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FUNDINGFORCOMMUNITY-BASED HERITAGE INITIATIVES crocesstor memler orsanizarionsof rhe Archite€turat Heritase /\ Asociety of Saskatchewanro apptyfor money to Hetp Heritage Happen in your community has been streamlined and made easier. visit ourwebsite (www,sahs.ca)to learn more. Three ofthe grants ar€ for a maximum ofg t,500 each and the fourth is for a maximu m 9200. Approval of grants is subiect to avaitabitityof funds.That meansthere s a pooloffundssetasideforea€hof the four grants. So,ifyou havea project that needsmoneyto Hetp Heritage Happen in ),ourcommunitythisspringorsummervisit the websiterightawayorcatl the officeat 359-0933 or at l-877-903-0933 to -free.
Here'sa briefdescriptionof eachofthe four grants, Heritage Site Consultant Report crant (Maximum 9t,500) Successwithany conservationproiectdependson its viabitity.AHS supportscon, servarlon!hfough prov dintgrants for professionalservices tike strucruralanaysis, a r c h! e c c u r a l d e s i S n , l ecgoanls u k a ! i o n , a nc do n s t r u c r i ocno s ra n a l y s irso e n h a n c e the opportunity for conrmuni!yleadersro mor€ accuratetyga!ge$e feasibiliry,cosr, and merhodologyfor site conserva!ionand re-use. H€ritage Forums c.ant(Maximum
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AMA0AZTN r W0RTH RrADrN0 ith thfufirst is6ue OfWORTH, Saskatchewan'sArchitectural Hedtage Masazine, the Societyembarks on a new courccin marketing and communication,Our purposeis to "get tbe word oud'to more people acxossthe pxovince, building influcncc, participation and revenuefor our program along the way, The businessplan for WORTH, approvedby thc Board of Directors in March, is to grow readership by direct marketingthe magazine through free circulation to an ever-growing community ofinterest. The plan targets circu' laoon at t0.000readersbythccndof2012. Combinedwith lower production costs,bulk distribution, and potential advertising revenue, the growth in distribution should drive down the cost per copyof our cornerstonepublication from $11.54to $1.54.dclivcled. Progresswill be under continuing scrutiny of the Board. We must attrin target circulation quickly as is possible,achievecirculation tasks on time, reduceproduction costs,realize over time a relevant andviable editodalvision, andimplement an effectiveadvertising sales pmgram.
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Davidlohnson glass) (srained I n hhefirsi decadeofthe twentieth century, Saskatchewanwas I I in the midstofan unprccedcntcd boom in population andprcspedty. It was to becomethe 3rd most popu" Ious provincein Canada, This rapid gaowthwas fueled by the agricultural sector,in particu. lax the glain industry, as the province becomethe "broadbasketofthe world," made posBibleby cuttingedgeadvancementsin farm ma. chinery. Fairbanks.Morse was the global loader in farm machinery and Saskatoonbecemeone ofits flagship distribution cenhes, worthy of a substantially-built, architecturally notable warehou8ebuilaling. For this reasonalone,as an icon of Canada'sindustrial and economic heritage, this building is not only of Iocal interestbut of national sie]lifiAs part ofthis srowth, the city of Saskatoonwas undergoing a pedod ofurban transfbrmation, with its frontier image being supersededby a new elegant architecture worthy ofthe era'scuuent prosperity. So, even industrial and commercial buildings, such as the FatubanksMorsebuildins, werc expectedto
lookmorethan utilitarian,havingappropriatelydignified decorativeelements, Sadly,muchof this earlytwentieth centuryinfrastructure hasbeenlost and accordingly we are pleasedthat the Fairbanks'Morse not only warehouse rcmains but has retained its original appearance, But, as important as thisheritage fagademaybe, a building cannot usually sulvive as a mere stylish relic ofa bygoneera. Abuilding must have more than a past.It musthave a viable future. And it's worthy of note whenever developers find new and affordable usesfor older structures such as The awards committee also appreciatedthe sensi' tivity with which thisbuildingwas renovated.In accordance with Parks CanadaGuidelines, the principle ofmini' mal inteNention was followed. That
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the originalstructure,aswell ascertain subsequent renovations, were retainedsothat theycouldbeincorporatedin individualtenantreno' The individual interior units werenot palt of this projectbut theb potentialis demonstratedby anotherofthis year'sawardrecipients,a condominium renovationin Resina.Both theseprojectsshow how an olderbuildinscanbeeverchanging,rather than ftozen in time, and still celebmteits heritage. This is a great precedent that we hope $rill insp e futurc pmjects. Rod,strltt
ADAPTIVT RTUSE, INTTRIOR CONSTRVA IION AND SYMPATHTIIC NTWCONSIRUCTION St.Aiden's Church, Moosafow Peopleandparishof St.AidenMooseJaw Architectural Technologistl Angâ‚ŹlaDeans defelred.However,in2003, lnteriorDesigner: KendaOwens the fourAnglicanparishes ProjectSupervisor:DellBornowsky inMooseJaw mergedund6r Owner:
