On unnamed dirt road, on the right when traveling south.
The monument erected here marks the intersection of the boundary between Manitoba and Saskatchewan with the International Boundary and was placed by joint effort of the International Boundary Commission and the Manitoba-Saskatchewan Boundary . . . — — Map (db m285368) HM
On Township Road 13, on the right when traveling east.
This plaque and gateway are dedicated to the memory of the pioneers of the Winlaw District who with faith and foresight planned this church and cemetery in 1886. Erected on land donated by I. Guthrie, Winlaw Presbyterian Church
was officially . . . — — Map (db m286081) HM
On Township Road 13, on the right when traveling east.
Erected to Commemorate
Winlaw School and District No. 143 Organized 1888.
Classes held in Winlaw Church until school built
1900, S.E. 20. Moved to this
site 1925. Closed 1958. — — Map (db m286082) HM
On CanAm Highway (Provincial Highway 6) 9 kilometers north of Provincial Highway 39, on the left when traveling north.
The 250 mile trail linking Wood Mountain with Fort Qu’Appelle passed this site. From about 1850, Indians, hunters, traders, missionaries, mounted police and pioneers transported pelts, pemmican and provisions over its length. From Wood Mountain . . . — — Map (db m203787) HM
On Main Street just north of Railway Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In memory of 1914 — 1918 Askin R. • Bowden J. S. • Green H. • McCrady R. E. • McGillivray G. A. Perkins F. G. • Perkins T. A. • Reid D. P. • Walker F. Erected & unveiled by Milestone Community Club June 3, 1928. 1939 . . . — — Map (db m209030) WM
On SK Highway 9 (Saskatchewan Route 9), on the right when traveling south.
The unusual circular lake seen to the west, was created as the
result of collapses in the geological formation beneath the lake. A
potash-rich, prairie evaporite salt formation 915 metres below the
surface underlies most of southern . . . — — Map (db m286089) HM
On Appleton Avenue just north of Young Street, on the right when traveling north.
”Let those not be forgotten who bravely took part in the fight for Democracy.” Anderson, Carl • Armstrong, Allan • Armstrong, Douglas • Armstrong, Kenneth • Bachorcik, Paul • Bachorcik, Steve • Barbour, Archie • Barnstable, Orville • Berg, . . . — — Map (db m203767) WM
On 4 Street (Provincial Highway 18/47) at Souris Avenue (Provincial Highway 18/47), on the right when traveling east on 4 Street.
In 1931, the coal miners of South East Saskatchewan organized to improve conditions in the mines for themselves and their families. On September 29th, on this site brothers Peter Markunas, Nick Nargan and Julian Gryshko died in the struggle and . . . — — Map (db m203782) HM
On 4 Street (Provincial Highway 18/47) just east of 11 Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This building, completed in 1930, is the last court house designed by Saskatchewan’s Provincial Architect, Maurice Sharon. Faced with Estevan pressed brick, it is a fine example of the Colonial Revival style. In 1931, miners in the Estevan area . . . — — Map (db m203775) HM
On no nearby street, on the right when traveling north.
One of the most important early trails passed at this point. Linking the early Metis settlements at Wood Mountain and Fort Qu'Appelle, it was in frequent use from the 1860's. In 1881 Sitting Bull, the famous Sioux Leader. Passed over this trail . . . — — Map (db m205104) HM
On North Railway Avenue at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on North Railway Avenue.
The Bell Farm once occupied the surrounding district. It was controlled by the Qu’appelle Valley Farming Company and managed by Major W. R. Bell. Between 1882 and 1889 the company settled more than 100 tenant farmers on 53,000 acres. Farming was . . . — — Map (db m200759) HM
On Provincial Highway 56 3 kilometers north of Trans-Canada Highway (National Highway 1), on the left when traveling north.
In 1882 the Qu'Appelle Valley Farming Company launched an ambitious 53,000 acre (21,500 hectare) corporate farming enterprise in the Indian Head district. The operation quickly became known as the Bell Farm, after the company's major shareholder . . . — — Map (db m200761) HM
On Center Street (National Highway 2) at Empire Road and Dominion Road (National Highway 2), in the median on Center Street.
In 1925 Provincial Architect Maurice Sharon developed a standard plan for judicial buildings in smaller urban centres. Half the size of his previous court houses, these structures were erected at Gravelbourg (1926), Shaunavon and Wynyard (1927), . . . — — Map (db m205157) HM
On James Street (Provincial Highway 641) just north of Fifth Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The beautiful Qu’Appelle Valley was formed by the waters of Glacial Lake Regina and the South Saskatchewan River which cut into the deposits left by the glacier to form the valley. Glacial Lake Regina was formed along a part of the front of a . . . — — Map (db m211647) HM
On Langdon Crescent at Cordova Street, on the right when traveling north on Langdon Crescent.
