The city of Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the second biggest within the province after Saskatoon, and is a cultural metropolis for the adjacent areas within the neighboring American states of North Dakota, Montana, and southern Saskatchewan. The city of Regina was established during 1882 and became well-known during the North-West Rebellion period, when troops were transported by train before they marched to the battleground. Additionally, Louie Riel, the name of the rebellion's leader was hanged in the city of Regina. The city of Regina was incorporated as a city on June 19, the year 1903 and was declared by the first provincial government as the capital of the Saskatchewan province.
The fine arts constituency at the University of Regina supports the arts and culture of the city, specially in the areas of theatre, dance, and fine arts. The Regina Conservatory of Music is amongst the main highlights of the music scene within the university. Other annual cultural events connected to Regina comprise: The Regina Dragon Boat festival, Mosaic, the Cathedral Village Arts Festival, the Regina Folk Festival and the Craven Country Jamboree. The Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts, now presently known as the Conexus Arts Centre, is a concert hall complex widely-recognized for its most acoustically-perfect environment, hosts the Regina Symphony Orchestra (the oldest performing orchestra in Canada), Opera Saskatchewan and the new Dance Horizons. There is likewise the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, the Globe Theatre, Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Cathedral, and the famous Casavant Freres pipe organs of the Knox-Metropolitan United Church.
For the nearby states of Montana and North Dakota make use of Regina as a travel location. Amongst the most well-known locations which people visit include: The Canadian Western Agribition, an agricultural show throughout winter, Evraz Place, an agricultural fair each month of August, Taylor Field sports stadium, the Globe Theatre, the Government House, Casino Regina, the Roman Catholic Cathedral on the West End, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police national training Centre, the Saskatchewan Science Centre, which houses the 1914 Powerhouse on east Wascana Lake, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and the Mormon Temple, recognized for its gorgeous buildings.
A great part of the city's economy is taken from potash, oil, sodium sulphite, kaolin, and bentonite. Agriculture and farming is a significant part of the economy, though it's not as high as it was in the past. Federated Co-op maintains a 103,000 barrel for each day refinery as the exploitation of Saskatchewan oil resources continues. Up until the present, Regina is among the minor players within the development of Regina's civic economy.