a newname,St.Aiden's Church,andtheysetabout to revitalizethe oldbuilding, coincidentally in time
heAnglicancommunityin MooBeJawdatesbackto the territorial era andthe parishof St. Johnthe Baptistwasamongthe for its 100th enniversary. The dedi' first and mostprominentofseveral cation and loving care that went in the city. into this project is most impressive. It was Iocateddowntown and numbered many influential citizenB amongits memberc, Du ngthe economicboom in the early 20th century, a lbrmer church building was rcplacedby a much grander structure, more appropdate to the aspirations ofthe growing city. The new church was designedby the noted architect William Reilly (185?-1936)and it tu one ofhis most impressiveworks. Thenew St. John'swas builtin the Gothic Re. vival style, with a distinctive and typically Anglican crenellated tower, a soaring ceiling, and pointed gothic arches. Anurnber of parishionersmade memorial donations to linance the magniticent stained glasswindows. As with many established churches,the parish aged,people movedand costly maintenancewas
St. Aiden'shireda full time Project Supervisor,Dell Bornowsky, whowas a carpenter and furnituremaker. Dell movedfrom Albertato devotehimselfentirely to this pro' ject. Every part of the building was inspected,evaluated and priorized. Church committeeswere consulted, liturgical meetingswere held, and volunteer $oups organized.Much of the work was done by parish volunteers,under Dell's direction. In somecases,specialty contractorswere hired for specific tasks. Dell himself dismantled, restored and refinished most of the decorativeecclesiasticalelements. The refinishedflool literally shines so that, from the rightangle, you can seercflections of the stained glass. The original nave and chancet has been completelyrcstored to
their formerglory. Althoughmany liturgicalelements weremovedabout contempora?y wor. ship,this hasbeen donein a manner thatis compatible with the original designand completely reversible. Where a new nursery and sacristy were built in part ofa former axcade,it was done in a manner eympatheticto the heritage style. So much so,itcouldeasily be mistaken as part ofthe original building. And, in the spirit ofthis resurrection,the next door rectory, originally an undistinguished stucco buiiding has beenfacedin bdck to match the chuchand renovatedto provide new church officesandmeetingrooms, This project,truly an act offaith inthe future ofthe parish, has helpedpeoplecometosether, noi onlyto renew the church buildins but to renew the Anglican commu, nity in MooseJaw. Inspiredby this 6uccess,they are now fundxaising for the next project, to turn an adjacent gymnasium into a mmmuni8 socialhall. . Ptepsredbv Rorlstutt
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MONUMTNTSANO INITRPRTTATION Sqskotchawan Roilwoy Museunr ondWcb site Saskatchewan Railroad HistoricalAsso€iation Contractorsr Volunt€ers wlth the Owneri
ne ofWesternCanada's best thematicmuseumsis located just southwestofSaskatoon, at an originalrailway sidingcalled Hawker. Since 1987the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Associationhad developeda complexof original historical railway buildings and an extensive collectionof rolling stock rcIating to various railway companies, but primarily the Canadian Pacifrcand Canadian Nationai Iiail. ways. The Hawker complexincludes over 10 histodc buildings, anddozens of train cars and engines,including a box car that dates to the early 1880s,as well aBthree street railway cars, one ofwhichwasbuilt in 1911. The Associationwas founded to pres€we and interpret Saskatchewan'sfascinating railway and street railway heritage. Although the museum includes a wide variety of historic buildinss, an architectuml highlight of the complexis the Oban Switching Tower, which was constructednear Biggar in 1910,at apointwherethe
CNR and CPR tracke crossed, It was built by the way beforethat Iine was ihcorporatedinto the CNR system.Oncea common feature ofrailways acrossCanada,today veryfewofthis unique designstructures survive. This oneis complete, includins all of ihe intemal mechanical switchins mechanisms. In order to better communicate with it6 membem;and with the Ceneral public, the Associationhas developedan informative and interestins website. The website project was initiat€d in 2000,twelve years after the first paper newsletter was
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cleatedand mailedout. Muchofthe website'scurrent appearance is the work ofRylanGrant,whowasa computerscience studentat the Universityof Saskatchewanwhenhefirst became involved.Currentlyhe operateaa compure! businesscalled BlackNovaIntemet Sewices,atr www.blacknova.ca, whichhashostedthe SRHA'Swebsitesince its inceptionin 2002. TheNewsletteris publishedqualterly andhasbeenthe creativeworkof Bill and Ann Heseltonsince 2006,with input from variousmembers, Previously,it was pDducedby James Brock (19881990)andJ.P. Kennedy (19912005). It is the ilasship ofihe Association's public information, and is filed with interesting histodcal information, details on buildings and roling stockrcstomtion, public . Prepare.lb!
