mâmawêyatitân centre
3355 6th Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan
Type: New construction
Size: 108,000 sf
Project Cost: $42.2 million
Development Partners:
- Regina Public Schools
- City of Regina
- Regina Public Library
Status: Opened in 2017
Description
The mâmawêyatitân centre is a multi-use services hub located in north-central Regina. It houses a high school, a community policing centre, a child-care centre, recreational complexes, a public library branch, various food programs, a First Nations elders’ ceremonial room, space for community associations, a recording studio and a commercial kitchen area.
Land
The facility is built on public parcels owned by the City of Regina and Regina Public Schools – no land acquisition was required. One of these parcels housed the former Scott Collegiate that was demolished for this project. The parcel of land was valued at $3M and was donated to the project.
The City and the School Board co-own the land of the facility as tenants-in-common. The building is also co-owned among the three partners, whereby the School Board owns 73%, the City owns 21%, and the Regina Public Library owns 6%.
User Interaction/Partnership Framework
The Regina Public Schools, City of Regina, and Regina Public Library entered a unique partnership to construct and operate the new community centre. The Mamaweyatitan centre is located in a marginalized area of Regina and was built to meet community-identified needs for collaboration between the community and City and to provide needed resources.
Costs / Funding
The construction of the new school facility was heavily supported by the Province, who contributed $31M to pay for the high school and childcare centre. Funding for the new Community Learning Centre was provided by the City at $8.8M. Lastly, the Regina Public Library contributed $2.4M for its new branch.
Additionally, a second partnership between the Saskatchewan Roughriders (football team), the Mosaic Company, and the Mamaweyatitan Centre was arranged whereby the Roughriders and the Mosaic Company donated $100,000 to build the outdoor Indigenous ceremonial gathering space (named “Heart of the Site”).
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