The original centerpiece of the park was the Davin Fountain, named after Nicholas Flood Davin, local Member of Parliament and founder of the Regina Leader-Post newspaper.
ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl sˈɛntɚpˌiːs ʌvðə pˈɑːɹk wʌzðə dˈævɪn fˈaʊntɪn, nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ nˈɪkələs flˈʌd dˈævɪn, lˈoʊkəl mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ænd fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə ɹᵻdʒˈiːnə lˈiːdɚpˈoʊst nˈuːzpeɪpɚ.