Walking the Bypass

Notes on Place From the Side of the Road

Reviewed by Alex Mlynek

Posted February 9, 2026

Author Ken Wilson has used his expertise in taking pilgrimage walks as a way to connect with land, people and place to learn about the past and present of the city-encircling Regina Bypass. 

Wilson, a settler and an assistant professor at the University of Regina, walked the route — a three-day 70-kilometre journey — and considered how the original land has been shaped by settler activity. Walking the Bypass is a map to understanding the spaces we live in, even “non-spaces” like bypasses.

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Alex Mlynek is a senior editor at Canada's History.

This article was published in the Spring 2026 issue of Canada's History magazine. 

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