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ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
Volume 24 Issue 4 Winter 2012
Main Street Project
–
Diefenbaker Home Needs Work
INDIAN HEADBuilding on Its Past
for the Future
SASKATCHEWAN'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE MAGAZINE
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MAGAZINE
ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
SASKATCHEWAN'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE MAGAZINE
IN THIS ISSUE VOLUME 24 ISSUE 4 Winter 2012
ON OUR COVER:
The Main Street in Indian Head.
WORTH Magazine is published by the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan (AHSS) Inc.
Submissions to WORTH are welcomed. We reserve the right to edit copy for clarity and length.
Copy submission deadlines: Spring edition: February 25Summer Edition: May 15Autumn Edition: August 15Winter Edition: November 15
Editor: Joe RalkoDesign: b-creative group
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Diefenbaker Home in Prince Albert Needs Work ................. 4
125-year-old church near Wishart Gets Facelift ........................... 6
Heritage Conservation Bulletins to Help You! ............................ 8
March 31 is Deadline to Apply for Prestigious Heritage Architecture Excellence Award ....... 9
Indian Head Building on its past for the future ............................................... 10
Pair of Hunters Preserving 86-year-old Farm House near Lacadena ... 14
Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Contribute
$250,000 to the College Avenue Campus Renewal Project ...................... 16
In The News .................................................................................................................... 17
Brick by Brick ................................................................................................................ 18
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The Diefenbaker house has been
operating as a museum during the
summer months since 1983 and at-
tracts up to 1,600 visitors yearly.
“The museum is furnished as it
was in Diefenbaker's day where you
will find artifacts, documents and
photographs of Diefenbaker as Can-
ada's thirteenth Prime Minister and
Member of Parliament for Prince
Albert from 1953 to 1979,” Honch
explained.
Randy Hoback, the current Mem-
ber of Parliament from Prince Albert,
sees value in the Diefenbaker home.
“For decades the home of the Rt.
Hon. John George Diefenbaker has
been a "must" to see for everyone who
visited the City of Prince Albert,”
Hoback said.
“The significance of the house
continues to enrich Saskatchewan’s
and Canada’s historical and political
identity.”
Mayor Greg Dionne also recognizes
he Prince Albert home of
John Diefenbaker, the 13th TPrime Minister of Canada,
needs some serious renovations.
“A subcommittee of the board of
directors of the Prince Albert Histori-
cal Society is working together with
the city of Prince Albert to prevent
further deterioration of the
Diefenbaker house,” explained soci-
ety President Deb Honch.
“In addition, we will make im-
provements to the property to better
deliver programming that highlights
the life of one of our community's
most beloved citizens and a Prime
Minister from Prince Albert who
championed the West and the 'little
guy and gal'.”
She explained the project, among
other things, will include repairing
and shoring up the building's founda-
tion, which is causing the sunroom to
separate and to lean downhill to the
north.
Diefenbaker Home in Prince Albert Needs Work“It is the hope of the building com-
mittee to create new programming
using updated presentation methods,
as well as potentially building a simi-
lar-style building that could show-
case a secondary display, deliver AV
presentations and house a gift shop
and seating area.”
By Joe Ralko
Outside west wall and sunroom is cracking.
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generations of
Prince Albert resi-
dents to appreciate
a key part of our
heritage.”
The house itself
does not have any
architectural or
unique features
except that it had
been owned by one
of the three Prime
Minister's who rep-
resented Prince
Albert in the House
of Commons.
“The
Diefenbaker’s home
will continue to
deteriorate and will
become unsafe if
something is not
done soon,” ex-
plained Honch, the
historical society
president.
“Mr. Diefenbaker
is a very important
part of Prince Al-
bert and the north's
history and his
story is of great
interest to locals
and visitors to the
region.”
The Museum has
not had a significant programming
update in several years. A compre-
hensive evaluation of the work re-
quired still needs to be done, but ini-
tial estimates for the project are in
the $300,000 to $400,000 range with
possibly up to three years to com-
plete, Honch said.
A “Friends of the Museum” organi-
zation is being established to assist
with fundraising while preliminary
talks have been held with various
levels of government for financial
support, she said. W
JOHN DIEFENBAKER, Canada's 13th Prime Minister (1957–1963), became the Member of Parliament for Lake Centre in 1940, and when that riding was abolished in 1952, represented Prince Albert from 1953 until his death in 1979.
WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE KING, Canada's 10th Prime Minister, represented Prince Albert from 1926 to 1945.
SIR WILFRID LAURIER, Canada's seventh Prime Minister, represented Prince Albert in the Saskatchewan provisional district (still part of North-west Territories) in 1896, before returning to his Quebec East riding later that year. (Source: Wikipedia.com)
Prime Ministers from Prince Albert
Canada's 13th Prime MinisterJohn George Diefenbaker (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963.
He was the only Progressive Conservative (PC or Tory) party leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an election victory, doing so three times, although only once with a majority of seats in the Canadian House of Commons.
Diefenbaker was born in southwestern Ontario in 1895. In 1903, his family migrated west to the portion of the Northwest Territories which would shortly thereafter become the province of Saskatchewan.
He grew up in the province, and was interested in politics from a young age. After brief service in World War I, Diefenbaker became a lawyer. He contested elections through the 1920s and 1930s with little success until he was finally elected to the House of Commons in 1940. (Source: Wikipedia.com)
John and Edna Diefenbaker outside their Prince Albert home about 1940.
the importance of the two-storey,
wood-framed bungalow located at
246 – 19th Street West, in an older
residential area of Prince Albert.
“The Diefenbaker home has been
an iconic symbol of Prince Albert's
political and built heritage for more
than half a century,” explained
Mayor Dionne.
“Growing up in this city, you have a
sense of pride because many Canadi-
ans equated Prince Albert with
Diefenbaker. Now, we have to pre-
serve and protect the house for future
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125-year-old Church near Wishart
gets Facelift!By Joe Ralko
ork is well underway to
preserve and renovate Wa stone church located
two miles west and three miles south
of Wishart, Sk., in time for its 125th
anniversary celebration next sum-
mer.
“When our group was formed to
decide whether or not to do some-
thing about the state of the church, it
was unanimous that we could not let
something so beautiful that our fore-
fathers worked so hard to create let
fall into a pile of rubble,” recalled
Cindy Luciuk, who was elected Presi-
dent of the Stone Church and Ceme-
tery Committee.
“In April of 2011 when we re-
established the committee, we knew
we had some serious fundraising
ahead of us and that it would be a lot
of work for our small committee and
community.”
Their fundraising began with a
letter to the children and grandchil-
dren of those more than 300
people buried in the Stone
Church Cemetery. The first
burial in 1884 was the father
of the man who donated the
land where the church was to
be built in 1888.
Almost $50,000 was raised
through the first letter ap-
peal, said Luciuk, a lab/x-
ray technician who works at
both the Lestock and Foam
Lake Health Centres.
A lottery offering prizes
of a quad, weekend at the
Temple Gardens Mineral
Spa in Moose Jaw and a
gift voucher to the
Saskatchewan Roughriders’ store,
produced over $15,000. A steak fry
added $1,200 to the project coffers.
“The local dinner theatre group
asked if we would like to help with
their annual dinner theatre along
with a silent auction brought in
$21,000,” said Luciuk,
The Restoration of the Stone
Church Project in Wishart also re-
ceived a $15,000 grant from the Sas-
katchewan Heritage Foundation
bringing their total fundraising ef-
forts, so far, to $102,000, she said.
“Initially, the church was Presby-
terian, but throughout the early
1900s it changed denominations.
Sometime in the 1930s services were
no longer held. Apparently, there was
some sort of falling out amongst the
parishioners.”
The church is made entirely of
fieldstone on the exterior. The inte-
rior still holds the original lathe and
plaster that the pioneers placed in
1888.
“This was done by what was known
as ‘midnight lathing bees’ where the
parishioners would work by lantern
to complete the interior,” said Luciuk.
“I became involved in the restora-
tion of the Stone Church through my
husband's family and my love of his-
tory and the pioneer days.”
Throughout the years the cemetery
and church were looked after by a
group of women who formed the
Round Plain Homemakers Club and
were responsible for organizing work
bee's and fundraising for the church's
upkeep. The church was called the
Round Plain Stone Church. Round
Plain later being the name of the
school district.
