Dewdney Pool News Today

The newly renamed Buffalo Meadows Pool on June 17, 2021. (Mattea Columpsi/980 CJME) In his mother tongue, Brad Bellegarde welcomed those in attendance to the Buffalo Meadows Park and Buffalo Meadows Pool renaming ceremony Thursday. “It is a step towards having a dialogue based on reconciliation,” said Bellegarde, the City of Regina’s cultural diversity and Indigenous relations adviser. For many years, the recreational area was named after Edgar Dewdney, a historical figure with harmful ti...

By Josh Sigurdson Apr 14, 2021 9:06 PM The City of Regina unanimously passed a motion renaming Dewdney Park, in the city’s North Central. The move follows recent action by the city to explore the harmful legacies of Sir John A. Macdonald and Lord Edgar Dewdney. The park will now be known as Buffalo Meadows, after Councillor Bob Hawkins moved to remove the word “park” from the title. Mayor Sandra Masters says they wanted to remove any redundancy. “The fact is, it doesn’t need t...

Past reports from city administration said Edgar Dewdney was a historical figure who was "directly responsible for the development and administration of harmful policies toward Indigenous peoples," including establishing and overseeing residential schools. In July 2020, the group Decolonizing Relations submitted a petition requesting the pool, park and Dewdney Avenue be renamed. The city is currently creating a legacy process to review the avenue name. Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway told the com...

By Josh Sigurdson Apr 3, 2021 9:43 AM In a meeting full of changes, Regina City Council decided to rename Dewdney Pool in the city’s North Central. The renaming comes as part of the city’s review on the legacy left by Edgar Dewdney, who had a direct role in establishing and overseeing residential schools. Mayor Sandra Masters says the renaming is an important step towards reconciliation, adding location was also a huge factor. “Because it’s located in our Central district, and t...

Article content Now that Regina’s city council has voted unanimously to rename Dewdney Pool, the Avenue may be next. But that report might still be a ways off. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Council votes to change name of Dewdney Pool to Buffalo Meadows Pool Back to video In the immediate, following the vote, city administration plans that when the weather warms and public pools reopen to hold a ceremony at the newly named Buffalo Meadows P...

  REGINA -- Regina city council has decided to put remove the John A. Macdonald statue currently located in Victoria Park and put it in storage until a new location is found. Council voted 7-4 to approve the move on Wednesday. The move means the statue will be put in storage for a maximum of one year, and will be relocated to a location determined by council. Until that decision is made, city administration is expected to consult with the public about the best location for the statue and ...

A report from city administration said Dewdney was directly responsible for harmful policies towards Indigenous people.