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On Thursday morning, the ribbon was cut on the new office for Regina police at the Cornwall Centre.
The office is only a few blocks away from police headquarters, nestled inside the east Saskatchewan Drive entrance.
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Officers won’t be permanently stationed at the office, and it won’t be a place for people to report crime – a sign on the window tells people to call 911 for an emergency and gives the non-emergency line for the city police force as well.
Acting police Chief Lorilee Davies said the office is about efficiency and having a presence in the downtown. She said if officers need to do some paperwork or run a computer check, they can do it right there.
“The fact that we can keep them out, visible in the community and in the downtown core is a big win for us,” Davies explained.
She said it’ll also provide some extra security and safety for visitors to the mall.
The Cornwall Centre is located in the downtown core, and Davies said she hopes the office and more visibility for officers will help change the narrative that downtown isn’t a safe place to be.
“We know that increased police visibility leads to perceptions of safety increasing, so I think anything that we can do to increase our presence and visibility in downtown, I think, will be well received by the community,” said Davies.
A number of people from around the city were at the ribbon-cutting for the new office, including acting police chief Lorilee Davies, Cornwall Centre general manager Katie Dockham and Mayor Chad Bachynski. Nov. 13, 2025 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Katie Dockham, the Cornwall Centre’s general manager, agreed, saying the office won’t just be for the mall.
“This is for the greater good of the downtown. This is about building trust for the community. This is about building visitation downtown, building vibrancy,” she said.
The Cornwall Centre paid to build the office, and Dockham said the office is a first for shopping centres in Saskatchewan.
