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Volume 26 Issue 2 Summer 2014
SASKATCHEWAN’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE MAGAZINE
20142014Lieutenant Governor
of SaskatchewanHeritage Architecture
Excellence Awards
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
Heritage ArchitectureExcellence Awards
ReginaReginaIndian IndustrialSchool CemeteryIndian IndustrialSchool Cemetery
Saskatchewan Architecture Book Wins Prestigious
Book Prize in U.S.A.
Saskatchewan Architecture Book Wins Prestigious
Book Prize in U.S.A.
Heritage Partnership Fund
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your community next spring or summer visit our website right away
or call the office at 306-359-0933 or at 1-877-903-0933.
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through providing grants for professional services like structural analysis, architectural
design, legal consultation, and construction cost analysis to provide building owners the
opportunity to more accurately gauge the feasibility, cost, and methodology for site
conservation and re-use.
This matching grant program is intended to help community-based organizations to defray
costs of hosting conferences, presentations, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, awards
ceremonies, and other educational forums that encourage or empower people of the
community or province to acknowledge, preserve and/or promote their built historic and
cultural heritage.
This matching grant is intended to help community-based organizations to defray the cost of
printing materials that promote public interest in membership, local programs and activities.
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defray the cost of printing brochures or programs that promote public participation in local
forums like conferences, presentations, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, awards
ceremonies, walking tours, and other educational forums that encourage or empower people
of the community or province to acknowledge, preserve and/or promote their built historic
and cultural heritage.
Here's a brief description of each of the four grants.
Heritage Site Consultant Report Grant (Maximum $1,000)
Heritage Forums Grant (Maximum $1,500)
Heritage Publications Grant (Maximum $1,500)
Heritage Communications Grant (Maximum $200)
Visit www.ahsk.ca for further
details and applications.
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Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Heritage Architecture Excellence Award ........................................... 4
Adaptive Reuse - Ross School, Moose Jaw ....................................................... 5Wilson School, Saskatoon .................................................... 6
Exterior Restoration - St. Elias Orthodox Church, Rhein .................................... 7Rehabilitation - The Grant Hall, Moose Jaw .................................................... 8
Landscape Engineering and Agricultural Works -
Long-Term Stewardship - Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Canora ..... 12
A Year of Transition for the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan ................................................................. 13
Future of Former Regina Indian Industrial School Cemetery ......... 14
In The News ..................................................................................... 18
Meet the Board of Directors – Brian Bell, Moose Jaw ..................... 20
Conserving the Past by Sharon Deason .......................................... 21
Brick By Brick by Frank Korvemaker .............................................. 22
Become a Society Member .............................................................. 23
Sympathetic New Construction - Browns Socialhouse, Moose Jaw ................... 9Stonebridge Special Use Park, Saskatoon...................................................... 10
Education, Signage, Monuments and Interpretation - The Original Humboldt . 11
Saskatchewan Architecture Book Wins PrestigiousBook Prize in U.S.A ....................................................................... 19
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ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
2 014Heritage Architecture Excellence AwardsHeritage Architecture Excellence AwardsLIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF SASKATCHEWAN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF SASKATCHEWAN
he Architectural Heritage Society of
Saskatchewan has recognized the efforts of Towners, architects and contractors to preserve
the province's built heritage through an awards
program since 1996.
The name of the program and even the name of the
not-for-profit society have evolved over the years.
Goals and objective have remained the same – to
help heritage happen across Saskatchewan.
Her Honour the Honourable Vaughn Solomon
Schofield became Saskatchewan's 21st Lieutenant
Governor in 2012. She is the third lieutenant gover-
nor to be patron of the Society's prestigious awards.
This year three projects from Moose Jaw, two from
Saskatoon and one each from Canora, Humboldt and
one near Rhein were recognized.
This brings the total number of projects to have
achieved this honour since inception of the program
to 147.
Dedicated to promotion, protection and preserva-
tion of Saskatchewan's built heritage for residents
and visitors to our province, the Society has a prov-
ince-wide membership of almost 400 individuals and
is a federally-registered charity.
There now are eight award categories.
However, the adjudication committee continues to
reserve the right not to have to bestow awards in
each category every year.
CATEGORIES FOR BUILDING PROJECTS
CATEGORIES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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 in-fill, 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.
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 to
recognize continuing efforts by owners to maintain their heritage property.
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Adaptive Reuse
Ross School1300 Willow Avenue, Moose Jaw
Adaptive Reuse
Ross School1300 Willow Avenue, Moose Jaw
uilt in 1913 at a cost of $173,000
Ross School featured quality Bcladding materials such as
North Dakota Hebron brick, Tyndall
limestone and granite, indicative of
the optimism of the community at the
time of construction.
It opened in 1914 as an elementary
school until being converted to a
military hospital in 1917.
It re-opened in 1920 as an elemen-
tary school but also served as both a
high school and normal school.
Called into service again in 1939
and converted to military barracks
until 1945 when it once again became
an elementary school.
The gymnasium was added in
1974.
Ross School closed in 2007, was
designated as a Municipal Heritage
Building in 2010 and purchased in
2011 by Betchar Holdings, Saskatoon
Sk.
It was completely restructured and
rebuilt from the inside to allow the
relocation of load bearing walls and
the addition of a mezzanine level in
the former gymnasium. There was
36,000 square feet of office space
created for this building's new pur-
pose.
The renovations were undertaken
to meet LEED's Standards with final
certification within the coming
months.
From the fire suppression system
to the sophisticated zone controlled
HVAC systems, this building equals
the performance of most high quality
new buildings.
A thermal insulating product,
Quik-Therm, was used to insulate the
walls to allow breathing and a drain
plane for moisture. Special additives
were used to reduce the weight of
concrete by 50 per cent plus when
leveling the floors to where hallways
and classrooms had previously been.
Over seven miles of piping was
installed to accommodate heating
and water supply needs. Heating
Ventilation and Air Conditioning
(HVAC) is localized such that every
150 to 200 square feet of the building
can be heated or cooled to a different
temperature.
Windows previously filled in were
re-opened and 160, high-efficient
windows were installed in the style of
the original windows.
