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ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN


Volume 24 Issue 4 Winter 2012

Main Street Project

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Diefenbaker Home Needs Work

INDIAN HEADBuilding on Its Past

for the Future

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SASKATCHEWAN'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE MAGAZINE

IN THIS ISSUE VOLUME 24 ISSUE 4 Winter 2012

ON OUR COVER:

The Main Street in Indian Head.

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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


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.

:WORTH SASKATCHEWAN'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE MAGAZINE | 5

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


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.


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.

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:


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



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

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for the

INDIANHEAD

Building onITS PAST

for the FUTURE

By Joe Ralko

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“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.


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.


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


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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7 Heritage Conservation Bulletins to Help You!

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


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



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: [email protected] 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

Become a Society Member.

The Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan encourages,

supports and rewards meaningful conservation of our built heritage. Any

person, enterprise or community-based organization may apply to become a

full and active member of AHSS for an annual membership fee of just $20.

Fees help the Society communicate with members and provide grant

funding for community-based programs and projects across Saskatchewan.

To join simply complete and mail to AHSS, 202 -1275 Broad St, Regina,

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has held its AGM in North

Battleford (2012), Yorkton

(2011), Swift Current

(2010) and Regina (2009).


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


NORTH AMERICAN BRICK

By Frank Korvemaker - [email protected]

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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