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he originalplansfor Regina's 1914BartlemanApartments, desiglledby the architectural firm ofStoreyandVanEgmond,indicatethe inclusionofsix 460square-loet units fox'younggentle. men," Nonehadkitchens:young gentlemenwercnot expected to cookfor themselves, By the time BernerdFlaman boughtwhat hadbecorne a condominiurnunit in 2003,a kitchenof sortshad beeninstalled,soit was possibleto cook.Butthat's aboutit. His fir€t impulsewasto gut the en' tire space, An architect specializing in heritage consewation, however,he took a secondlook and his evaluation convincedhim to follow the Standard and Guidelinesfol the Conservation ofPlacesin Canada.Theseguidelines are basedon a consewation hierarchy: preseNe beibre repair, r€pair befbrcrcplace,andreplacein, kind or with compatiblecontempo, rary elements. Thebrick fireplace,therefore, was preser"ved, and the windows, plaster, mouldings,woodflools, en-
grooveDouglasfir. After inspectingthe StoreyandVan Egmondplans, Bernard returnedthe bathroomto its origi nal designand,believ. ing that historiccompatibility ofnew elementscanbeachieved throughthe useofdurablernatedals,he em-
trance door and extedor door to deck were repa ed. Mi6sing, rotted or inferior intedor doorswere replacedwith compatiblecontemporary doo$, and the ceiling was covemd with reclaimed tonqx€-and-
ployedstone,wood,marble andcast iron to rebuild it. His beliefin the visual acknowl' edgementof old and new matedal and designalso glided his reclamation of the bathroom as well as the kitchen area,now amodelofefficiencyand style. This combination of past and present imbues a hedtage conservation project with a contemporaryimage that is further enhancedby practices that emphasizedenvironmental sustainability. It tu for these reasonsthe Societyis pleasedto honor this prcject in the categoryof"Re, habilitation." . Prep.vedba Marg Hra}rirtk
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RoyalCanadian Mount€d Police Architect SEPWArchitectur€ construction Contractor:Dominion I n 1882theHeadouadersofthe NorthW€stMountedPolice I I (NWMP)wastransferredfrom Fort Walshto Regina.Beginning later thet year,40woodenprefabricatedbuildingsbeganto arrivefrom onthe Ottawaand Sherbrooke newly.completed CPRIine. Whenthe NWMP"Depotfor Training"wasestablished in 1885, the DorninionGovernment beganto constructmorepermanentbuilding6aroundthe original"parade Thefirst Biding School,constructedin 1886,wasthelargest stuuctulein the Reginaareaat the time.It accidentally burnedto the grounda yearlater andwa6replacedin1889witha similar structure,Whenit, too,burneddownin 1920,its rcplacement wasnot completeduntil 1929. This third structurewasdesign€d inq Gothic-derived styleby Regina architectsVan Egmond& Storeyto emulatethe styleofthe 1912-13"A' Block(architectNeil R. Darrach) and 1919"C" Block(Storey&Van Esnond). The building exterior features brick masonry,and GothicReYival elementssuchas stone'capped corner buttrcsses,andraisedand
steppedend gablescappedby stone copings.A caryedRCMP crest is prominently displacedabovethe main entrance.The building contmctor was PooleConstmction of Regina. The building was codvertedinto a Ddll Hallin 1953-54when anew combinedstable and riding school was completed.Renovationsat the time included rcmoval ofthe viewing mezzanine,replacementofiron windows,i$stallation of ahardwoodfloor surface,and additionof acoustic ceilins tiles to the under' side ofthe steelroof trusses.A north wing was addedin th€ 1970s to provide office,classroom,washroom and storage6pace, The current rehabilitation ofthe