Owners: Brent Suer, Dale Pollon,
Partners Betchar Holding
Saskatoon, Sk.
Contractors: Suer & Pollon
Mechanical Partnership,
Saskatoon, Sk.
Glen Heck,
Betchar Holdings
Architects: Dave Anderson and
Yogi Subramonian of ADA
Architecture, Saskatoon, Sk.
Citation prepared by Brian Bell,
President, Heritage Moose Jaw
Project Manager:
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he Affinity Campus situated in
an older City Park neighbour-Thood in Saskatoon is honoured in
the category of “adaptive re-use”.
Formerly Wilson Elementary
School constructed in 1928 it was
elegantly designed of reinforced
concrete with a façade of wine col-
oured bricks and Tyndall trim all of
which have been preserved.
The new addition includes a glass
outer shell wall on the north entrance
which encloses the original exterior
façade, the cornerstone and Tyndall
stone.
The awards committee agreed that
enough of the original building was
retained that it would effectively
memorialize the school for those who
had been students over the years.
It was felt that the new construc-
tion, although of a contrasting style,
honoured the former building since
bricks were salvaged and whole areas
reconstructed so that they looked like
the original walls.
The whole project is an excellent
example of blending the new with the
old and will now last several more
decades preserving its role as a major
neighbourhood landmark.
Owners: Affinity Holding Inc. and
Presidio Holding Inc.
Contractor: Karl Miller of Meridian
Development Group
Architect: Derek Kindrachuk of
Kindrachuk Agrey Architecture
Craftpersons: City Masonry Ltd.
and Meridian Development
Corporation
Citation prepared by Michel Fortier
Adaptive Reuse
Affinity Campus Formerly Wilson Elementary School, 902 7th Avenue North, Saskatoon
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even years after Vasyl Palamaryk left
Ukraine to establish a homestead Snortheast of Rhein in 1900, he and his
family donated land for a church.
Jacob Achtemichuk and his father
donated spruce logs that were milled
for use in the 1912 construction of
that church.
The congregation was served by
clergy of the Russian Orthodox Mis-
sion to North America, the precursor
of today's Orthodox Church in Amer-
ica.
Of special significance is the St.
Elias Orthodox Church style, a Cana-
dian adaptation of churches in the
Boyko region of Ukraine.
Particularly rare is the continuous
wide eave midway between the
ground and the roof, designed to
protect the lower walls from the
elements.
The last service in St. Elias was
held in the late 1960s or early 1970s.
Deterioration of the building fol-
lowed.
In 2011, however, Vasyl
Palamaryk's descendents decided to
honour the memory of their loved
ones by preserving the exterior of the
church and belltower, a project car-
ried out by Vasyl's grandsons, Joe
Achtemichuk of Portage La Prairie
and Horace Paulmark of Winnipeg,
along with Joe's wife, Tess.
The project, which included exte-
rior painting, window replacements,
and repair of the roof and mid-wall
eaves, was completed in 2013.
At a time when so many churches
are being destroyed or left to crumble,
Vasyl Palamaryk's descendents chose
to preserve one that, while personally
important to them, is located far from
their own homes. They asked for no
financial assistance.
Adding to the value of their stew-
ardship is the fact that St Elias is one
of few pioneer churches in Canada to
still include the Boyko-style mid-wall
eave. For these reasons they well
deserve the Lieutenant Governor of
Saskatchewan Heritage Architecture
Excellence Award in the Category of
Exterior Restoration.
Owner: Archdiocese of Canada,
Orthodox Church in America
Contractors: Joe and Tess
Achtemichuk of Portage la
Prairie, Mb.;
Horace Paulmark of Winnipeg
Citation prepared by Marg Hryniuk
Exterior Restoration
St. Elias Orthodox ChurchNorth West Section 4 - Township 28 Range 1 West of the 2nd Meridian
Near Rhein, Sk.
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Rehabilitation
The Grant Hall 401 Main Street, Moose Jaw
he Grant Hall Hotel was
built in 1927 with a con-Tcrete frame and in a classi-
cal revival design. Prominently
situated on Main Street in
Moose Jaw at the entrance to
Crescent Park it is five stories,
clad in brick with a rusticated
base, limestone surrounds with
belt courses and an ornamental
cornice.
Over the years, the hotel hosted an
impressive array of visitors ranging
from royalty, music celebrities and
prime ministers.
It was the place to be for many
decades, before its slide in 1968 when
it was sold and resold, finally ceasing
operations in 1989.
It remained vacant and vandalized
until 2000 when Verna Alford and the
Burrowing Owl Investment Corpora-
tion purchased it.
The interior had been completely
destroyed by vandals and the
weather.
Today, after 13 years of restora-
tions and rehabilitation, the Grant
Hall has reopened as a multi-purpose
facility offering hotel rooms, a public
dining room and lounge, billiard
room, banquet and board rooms and
alternative retirement suites.
There is also the Olive Tasting
Room, the Salon & Spa 306 and an
office donated for two years to the
Five Hills Health Region for fund
raising.
The heating and air conditioning
supply is now provided through a
geothermal ground source. One
hundred twenty pipes were drilled
150 feet into the
ground through the
basement to achieve
this.
The former indoor
pool has been con-
verted to a 24-seat
theatre for residents
and hotel guests.
The Grant Hall is
back in all its glory and stands proud
in downtown Moose Jaw.
No expense was spared to ensure
the restoration got it right and main-
tained the highest standards possi-
ble.
It meets Verna Alford's original
vision she had for this project: “I have
seen it at its worst and I want to see it
at its best.”
Owner: Verna Alford and Burrowing
Owl Investment Corporation
Citation by Brian Bell, President,
Heritage Moose Jaw
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Sympathetic New Construction
Browns Socialhouse11 River Street, Moose Jaw
ocated in Moose Jaw
on the corner of River LStreet and Main
Street, a new building
has been constructed to
accommodate Browns
Socialhouse restaurant.
This is the entrance to the River
Street Project that Little Chicago
Developments has proposed to recre-
ate the architecture of the 1920-30s.
