👑 What’s under the Legislative Building?

Regina's friendly local roundup | Friday, October 16, 2026

Happy Friday, Regina! 👋

It's a big sports weekend in the Queen City. The Pats are home tonight, the Riders host Montreal on Saturday afternoon with three franchise greats going into the Plaza of Honour, and the Thunder play for the Prairie Football Conference title on Sunday. Mosque Heist also takes its final bows at the Globe.

Today we've got three Pats headed to Team Canada, a first look inside Queen City Distillers, the tunnels under the Legislative Building and a heads-up on fall street sweeping. Let's get into it.

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The Regina Pats are sending three teenagers to the 2026 U17 World Challenge, running Nov. 1 to 7 at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Ont. Hockey Canada named forwards Maddox Schultz and Liam Pue to its rosters, along with prospect Logan Henry, a 15-year-old the Pats took 23rd overall in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft. Schultz and Henry will suit up for Canada White, while Pue joins Canada Red. The Pats' manager of hockey operations, Max Paddock, is making the trip as well, as goaltending coach for Canada White.

For Schultz and Pue, this is a return trip. Both helped Canada White to a silver medal at last year's tournament, then won gold together at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton this August. Pue scored six goals there, a record for a Canadian underage player, and Schultz tied for the scoring lead with 10 points in five games. This time, the linemates land on opposite teams. Pue said wearing the Canada jersey is special every time and isn't something he takes for granted, while Schultz said he hopes one of them brings home gold.

Three Pats, two teams, one goal. Cheer for both.

Saturday's Riders game against Montreal comes with a special halftime. Kicker Paul McCallum, receiver Rob Bagg and centre Dan Clark will be inducted into the Roughriders' Plaza of Honour during the 1 p.m. game at Mosaic Stadium. Clark is a Regina product who took the rare path to the CFL through junior football, playing for the Regina Thunder and pulling double duty with both clubs in 2009 and 2010. He stayed with the Riders until 2022 and was part of the 2013 Grey Cup team.

McCallum's numbers hold up against anyone in team history. Across 185 regular-season games in green, he ranks first all-time in punts (1,116) and punting yardage, and second in points (1,615), field goals (368) and converts (408). Bagg went undrafted out of Queen's, then was twice named the team's Most Outstanding Canadian, in 2009 and 2015, and sits sixth in Rider history with 364 catches. Clark had advice for young players across the province: dream bigger than he did and be willing to do the work.

Retro jerseys, three legends and a big game for the playoff push. Get to your seat before halftime.

We finally know what's going inside Queen City Distillers. Brandt Sports and Entertainment owner Shaun Semple released renderings Wednesday of the REAL District complex, which will hold six spaces for live entertainment, food and drinks once construction wraps up next spring. The whole project is expected to cost at least $70 million, with brewing and distilling moving to a separate site in the Avana Centre. Semple said the entertainment venue and distillery will employ more than 200 people.

The centrepiece is The Jack, a two-storey concert hall seating more than 1,500 people, named for blues guitarist Jack Semple, Shaun's relative, who joked that the name has a nice ring to it. It will have private boxes and a recording studio. Bellaterra, an Italian restaurant with a 60-seat patio, will feature food from Saskatchewan producers and aims to make everything from scratch. Rounding it out are The Draft Room sports bar, a speakeasy for local acts called The Last Note, a wine and spirits bar called The Vault and a drive-thru liquor store.

A new stage built for bigger tours. Spring can't come fast enough.

Ever wondered what's under the Saskatchewan Legislative Building? Building manager Steve Bata says there's about a kilometre of tunnels beneath the legislative grounds in Wascana Park. Before you picture anything cinematic, these are utility tunnels. They carry high-pressure steam, cooling, electrical and communication lines from the Powerhouse, a brick building behind the Legislature that dates to 1920 and supplies the precinct's heating and cooling. Crews use the tunnels every day, and Bata says they're inspected at least once a week.

There are actually two generations of tunnels down there. The original network began taking on water, so it was decommissioned and sealed, and a replacement was built in the late 1970s. The old tunnels did come with a little lore. A few houses once stood behind the Legislature for the park superintendent and powerhouse chief, and a former resident wrote about sneaking into the tunnel as a kid. As for the rumoured secret bunker, Bata laughed it off. The tunnels were built to be useful, he says, not mysterious.

No treasure, no bunker, just a kilometre of pipes keeping the dome warm.

