THE WAKKER WEEKLY – Issue #1785
Issue #1785 – Posted on: 11 – Apr – 2025
BUSHWAKKER SEASONAL SUDS STATUS. Bushwakker head brewer, Michael Gaetz, reports our seasonally available KAI’S MUNICH HELLES, BLOOD ORANGE BLONDE ALE, ENIGMA PALE ALE, PICKARD’S OATMEAL CREAM STOUT, ROBERTSON’S STRONG, PREMIUM PALE ALE and CYCLONE BARLEYWINE are currently available. There is also a batch of DOUBLE HONEY RED ALE currently working its way through the brewery.
Phase Two of The DEWDNEY AVENUE REVITALIZATION PROJECT IS NOW UNDERWAY! But don’t be deterred by the pylons and signs and machinery. Access to YOUR Bushwakker is easy-peasy! You simply come down from 8th Avenue via Lorne, Cornwall or Scarth Street and Dewdney is open along these two blocks. The big free parking lot just down the street is also open. Dewdney Avenue will look beautiful once completed. It better for 32 million bucks, eh?
Tickets are now on sale to our most decadent dining experience of the entire year. Get ready for our annual BUSHWAKKER BREWER’S DINNER! This is THE signature event of The Bushwakker Brewpub showcasing the talents of both our kitchen and brewery teams. This year’s theme is FRENCH FUSION and will feature four courses. Each course will incorporate unique beers as an ingredient and will be paired with a selected half pint of beer to accentual the flavours of each dish. Tickets are $119.95 each. The four courses and pairings are as follows:
Pilsener Perogie Tartiflette paired with Kai’s Munich Helles
House-made French-style perogies made with Stubblejumper pilsener and stuffed with potato, onion and Camembert cheese. Served with our crème fraiche, caramelized onions, lardons and mustard microgreens.
Irish Red Charcuterie Board paired with Enigma Pale Ale
This French adventure features Rabbit Terrine, Elk and Pork Boudin, spent grain crackers, Dungarvon Irish Red crostini and Dungarvon whole grain mustard, roasted garlic dip, dried apricots & figs, Petit Brie, Asiago and whipped Goat cheese with beet microgreens.
Barleywine Braised Beef paired with Pickard’s Oatmeal Cream Stout
Slow braised AAA Black Angus beef chuck marinated in Cyclone English Barleywine. Served with pearl onions, maple herb carrots, creamy garlic mashed potatoes and a select microgreen blend.
Double Mead Paris Brest paired with Blood Orange Blonde Ale
Mork’s Mead baked choux pastry filled with hazelnut almond praline and Blackberry Mead mousse. Served with caramel sauce and vanilla bean ice cream.
Call 306-359-7276 to get your tickets today!
The April Bushwakker LOCAL ARTIST WALL features the works of AMY DAWNS! Amy is an artist, possibility coach, podcast host, entrepreneur, and transformational speaker whose work is deeply rooted in personal and spiritual expansion. Her journey into painting wasn’t a learned skill but an intuitive calling—one that quite literally woke her up one morning and pulled her toward a canvas. Through her unique process, she channels the unseen into color and form, capturing the essence of the soul in each piece. Her work has touched and moved people in ways beyond words, much like the transformational experiences she facilitates through her speaking, coaching, and podcast.
Website: www.amydawns.com Instagram and Facebook are both @amydawns1111
Enjoy Amy’s colourful works all this month!
Last week’s April edition of FIRST FIRKIN FRIDAY saw yet another rapid keg draining. The last two monthly firkin tappings have seen the entire contents of the keg being dispensed into pints in less than 30 minutes! Don’t miss the May 2nd edition because we have something special planned! It has only happened one time in our 34-year history!
Our WEEKEND SPECIAL DINING FEATURE for April 11th & 12th is a SMOKED SIRLOIN DIP. Our Saturday CLASSIC STEAK & A PINT SPECIAL as well as our Monday and Wednesday WINGS & A PINT SPECIAL and Tuesday PIZZA & A PINT SPECIAL are also great value deals.
APRIL PREMIUM WINE FEATURES: This month’s fun features are the TRIVENTO wines from Argentina. The Red is RESERVE MALBEC and the White is a RESERVE WHITE MALBEC and is the first of its kind to be featured at Bushwakker. Both are $8.95 for a glass and $23.95 for a half litre.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Apr. 14: Monday Night Jazz & Blues – special edition. REDBEARD’S 68TH BIRTHDAY BASH. Join Regina’s #1 live music ambassador in this very special celebration. The event kicks off early with Jeff delivering some of his DJ talents followed by a performance from brand new blues duo, DELTA ELECTRIC and crowd-pleasers, TERRAPLANE. Redbeard’s REESE’S PIECES BIRTHDAY CHEESECAKE will also be available. 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Apr. 16: Wednesday Folk Night. MICHE MARTIN (aka Michel Chammartin) is a bilingual singer songwriter originally from Manitoba. He is a member of the well-known francophone group La Raquette à Claquettes and is currently performing with his son, Cass Chammartin, to promote his recent solo album. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Apr. 17: SCIENCE PUB – The Dawn of the Atomic Age in Canada: From Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project to Lewis’s CANDU Reactors and Beyond. Don’t miss the final lecture of the 2024/2025 season! Enjoy lectures on scientific topics of general interest in our Arizona Room over fine craft beer and award-winning pub cuisine. The room opens at 5:00 PM. Avoid disappointment and come down early for dinner and a pint before the presentation which begins at 7:00 PM. This month’s talk will be presented by Dr. Arthur Situm, Associate Professor of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Regina. Canada has a rich and often overlooked history in nuclear science, dating back to its crucial involvement in the Manhattan Project during World War II. From uranium mining in the Northwest Territories to ground breaking research at Canadian laboratories, Canada played an integral part in the development of nuclear weaponry during WWII. Following the end of the war, Bennett Lewis, credited as the father of the CANDU reactor, led Canada’s pivot entirely to peaceful uses of nuclear technology. Today, Canada remains a leader in nuclear innovation, balancing energy production and scientific advancement with the challenges of sustainability and safety.
