Regina, Saskatchewan

The manager of the purple themed Knights Inn in Regina tells me; “Regina is a good place to make money.” And indeed it seems like the city is booming.  We take the bus across town to catch Cars 2 in the suburbs and pass through numerous new malls, and box stores. Things are busy. I suspect this has to do with the oil rigs and potash mines featured on the postcards we buy. In Toronto we forget how much the Canadian economy is rooted in resource extraction. But as we’ve travelled along, what I’ve seen is extensive growth and prosperity tied to mining.

On the way to Calgary, I sit next to a sweet South Asian woman from Kenya who lives in Regina. She points out all the new lakes in Saskatchewan. Lakes with fences running through them. The flooding has been pretty intense around here. She’s on her way to a wedding and tells me that God loves me and that I was blessed. I have to admit, I do feel pretty lucky.