Aerial view of the Saskatchewan Legislative Grounds and Wascana Lake; note that Wascana Lake is drained/empty.

Aerial view of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and Grounds, including part of Wascana Lake and part of downtown Regina.

Aerial view of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and surrounding grounds including part of Wascana Lake in Regina, Saskatchewan

A drained and empty Wascana Lake before it was dredged and deepened in the fall of 1931. As part of a government relief project, 2,100 men (only men who were married and had children were allowed to work on the project) widened and dredged the lake bed and created two islands (Willow and Spruce Island) using only hand tools and horse-drawn wagons.

Aerial view looking northeast over the city. The Legislative Buildings, Wascana Lake and Campion College are seen in foreground. From Thornton Avenue to outer city limits (north), Rae Street to east edge of Wascana Park.