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DrillHallrcflects the 1929design philosophyby exposingthe elegant steel angle trusses and slopingceiling, rcinstating the east andwest window arrangements,adding new bleachers,and replacing the flooring with a non-rcsilient hardwood system that is suited to current adaptive uses. Solid oak exterior dools have replacedthe previous 1950saluminum doors.The 2009 renovation reflects Van Esmondand Storey's odginal high, gabled volume with abundant natuml light, and displays an elegant interior which is suitable for drill, parade, gaduation ceremonies,receptions,and other functions. . PreporeilbV Ross llerri'rgto'n
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raysonHaIl $rasoriginally built for William Glaysonin1911,a prominentMooseJaw lawyer, Designedbya NewYoxkarchitect namedWilliam Zimmerman,the homeboastsnumerousdistinctive features.It wasbuilt in Georgian Symmehystyleof buff coloured brick and the interior originally had 22rooms. Many of the home'selements weremadein Englandand shipped to Canadain pieces,includingtoweringcolumnE, beautifulstained gla6swindows,eiaboratefireplaces, gorgeous oakpaneling,a gweeping etaircaee and a fabulousfoyer. A centralvacuumsystemwasinstalledin 1912. The Graysonfamily traveled the worldin searchof exoticart, paintingsand statues,whichthey prcudlydisplayedthroughout GraysonHall, Theworksfavoured Canadiana*ists, suchasPaulPeel (1861-1892), figuredprominentlyin the Gmysoncollection. Thehomeremainedin the Graysonfamily until the last of Grayson's children,notedCanadian author Ethel Kurk Grayson,passed awayin 1982.Inthemid 1980'sthe homewas convertedto a Frcnch, styledrestaunnt but failedand wentinto bankruptcyin 1985. In August1989,GraysonHal1becamethe HomeOffice of Fifth Avenue ColectionJewellers. TheBut,
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chamber,workmenfounda precious bit of historyihcluding,photogmphs, chilchen'stoys,bottlesandnewspa. per€datingbackto WorldWar 1.On tionsto GmysonHall. the third floor,workmenfounda hid" Everminddendoor,whichgaveentry to a pasful ofretaining sagewayencircling the third floor perimeter. the original architectural Thorod€corution ofCmysonHall style,they wasundertakenby PamButler.The tooknosho$" Butle$ havetraveledextensivelyin cuts.Oldwallsearchof beautifularticleeto compl; peperand mentGlaysonHall. Theyhavemade paint, 10laye$ on somewalls, were GraysonHaIl a cohtinuous work in painstakingly removed.Hardwood progressprojectwith the restoration was also rcmoved, Iefinished and ofthe CarriageHouseandconstrucre-laid. The mosaictile of the contionofthe copperrcofedGazebo. Eervatory,ihstallod onetile at a YeaI rcund the groundsand gartime when the home was originally densaremaintainedto perfection built, remains in excellentcondi with elaborateChdstmas displayB anddecorations makingGrayson The oakhardwood on the Foyer Hall a winter wonderlandfor all the floorhad been severelydamagedby rcsidentsandvisitols to MooseJaw year6of tmffrc. The Butlers imto enjoy. ported marble from the same GmysonHalI wasconshuctedto quauy used for the rcnovation of the highestof standardsandis being the Imperial Palacein Bangkot, maintained by the Butler family to Thailand, to replace the old floor. thosesamestandardstoday-Itis on€ GraysonHall has proYidedsome of the finest examplesof our built hersurprises.The Butler's archit€ct dis- itagebeingprcsened,plotectedand covereda sealedchamber,eight feet continually enhanced. . P?ep$edbv Bri.nBeU long by six feet wide. Inside this WORIH: SASKAICHIWAN'SARC4ITECTUMLHERTAGEMAGAZINEI I I
