City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA-RPL-A-226
  

Title: Birds'-Eye view of the NWMP yard
Date: ca. 1890
Retrieval Number:
CORA-RPL-A-226
Extent: 1 B&W print; 15.5 cm x 8 cm
Scope and Content Note: Birds'-Eye view of the NWMP yard and buildings
Access Restrictions: None
Photographer:
Unknown
Parent fonds/collection: RPL Photograph Collection
Historical Note: The NWMP depot was not just the headquarters of the force in the west, it was a training depot for new NWMP cadets. The first influx of new cadets for training came in 1885, on the eve of the North-West Rebellion, when cadet numbers were doubled by Parliament to 1,000. Ultimately, the NWMP in Regina would not see much action in the North West Rebellion - most of that responsibility fell on the militia - but the population of Regina would never be the same. Regina became a town with a large population of armed NWMP, and local merchants reaped the benefits.

 


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