

-QCD