This is the first building con-
structed for this project. All building
materials are conventional with the
design taking into consideration
window sizing and build outs, mass-
ing of building, roof lines, parapet
details, brick work and exterior
colours.
At the present time, architectural
guidelines for the Downtown Heri-
tage District of Moose Jaw are only
recommended not required. The
developers chose to be sympathetic to
the existing heritage architecture of
the downtown as it fits their plans to
recreate historic River Street.
After deciding to open a new loca-
tion for Browns Socialhouse in Moose
Jaw, Rob and his brother Kelly
Burns, owners of the Browns
Socialhouse locations in Saskatche-
wan, were pleased the new buildings
design and appearance was what
they were striving to achieve. They
circulated an artist rendering of the
new restaurant design to their other
franchises, who were envious and
knew it would be a great building in
an excellent location.
This is the third new building on
this block of Main Street that has
been designed and built to be sympa-
thetic to the existing
downtown heritage
architecture. Hopefully it
will go a long way to
dispel any myths that
there is limited interest
in the business commu-
nity to construct or renovate build-
ings within heritage districts that are
sympathetic to the neighbourhoods
architecture.
Owners: Little Chicago
Developments, Moose Jaw, Sk.
Contractor: Racon Consulting,
Moose Jaw, Sk.
Contractor: C & S Builders,
Moose Jaw, Sk.
Architect: Hearth Architectural Inc.,
Vancouver, B. C. with Tilbury
Design Ltd., Moose Jaw, Sk.
Citation prepared by Brian Bell,
President, Heritage Moose Jaw
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Landscape Engineering and Agricultural Works
Stonebridge Special Use Park Patricia Roe Park, 555 Hunter Road - Mark Thompson Park, 122 Rempel Manor
South-Central, Saskatoon
ometimes architectural heritage
is not about existing buildings so Smuch as buildings that are not
built.
In the case of the Stonebridge
Park, a residential development in
Saskatoon, heritage was preserved by
the decision to avoid building on a
heritage landscape.
In the early 1800s, when the rail-
way first reached Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon's early settlers travelled
from the Moose Jaw railhead by
wagon along what became known as
the Moose Jaw Trail.
A century later, the wagon ruts
from this trail still remained, a 600-
metre stretch the earliest physical
reminder of the city's founding.
The City of Saskatoon, although
preparing for significant expansion of
its built-up residential area, took note
of this relic and its historical signifi-
cance.
They also recognized the heritage,
archaeological, environmental and
recreational value of the surrounding
natural landscape, determining to
create a comprehensive area plan
that preserved all these elements, not
to prevent urban development but to
enhance it.
A collaborative process, involving
institutional, commercial and public
stakeholders, was established to
create a master plan that saved the
best preserved part of the trail and its
surrounding context.
This landscape plan was then
integrated with the natural and
recreational system for the entire
community.
It was further enhanced by in-
volvement of the heritage, arts and
culture community who developed
compatible commemorative, artistic
and interpretive features.
The result is not something that
merely preserves or retains the
historic site but a project that brings
it to life, both as a feature attraction
for the local community and a signifi-
cant landmark of regional impor-
tance. People may come for the recre-
ational opportunities; they discover
the history.
This project did more than merely
delay development for another time.
Rather, the site is now high in
public consciousness, elevated in
importance and ensured of protection
for years to come. And for the devel-
oper, this project wasn't so much a
cost as an investment, raising the
profile and value of the neighbour-
hood.
This is a great model of collabora-
tive development. Not only as collabo-
ration among people and groups but
as a successful accommodation of
otherwise competing interests.
It was executed by DREAM Asset
Management (formerly Dundee
Development), Stantec Consulting
Limited, Campbell Patterson Land-
scape Architects, Wilco Contractors
Southwest, and the Jim Arnholt
Studio. Credit also goes to the City of
Saskatoon and all those who served
the planning process, for their origi-
nal vision and the resulting plan.
Citation prepared by Rod Stutt
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Education, Signage, Monuments and Interpretation
Original HumboldtHumboldt, Sk.
he Architectural Heritage Soci-
ety of Saskatchewan is dedicated Tto telling the stories of the build-
ings which tell the stories of Sas-
katchewan. Sometimes these build-
ings disappear but the stories re-
main. And they are important.
The original Humboldt telegraph
station no longer exists. And, even in
its prime, it was no more than a
simple cabin, hardly the grand or
elegant building that we often cele-
brate as architectural heritage.
But this otherwise-forgotten cabin
and the site on which it stood per-
tains to some of the most important
stories in Saskatchewan history. And
these stories will survive due to the
efforts of the Original Humboldt
Committee, who are honoured in the
category of Education, Signage,
Monuments and Interpretation.
During the fur trade era, the “origi-
nal Humboldt” site, about eight
kilometres south of the current city of
Humboldt, was first known to First
Nations and early Europeans as an
important crossroads, where several
trails met.
The Carleton Trail, in particular,
was important as a major trade route
between the Red River Settlement
and the Athabasca region.
Then, in 1876, prior to the better-
known construction of the CPR along
a southerly route through Regina, the
earliest arrival of Canadian settle-
ment was the construction of the
Dominion Telegraph line along a
more northerly route, following the
Carleton Trail, linking what would
eventually become Saskatchewan to
the government and business inter-
ests in eastern Canada.
As part of this telegraph system,
George and Catherine Weldon ar-
rived and built their original cabin.
Catherine was one of the first
female telegraph operators in the
west and this alone makes the origi-
nal Humboldt area worthy of note.
It would become even more signifi-
cant during the 1885 Northwest
Resistance when General Middleton
established a fortified camp at the
telegraph site, which was to be his
centre of communications.
It was consequently a major trans-
shipment site and became a strategic
military post during the campaign.
The Original Humboldt Commit-
tee, working with many others, has
rediscovered, documented and pre-
served this history.
Thanks to their fundraising, ar-
chaeological research, publications,
educational materials, signage and
commemorative events, the site and
it role in Saskatchewan history now
benefit from the public awareness
and official recognition that it de-
serves.
It is the only historic site in Can-
ada to mark the development of the
original telegraph line and its vital
role in Saskatchewan history.