PRTSIDTNT'S AWARD KcnAchs-ASqskqtoon Man Renqissonce l,r/ EN ACHS hasdemonshat€dby
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cal significance. He personallyhas b€eninstrumentalin prcservingand restoringSaskatoon's built heritage. Thecity wouldbea muchpoorercom" munity as far as our cultural heritage if not for him. is concerned In 1992,AchsrestorcdFire Hall No. 3 (built 1911)at Brcad\iray Avenue and 11thSheetwhichis a municipally dosignatedsite. Theworkincludedrestoringbothsetsof double doorsand the ornato tin ceiling in the mainhall, Thebuildingwasconverted into a restaurantincorporatingmany savedseveralbuildingsfrom demoliincludingthe Canaartefactsftomthe old CapitolTheatre, tion in Saskatoon Pacific Railway dian StationQuilt a majegticbuildingcompdsedof a Spanish.Meditermnean atmosphere 1908),Fire Hall No,3 (buili 1912)and built in 1929,but demoliEhed in 19?9, the HutchinsonBuilding(built1923). because the origIn 1994,the CanadianPacificIl,ail. Thesearememorabie were}etainedand accent way Station,becameoneofAchs'sig. inal fagades In the early naturehedtag€projects.Althoughin the urbanlandscape. 1990'she re'developed the historicUndismalrepairby the time Achsac. quiredit,the buildingwa6a landmark ion-LaurentianBahkBuilding(built 1909)severalheritagebuildingson in Saskatoon andlistedin the nationalregisterofheritagesiteB.Herc- Brcadwayand rccently wa6involved tained the faqadein the Chateaustyle in a massiverenovation;theadaptive reuseof the historicTheKing George typicalof CanadianPacificRailway stationswhichconsisted of yellowand Hotet(buili 1911). Tyndallstoneandthe distinctivebell Quite fittingly, Ken Ach'scorporahasan castroofto whichhe addednewcedar tion,Mid-WestDevelopment, Heriagreement with the Saskatoon shakes. people tage Society to restorc the Capitol Some in the heritagecommuTheatre'smarquee;the mostsignifi niw want totai prcsewation and are cantpieceremaininsof the verybuildagainst adaptivereuseor an)'thing other than total replication. How€ver, ins whosedemolitionspawnedthe ar"landmalknot landfill' providesheri- chitectural hedtage presewation tage for future generationsto appreci- movementin Saskatoon.Achssays ate. This conceptallows for creatil'rty when he finds a building in the MidWest portfolio that will befit the masand makesbuilt heritage athactive. sive marquee,it will be painstakingly Ken Achs has taken risks and has MAGAZTNE tz I wonlr,sxrarcurmNsARcHrrEcruML HERTTAGE
restoredto its colourfulorigins KenAchehaslit a lot ofcandlesin for the benefitofthe city's Saskatoon historicpa6t. He haBreceivedawardsfromcivic aswell asprovincialorganizations Muincludingthe City ofSaskatoon nicipalHelitageAdvisoryCommittee,the SaskatchewanArchitectural HeritageSocietyandthe Broadway BusinessIlnprovementDistrict. KenAchsis a renaissahce man with interestsincludingautomobiles, dndwater art, buBiness, construction skiing. The former lace car ddver wasinductedintothe Canadian MotorsportHall ofFamein 2003. His construction work andawards .demonstrate a sustainedandlongterm commitmentto heritage. The awardsalsomark a degteeofcooper. ation and collaborationwith the heritagecommunity, a truly remarkable achievementconsialeringthe vadety of opinions,methodologyand aesthetics that this commudty rellects. . Ba J-MicheI Fot:tier
Fqirs Heritoga inYouth Involvad Thousonds nuy Dyck has seena lot in the classmom sincehe bcgan his tcaching career 35 ycars ago.
