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
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View from the south & parking lot
The main natural materials used by Arthur Erickson, the designer, are Tyndall...
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South view2
This design, with the roof reaching toward the sky, is supposed to reflect...
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Front view
Too bad the trees block the view. The prairie landscaping design, which will...
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The "Royal Walk"
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The plaque
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North view from Dewdney Avenue
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Spacious lobby
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Entrance to the SGI theater in the lobby
In addition to the main exhibits, the RCMP Heritage Centre boasts a 27 minute...
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Face painting, on special occasions
like Canada Day ;o)
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Small coffee shop
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Outside view from the coffee shop
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Large gift shop
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March of the Mounties (mm)
the large artifact exhibit that stretches the full 30m length of the main...
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mm2 - to dog sleds & skidoos
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mm3 - to snowmobiles, cars,
motorbikes, & aircraft. The horse at the front depicts the popular RCMP...
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mm4 - to getting around on foot.....
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The murals (mu) on the walls in the main
exhibit hall were amazing & really added to the setting!
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mu2 - snowmobile in winter
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mu3 - small aircraft
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mu5 - dog sleds in the far north
in winter.
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Displays in other exhibit rooms (oe)
in no particular order. There are at least 6 other rooms.
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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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