Owner: City of Humboldt
Contractor: Original Humboldt
committee of the Humboldt and
District Museum and Gallery
Citation prepared by Rod Stutt
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Long-term Stewardship of a Heritage Property
Holy Trinity, Ukrainian Orthodox Church710 Main Street, Canora
anora's Holy Trinity Ukrainian
Orthodox Church was built in C1928 according to a design by
Temish Pavlychenko.
Today, this designer and, particu-
larly, the symbol he prominently
featured in his design are of poignant
significance.
Pavlychenko was a teacher in
Ukraine when, in 1917, he joined
others seeking independence for
Ukraine.
This led to time in jail but also
membership in the parliament of the
Ukrainian National Republic, which
chose the Trident as its symbol. The
republic soon fell, and Pavlychenko
immigrated to Canada in 1927.
How, a year later, he was able to
design Holy Trinity is unknown, but
his history tells why he placed a
Trident, which has been Ukraine's
official coat of arms since it became
an independent republic in 1991,
above the main entrance and at the
base of the crosses.
More generally, Pavlychenko's
eclectic Holy Trinity design, as well
as his similar design for Melville's St.
Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church,
is unique in Saskatchewan and
probably Canada as well.
Holy Trinity served its congrega-
tion until, when a larger church was
constructed, it closed in 1963.
Designated a Municipal Heritage
Site in 1984, it was subsequently
restored inside and out, and mainte-
nance has been continuous ever
since.
Holy Trinity remains a landmark
on the main street of a community
proud of both its ethnic heritage and
its Canadian successes.
To illustrate the latter, it might
have been moved or destroyed, but
instead its parishioners chose preser-
vation.
Furthermore, at a time when
Ukrainian independence, as symbol-
ized by the Trident, is again under
siege, it is fitting that the conserva-
tors of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Ortho-
dox Church receive the Lieutenant
Governor of Saskatchewan Heritage
Architecture Excellence Award in the
category of Long-Term Stewardship
of a Heritage Property.
Owner: Ukrainian Orthodox Church
of the Holy Trinity Parish, Canora,
as represented by its Board of
Directors
Citation prepared by Marg Hryniuk
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2013 was a year of transition for the Architectural Heritage Society of SaskatchewanBy Douglas Hallman for Moose Jaw Express
MOOSE JAW, SK. – The Architec-
tural Heritage Society of Saskatche-
wan (AHSS) recently held its 2013
Annual Meeting with a morning
session open to the public. Those in
attendance included Mayor Deb
Higgins and Councilor Don Mitchell.
Joe Ralko, Publicist and Project
Co-ordinator for Reading Town
Canada, chaired the session, and the
agenda included reports from the
president and the treasurer. Dr. Rod
Stutt is the current president of
AHSS, as well as being head of the
Architectural Technologies Pro-
gram at SIAST in Moose Jaw.
The mission of the society is to
“advocate for conservation of the
province's built heritage, primarily
through public education and
recognition.”
In background material provided
for the meeting, it was stated that
“The Society's directors have of late
been thinking more about the future
rather than the past; about what we
want to make possible. We want to
conserve the spirit of the place, story
and tradition, but also to encourage
and reward sensitive new design and
development. We want to enable a
viable future for built heritage.”
In the “President's Message,” Dr.
Stutt described 2013 as a year of
transition.
“Among other things, there has
been a need to reassess the organiza-
tion's goals,” said Stutt.
“We want more interaction with
the public and local groups.” He cited
recent presentations at the Canadian
Club and the Rotary Club of Moose
Jaw as examples of building aware-
ness in the community.
One important component of
Stutt's work is to concentrate on a
more expansive definition of “Heri-
tage,” one that moves beyond the
concept of “Old” to an emphasis on
“community identity.”
“We tell the stories of the buildings
that in turn tell the stories of Sas-
katchewan,” said Stutt. “As we pro-
ceed through the next five years...we
will have more partners, more story-
tellers, more volunteers and more
participants.”
The Internet is a key area for the
Society's future development. There
are plans for a map-based site that
directs the way to the images and
stories of the province's architectural
heritage.
Initially, it will promote signifi-
cant historic properties, museums
and landmarks as well as heritage
parks and creative industries, bed
and breakfast businesses, campsites
and restaurants. Visitors will be able
to build weekend getaways on the
web.
A second website will be an inte-
grated, one-stop searchable service
that connects and links the public to
all possible built heritage and advice.
The president concluded his re-
marks by saying that 2013 was an
important year.
“We reflected on our more than 25
years of accomplishments and oppor-
tunities for improvement while
looking ahead to the future.”
Reprinted, with permission,
from the Moose Jaw Express for
the Week of April 21, 2014.
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The 2013 Annual General Meeting of the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan was held in Moose Jaw. Society president (centre of photo at bottom left) chats with Moose Jaw mayor Deb Higgins and city councilor Don Mitchell following the Annual General Meeting.
ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
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REGINA – Most of the faded
wooden fence that once framed
the cemetery
There are no crosses, row
upon row, to mark the graves.
Wild Prairie fires consumed the
crosses decades ago. Most of the
cemetery has been consumed by an
invasive weed – smooth broom grass
which grows high and lodges over so
that in spring it looks all matted
down.
Only a granite slab, almost over-
grown by vegetation, placed more
than a century ago in honour of the
two young children of the school's
first principal, gives a hint of the
historic significant of the tiny
piece of prairie.
established in
conjunction with the Regina
Indian Industrial Residential
School adjacent Pinkie Road,
about a kilometre north of
Dewdney Avenue at the west
end of the provincial capital is
missing.
Future of Former Regina Indian Industrial School Cemetery
An April 7 report to the Regina
Municipal Heritage Advisory Com-
mittee (MHAC), a volunteer group of
heritage concerned citizens, from the
civic administration about the ceme-
tery was tabled until September.
The report to the Regina MHAC
was signed by Dianna Haryluk,
Director of Planning Department
and Jason Carlston, Executive
Director, Community Planning and
Development.