“This homemaker's club eventu-
ally dwindled as its members
became fewer and older but a
group of local people who
have families buried there
continued to look after the
grounds and church using
grants and donations.”
She said her husband's
family always took great
pride in the Stone
Church. His paternal
grandparents are buried
there.
“When I married into
his family 26 years ago,
I learned that when a
Stone Church cemetery
bee was called, you just
dropped everything and Front gate and archway is being rebuilt.
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went. It was a sense of duty
they felt,” Luciuk recalled in an
interview with Worth magazine.
“Our children soon learned
that taking care of the church
was just what you did and it was
not uncommon for our family to
pull up to a bee with 5 people
including 3 generations.
CAP Masonry of Balgonie was
contacted very early in the pro-
ject by the Wishart group.
“We made two visits to inspect and
observe the church. In early June of
2011 we submitted a report which
included our observations, proposals
and budget,” explained stone mason
Charlie Pirie.
Five days after meeting with the
committee he began chipping out
mortar joints.
“We are presently rebuilding the
front gate and archway,” he said.
“The work on the church is com-
pleted.”
Pirie described the fieldstone
gateway as a “Geologist s Dream.”
“There are at least six different
varieties of stone that we have
identified and we are working with
the University of Regina to identify
more. The stones that we know of are:
Granite (pink and black), Limestone,
'
Nephrite, Quartz and Sandstone,”
he said. “All were sourced from local
farmer's fields and all of the stones
have a story connecting them to the
family that donated them.”
Originally, the committee thought
the entire north wall had to be taken
down and rebuilt and that a crack in
the east wall of the church could be
repointed.
“What we observed told us
that only roughly one third of
the north wall required rebuild-
ing. The east wall was actually
in need of more rebuilding than
the north. The committee's deci-
sion to remove the porch was
crucial in completing necessary
repairs to the walls.”
Pirie found the original lime-
mortar that had been installed
124 yrs ago was separating from
the stones. There was cracking on
both sides of each corner of the
church. The cracking on the east end
corners was much more pronounced
than the west end. This can partly be
attributed to the absence of
downpipes from the eaves troughs for
many years.
“Unfortunately, someone had at-
tempted to repair these corner-cracks
with Portland cement!” he said.
A key highlight of the project was
locating and removing the 124-year-
old time capsule, then reinstalling it
along with a modern-day time cap-
sule.
A send letter campaign is being
prepared seeking more funding and
urging 400 individuals to “save the
date” of July 20-21 for next summer’s
anniversary celebrations.W
Work Completed on Stone ChurchWork done on the stone church by CAP Masonry has included:
! Removing the original mortar back to the appropriate depth on all of the building except the area that was to be rebuilt;
! Removal of all the Portland Cement from the joints and faces of the stones;
! Back pointing of the church as well as resetting of stones that were loose and maintaining proper humidity for the curing period;
! Locating and removal of the 124-year-old time capsule;
! Supporting of the structure in the area that was to be rebuilt;
! Proper documentation of stone before removal in the area to be rebuilt;
! Removal of stone in the area of wall that had been identified to be rebuilt;
! Digging a trench around the north-east corner to allow an engineer to inspect a pile that had been previ-ously installed;
! Resetting the stone walls;
! Re-installing old time capsule as well as installing new one;
! Installation of sympathetic fir window frames to replace the decaying ones by Tony Singer;
! Front-pointing entire church and proper curing;
! Installation of weeping tile at northeast corner;
! Removing and rebuilding of front gateway.
Renovations were done to the inside and outside of the Wishart stone church.
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ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
he deadline for submitting applications to the
jury selecting the Heritage Architecture TExcellence Awards is March 31, 2013.
The Heritage Architecture Excellence Awards are for
projects completed during the 2012 calendar year and
are bestowed by the Lieutenant Governor of
Saskatchewan, Patron of the Architectural Heritage
Society of Saskatchewan.
The Society has recognized the efforts of owners,
architects and contractors to preserve the province's
built heritage through an awards program that began
in 1996.
The name of the program and even the name of the
not-for-profit society have evolved over the years.
Goals and objectives have remained the same – to
help heritage happen across Saskatchewan.
