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CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Wascana Centre unveils new master plan for area's future
WATCH: Regina's Wascana Centre has unveiled the final draft of a master plan for its future. Wayne Mantyka has the details. The Wascana Centre, home to the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and the University of Regina, has unveiled a master plan that showcases its future. The area has long been recognized as the heart of Regina and has gradually evolved over the decades. The latest change is to the shoreline near the legislative building with new pathways and additional benches. A new master plan is released every 10 years. 'Things that we are going to be working on is continuing to invest in the pathways system, renewing our picnic sites, renewing our washrooms and then we also have an example of if we were to do a seasonal lane closure,' Jenna Schroeder, executive director of the Provincial Capital Commission said. The final draft of the 2025 Wascana Centre Master Plan can be seen on the centre's website. 'Anybody can take a look, they can download the draft and email your feedback,' Schroeder said. Wascana Centre Master Plan Wascana Park was founded in 1912 and was incorporated into Wascana Centre 50 years later. The latest master plan is aiming to ensure the area remains one of Regina's most cherished places to visit. Nick and Barn Eugelmi are a prime example of how many people have enjoyed the centre for decades. They come to the legislative building's flower garden every year on Barb's birthday. 'We love nature, especially flowers and things like that and here is an ideal thing,' Nick Eugelmi said. The two have many happy memories together from over the decades at Wascana Centre. 'We took our children here into the park for walking and looking around and things like that,' Barb Eugelmi said.
CTV News
5 days ago
- Science
- CTV News
University of Regina welcomes global carbon capture and storage event
The University of Regina hosted its 17th iteration of its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Summer School. (Jacob Carr/CTV News). The International Carbon Capture and Storage Knowledge Centre, along with the University of Regina, are in the midst of hosting a weeklong program bringing together students and presenters from all around the world. Organizers of the event say that the presenters talk about current and future carbon capture technologies, economics, policies and regulations. On the student side, the event had over 200 applicants this year, of which, 50 were chosen to partake. 'We've got 50 students from 31 countries here,' explained Tim Dixon, director and general manager of the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme. 'They form teams, and they collaborate, and on the last day they have to present their results. It's actually a competition; we give an award for the best group presentation. As well as getting the knowledge on CCS for themselves, it also forms their professional peer groups that will go with them for the rest of their careers.' 2025 marks the 17th iteration of the CCS Summer School, which after the completion of this week, will have over 800 alumni.
CBC
08-07-2025
- Science
- CBC
Sask. researchers discover how T. Rex might have healed from injuries
Researchers from the University of Regina have been studying a fracture in a rib fossil from the province's famous Scotty the Tyrannosaurus rex to explore how dinosaurs healed after an injury.
CTV News
04-07-2025
- Science
- CTV News
How preserved blood vessels found in Saskatchewan's most famous T. rex is opening doors for researchers
'Scotty' is the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada. (Tourism Saskatchewan) Preserved blood vessel structures discovered in Saskatchewan's most famous Tyrannosaurus rex fossil has opened doors for researchers when it comes to learning how extinct animals healed from injuries. The preserved blood vessel structures were discovered in a rib bone from Scotty the famous T. rex, who was found in Saskatchewan in the 1990s. Jerrit L. Mitchell, a PhD student in the University of Regina's (U of R) Department of Physics and the study's lead author, discovered the vessel structures while finishing his undergraduate honours thesis research. Mitchell joined the ongoing research project in 2019 when Scotty's rib was scanned at the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan for the first time. 'I remember showing my supervisors, Dr. Barbi and Dr. McKellar, a strange structure inside a scan of the rib that I originally didn't give much thought to. They were quick to point out that what I discovered could possibly be preserved blood vessels, which has since led to a much more expansive research project,' Mitchell said in a news release. Synchrotron X-rays produced by the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan gave researchers the opportunity to create a detailed 3D model of both the bone and soft tissue structures inside it without damaging the 66-million-year-old fossil, the release said. 3D printed blood vessel structures 3D printed blood vessel structures. (Canadian Light Source, University of Regina) 'Then, using chemical analysis, the researchers determined what elements and molecules make up the vessel structures, allowing them to hypothesize how the structures were preserved over millions of years.' The X-rays of the fossil's rib also showed a healed fracture that could have been sustained in a fight, according to researchers. Scotty T. rex. healed rib fracture A rib bone from Scotty the T. rex showing a healed rib fracture. (Canadian Light Source, University of Regina) 'The discovery could provide important, evolutionary information to researchers, such as the healing potential of a T. rex,' the release said. 'Preserved blood vessel structures, like we have found in Scotty's rib bone, appear linked to areas where the bone was healing. This is because during the healing process, those areas had increased blood flow to them,' physics professor Mauricio Barbi said in the release. 'This work also provides a new way to compare how injuries healed in extinct animals, like dinosaurs,' Barbi added. The findings were recently published in Scientific Reports, an open-access journal that publishes original research from across natural sciences, psychology, medicine and engineering. The U of R says the multidisciplinary study grew to involve researchers from the school's departments of physics, biology, and earth sciences, along with the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM). RSM curator of palaeontology and adjunct professor at the U of R Ryan McKellar said the discovery proves how fossils like Scotty are much more than museum exhibits. 'They continue to advance science in ways we never imagined when they were first unearthed,' he said. 'Part of our role at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum is to ensure these specimens remain available for research, so it's exciting to see new technology and collaborations between the RSM, the University of Regina, and the Canadian Light Source revealing discoveries, while keeping the fossils intact for future generations,' McKellar said.
CTV News
25-06-2025
- Science
- CTV News
University of Regina students share augmented reality projects
Regina Watch WATCH: University of Regina students shared their augmented reality projects at the Saskatchewan Science Centre over the weekend.