Its primary recommenda-
tion was that “the city solici-
tor be instructed to amend
the Cemeteries Bylaw to
establish the maintenance
standard which would apply
to the Regina Indian Indus-
trial School Cemetery
(701 Pinkie Road).”
Chief Barry Kennedy of
Carry the Kettle First Na-
tion and Rev. Dawn Rolke of
the United Church but
speaking as the chair of a
group of “citizens concerned” with
the cemetery made brief presenta-
tions to the April MHAC meeting.
The Community and Protective
Services Committee of the city had
considered a report on February 27,
2013 and directed the administration
to consult senior levels of government
and report back with an update to the
Municipal Heritage Advisory Com-
mittee on the city's options and role
with respect to facilitating the com-
By Joe Ralko
The Regina Indian Industrial School began operation before the Province of Saskatchewan was established in 1905.
Only a granite slab and a faded wooden fence remain to
identify the former Regina Indian Industrial School
Cemetery near Pinkie Road, a major north-south corridor.
memoration and protection of the
cemetery by the end of December,
2013.
The Regina Indian Industrial
School Cemetery is located near the
western boundary of the property at
701 Pinkie road and is approximately
689 square metres in size. It is pri-
vately owned and was annexed into
the city limits form the Rural Munici-
pality of Sherwood in 2009.
The cemetery was established in
conjunction with the Regina Indian
Industrial School that once stood on
the adjacent property. The School
was in operation from 1891 to 1910
and was managed by the Foreign
Mission Committee of the Presbyte-
rian Church of Canada through a
contract with the Department of
Indian Affairs.
The School closed in 1910, was
used as a city jail in 1911, and became
the Boys' Detention House in 1919.
The school was destroy by fire in 1948
and was replaced by the Paul Dojack
Centre.
The property containing the ceme-
tery remained in the ownership of the
Federal Government for many years.
The provincial government ac-
quired the property from the Federal
Government in the 1970s before
transferring the ownership to the
private sector in the 1989s.
An Ontario developer bought the
land a few years ago and became
aware it contained the cemetery. No
work has been done on the property
since the developer acquired it.
In November, 2012, archaeologists
from Stantect Ltd. completed a sur-
vey, on a pro bono basis, within the
area marked by the fence.
Stantec indicated that only half of
the cemetery could be surveyed
because the blow dirt was too deep to
complete the survey on its northern
half.
“While only 22 burials were located
on the survey portion of the cemetery,
Stantec estimated that there may be
a total of approximately 40 burials
within the fence.,” the April 7 admin-
istration report said.
The survey did not extend beyond
the fence. It is possible that other
burials are located outside of these
boundaries.
“The city has no legal obligation to
undertake any action including
protection, maintenance or commem-
oration with respect to the cemetery,”
the administration report said.
Part of a letter to Regina Mayor
Michael Fougere from the Truth and
Reconciliation Commissioner, the
Hon. Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair,
was read at the April 7 meeting and
subsequently made available to the
public on-line.
“On Friday, April 4, the committee
assistant to the city of Regina Munic-
ipal Heritage Advisory Committee
sent an email to the Truth and Recon-
ciliation Commission of Canada's
generice email address [email protected],”
Sinclair's letter to the Regina mayor
began.
“According to the email, the com-
mittee will consider a report at its
meeting scheduled for Monday,
April 7, 2014, at 12:15 and unless
While only 22 burials
were located on the
survey portion of the
cemetery, Stantec
estimated that there
may be a total of
approximately 40
burials within the
fence.
The school was in operation from 1891 to 1910.
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this item is tabled by the MHAC it
will be forwarded to City Council at
its meeting scheduled for Monday,
May 5.”
The Sinclair letter to the mayor
arrived at city hall the morning of the
MHAC meeting.
“The Truth and Reconciliation
Commission is very interested in the
issue of missing and deceased chil-
dren from industrial and residential
schools, the location of associated
cemeteries, the
identification of
children buried there
and the appropriate
commemoration of
Conflict of Interest by Editor Disclosed
It is important readers
understand this article
was prepared by Joe
Ralko, who has been
earning his living as a
writer in Saskatchewan
for more than 30 years.
He has received awards
for his books, reporting skills
and media relations cam-
paigns.
With this Editor's Note, Joe
is declaring a conflict of
interest because he is a Life-
time member of the Architec-
tural Heritage Society of
Saskatchewan, and therefore
has a vested personal interest
in the outcome of the “ceme-
tery” issue and earlier this
year he was re-elected chair
of the Regina Municipal
Heritage Advisory Commit-
tee (MHAC). The Regina
MHAC was the civic commit-
tee to receive the “April 7
administration report” on the
cemetery issue.
Joe's article on the ceme-
tery should not be considered
the “official” position of
either the City of Regina or
AHSS. He has, however,
quoted from documents
available to the public.
By the way, Joe has been
coordinating the content of
Worth magazine and its two
previously-named publica-
tions, Heritage Saskatche-
wan Quarterly and Façade,
since 2007 for the Architec-
tural Heritage Society of
Saskatchewan.
This is the first time Joe
has felt it necessary to self-
declare a conflict of interest
for an article for the heritage
community.Some of the students and staff at the Regina Indian
Industrial School in a 1907 photography provided courtesy
of the Civic Museum of Regina.
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those children,” he wrote.
“As you know, due to tuberculosis
and other reasons, a large number of
children died in these schools. Fre-
quently, their parents were not
notified and their grave sites were
not marked.
He went on to say:
“We would expect that the families
and communities of those children
will be very interested in these is-
sues. More importantly, we would
expect that in the spirit of truth and
reconciliation, the City of Regina and
the Province of Saskatchewan, gener-
ally, would want to ensure that these
cemeteries and children are appropri-
ately remembered.”
Sinclair also quoted from the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission's
interim report.
“The Commission believes that
there should be formal residential
school commemorations in every
province and the territory in Can-
ada,” he wrote.
“It encourages all governments,
educational institutions, and
churches to ask themselves what
they will do to commemorate the
residential schools system. . .the
Commission recommends that gov-
ernments, educational institutions
and churches consult, design, an-
nounce and publicly unveil residen-
tial school commemorations before
the completion of the Commission's
mandate.”