Last year, projects in Cannington Manor, Maple
Creek, Moose Jaw and Moosomin were bestowed with
the prestigious award bringing the total number
recognized since inception to 130.
So, don't be shy. Don't be late.
Submit your projects to be adjudicated for the
prestigious awards in one or more of the following
eight categories:
ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
2013Heritage Architecture Excellence Awards
Categories for Building Projects
1. Exterior Restoration - preservation or
restoration of a heritage exterior.
2. Interior Conservation - preservation or
restoration of a heritage interior.
3. Rehabilitation - sensitive and innovative
solutions to functional and code compliance
problems, retaining existing heritage character.
4. Adaptive Re-Use - sensitive upgrades and
associated new construction consistent with
original heritage character.
5. Sympathetic New Construction - sensitive
infill, additions, signage, detailing and replicas.
6. Landscape, Engineering and Agricultural
Works - conservation or rehabilitation of building
related landscapes and/or utilitarian construction
that may have architectural features.
Categories for Community Engagement
7. Education, Signage, Monuments &
Interpretation - interpretive programs,
publications, trails, signs and monuments.
8. Long-Term Stewardship of a Heritage
Property - This category was created in 2009
year to recognize continuing efforts by owners to
maintain their heritage property.
The adjudication committee continues to reserve
the right not to bestow awards in each category every
year. The project submitted does not have to have a
heritage designation for it to be honoured.
For more information, visit the Society website
www.ahsk.ca
Don't forget to mark your calendars!
March 31 is Deadline to Apply for Prestigious
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HE INDIAN HEAD
Main Street Revital-
ization Program has
helped a new genera-
tion of residents reconnect with their
Prairie roots and together build for
the future.
“Indian Head has a rich and color-
ful history and this project brings so
many stories to light,” explained town
councilor Gwen Johner.
“It is important because it has
made a new generation of residents
actually notice the history around
us.”
Located less than an hour's drive
east of Regina down the
TransCanada Highway the Town of
Indian Head was one of four commu-
nities selected to participate in the
Main Street Saskatchewan demon-
stration program in 2011 from the 18
communities which had submitted
proposals.
“The Main Street project has en-
gaged several groups and individu-
als. The important thing is that we
have been working together on activi-
ties or projects,” explained councilor
Johner.
“This cooperation now is a part of
our culture and hopefully will con-
tinue long after the Main Street pro-
ject has been completed.”
The Main Street Demonstration
project is a community-led revitaliza-
tion tool in which the Ministry of
Parks, Culture and Sport is providing
matching funding to up to $125,000.
“One of our main goals is to create
a positive environment for businesses
to expand and new business to flour-
ish, while celebrating the culture of
Indian Head,” explained Tara-Leigh
Heslip, the program coordinator in
Indian Head.
“We have recently realized the
creation of a local Chamber of Com-
INDIANHEAD
ITS PAST
FUTURE
Building on
for the
INDIANHEAD
Building onITS PAST
for the FUTURE
By Joe Ralko
T
“The building
restoration re-
ally appealed to
my aesthetic
sensibilities
while my experi-
ence owning and
operating a local
business gave
me a clear un-
derstanding of
the frustrations
that small busi-
ness owners are experiencing and the
necessity for economic stimulus,” she
told Worth magazine in an interview.
“My husband and I chose to relo-
cate our family here from Calgary
four years ago and this position pre-
sented such a positive challenge
which I wanted to part of and is
giving me an opportunity to give back
to the community.”
A few pioneers had homesteaded
the area when the 53,000-acre Bell
farm began operations from Indian
Head in 1882. This was a few months
before the Canadian Pacific Railway
reached the area!
“Beautiful, historic Indian Head
has attracted a lot of new residents
from other provinces and countries
over the last ten years,” Heslip said.
“People are attracted to the com-
munity for its proximity to the city of
be
merce and Regional Art council which
will have a significant impact to-
wards reaching this goal.”
Heslip couldn't resist being in-
volved with a positive driver that
“promotes widespread involvement
by residents, promotes economic de-
velopment, cultural activity and acts
as a vehicle for building restoration.”
“We are looking forward to a lively
construction season next year which
will have an enormous impact on the
look and feel of downtown as we em-
brace the historic buildings and use
them as a backdrop for celebrating
community,” she said.
