RCMP Heritage Center, Regina

This photo journal features the new RCMP heritage Center in Regina, where I live. I paid my first visit yesterday, on Canada Day ;o)

The RCMP has been an integral part of Canada's historical and cultural landscape for the past 135 years, helping to form & protect our great nation & playing a significant role in creating the Canadian identity.

Their new heritage centre opened on May 23, 2007 in order to share the RCMP story with the world. It is located on the grounds of the RCMP Academy, ‘Depot' Division, on ... (more)

View from the south & parking lot
The main natural materials used by Arthur Erickson, the designer, are Tyndall...

South view2
This design, with the roof reaching toward the sky, is supposed to reflect...

Front view
Too bad the trees block the view. The prairie landscaping design, which will...

The "Royal Walk"

The plaque

North view from Dewdney Avenue

Spacious lobby

Entrance to the SGI theater in the lobby
In addition to the main exhibits, the RCMP Heritage Centre boasts a 27 minute...

Face painting, on special occasions
like Canada Day ;o)

Small coffee shop

Outside view from the coffee shop

Large gift shop

March of the Mounties (mm)
the large artifact exhibit that stretches the full 30m length of the main...

mm2 - to dog sleds & skidoos

mm3 - to snowmobiles, cars,
motorbikes, & aircraft. The horse at the front depicts the popular RCMP...

mm4 - to getting around on foot.....

The murals (mu) on the walls in the main
exhibit hall were amazing & really added to the setting!

mu2 - snowmobile in winter

mu3 - small aircraft

mu4

mu5 - dog sleds in the far north
in winter.

Displays in other exhibit rooms (oe)
in no particular order. There are at least 6 other rooms.

Maintaining Law and Order in the West
(mw)exhibit area. By 1885 law and order had been firmly established in the...

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mw4

mw5

mw6

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mw8

Creating a Mounted Police (cmp)
exhibit, which mainly dealt with the creation of the Northwest Mounted...

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Protecting the North (pn) exhibit area
Arctic patrols were carried out by the NWMP to ensure law and order, maintain...

Serving All of Canada (sc)
This exhibit shares with visitors the evolution of the Force...

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Answering Duty's Call (dc) exhibit
This exhibit showcases the RCMP's global role in the past, brings to life...

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Cracking the Case (cc) exhibit
This exhibit presents the high tech side of modern policing and is...

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ERTs, Bombs and Dogs (bd)
This temporary exhibit is presented in the 2,000 sq. ft. temporary exhibit...

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The Mounties are not just Red Serge and black horses. They have specialized...

bd3 - drug sniffing dogs

bd4 - dog training

bd5
Watching these dogs in action at a special demonstration would be awesome!

bd5 - bomb disposal

RCMP Heritage Center, Regina

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