Sinclair said this recommendation
applies to municipal and provincial
governments. About two weeks later,
the Regina response to Mr. Justice
Sinclair came in a letter from Jason
Carlston, Executive Director, Com-
munity Planning and Development.
“Due to the significance and im-
portance of the background, history
and cultural sensitivities involved in
ensuring the appropriate form of
commemoration, we feel it is essen-
tial the appropriate individuals,
groups and organizations, such as
the Truth and Reconciliation com-
mission of Canada lead the com-
memoration process,” the Carlston
letter said.
“The city of Regina will continue
to work with and provide support
and cooperation to the current
community efforts underway to
appropriately and respectfully
support this initiative.” W
A Nov. 14, 1921, letter to Mr. W.
H. Graham, the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs from the Women's
Missionary Society (WMS) of the
Presbyterian Church in Canada,
Saskatchewan, asked the federal
government to look into the “ceme-
tery matter.”
The motion read:
The letter to Commissioner
Graham was the result of Nov. 4
motion moved by Mrs. Sinclair and
seconded by Mrs. Gillespie at the
society's provincial executive
meeting.
“That Mrs. McAra write Commis-
sioner Graham, asking if something
definite cannot be done in regard to
the cemetery at the Old Regina
Industrial School; that he petition
the federal government to put it in
good order; that it may be kept
sacred to the memory of the Indians
and the lasting memorial to the
memory of our beloved Rev. A. J.
McLeod, who founded the school
and whose children lie in this little
plot side by side with Indian chil-
dren.”
She was the correspondence
secretary for the WMS board of
directors and the wife of Peter
McAra, mayor of Regina in 1906,
1911 and 1912.
She wrote that the plot “is or has
been” used as a pasture field.
Her letter, obtained from
Library and Archives
Canada, also said:
“The fence has entirely disap-
peared, having been burned by
prairie fire, the cattle have trampled
all over the little mounds flattening
them out and destroying the little
wooden crosses that marked the
resting places of some 35 to 40 little
Indian children; also the granite
slab placed there by Mr. and Mrs.
McLeod, in loving memory of their
dear ones.
The McAra letter also said:
“Perhaps the desecration and
neglect of this “God's acre” is felt
more keenly by the mover and
seconder of the motion than by
another member of the executive.
She explained that Mrs. Sinclair
was the widow of late Rev. J.A.
Sinclair, who was successor to the
late Rev. J.A. McLeod as principal of
this Indian school.
Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair took a great
deal of pleasure and pride in teach-
ing and assisting the children to
care for and hold sacred the
greaves of their little playmates.
Mrs. Gillespie, the seconder, was
a life-long friend of the McLeod
family, being closely associated with
them both in their school and pri-
vate life.
At the time of the motion and
letter to Commissioner Graham the
federal government owned the
property.
Source: Letter obtained
from Library and Archives,
Canada, in Ottawa.
Cemetery Issue Raised in 1921
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IN THE NEWSIN THE NEWS
ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
Architectural Heritage Book Was Part of Reading Town, Canada Project
Building Our Future: A People's Architectural History of Saskatchewan was among free books distributed during the Reading Town, Canada project (May 3-10) in Moose Jaw.
The book, a 2005 Saskatch-ewan centennial project of the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan and author Joe Ralko, was part of the “reading glens” program in Crescent Park.
It was among several books plus that day's edition of The Times Herald newspaper that were made available to the public on numerous park benches during the Reading Town, Canada, pilot project.
Building Our Future also was among books at the Blind Date with a Book at a local coffee shop.
Books were wrapped in plain white paper and had only with
a cryptic clue on the paper to give a hint of the genre and content. Customers were encouraged to take the books with them or read them while enjoying their favourite bever-age at the Cafe @ 123 Main Street, previously known as Java Express.
Source: Original copy
Two 2014 Regina MHAC Awards Brings Total to 118
Two Municipal Heritage Awards were bestowed in Regina this year.
P3 Architecture was honoured in the New Design – Addition category for the work on the Walter Scott Building: Front Entrance Vestibule Addition.
Biographies Regina Inc. was recognized in the education category for their book entitled Regina's Warehouse District ... Bricks and Mortar, Pride and Passion.
“Historic places and heritage buildings are the living proof of our past,” said councillor John Findura, the council liaison to the Regina Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (MHAC) in presenting the awards at a city council meeting.
“They give us a glimpse into the lives of the people who came before us and helped to create the life and communities we live in today. They are valuable to our culture, our economy and our environ-ment.”
Since the awards were established in 1984, the city has presented 118 awards to individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to the conserva-tion of Regina's heritage.
Award recipients are typi-cally selected by a working group of the City's Municipal
Heritage Advisory Committee, from nominations submitted by the public in nine categories.
The Municipal Heritage Awards Program was estab-lished in 1984 to recognize individuals or organizations that have enhanced the quality of life in Regina by demonstrat-ing commitment to the conser-vation of Regina's heritage.
The awards presentation is held annually at the Regina city council meeting closest to National Heritage Day, the third Monday of February.(Editor's note: This event took place after the deadline for editorial content of the spring edition of Worth magazine had closed so the information now is appearing belatedly in the summer edition.)
Source: City of Regina news release and background material.
Heritage Excellence Award Presented in Moose Jaw
For the first time, an award for heritage was presented at the Moose Jaw Business Excel-lence Awards.
Grant Hall was the recipient of the honour, recognizing years of restoration work.
“Obviously we're very excited that the Grant Hall was the recipient, it is very well deserved. With all of the hard work and money they have put into that building it's nice to see that they are getting the recognition they deserve,” said Ira Dales, the Chair of the Heritage Advisory Committee to the City of Moose Jaw.
Dales said the committee was very pleased that the Chamber of Commerce included the new Heritage Award in this year's ceremony.
Dales added that it's nice to see a marriage between heritage and business coming together, and that heritage is not seen as a hindrance, but rather how heritage can contribute to business success.