Heslip is an interior designer with
experience in project management.
She owns a small business in the
town.
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Regina and to
Katepwa Provin-
cial Park as well
as the fact that
the town has
terrific services
and amenities
including a
movie theatre.
The community
feels very
strongly about
retaining the
businesses which we have and would
love to see new viable businesses
added. We need to take positive ac-
tions and work with business owners
and community organization to en-
sure success for years to come.”
A regional cultural plan is being
developed by Indian Head, Wolseley,
Katepwa and Fort Qu'Appelle.
“The strength of each of our com-
munities will be felt across the entire
region. Together we are stronger!”
The Main Street program has
helped Indian Head focus on the fu-
ture.
“The timing is perfect. The com-
mercial district is looking tired. Ea-
ger property and business owners are
willing to undertake the task of peal-
ing back the layers of tin and paint
that have been added over the years,”
Heslip said. “It is an exciting time to
Main Street in Indian Head (left) many decades ago and on a recent winter's night.
Indian Head is one of four communities in the Main Street Saskatchewan program.
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live and be in-
volved in the
community of
Indian Head.”
Saskatche-
wan has earned
a national repu-
tation for com-
munity-led re-
generation using
restoration and
historic assets as its launching pad.
“At the Heritage Canada Summit
held in Montreal a few weeks ago,
Saskatchewan and its progressive
programs were noted and admired by
many provinces across the nation,”
she recalled. “The success of the four
pilot projects in Saskatchewan could
Wolseley, Indian Head, Maple Creek and Prince Albert were selected to participate in the Main Street Saskatchewan demonstration program from the 18 communities which had submitted proposals.
Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Bill Hutchinson made the announcement as he visited Wolseley and Indian Head on August 19, 2011 and toured the main streets of each community.
“We believe that through vision, creativity and planning, the historic main streets in these communities can return to prominence as places where commerce, community and culture once again meet,” Hutchinson said.
“The Main Street Saskatchewan program is great because it supports economic development through heritage conservation, and strengthens our province's growing arts, culture and heritage sector.”
In August 2011, the Government of Saskat-chewan announced a $1.65 million investment over three years to provide funding assistance
Main Street Saskatchewan Programsto four demonstration communities to implement the Main Street Saskatchewan approach to downtown revitalization.
The four communities were selected on the basis of community readiness, community capacity, community support, existing historic buildings and potential for growth. The 3-year demonstration program includes matching
funding to help cover operating costs and capital expenses for revitalizing main streets in each of the four communities.
The Main Street program is one of the ways the provincial government is implementing the new cultural policy, Pride of Saskatchewan, which calls for supporting heritage stewardship and strengthening the province's vibrant arts and culture sector, both of which contribute to the economy and quality of life in the province.
For information on the Main Street Saskatchewan demonstration program, visit www.pcs.gov.sk.ca/heritage.
INDIAN HEAD – HISTORY
Indian Head Project - Location
Indian Head is located in the heart of Saskatchewan's richest farmland, and beside the Canadian Pacific Railway's main east-west line. Those two facts have had a great influence on the history and development of the community.
A few settlers attracted by the fertile land had already built homesteads when the 53,000-acre Bell Farm began opera-tions in 1882, a few months before rail-way tracks were laid through the district. The Bell Farm built a grain elevator, flourmill and hotel in the new town.
The location of the Bell farm to the grain elevator also dictated that the streets in Indian Head run at an angle, making a shorter trip from town to the headquarters of the Bell Farm to the northwest.
Indian Head was incorporated as a town in 1902, when it was one of the world's largest initial shipping points for wheat. Meetings held here led to the formation of the Territorial Grain Grow-ers' Association, an early advocacy group for farmers.
Building on its rich, vibrant past, Indian Head is a growing, attractive and pro-gressive community of 1800 plus people.
Indian Head continues to have strong ties to the land, and is also attracting more and more people who want to be close to the provincial capital, Regina, while enjoying the best that small town life has to offer.
The Indian Head Main Street project covers an area that includes more than 45 businesses.
It is along Grand Avenue running from the base of the Grand Avenue-Arrowhead Mall to the 600 block ending with the Nite Hawk Theatre (original Opera House).
