Regina Police Service receives $280,000 in funding to upgrade indoor gun range

The Regina Police Service is set to modernize its indoor firing range with more than $280,000 in provincial funding drawn from the proceeds of crime.

The money comes from Saskatchewan’s Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund, which redirects assets seized from criminal activity to support public safety initiatives. An equal amount will also go to the Victims’ Fund, which supports people affected by crime and funds community programming.

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Michael Weger, who serves as the Legislative Secretary for the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, said the upgrades will ensure police training facilities meet the needs of modern policing.

“Maintaining and updating police training facilities is one of the first steps in building safe communities for Saskatchewan residents and families,” he said.

“With this distribution, Saskatchewan officers will benefit from a state-of-the-art training centre and instruction.”

The range, located inside the RPS headquarters, is used by officers from across Saskatchewan, including recruits from the Saskatchewan Police College and Municipal police agencies in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Estevan, Weyburn and Corman Park. It also hosts firearms instruction programs and provides training for Protective Services employees.

Deputy Chief Trent Stevely said the improvements will focus on technology and soundproofing to create a better learning and working environment for staff.

“It’ll be a little more involved on that as well as the shooting lanes,” Stevely said. “Just improved scenario training to enhance officer training is a big part.”

Regina Police Service Deputy Chief Trent Stevely (right) speaks alongside MLA Michael Weger during an announcement of $280,000 from the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund to upgrade the police firearms range. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)

He added that the new soundproofing will help address issues that once affected other parts of the building.

“It’ll just improve the work environment for sure,” Stevely said. “That had been a challenge years ago, but we’ve improved on some recent renovations.”

The project is expected to be completed next year, with the new range providing updated shooting lanes, upgraded target systems and enhanced system measures.

Stevely said investment also symbolizes the full-circle benefit, where money once linked to criminal activity is now being reinvested in community safety.

“It allows us to receive back what we put in,” he said. “It’s nothing but good things, a really positive system.”

Since its inception in 2009, Saskatchewan’s Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund has returned more than $10 million to policing agencies and community organizations across the province.

In fall 2025 alone, more than $1.6 million was distributed through the program, with $1.1 million approved in 2024-25 for policing operations, vital support and safety initiatives.

Renovations to the Regina Police Service range are expected to begin in the coming months.