The warm summer months are coming to an end and with the change in season, Dream invites you to take part in their Fall Parade in Harbour Landing featuring showhomes by 14 of Regina’s premier builders. Throw on your comfiest sweater and sneakers and take a stroll through the community, stopping at all participating builders showhomes for your chance to win big!
Date: September 10 – October 2, 2016
Time: times will be based on individual builder hours outlined in your passport
To participate, pick up a Fall Parade passport on September 10, 2016 at Dream Day, or at a Harbour Landing showhome for your chance to win a $3,000 travel voucher!
Visit each beautifully-designed home and have your passport initialed by the builder. Once it’s full, drop it off at a showhome of your choice to be entered to win.
And the excitement doesn’t stop there. Bring a non-perishable food item(s) for the Regina Food Bank when dropping off your full passport to double your chances at winning. That’s two chances to win a travel voucher for you and your family!
So get up, get out and come take part in Harbour Landing’s Fall Parade. You never know, come winter time you could be flying off to Mexico, compliments of Dream.
Sun’s Out, Fun’s Out in Harbour Landing
School’s out and summer’s officially here! It’s time to get out the sprinkler, stock up on lemonade and soak up the sun!
We at Harbour Landing couldn’t be more excited for summer’s arrival, especially with all the fun, free and interactive events taking place throughout July and August.
When the summertime bliss begins to wear off and restlessness sets in, have no fear – we’ve compiled a list of Harbour Landing summer events to keep you and your family busy all season long.
Pack a Picnic
One of our favourite summer activities is packing a picnic basket filled with yummy goodies and hitting the city’s best parks to enjoy some fresh air. And with three Harbour Landing parks being named in Tourism Regina’s 10 Great Picnic Spots in Regina, why not take advantage? Be sure to check out Norseman Park, McKenna Park and Fairchild Park and explore the best Harbour Landing has to offer this summer.
Yoga with Nicole
Join us in Norseman Park for a vinyasa style/hatha based yoga session! This comprehensive yoga workout will focus on alignment and breathing as you are guided through a challenging and refreshing workout. Deepen your practice, open your body and mind and start your weekend off right.
Every Saturday, July 9 – Aug. 27 (with the exception of Aug. 20)
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Norseman Park in Harbour Landing on Beacon Drive
All ages and levels welcome
Sportball Sport Instruction for Kids
Your little one(s) will learn fundamental skills like teamwork and participate in multiple sports throughout this fun and interactive session. With three programs available, each targeted towards a specific age group, your mini-athlete will develop skills for both on and off the court.
July 7, July 21, Aug. 11, Aug. 25
Parent and Child Multi-Sport Class from 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. (16 – 24 months)
Parent and Child Multi-Sport Class from 7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. (2 – 3 years)
Coach and Children Multi-Sport Class from 7:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (4 – 6 years)
Get fit and have fun at weekly fitness classes in the park! Not only are these classes sure to get your adrenalin pumping and your skin glowing, it’s also a great way to challenge yourself. With both beginner and boot camp style sessions hosted weekly, there’s something to suit everyone.
Every Wednesday, July 6 – Aug. 24
Targeted Towards Beginners: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Boot Camp Style: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Norseman Park in Harbour Landing on Beacon Drive
Science in the Park
Get outdoors, have fun and learn a thing or two at the third annual Science in the Park event hosted by Dream and the Saskatchewan Science Centre. This year’s activities will include a turf-friendly mini-golf course that teaches all about friction, the laws of motion, and even the Pythagorean theorem!
Tuesday, July 12
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Havilland Park in Harbour Landing on Tutor Way
Kids of all ages welcome
We hope you can check out some of the events taking place in Harbour Landing this summer. If you do, be sure to share them on social media and let us know your favourite summertime activity!
*Please note that all classes are subject to cancellation due to weather concerns as well as have a limited class size. The classes will operate on a first come first serve basis.
The Insider Scoop on Harbour Landing
Okay, so you’ve decided to call Harbour Landing home. First things first, congratulations – you won’t be disappointed! Now that you’re a resident, we wanted to let you in on a few amazing insider secrets on your new community!
As you wander around the community, don’t forget to pay attention to the details found on every street corner – literally! Our passion for Regina’s history is reflected in the names of the streets and parks throughout Harbour Landing, which pay homage to the city’s aviation roots.
Your kids will love Norseman Park, especially the skate park designed by former American pro-skateboarder Kanten Russell. Explore the various ropes, ladders, swings and slides that adorn the park.
Discover more amazing Harbour Landing features with a trip to the Dino Park at Fairchild Park. Uncover bones, footprints and fossils in your own backyard and learn about Saskatchewan’s archeological roots and the animals that used to inhabit the area you now call home.