It extends for one block on either side of Grand Avenue along Dewdney and Otterloo, as well as the 500 block of Bell Street.
lead to the con-
tinuation or
extension of the
program to
other communi-
ties in the prov-
ince.”
Councilor
Johner ex-
plained the pro-
gram generated
genuine community pride by the
townsfolk.
“Pictures, stories and the actual
uncovering of heritage storefronts
have been exciting to witness,” she
said. “It is important for commerce,
for culture and for the possibilities it
suggests within our community.”W
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The Saskatchewan Heritage
Foundation (SHF) conservation
bulletin series concept emerged
in 2010 in response to the need
for information drawn from the
Saskatchewan context for own-
ers of historic properties seeking
to undertake appropriate conser-
vation work.
The conservation proto-
cols referenced in the vari-
ous bulletins are embedded
in The Standards and
Guidelines for the Conser-
vation of Historic Places in
Canada.
The Standards and
Guidelines have been for-
mally adopted by the Heri-
tage Foundation as a bench
mark for funding decisions
respecting physical alter-
ations to for-
mally desig-
nated heritage
sites and struc-
tures.
They identify
a clear prefer-
ence for pro-
cesses that
repair rather
than replace
and, if replace-
ment is neces-
sary, then replacement "
in kind" of missing or deteri-
orated parts, based on his-
torical evidence.
The intent is to retain as
much of the original build-
ing fabric as possible.
The SHF’s conservation
bulletin series offers sug-
gested references to help the
reader begin a learning jour-
ney about heritage construc-
tion and includes a select list of
resources for further research.
Each bulletin provides Sas-
katchewan examples of inter-
ventions and some basic techni-
cal references to help property
owners, municipal officials and
other readers to make informed
decisions consistent with ac-
cepted heritage guidelines
currently adopted across
Canada.
Seven bulletins have been
completed dealing with the
following topics:
Another bul-
letin on doors
and entrance-
ways is almost
complete, and
another on se-
lecting a con-
tractor is in
progress.
The completed
bulletins are each available
on the Heritage
Foundation's website:
www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/SHF.
Each of the bulletins is also
available in paper format.
Further information can
be obtained from either the
Foundation Manager at
787-4188, or the Grants
Administrator at 787-2105
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wood windows;
roofing challenges;
foundation issues;
organizing a heritage
conservation project;
masonry rehabilitation;
water management
issues; and
the Stan-
dards and
Guidelines.
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products are racquets, fishing rods,
skates, bats and polls.
Bruce and Cliff fell in love with the
hidden beauty, its peacefulness and
the people of Saskatchewan where
this homestead is.
“This is probably the best
migratory bird hunting in the world,”
Cliff said. “We would put money on
it!”
Their exposure to the area and the
homestead was through Russ and
Connie Houston. Russ and Cliff
played hockey with each other in
Waterloo, Iowa in 1973.
“Russ Houston lives about five
kilometres from our homestead and it
was his relatives who built, lived and
farmed the homestead for over 60
years,” Cliff explained.
“The entire Houston families are
true pioneers of the area and were
and still are pillars in the community
to this day.”
Bruce and Cliff have made signifi-
cant progress on renovating the
home, but expect it will take another
three years to complete. “We have
finished, as close to original design as
possible, four rooms. The single up-
stairs family room and two bedrooms
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LACADENA – Best friends Bruce
Kendall and Cliff Hendrickson are
investing their money and sweat
equity into saving an 86-year-old
home in the heart of the best
migratory bird hunting area
in the world.
The 62-year-old Alberta
businessmen have been
hunting geese, ducks and
cranes in the southwest area
of Saskatchewan for the past
25 years and knew a good
investment when they saw it.
“The house is close to great golfing,
fishing, boating and, of course,
hunting both birds and deer,”
explained Cliff in an interview with
Worth magazine.
“Lacadena is about one hour north
of Swift Current and is about half an
hour from the Saskatchewan
Landing provincial park on Lake
Diefenbaker. This beautiful
homestead is located just on the east
side of Highway 342 on the outskirts
of the Hamlet of Lacadena.”
Bruce Kendall is a real estate
developer as well as a hockey and
recreational facility developer. Bruce
was instrumental in developing the
Spray Lakes Sawmills arena &
Family Sports Centre in Cochrane,
Alberta where he resides.