To commemorate one hundred years of Confederation July 1, 1867 — July 1, 1967 the following projects were constructed in Crescent Park Art Museum • Outdoor Swimming Pool • Natatorium Renovations • Park Lighting • Park Sprinkling System • Landscape . . . — — Map (db m289134) HM
On Fairford Street West just west of 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west.
The opening of Moose Jaw's central fire hall in 1910 was a long-awaited event. The fire hall was designed in 1907 but construction was delayed when city council spent two years searching for the right building site.
At the time of its opening, . . . — — Map (db m196929) HM
On Main Street North (Saskatchewan Route 2) at Fairford Street West, on the right when traveling south on Main Street North.
Architect: David Ewart, Ottawa • Contractor: McDiarmid & Co., Winnipeg
The Dominion of Canada's Chief Architect adapted his standard Public Building design (similar buildings remain in Vancouver, Lethbridge and Regina) to create a . . . — — Map (db m196925) HM
On Fairford Street West just west of 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west.
Architects: Sholto Smith, Moose Jaw • W.A. Elliott, Brandon
Contractor: Navin Brothers
After a 2-year delay in building, while city council searched for an appropriate site, the Fire Hall was constructed featuring a 60-foot hose . . . — — Map (db m196928) HM
On Manitoba Street West (Saskatchewan Route 363) at Main Street North ( Route 2), on the right when traveling east on Manitoba Street West.
When CPR construction reached here in September 1882, this view was part of a hay flat in the broad valley of Thunder Creek.
Main Street divided the two sections of land reserved for the Moose Jaw townsite. In the beginning, the thoroughfare “was . . . — — Map (db m196924) HM
On High Street West just west of Main Street North (Provincial Highway 2), on the right when traveling west.
[left side] Originally constructed by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1914, at a cost of $100,000, this terra cotta clad Beaux-Arts structure subsequently served for a time as home to the Bank of Montreal until 2008, when it was . . . — — Map (db m288898) HM
On Ominica Street West near 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west.
The Moose Jaw courthouse, completed in January 1909, is the oldest continuously functioning provincial court building in Saskatchewan. It replaced an earlier wood frame Court House at High Street and 9th Avenue which was built in 1893 and demolished . . . — — Map (db m288976) HM
On Ominica Street West near 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west.
Moose Jaw Court House
This building is the first example of the system of new
district facilities commissioned by the Government of
Saskatchewan after the formation of the province in
1905. Completed in 1909, it is atypical of . . . — — Map (db m288977) HM
Near Langdon Crescent at Cordova Street when traveling east.
Private George Price was born on December 15th 1892 in Kings County, Nova Scotia. As a young man he moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the 210th Infantry Battalion (Frontiersmen), Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.) in Moose Jaw on . . . — — Map (db m202457) HM
Near Langdon Crescent at Athabasca Street East, on the right when traveling north.
Architect: Reid & McAlpine, Moose Jaw • Contractor: Peter Lyall & Sons, Montreal
In1911, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, skeptical of Moose Jaw's population claims, refused a request for a $50,000 library grant. Undaunted, the city . . . — — Map (db m196926) HM
On North Front Street at Brunswick Street, on the right when traveling east on North Front Street.
Erected by the Pense Branch Canadian Legion in lasting memory of their comrades who made the supreme sacrifice 1914-1918 1939-1945 lest we forget. — — Map (db m201009) WM
On Local Road 614 south of Second Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1883, the famous Cree Chief Piapot came into conflict with the CPR in this vicinity. He and his people camped in the middle of the projected right-of-way and refused to move. Construction was held up for some time until the Crees were persuaded . . . — — Map (db m289821) HM
On Pacific Avenue at Gordon Street, on the left when traveling west on Pacific Avenue.
In 1883 Piapot led his band in an act of non-violent resistance against the railway and the Europeans coming into Cree Lands. They would pull up the survey stakes and place teepees in the path of the Canadian Pacific Railway track laying crews. He . . . — — Map (db m290054) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1) 4.6 kilometers east of Provincial Road 614, on the right when traveling east.
The "76" Ranch took its name from the brand used by the Powder River Ranch in Wyoming. When Sir John Lister-Kaye bought the ranch’s entire herd of cattle for his land development, he kept the brand and took the name “76”. This was the site of the . . . — — Map (db m201571) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1) 4.6 kilometers east of Provincial Road 614, on the right when traveling east.
In 1884, Sir John Pepys Lister-Kay, a Yorkshire Baronet, arrived in the Northwest from California, bought 7,000 acres of land near Balgonie, and started a farm. In 1886, Lister-Kaye became interested in the Swift Current area. He bought ten . . . — — Map (db m201573) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1) 4.6 kilometers east of Provincial Road 614, on the right when traveling east.