Apr. 18: FESTIVE FISH GOOD FRIDAY. The annual tradition continues! Get ready for the biggest day of the entire year for the number one selling item on our entire menu! Yes, people really love our Stubblejumper Pilsner battered Cod with our award-winning hand-cut fries and house-made tartar sauce. We can only put out so many orders at a time so come down early and if you are looking for takeout orders, call our FESTIVE FISH HOTLINE early in the day! 306-359-7276.
Dewdney businesses want people to know they will be open during construction
By Daniel Reech Apr 6, 2025′
With construction resuming on Dewdney Avenue on Monday, Bushwakker Brewpub’s Grant Frew is feeling a combination of excitement and concern.
The bar and marketing manager thinks the Dewdney Avenue Corridor Revitalization Project will be a “tremendous” boon for Regina tourism.
“It is going to be an excellent link to combine the modernism of downtown Regina with the historic architecture of the Regina Warehouse District,” Frew said.
The project will see Dewdney Avenue closed from Albert to Lorne streets and from Scarth to Broad streets for two to three months.
Improvements include a new road flanked by wider sidewalks, along with lighting improvements, a tree canopy, multi-purpose outdoor spaces and new landscaping, the City of Regina said.
Bushwakker Brewpub’s bar and marketing manager Grant Frew holds an artistic rendering of what the completed Dewdney revitalization project will look like. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
However, Frew said the difficult part will be ensuring business stays strong throughout construction.
Frew said construction work in 2024 led to customers assuming that Bushwakker was closed due to not being accessible from Dewdney Ave.
Frew said it was “absolutely critical” for the public to be informed that businesses in the area are still open.
“I think a key thing is just having some visible signage directing people to the alternate routes to get to the area. Having that in place right off the bat as soon as construction starts, I think is absolutely paramount,” he said.
Frew said he wanted to see the City of Regina play a role in informing people that businesses on Dewdney are still open and accessible by traveling south from Eighth Avenue.
Some businesses on Dewdney said they would like to see better parking provisions during the revitalization project. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Mayor promises to support businesses
Mayor Chad Bachynski acknowledged the concerns of business owners in the area and said the city will play an active role in informing the public.
“We are absolutely in conversations to basically take lessons learned from last year and figure out a way that we can support those businesses on Dewdney to make sure people know they are open for business,” Bachynski said.
The city said in a news release this week that walkways along the north side of Dewdney Avenue and free parking in the Yards neighbourhood site accessed via Scarth Street would be available.
Road closures are expected to change as the work progresses, and the city said residents can check the online roads report for the latest updates.
Business finds a reason for people to deal with inconvenience
Beyond just relying on the city, Frew said his business will be proactive in getting through the next “lean” nine months.
Frew said Bushwakker is aiming to include additional parking on Cornwall Street, beautifying the rear entrance with lighting and plants, and plans on expanding event programming with more music events and a comedy night and adding a summer seasonal menu.
“We really understand that we have to give people a reason to go through the inconvenience of trying to get here, although coming from Eighth Avenue (is) really not that inconvenient,” he said.
Kurt Dietrich, president of Kreate Architecture, said construction hasn’t really bothered his business all that much since a lot of the work they do is either virtual or at the various sites his employees visit.
Dietrich said he’d like to see better lighting and more parking provisions, although he said he wasn’t a big fan of creating parking lots.
“What we do see is people park on the south side of Dewdney and then they do the Frogger thing (dodging traffic) to get across the street,” he said.
“Somebody’s going to get hit. When they develop the south side, that could change.”
Dietrich said he has faith in the project’s planners and is curious to see how the project plays out.
TIME OUT – Little Sally
Eight-year-old Sally brought her report card home from school. Her marks were good… mostly A’s and a couple of B’s.
However, her teacher had written across the bottom: “Sally is a smart little girl, but she has one fault. She talks too much in school. I have an idea I am going to try, which I think may break her of the habit.”
Sally’s dad signed her report card, putting a note on the back: “Please let me know if your idea works on Sally because I would like to try it out on her mother.”
The biggest day of the year for famous Fish & Chips is our FESTIVE FISH GOOD FRIDAY event on Friday, April 18th. Lots of folks chose to join us for lunch or supper that day and many prefer to call ahead and get an order for pick-up. Our FESTIVE FISH FRIDAY HOTLINE opens at 9:30 AM that day so call 306-359-7276 to place your order!