Cliff Hendrickson has been
involved in the sports business for 35
years. He owns and operates Stick
Fix Franchise Corp.
The Calgary-based company
repairs most small carbon fiber
products to original condition, of
which broken hockey sticks are the
most prevalent for breakage. Other
The house has not
been occupied for
over 10 years. If we
hadn't bought it,
I'm sure it would
have been well on
its way to being
demolished.
By Joe Ralko
and the only washroom have been
completed. We also put on a new roof
in 2009,” Cliff said.
“We are also trying to keep the
same colour combinations that were
original. Same baseboards and even
light fixtures and heat grills remain
the same.”
The house is on a 28'x 28'
foundation which is about 2 ½' wide.
The original house was built in 1917.
The first house faced west, but
tragedy struck in 1921 and the house
burnt to the foundation.
“The second house, which is ours,
was re-built in 1926 and they turned
the front of the house to face south,
but it was erected on the
same foundation.”
The homestead
also lost its original barn
to fire in 1944. The huge
barn was not built again
but on our 2 ½ acre site, is a
smaller red barn.
“Our intention, when
the house and site
are completed, is to
probably have a
summer bed and
breakfast
hobby
business and
then turn it
into a hunting
lodge in the fall with the possibility
of a small oil and gas mini rental in
the winter months for gas
employees,” he said.
“Bruce and I still work our own
businesses, so we can only put in so
much time. We thoroughly enjoy
doing the renovations ourselves
and don't want to sub out
too much at this
time.”
The house has not
been occupied for over
10 years.
“If we hadn't bought it, I’m sure it
would have been well on its way to
being demolished.”
A passion for hunting has
helped preserve one small part of
Saskatchewan’s built heritage.W
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Celebrate Archives during the Eighth Annual Archives Week in Saskatchewan!
For event information and details please visit our website at http://scaa.sk.ca
or find us on Facebook!
rd thFebruary 3 - 9 , 2013
Pre-order your copy of Biographies Regina’s bookRegina's Warehouse District
“Bricks and Mortar – Pride and Passion”by contacting the Warehouse District office by
email: info@warehousedistrict.caor fax to: 306-585-1765
The cost is $24.95 and will be available in early 2013.
REGINA – Building Knowledge – The College Avenue Campus Renewal Project, the University of Regina's number one capital fundraising priority, received a $250,000 contribution from Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life through their national corporate citizenship program.
“We are grateful to Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life for their generous gift to this project and to our University,” said University of Regina President and Vice-Chancellor, Vianne Timmons.
“This is the first corporate leadership gift to the project. It demonstrates their commit-ment to our students and our
community,” she added.The revitalization of
College Avenue campus will transform it into a vibrant, accessible centre of learning, strengthening the University of Regina's connection to the com-munity and further con-tributing to the educa-tion of the next century of learners and leaders. The campus will be known as the University of Regina Lead-ership and Outreach Centre (LOC).
“The University of Regina has a compelling vision for campus renewal, and as a longtime member of this community, we believe in it,” says Jan Belanger
Assistant Vice-President, Com-munity Affairs Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life.
“Our organization has enjoyed its association with the University of Regina and employs many of its graduates. On National Philanthropy Day, we're pleased to announce our early support for a project that
will help rejuvenate this downtown campus and highlight the University's campaign to move its tradition of excellence forward.”
College Avenue campus is home to the Centre for Contin-uing Education, Conservatory of Performing Arts, Darke Hall, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and Lifelong Learning Centre.
Further information about Building Knowledge – The College Avenue Campus Renewal Project can be found at www.uregina.ca/campaign or by calling (306) 585-5703.(Source: University of Regina External Relations News Release)
Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Contribute $250,000 to the College Avenue Campus Renewal Project
$3,500 in Grants AwardedGrants totalling $3,500
for projects in Wishart,
Wolseley and Saskatoon
were approved by the
Board of Directors of the
Architectural Heritage
Society of Saskatchewan at
their October meeting.
The Wishart Stone
Church and Cemetery
Committee and Vance
Weber Investment and
Insurance in Wolseley each
were awarded $1,000 site
consultant grants.
Saskatoon History
Review 25th Anniversary
Issue will receive $1,500 as
a Publications Grant.