Your kids can also walk safely to and from school among the many Harbour Landing parks and paths. This comprehensive system goes from one end of the community to the other. Check out our parks maps on the website for details on the various amenities.
Did you know we also recessed the parks in order to prevent your home from flooding? Just one of the many details and considerations we took into account to make your home and neighbourhood as amazing as possible!
To get more of the inside scoop, join our Facebook group to talk about community-specific events and meet your neighbours. You can also visit our website at www.harbourlanding.ca for more information and ideas for tips!
Norseman Park Received the 2015 RRHBA Landscape Award at the Master Awards
Norseman Park has been delighting Harbour Landing residents and visitors since opening in August, 2015. Recently, the area’s largest park had the honour of being recognized by the Regina and Region Home Builder’s Association (RRHBA).
Norseman Park features a basketball court, soccer field, playground and its famous skatepark, designed by Kanten Russell, a pro skateboarder from San Diego. Altogether, the park was a $3 million investment.
“Parks and greenspace are integral to Dream Development’s vision of creating communities where families can live full, gratifying lives,” says Evan Hunchak, Dream’s General Manager. “We’re thrilled that our labour of love has been recognized with a Master Award.”
The RRHBA’s Landscape Project Award recognizes, “all areas of residential landscape construction, including innovation in the landscaping process, materials, design and detailing.”
Throughout the last part of 2015, the community rallied around the skate plaza as a safe and constructive outlet for Regina’s young people. We are proud to be an ongoing part of that, and appreciate the support the RRHBA shows with this award.
It’s especially exciting for us, because this is the second year in a row Dream Development’s Harbour Landing parks have been recognized for excellence by the RRHBA Masters Awards. Last year Fairchild Park, or as we call it, our “dinosaur park,” was the recipient of this same award. Thanks RRHBA, for helping us share the excitement about our signature park projects.
Saskatchewan Government unveils joint-use school designs
The designs for Regina’s three joint-use schools don’t come as any surprise to division board chairs, but their unveiling Monday represents one more step toward relieving pressure on the city’s classrooms.
Describing some of Regina’s public schools as “bursting at their seams,” board chair Katherine Gagne was quick to emphasize getting enrolment to adequate levels as the primary benefit of the new schools.
Located in Harbour Landing, Greens on Gardiner and Rosewood Park, the schools will accommodate 3,300 students and be used by both schools divisions. They were designed after extensive consultation with the divisions, parents and students.
The site plan for the Rosewood Park school.
“The important thing that we did was engage kids to try and make it so it was a student-friendly, learning-focused place,” said Education Minister Don Morgan at an announcement in Saskatoon.
He said students requested large windows, green space and environmentally friendly construction. Each school will be tailored to the needs of its community, he added.
That said, the floor plans the ministry released for Regina’s schools are identical to each another. That doesn’t bother Gagne, though, who is convinced by the level of community consultation.
“Joint-use” doesn’t necessarily mean shared spaces either. The schools’ mirror-image, butterfly, two-storey floor plans are reflective of how the two divisions will maintain separate operations.
That includes split entrances, with a community entryway in the centre. The gyms and libraries are also set apart, something Regina Catholic Schools board chair Frank Flegel is pleased to see given the divisions’ different needs, he said.
He is also happy with the central gathering area as well as the opportunity to literally break down the barrier between spaces to bring together larger groups when needed.
Gagne, meanwhile, loves the early childcare centres — each school will have 90 spaces — and community areas.
Neither Gagne nor Flegel said there was anything missing from the designs they had hoped to see.
The schools are sectioned off by grade, with kindergarten and the youngest three grades on the first floor.
They will also incorporate portable classrooms, something Flegel called “wise” given fluctuations in school populations. Gagne agreed the flexibility they provide is beneficial.
The province is building nine joint-use schools in total, the others being in Saskatoon, Warman and Martensville.
Morgan said all of the projects are either “on or ahead of schedule,” and the government is “fully-confident” they will open in September 2017.
Dream has partnered with The Shoebox Project, an organization that collects and distributes gifts in the form of shoeboxes to women experiencing homelessness in communities across Canada and in the US. Shoeboxes are filled with items that any woman is likely to enjoy, but may not splurge on for herself in difficult times.
Join Dream CEO Michael Cooper and Dream staff alongside celebrities Ben and Jessica Mulroney to make shoeboxes to be provided to local shelters this Christmas. We will also be accepting donations or shoeboxes valued at $50. For information on what items to include in your shoebox visit www.shoeboxproject.com.
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Meet & Greet: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Location: 5406 Tutor Way in Harbour Landing Drop off Times: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Not able to make it on November 17th? No worries, drop off a shoebox or donations to our Head office location at #300 – 4561 Parliament Ave, until November 27th.