Source: April 14, 2014 – Moose Jaw Times Herald
A City of Moose Jaw worker flips through Building Our Future, a 2005 Centennial project of the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatche-wan, at a “reading glen” in Crescent Park during the week-long, Reading Town, Canada celebrations. Photo credit: Joe Ralko
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A BOOK about Saskatche-
wan architecture is making its
mark in the literary world in
both Canada and the United
States.
“Architecture of Saskatche-
wan, A Visual Journey 1930-
2011” by Bernard Flaman is
this year's winner of the Great
Plains Distinguished Book
Prize from the Center for
Great Plains Studies at the
University of Nebraska.
In addition, the book was
nominated in three categories
for the Saskatchewan Book
Awards:
University of Regina Book
of the Year;
National Bank Financial
Wealth Management First
Book Award; and
Awards for Publishers:
Saskatchewan Ministry of
Parks, Culture and Sport
Publishing Award.
“Being a finalist in the
Saskatchewan book awards
and winning in Nebraska is a
great honour and helps to
validate the work many
people are doing to promote
and preserve our built heri-
tage,” author Bernie Flaman
told Worth magazine.
“The recognition is a
significant achievement for
those of us who work with and
love architectural heritage.”
The book tells the story of
the arrival of modernist
architecture in Saskatchewan
and illustrates how it has
evolved to the present. The
area of eligibility for the
award stretches from the
boreal forest in the north,
touching the Mexican border
in the south and from the
Rockies eastward to lines
l
l
l
defined roughly by the Red
and Missouri Rivers, uniting a
similar landscape across
many State and Provincial
boundaries.
“Saskatchewan, a place
once famous for its sod huts,
has seen a revolution in
design with buildings that
reflect new technology and
changing environmental
ideals,” reads a May 7 news
release from the University of
Nebraska to announce the
prestigious book prize.
The book picks up chrono-
logically where a previous
book, “Historic Architecture of
Saskatchewan” (1986) left off
and features more than 150
building photos – from gas
stations and houses to busi-
nesses and academic build-
ings.
“Flaman places the varied
styles within national and
international movements in
design, but also in their
political and economic con-
texts. Observers in other parts
of the Great Plains will recog-
nize these styles in their own
built environments and come
to a deeper appreciation of
the forces shaping it,” said
Kari Ronning, book prize
chair, an associate professor
of English at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
Flaman is a conservation
architect for the federal
government's Public Works
and Government Services.
He co-curated the 2004
exhibition “Character and
Controversy” at the Mendel
Art Gallery, which examined
Modernist architecture in
Saskatchewan.
He is a member of both the
Saskatchewan Association of
Architects (SAA) and the Royal
Architectural Institute of
Canada (RAIC).
“The photographs and
drawings contained in the
book tell a major part of the
story. Inevitably, they show the
context, landscape, sky and
light of the Great Plains as
well as the architecture of the
province of Saskatchewan.
The best buildings in the book
illustrate a material connec-
tion and a relationship with
the landscape and environ-
ment of the Great Plains,”
Flaman is quoted in the
University of Nebraska news
release.
Flaman said he hopes the
book builds the public's visual
literacy in relation to architec-
ture – to teach people how to
look at buildings.
“The most gratify comment
I receive goes something like
this: 'I know all of these
buildings, I just haven't
looked at them before.'”
Flaman will deliver a
lecture at the Center for Great
Plains Studies in Lincoln,
Nebraska in the autumn of
2014.
The prize was created to
emphasize the interdisciplin-
ary importance of the Great
Plains in today's publishing
and educational market.
Only first-edition, full-
length, nonfiction books
published in 2013 were
evaluated for the award.
“Architecture of Saskatche-
wan” was published in 2013
by the University of Regina
Press with partial financial
support from the Canada
Council for the Arts.
The Center for Great Plains
Studies is a regional research
and teaching program at the
University of Nebraska. Its
mission is to foster study of
the people and the environ-
ment of the Great Plains.W
By Joe Ralko
SaskatchewanArchitecture Book Wins PrestigiousBook Prize in U.S.A
Author Bernie Flaman has earned international recognition for his book Architecture of Saskatchewan. Photo credit: Don Hall
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fter a 30-year career with
Canada Post Corporation Aended, Brian Bell and his wife,
Vonnie, retired to Moose Jaw in
2005. He then became very active in
local heritage groups.
“I got involved with the Architec-
tural Heritage Society of Saskatch-
ewan (AHSS) to broaden my knowl-
edge of what was happening with
the built heritage throughout
Saskatchewan in terms of the good,
the bad and the ugly,” said Bell,
whose last position with Canada
Post was area manager in Southern
Alberta.
“Identifying successful projects of
restoration and adaptive re-use of
heritage buildings is the priority.
To develop and share a better
understanding of successful busi-
ness models for these built heritage
projects along with the outcomes
and benefits to all concerned. Our
magazine Worth is an excellent tool
for sharing the message.”
Bell now is Secretary on the
board of directors and previously
served as Vice President.
In addition he remains very
active in several community-based
organizations including President
of Heritage Moose Jaw, Vice-Chair
the Moose Jaw Municipal Heritage
Advisory Committee (MHAC), Vice-
Chair of Arts in Motion, member of
the board of directors of Tourism
Moose Jaw, and a member of the
Community under the Dome Resto-
ration Committee of the Zion
United Church in Moose Jaw.
“The biggest challenge is moving
beyond the attitude that there is no
value in old buildings, even if they
are as sturdy as the day they were
built,” said Bell, who also worked in
the automobile and commercial
computer business sectors.
“When you see what other
communities throughout Saskatch-
ewan, Canada and the U.S.A. have
done with their built heritage you
have to wonder why we can't always
appreciate what we have in our own
communities and take advantage
of it.”
Bell is certain there is broad
appeal for heritage architecture,
noting “otherwise, Disneyland
Parks would have removed their re-
created historic Main Streets a long
time ago.”
“Most of our historic architecture
was built with tremendous pride
Brian Bell - Secretary
M E E T t h e B O A R D o f D I R E C T O R S
ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
and a sense of value for the crafts-
manship and purpose of the struc-
ture and offer a sense of place that
is hard to find,” he said.
“The other side of preserving and
protecting the architecture of our
built heritage is the replacement of
these structures when they fall
victim to neglect of maintenance,
fire or just destroyed to make room
for surface parking lots.”