"ThcSaskatchewan YouthHeritaseFatuPro glam is the only academic plogram Tled that when it was announcedthat we would begin the program on a ccrtain day, the childrcD would chccr," explained Dyck whohas taught in .r Radisson,Choiccland,p { PcrdLre.Dalmeny, Tznshrm.3nd Clavet. "Webeganin 1999 and incorporatcd as a non-prolit association thc lbllowing year. Wo havc bccn inlluencing educAtion in Saskatchewan
writing, and self rcliance." Over the years,the Saskatchewan Yorith Hed tage FairAssociation has kept up to the Ministry 0f Education's curriculum changes. "We have cunicu lum co'relational docttmcnts that illustrate
Th$e two studentl trom Saskatoonreglonalsohools w€reamongthousands who partlclpatod In SackatchewanYouth I H6ritageFalrsacro3stho provlnc€eachyoar.
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iJe estimatcd bctwcen 2.000and 3,000youth pRr. ticipatcd in the progrum this ycar o(which rnore than 700 wcrcfrom the City "One ofthc rcasonsI am ongagedin the programincludesthe notion ofhelping the studonrs developskills and attitlldcs they do not otherwise got," Dyck said. "We are buildins the next generationofcitizens. It is an engagingprocess. The youth heritage fair, he said. placesstudents in the context of community. "The fair devclopsskills that are usefultoth€min nany fields. This includes fields such as communica tion, rcscarch,reading and
the Inquiryi0aching method. We providcsup' ports that keep the program on track," ihe associa. tion pr(')sidcntsaid. "Students arc cngagedin a processth:rt is well organized, will lead to succcss ful outcomesand is funto
that the students are engagcd. Neither tbey nor their teachcxsnor their parents$octhis as anextra add on to the curriculum. lt is thc curriculum taught in tho bestwayto achicvc Students are naturally "The heritaee youlh tair proglam, with its usc ofthe Inquiry process,allows stu' dentsto workon atopicthtt is nnportant to them," Dyck
Each student is also alDyck belicvasone reason for the successoftho youth lowedto choosethe way tho fairs on apmvincial scaleis results willbe displayed. that students get to chooso Someusodisptayboards, their own projeottopics on others computer animation or PowerPointprascntaCanadian history or hefi' tions. Artistic displays of tage, "The teaching methodol- artcthcts, drama nnd music ogy allows for nnd encouragesthe communlty to gct involved. The processuti lizcs boih left and dsht brained thinking," he said. "A key factor in all this is
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are techniquesstudents have also employed. "Sometimesstudents dress up and actthepart of a person and deliver part ofa speechthc person made,"he said. "The lreedom to choosea topic and then to choosethe way the results will be presented are powerli combinations inthe life ofa student's imagjnation." Theyouth heriiasc lairs parallel ihe schoolyear. "Tcachersreceivematcdal in the fall and are asked to think aboLrtwhether they would like to havc a thir. Inlbrmation js poFtedonline on oul wcb site to show themthcycaroutljneof daies and whcn responses arcdue,"Dyck$nid. "Schoolshavo thc discre. tion as to whenthcy willbc. gin thc proccss. The first item ofbusincss is fbr them to file an Intent io ParticiOncea date is chosonby thc schoolteachersget thc childrcn to work on Inqriiry process,find judses and se"This is a very exciting time in the life ofthc school becausochil&en get their imaginations to work and begin finding answersto the questionsin the inquiry process,"he crplained. "The teachernow files a report back to their regional fail executivecommittee to indicate how many students and projectstheir school
willhost." When all the forms are gathered and tabulated, the regional committee deiermines how many projecte willbe allowedto cometo the regional fairbased on a prcrated formula that takes into account the number of projectsat the schooland the total number ofprcjecis that will be at the regional thir. "The schoolthen holds its fair and invites the community and other schoolsto visitthe faix. Childran explain or interpret what they havo found with passion and excitement,"Dyck said. 'ludges mark theprcjects using e predeternined grading rubric. Winnerc of prizes irr categoriesaTeannouncedas well as those whowill advanceto the
