Regina Qu´Appelle Health Region

Bienvenue! Willkommen! Bitaemo! Each year Regina welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe. They come for business and pleasure, to meet our people, to partake in special events, to see firsthand this remarkable city - clean, green and growing - in the midst of the great Canadian plains.

Whatever draws you to Regina, come prepared for a great time. This is no longer the quiet farming town of settlement years. Saskatchewan's capital city is the heartbeat of the province; a modern and sophisticated center of business and government. Regina's skyline grows more magnificent each year, as office and hotel towers reach for the sky.

The hospitality one finds in Regina is legendary. It may have something to do with the city's tradition of hosting royalty. Regina has a long and proud association with the British monarchy. It's no accident that Regina has been called Canada's Queen City. In 1882, Princess Louise christened a little town on Pile of Bones Creek "Regina" - after her mother, Victoria, the reigning Queen. The love affair with royalty has continued ever since.

In more recent times, Regina has been a favourite stop for royal tours of the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip, and Prince Andrew and Sarah, the Duke and Duchess of York. Reginans pride themselves in rolling out the red carpet for all their guests, whether they be of royal lineage or not.

The Economy:
Regina is the center of a multi-billion dollar agricultural economy. But equally important, as the capital city of Saskatchewan, Regina is the center of government. Most provincial government departments and crown corporations are headquartered here.
Industrial developments continue to grow in Regina, with a major steel plant and Canada's first heavy oil upgrader being major private sector employers. Regina is also the head office for Credit Union Central, Co-Operators Insurance, and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool - the largest grain handling co-operative in the world, as well as Crown Life and Farm Credit Corporation.

Our People:
Regina is a multicultural city in the heart of a multicultural province - probably the most ethnically diverse in all of Canada. Saskatchewan is the only province where both English and French when added together, do not constitute a majority.
The many different nationalities that make up the Queen City celebrate their roots year round - but never more visibly than during the three-day Mosaic festival - a city-wide party each spring where ethnic food, music, song and drink flow freely at pavilions representing countries from around the globe. This spirit of camaraderie and cooperation has built a city of warm-hearted - some say "super-hearted" - people.

Regina is alive with museums, art galleries and other cultural attractions and events throughout the year. It has its own professional live theatre companies, modern dance and ballet troupes, and a world class concert hall that is home to Canada's longest established symphony orchestra.

R.C.M.P.:
An international symbol of Canada, the red coated Mountie, belongs to Regina. RCMP history parallels the history of our city and has been part of its life since the beginning. One hundred years after the first group of Northwest Mounted Police were sent to quell a rebellion, the force still does its training here. Their museum is one of Canada's premier tourist attractions.

Hospitality:
If you've ever heard of "western hospitality" you'll know why it is famous after a visit to Regina.