During the 1870’s, as the vast buffalo herds disappeared, ranchers came to this area to fill the empty prairie with cattle and horses. The arrival of the North-West Mounted Police, who established posts at nearby centres like Fort Walsh, helped . . . — — Map (db m201581) HM
On Robinson Street at 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Robinson Street.
Albert Branch Library was built in 1927 on the site of one of Regina's first branch libraries. The architect Joseph Warburton used a Gothic theme in the entranceway with Tyndal stone details highlighting the windows and roofline.
This plaque was . . . — — Map (db m196918) HM
On 13th Avenue at Elphinstone Street, on the right when traveling east on 13th Avenue.
Connaught Branch Library was built in 1930 to provide a public library service in this area. The architect Joseph Warburton highlighted this public building with classical Tyndal stone details details surrounding the entranceway.
The building is . . . — — Map (db m196919) HM
Near Hewitt Place just south of Dewdney Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
[English] Residence of the Lieutenant Governors of the North-West Territories (1891-1905) and Saskatchewan (1905-1945), Government House is one of the few surviving territorial buildings and was for many years the hub of official social life . . . — — Map (db m196906) HM
On Memorial Way just south of Legislative Drive, on the right when traveling south.
[English] Thousands of Canadian nurses have provided skilled and compassionate care to the sick and wounded in battle since 1885. In 1904, professional nurses entered the Canadian Army Medical Corps as Nursing Sisters. They were the . . . — — Map (db m201376) HM WM
On Victoria Avenue just east of Lorne Street, on the right when traveling east.
Constructed between 1907 and 1910, the Regina Land Titles Building was the first public building commissioned by the newly-established Province of Saskatchewan. Designed by the prominent Toronto architectural firm of Darling and Pearson, the . . . — — Map (db m196921) HM
Originally, settlers in and around Regina thought of Wascana Creek in practical terms. The creek was first dammed in 1883, creating the reservoir now known as Wascana Lake. The reservoir provided the settlement with the only substantial body of . . . — — Map (db m196903) HM
In 1903 the Province of Saskatchewan was created from the North-West Territories. Three years later the government Premier Walter Scott chose the form of Edward and W.S. Maxwell of Montreal to design a new legislative building for the Province. . . . — — Map (db m289887) HM
On Smith Street at 12th Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Smith Street.
This building, designed by Regina architects Storey and Van Egmond, was constructed in 1914 as the head office of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company. Established in 1911, the company was one of the first major farmer co-operatives and . . . — — Map (db m196920) HM
Near Walter Scott Way just north of Legislative Drive when traveling north.
In 1883 the CPR and its business partner, the Canada North-West Land Company, spent more than $14,000 in the new Regina town site digging a well, grading five streets, and building a dam. That dam was the first control structure on Pile of Bones . . . — — Map (db m196905) HM
On Albert Street (Provincial Highway 6) just north of College Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Telephones were introduced into Saskatchewan in the early 1880’s, but it was not until 1908 that a government agency was created to manage them. Constructed in 1924, this structure was the first official head office for Saskatchewan Government . . . — — Map (db m289100) HM
On Albert Street (Provincial Highway 6) at 19 Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Albert Street.
This bridge was built as an unemployment relief project during the Great Depression and was formally opened on November 10, 1930, by Premier J.T.M Anderson. It was dedicated as a memorial to the Saskatchewan soldiers who fell in the First World . . . — — Map (db m291198) HM
On Victoria Avenue at McIntyre Street, on the right when traveling west on Victoria Avenue.
Chief Payepot was a proud leader known for his wisdom, spirituality and fearlessness. As the leader of the Young Dog Society, he led buffalo hunting parties across the Western Plains. Herds of buffalo in the millions roamed the prairies and were . . . — — Map (db m289145) HM
Near Victoria Avenue at Cornwall Street, on the right when traveling west.
[English] The province of Saskatchewan, formerly of the North West Territories, was created on 1 September, 1905, and inaugurated on this site by Governor General Earl Grey and Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier on 4 September, . . . — — Map (db m201271) HM
Near Victoria Avenue at Cornwall Street, on the right when traveling west.
Walter Scott, a prominent journalist and politician, was raised in rural Ontario. In 1885 he moved west and, as a member of Parliament (1900-1905), played a leading role in achieving provincial status for Saskatchewan. Appointed its first Premier . . . — — Map (db m215979) HM
On 1861 McIntyre Street at 12 Avenue, on the left when traveling north on 1861 McIntyre Street.