Bell said that when new con-
struction takes place in an historic
business district or residential
neighbourhood there is a need for
architectural guidelines, not rules,
to ensure that the new construction
is sympathetic to the existing
heritage architecture.
“Architectural guidelines are
commonly found in high-end resi-
dential and commercial construc-
tion projects to ensure compatibility
of design and to protect the value of
the adjoining properties,” he said.
“Architectural guidelines within
a heritage district can ensure and
improve the value of existing
heritage properties. We need
more municipalities to adopt
architectural guidelines, not rules,
for their heritage districts and
neighborhoods.”W
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construction, art supply, and dental
industries.
I compared various types of
setting compounds by mixing each
powder with water, then sealing it
within a plastic bag. After ten
minutes, each was hardening.
However, one problem remained.
Setting compounds, when newly
mixed, are too runny to be applied
from below, and would drip out
before the arm was positioned.
And then I saw it: a small hole,
perhaps 6 mm in diameter, in the
shoulder, just above where the arm
would attach. The hole had been
blocked off, but
a probing needle
revealed that it
opened into the
top of the cavity.
I glued the
interface be-
tween the arm
and body, sup-
porting the arm
from underneath,
but left the cavity
empty. Having
decided on dental plaster for its
reliable strength, I readied a huge
syringe and a 14-gauge veterinary
needle. I quickly poured the mixed
plaster into the syringe and injected
it through the hole, into the cavity.
The entire process was completed in
45 seconds.
Sharon Deason, a Queen's
University graduate, is a
Saskatoon-based private
conservator specializing in the
restoration of decorative and
gilded objects, fine frames
and heritage interiors.
W
Ready-to-use drywall
patching compounds
promised to be strong;
some claim to dry to a
thickness of 8 cm. They
would be of the right
working consistency.
But ready-to-use prod-
ucts fell short at #3.
A trial run failed to dry
even after four days.
When the support was
removed, the appendage
sagged. Portions touching the
plaster had dried hard, but the
middle of the fill was soft.
was asked to
reattach an Iarm onto a
plaster cast statue.
The arm would be
fixed at the biceps
with a short pro-
truding iron bar.
I needed a fill
material which
could be placed into
the shoulder cavity,
and, after harden-
ing, be strong enough to hold the
appendage in place.
Filling materials abound.
I needed to evalu-
ate them in terms
of their unique
attributes. The
material would
have to be:
1. Strong and
hard - it needed
to support the
weight of the
solid plaster
arm in a canti-
levered position
2. Not TOO strong and hard -
when two materials are joined
together and put under stress,
whichever is weaker will break;
the loser should be the fill, not
the artifact
3. Able to harden without air -
once the arm was in place, the
cavity would be closed
4. Of a consistency which would
allow placement into the cavity
from underneath
Two-component epoxies, while
excellent at attributes #1 and #3,
failed at #2.
Conservation projects often involve a quest for the right material
By Sharon Deasonwww.sharondeason.com
CONSERVING the PAST
With some
problems, the
answer is there,
right in front
of us.
WORTHREMEMBERING
Charioteer of Delphi at the Museum of Antiquities, University of Saskatchewan, is shown in foreground.
Fortunately, materials do exist
which harden in an anaerobic envi-
ronment. These are setting com-
pounds, which differ from pre-mixed
drying compounds. They are pur-
chased in dry powder form and, upon
the addition of water, experience a
chemical change, and harden in a
specified time (as brief as 7 minutes)
without requiring exposure to air.
Conservators routinely conduct
their own experiments to test mate-
rials, and often explore other fields
to find them. This time I took my
experimental specimens from the
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COMMENTS: Unlike imitation brick products, like sheet metal and Insul-
Bric panels, which were popular early in the 20th century, Pan-Brick panels
are faced with real brick slices and an aggregate mortar joint. This product
was initially developed by DuPont of Canada in the late 1960s, and is now
manufactured in Regina, Saskatchewan by Okamoto Canada Ltd.
The 36 brick slices and aggregate are integrated with the plywood backer
by a hard foam insulation, and can be screwed onto a wall. A unique interior
drainage system enables any moisture that penetrates the surface to run out
of the panels without damaging the plywood backing.
Pan-Brick panels are produced in moulds on a production-line basis,
which take only 25 minutes from start to finish. The interlocking panels
have an insulation value of R10, measure 16 x 48 inches, are 2½ inches thick,
and weigh 37 pounds each. Panels applied to buildings since the 1960s show
virtually no wear due to weathering or material deterioration. Like full-sized 5bricks, the ½- to /8-thick brick slices are made of fired clay by international
brick manufacturers, and have the same durability.
The first brick slices were made by US Brick (now Hanson Brick) of
Owosso, Michigan; then by Estevan Brick, Saskatchewan from about 1977
to 1996, and more recently by Endicott Clay Products, from Nebraska.
Sources: [1] Modern photos: Frank Korvemaker;
[2] Pan-Brick website: www.panbrick.com;
[3] HUDAC photo and Personal Communication:
Rolf Holzkaemper, 5 May 2014;
[4] Kenroc website: www.kenroc.com/about/history.htm;
[5] HUDAC report:
www.chba.ca/uploads/TRC/Mark%20Houses/
Mark%20X%20Guelph-Experimental%20Project-1973.pdf.
www.doukhobor.org/Veregin-Doukhobors.htm
Brick Name: Tierra
Brick Manufacturer:
Manufacture Location:
Date(s) of Manufacture: 1970 to today
Brick Type: Face Brick Panels
Approximate Dimensions:
Colour: Various: earthtone sands ( above )
Endicott Clay Products and Pan-Brick Okamoto Canada Ltd.
Regina, Sask.
Panel: 16 x 48 inches/ 40.6 cm x 121.9 cm
NORTH AMERICAN BRICK
By Frank Korvemaker - [email protected]
The Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada test house: Mark 10, faced with Pan-Brick, Guelph, Ontario, 1973.
Pan-Brick production assembly line.
Angle view of a “Tierra” Pan-Brick panel
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