In related news, the
board of directors also
voted to change the criteria
for grants in 2013.
Organizations no longer
must be a member of the
Architectural Heritage
Society of Saskatchewan to
receive a grant.
The 2013 Annual
General Meeting (AGM) of
the Architectural Heritage
Society of Saskatchewan
will be held on Saturday,
March 23, at the CanAlta
Inn in Tisdale.
A detailed agenda will be
posted on the society's
website (www.ahsk.ca)
a few weeks in advance of
the meeting.
AGM activities include
2013 AGM in Tisdale
receiving the audited
financial statement and
election of directors. In
previous years, the society
IN THE NEWSIN THE NEWSIN THE NEWSIN THE NEWS
Eatonia Geiger
Counter, Not a Radio
A sharp-eyed reader wrote us to say one of the photographs on Page 15 of the Autumn edition of Worth maga-zine was incorrectly identified as a radio for communication.
The device found in the concrete-block nuclear fallout reporting post built into the corner of the Eatonia train station was, in fact, a Geiger counter.
2012 BOARD of DIRECTORSAl Gill, President, Regina
Brian Bell, Vice President, Moose Jaw
Richard Hiebert, North Battleford
Terry Sinclair, Regina
Michelle Taylor, Prince Albert
Rod Stutt, Moose Jaw
Jayne Remenda, Prince Albert
Wally Dyck, Saskatoon
STAFFAudrey Price, Executive Director
Lovella Jones, Communications
Coordinator
Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan
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Brick Name: Unknown
Brick Manufacturer:
Manufacture Location:
Date(s) of Manufacture:
Brick Type: Face and Filler
Approximate Dimensions:
Colour: Dark red ( face ) and orange ( filler )
Alberta Clay Products Company
Medicine Hat, Alberta
1905 - 1962
8 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 inches/
204 x 92 x 57 mm
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NORTH AMERICAN BRICK
By Frank Korvemaker - fkorvemaker@accesscomm.ca
The three adjoining Black Block buildings on the east side of Hamilton Street, Regina, in 1926, starting at the white awning in the foreground.
COMMENTS:The Alberta Clay Products Company began production in
Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1909. It originally focused on clay sewer pipe,
hollow building tiles, and drain and flue tiles, but soon expanded its product
line to include face and filler bricks. The factory included a massive six
storey high brick façade on its main production plant, and 14 downdraft
beehive kilns for firing its products, which varied in colour from bright
orange to a dark red. While most brick manufacturers imprinted their
names horizontally in the frog, this firm printed its initials in a vertical
format. During World War 1, when there was a labour shortage due to men
enlisting for service overseas, the plant employed a significant number of
Chinese men. Later, during the Great Depression of the 1930s, direct access
to cheap natural gas and local clay enabled the factory to remain open and
viable. The plant went through various owners over the years, and was
under the control of I-XL Industries and in full production when it burned
down in 1962.
[1] “Bricks in Alberta” by Jack M. Manson, Alberta Masonry Institute,
1983, p. 69-71, 78, 79, 81;
[2] “Another One Bites the Dust: The Life and Death of Regina's Black Block”,
by Don Black, published in WORTH magazine, Vol. 24, Issue 2,
Summer 2012, p. 16-17;
[3] Larry Easton, 2009: ACP Co brick photo;
[4] Ross Herrington, 2012: Black Blocks demolition photos.
Henry Black was a Regina entrepreneur, architect and contractor
during the early years of the 20th century. On the 1700 block of Hamilton
Street he erected three adjoining commercial buildings, each faced with
dark red brick and stone trim. The first was erected in 1907, the second in
1911 and the third in 1926. During demolition of those buildings in 2012,
some of the exposed bricks revealed their place of origin: the Alberta Clay
Products Company in Medicine Hat.
Sources:
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The Alberta Clay Products Company manufactured a large variety of clay products from this Medicine Hat plant between 1909 and 1962.
Filler and face brick made at the Alberta Clay Products plant displayed various forms of identification, including the company initials stamped into the brick (left), and the initials imprinted into a shallow frog. In both instances the letters were placed in a vertical format.
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Visit www.warehousedistrict.ca.
Exercise your senses...
Feel the bricks...
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