This 1894 parish church was built for the Anglican Diocese of
Qu'Appelle to replace the original church built in 1883, and
dedicated on Thursday January 24, 1895, the Eve of the Feast of
the Conversion of Saint Paul. It was never intended to be . . . — — Map (db m289895) HM
On Lorne Street just north of Victoria Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Metropolitan Methodist Church was constructed in 1906 and partially destroyed by the Regina tornado of 1912. The present building, designed by architects Francis Portnall and J.H. Puntin, represents a traditional blend of Norman and Gothic . . . — — Map (db m291195) HM
On Scarth Street just south of 11th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In 1906 the Winnipeg-based Northern Bank commissioned its architects, Blair and Northwood, to design its new Regina Branch building. The result was this structure, with its classical revival facade. It is Regina’s oldest downtown commercial . . . — — Map (db m291197) HM
On Albert Street Promenade north of Walter Scott Way.
Between 1857 and 1860 a British funded expedition led by Captain John Palliser sought to increase scientific knowledge of the Canadian west. When the group reached what is now the Regina area their September 1857 journal entry talked about . . . — — Map (db m291280) HM
On Dewdney Avenue near Montague Street, on the right when traveling west.
Seat of Territorial Government
On March 27, 1883, Regina was named capital of the North-West Territories, and on August 20 Lieutenant Governor Edgar Lewdney first met with his council in the Council Chamber constructed on this . . . — — Map (db m288974) HM
On Trans - Canada Highway (National Highway 1), on the left when traveling east.
You are standing on the second meridian, which is one of the main control lines for surveys in this Province. The second meridian is a true north line established from the Canada - United States boundary to Saskatchewan's North-East corner. From . . . — — Map (db m288795) HM
On Redcoat Trail (National Highway 2) at Surdia Rd, on the right when traveling south on Redcoat Trail.
The Saskatchewan Air Ambulance service, born under the reign of T.C. (Tommy) Douglas, Premier of Saskatchewan made its' first flight February 3, 1946. The crews faced the extremes of Saskatchewan weather, often flying in near impossible . . . — — Map (db m205049) HM
On dirt farm lane, on the right when traveling south.
This cairn marks the site of the village of Ettington and where for 20 years McGuire’s Store was the heart of the community. Formed in 1913 with the arrival of the C.N. rail line, Ettington at one time had a population of 130 people. The community . . . — — Map (db m205018) HM
On Snowbird Highway (National Highway 2), on the left when traveling south.
An Indian legend from the 1800s reveals how Old Wives Lake, to the west, was named. One winter a Cree party went beyond their traditional area in search of buffalo. They ventured into territory claimed by both the Cree and Blackfoot.
The Cree were . . . — — Map (db m204855) HM
On Prairie Avenue at 3rd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Prairie Avenue.
Weyburn Court House was designed by Provincial Architect Maurice Sharon in a distinctive Colonial style. Constructed in 1928, this elegant building expressed the confident aspirations of Saskatchewan towns in the last good harvest year before the . . . — — Map (db m203784) HM
On Second Avenue just east of Dean Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Mortlach Fire Hall and the bell played an important part in the early days of Mortlach's settlement and development. The Fire Hall was built in 1911.
The lower hall housed the horse drawn water tank and hose, which along with volunteers was . . . — — Map (db m196922) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 1) 4.5 kilometers east of Highway 626, on the right when traveling west.
This marker at the Third Meridian, which is a major control survey line upon which the survey of Saskatchewan’s lands to the west depends, honors the work of pioneer surveyors who overcame great difficulties in establishing a vast survey system on . . . — — Map (db m202460) HM
On un-named, un-numbered dirt road, on the right when traveling south.
(top plaque)
Gondney School District 3781 br>
Established in June 1916. This school district was named from Goudney, Manitoba. The 'u' being mistaken for 'n'. The school, contracted by Waterman-Waterbury, was built in 1917 one mile . . . — — Map (db m205154) HM
On Edouard Beaupre Street at Avenue B (Provincial Highway 36), on the right when traveling east on Edouard Beaupre Street.
Born on January 9, 1881 at Willow Bunch (Talles Des Saules). Edouard was the eldest son of Gaspard Beaupre and Florentine Piche, Willow Bunch pioneers.
He died of lung hemorrhage, caused by tuberculosis while working for Ringling Brothers at . . . — — Map (db m205162) HM
On Edouard Beaupre Street at D Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Edouard Beaupre Street.
Trader and pioneer settler of Willow Bunch, where he opened a post in 1880, Jean-Louis Légaré, a native of Québec, had entered the fur trader at Wood Mountain in 1870. He became the trusted friend and unofficial spokesman for the . . . — — Map (db m205198) HM
On Lalonde Street at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Lalonde Street.
This park dedicated by the Town of Whitewood to Mayor Fred J. Hack, founder, in appreciation of his outstanding contributions to the community. July 15, 1973. — — Map (db m209039) HM
On Varennes Street just west of Richmond Street, on the right when traveling west.
In early twentieth century Saskatchewan, optimism was a chief driving force for many communities. Reflecting the view that growth was inevitable, many towns and cities built elaborate Town Hall-Opera House structures. Wolseley commissioned Manitoba . . . — — Map (db m200632) HM
