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Regina mayor Sandra Masters spoke about the contents of a time capsule to be buried on the grounds of Wascana Pool on Monday. “It’s meant as a gift and a message to the future residents of Regina,” Masters said.

City of Regina Recreation Program Services Co-ordinator Amy Kent said on Tuesday the city’s new “night-swim” programming at Wascana Pool is perfect for residents looking to try something different. Residents will get a chance to try basketball and other activities at dusk with plenty of light.

The new Wascana Pool, one of the most anticipated City of Regina projects in years, has been open to the public for over a week, but in that time, people have found a few problems with the new build.

Regina’s recently re-designed Wascana Pool announced new measures to maximize accessibility for all patrons but some oversights were revealed on Saturday when a young patron pushed an unprotected emergency water slide shutdown button which cut water to the slides for a majority of the day.

Residents will enjoy waterslides, a beach entry leisure pool, lazy river, lap pool, diving tank, hot tub and climbing wall.

City of Regina senior project manager Eric de Waal said the renewed Wascana Pool has undergone major changes to make the facility more accessible during a tour on Tuesday. “The lessons learned in previous builds are reflected at the Wascana Pool. which succeeds at creating greater accessibility” de Waal said.

At Wednesday’s executive council meeting, councillors debated on the installation of three separate options to provide accessibility to high waterslides at the pool, including a stairlift, a ramp or an elevator.

On the evening of July 17th Coffee, a four-year-old purebred Standard Poodle, was playing in Wascana View neighborhood park. His owners saw him eating grass and rabbit droppings and took him home. A few days later the dog passed away. Subsequent blood work done by a Regina veterinarian revealed poison.

Residents can expect to enjoy amenities like a lazy river, waterslides, beach-entry pool, a lap pool, diving tank, a hot tub, a concession that serves both pool and park users.