If your street sits under a big canopy of trees, keep an eye out for signs. The City of Regina's fall street sweeping started Thursday, with crews focusing on neighbourhoods that have mature tree cover, including Cathedral, the Crescents, the General Hospital neighbourhood, Lakeview and North Central. Sweeping runs from 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the city expects to wrap up by Oct. 28 as long as the weather co-operates. Residents are asked to watch for posted signs and move vehicles off the street on their scheduled days.

Cars left on the street during a scheduled sweep may be ticketed or towed, and crews won't come back for spots they had to skip around a parked vehicle. The city suggests parking off-street or sharing driveway space with neighbours where you can. For reminders, download the free Sweep and Plow app or sign up for phone and email notifications through the city's website. Sweeping can kick up dust, so keep windows closed while crews are nearby and slow down to give the sweepers room to work.

Move the car, skip the ticket.

October 16 to 18

🏒 Regina Pats vs. Medicine Hat Tigers | Brandt Centre, 1700 Elphinstone Street | 7:00 PM | Paid admission | The Pats are back on home ice after last Saturday's game in Saskatoon.
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💖 The MacKenzie Gala 2026: Love Affair | MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert Street | 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM | $200, $185 for members | The gallery's big fundraiser, with an open bar, music by DJ Rosé and a live art auction that includes a work by David Garneau.
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💜 Lavender Social Club | Creative City Centre, 1819 Cornwall Street | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, doors 6:30 PM | By donation, $10 suggested | The first of a regular series of sapphic social gatherings. Come as you are.
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🎭 Mosque Heist | Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth Street | 7:30 PM | Paid admission | Zarqa Nawaz's crime comedy, from the creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie, heads into its final weekend.
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👽 Alien | RPL Film Theatre, Central Library, 2311 12th Avenue | 7:00 PM | Free admission | Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic, followed by a panel on feminism and horror, with popcorn and Halloween treats from Albert's Baking Co.
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👻 Lady in White | RPL Film Theatre, Central Library, 2311 12th Avenue | 4:30 PM | Free admission | Frank LaLoggia's 1988 ghost story, 113 minutes, rated 14A.
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💃 Family Dance Party | Regent Place Branch, Regina Public Library | 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM | For families | Dance the morning away with movement, music and songs.
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🥊 Street Fighter: The IMAX Experience | Kramer IMAX Theatre, 2903 Powerhouse Drive | Playing through October 21, check showtimes | Paid admission | Ryu and Ken are pulled back into combat for the next World Warrior Tournament.
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🏈 Riders vs. Alouettes: Legends Game | Mosaic Stadium, 1700 Elphinstone Street | 1:00 PM | Paid admission | Retro jerseys and 80 years of Rider football, with Dan Clark, Rob Bagg and Paul McCallum inducted into the Plaza of Honour at halftime.
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🎭 Mosque Heist | Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth Street | 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM | Paid admission | A Regina caterer plans a heist at a mosque on the holiest night of the year. Two shows left after today.
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🎺 RSO Pops: Cuban Hits! | Capital Auto Theatre, Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Drive | 7:30 PM | Paid admission | A Regina Symphony Orchestra pops concert built around Cuban hits.
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🎸 Faber Drive: Seven Second Surgery 19 1/4 Anniversary Tour | The Exchange, 2431 8th Avenue | Doors 7:00 PM | All ages and licensed | Faber Drive marks 19 1/4 years of Seven Second Surgery, with Long Live The King.
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🤠 The Story of Merle Haggard | Casino Regina Show Lounge, 1880 Saskatchewan Drive | 8:00 PM | Paid admission | JUNO-nominated singer Jess Lee tells Haggard's life story through his songs.
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🏈 Regina Thunder vs. Saskatoon Hilltops: PFC Final | Leibel Field | 1:00 PM | Check for tickets | The Thunder host their provincial rivals with the Prairie Football Conference title on the line.
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🎭 Mosque Heist, closing performance | Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth Street | 2:00 PM | Paid admission | Your last chance to catch Zarqa Nawaz's comedy before it closes.
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🎤 Kellie Loder | Darke Hall | 7:30 PM | $30 to $50, $10 youth under 20 | An evening of honest, heartfelt folk-pop.
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🌪️ Stormbound in IMAX | Kramer IMAX Theatre, 2903 Powerhouse Drive | Playing through March 31, 2027, check showtimes | Paid admission | Ride along with storm chaser Jeff Gammons into the heart of the world's most powerful hurricanes.
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🏒 Pats on Friday night
🏈 Riders on Saturday afternoon
🏆 Thunder in the PFC final on Sunday
📺 All three, from the couch

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Thanks for reading Queen City Digest. Wear your green, cheer loud and enjoy the weekend.

🗓️ Next edition: Monday, October 19.

-QCD