REGINA – The Province of Saskatchewan took time on Wednesday to honour its first premier.
Brad Wall unveiled a new life size bronze statue of Walter Scott at the north end of the Queen Elizabeth Gardens in front of the legislative building on Wednesday. The Premier also announced that a section of Lakeshore Drive north is now named Walter Scott Way.
“Walter Scott was our first premier and father of confederation,” Wall said. “But I do not believe he has received the recognition he so richly deserves for his vision for Saskatchewan and for his great personal sacrifice and effort to build the foundation for this great province.”
The Scott administration chose Regina as the province’s capital city and oversaw the construction of the Legislative Building.
In 1907 Scott also oversaw the creation of the University of Saskatchewan, which was the first university in Canada with an integrated agricultural college.
“It is fitting that we acknowledged Walter Scott and the legacy he left behind as we celebrated the 100th anniversary at the Legislative Building in 2012,” Minister responsible for the Provincial capital Commission Kevin Doherty said. “This statue interpretive panel will serve as a focal point for educating our growing population about our history as we look to the future.”
Walter Scott was the premier of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916.
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