Aug 08, 1979 Tornado hit NW Regina. I was watching the storm looking out our front porch on 1200 block Athol - across from the open sports field of Scott Collegiate. So much debris was flying across the field towards us I went inside our old 2 1/2 storey house for fear of being injured. Winds were said to be between 90-100 mph in that area, but in the NW it was much worse and a lot of people had their roofs blown off. It went so dark it was almost like night until it passed.
This video is so rich, and full of our city's history. What an amazing collection! I never knew how beautiful the city really was until seeing these, and it's left me here in tears as well. Thank you for sharing
It's the Research Station, not the Experimental Farm - a Research Station is a bigger deal as far as Agriculture Canada is concerned. My dad was the superintendent there from 1966 - 1980, and my mum would go berserk if someone called it by the wrong name.
I bumped into Dr Hornby at a party, he was standing alone and looked just as bored as I in a room full of pot heads gone wild. So I approached Paul and asked him to explain decarboxylation. He lit up at the question and very eloquently shared his great knowledge. It was the first time I truly understood the science of carboxyl groups. He's one of those great professors you learn from, lot's of zeal & passion for the topic. RIP Paul
I was very young, But I remember watching the tornado come down the street on 1st ave. I'm fact I think the house at 35 seconds was indeed where we were living. I clearly remember it drilling a small hole in the roof. My parents rushed me downstairs and that was that. Later it was revealed that my mother had left the window half open in our bathroom which may have contributed to the roof damage, That would be the small middle window in the center top at 35 seconds.
Me and my brothers thought it was really exciting. We went outside and ran around. I remember that not only was it crazy windy but hail started. That got painful so we came back inside. A few blocks away roofs of homes were torn off.
Olá Celia! Nós também nos lembramos de você. Espero que você esteja bem. Infelizmente, Celia, o único vídeo que tenho é o que você vê aqui. Os produtores teriam as "saídas", não eu. Cuide bem de você mesmo. Tom
We were at a Molson's House that night. A friend called to say he lost his roof in Glencairn. We thought he was kidding till we got there and had to tarp the entire house.
Spent my entire childhood summers up there, we had a cabin in the old campground, hanging out in the cookshacks and swimming at the docks (3rd street dock was the best, in our opinion). Vivid memories of going into Scrases, walking on the old squeaky wooden strip flooring. I've seen over 100 movies in the Park Theatre, walked miles and miles on the Ominik, we used to call it the boardwalk,looks like the old Meldrum's is now called The Boardwalk. Wow, thanks for the upload, it looks different, but somehow the same.
What fun. My Mom grew up just south of the park, bordering a small lake known in the area as Ditch Lake. We used to go to the park often. This was a nice tour. Lots of memories. The last time I was there it was in the late fall of 2018, and it was cold, and almost void of people. I think what made the park so fascinating, as a child, was all the people.
Loved the tour, thanks Tom. Made me think of the Roller Rink and the Wigwam as well. Glad Danceland is still there. I have many memories about that place and people I met there!
Great video. That's not the Centennial Concert Hall; it's actually the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium. The Centennial Concert Hall is in Winnipeg.