next round of competition. Pdzes are awaded in a vadety of heritage categories." Winners at the regional level are found using a simi, lar prccedureas at the schoollevel and they advanceto the proYincialshowcasewhich was held in Regina the last weekendof Maythisyear. "The processcapturesthe imagination of the student," Dyck said, noting he believcs the future is bright for the SaskatchewanYouth Heritage Fai Association. "We appreciateand enjoy the co-operationof institlltions euch as the Architectural Hedtage Societyof Saskatchewan.Without paltnelships such as thisJ the SYHFAcouldnot con. tinuo." . Ba Joe Rdlko
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even yeals aJter the last spike was ddven at Craisellachie, B.C., completinsthe Canadian PacificRailway's transcontinental rail line, the final spike of tle CPR'S Soo Line was driven near Yellow Grass,thereby )inkingMoose Jaw directly wiih Si. Paul and Chicaeo, andindirectly with Americun cities on the esstern seaboard, The SooLine was developedafter the CPn heard that tho Creat Northeln llailway planned to build a rail line ftom St. Paul to Seattle. By constructing a railway f?omSt. Paul to a point onthe CPRmainline somedistance westofWinnipeg, CPR directors hopedto enticetraffic away from the proposedGreat Northern line. Most peopleexpectedRegina to becomethe northorn terminusofthe new Soo,but CPR preBidentWilliah Van Horne had other ideas.During a briefstopover in MooseJaw in May 1891,he announcedthat "i t is the in, tention of the CPR authorities to make the point of intersectionnot at Regine,but wgst of iC'-presumably at Pasqua,thereby makingMoose Jaw the telminus. Il,eginawas flsbbergasted,but it was goodne$rsfor MooseJaw which never quite got over Reginabecoming thecapital. Now the barrage ofinsults which the two towns had pedodically hurled at eachother for years took on Apparentlya decidingfactor in locating the Sooterminus was Moosc Jaw's abundant and yisible water supply. In fhct, a tlain carrying Wil, liam Whyte, superintendent ofth€ CPR'8western division, hadbeen de" layedin Reginaby lack ofwater"'l'here wil be little likelihood of Reginaconsideredseriouslyin deter mining the Soo Line j unction," the MooseJaw Times gleefullyrepoded. Concerned Regina citizens called a meetins. One speakersaid the land
atMoos€Jawwas "nothing but abed of alkali," andin spite all thejawinsto the conharyj there were no spxin$ in the MooseJaw area that would give a steady water sup,
CPR depoi. The train included a coachload of Califomians tmveling to the Chi cago World's Fair via Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies. Until the onset of the GrcatDepression,Soopassengertlains tmnspoded untold thousands ofwealthyAme canslured by the spectacularrailroad engineeringand sceneryof the CPR'Smountain division. Ona notableAmedcsn
ply. 'Moose Jaw Crook is tedby springs," repofted thc Times,
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a stretchofiive miles in thc cnti& cou$e ofthat stream in $/hich springs are notfound." While woried Regibaboard of trade Benta delegationto Ottawa to pload its causebeforethe CPR'8board ofdirectors, the liegina Standaxdarguedthat ifMoose Jaw becamethe no(hwestern terminus of the Soo,the raihoad wouldhave to bc routed slong MooseJaw Creek,which "wouldbe almost uselessfor coloniza. tionpurposes asthe land is unfit for scttlement." Not so,lepl;ed the MooseJaw Tim€sr "The surveyols who ran a trial land report Baidthat it prssos thmugh excellentland for mixed farming and their testimony in its favour is surely of more weight than the va" porizing ofthe Regina Stand.Ifthe Sooroad doesnot cometo thepeople ofRegina, why then the peoplewill just have to cometo the Soo-by way ofMooseJaw." Van Holne and the CPR'sboard of dircctom held their g"ound, and in September1893,the last spike was driven in a hackside ceremonysomewhere near Yelow crass, and regular passengerselvicesbegansoonafter. The depadure ofihe tust "MinneapolisExpress,"as the southbound Sootlain was caled, brcught more than 1,000spectato$ toMoose Jaw's
whotravelledthe Sooroute wasformerU.S.president TheodoreRoosevelt.
The SooLino openedupvastfarm, ing lands for sottlement.One Cana' dian land companyoperating out of St. PauI purchased400,000acresbetweenYellow Grassand Rouleaulrom the CPR and soldthem tolandseekingAmoricdnswho arrived in im" migrantrailway cars with their families, catUeandfarming gear. In 1930,historywas made again on the SooLine with the intrcdu€tion ofa gas-electdccoachwhich made a daily round trip ftom MooseJaw to Portal coveling il60 miles. The coach,which everyonethought was "closelyallied to a streetcar," could accommodate50 people,includ, ingbaggage.It usually pulled a mail car, andifneedbe, could abawfive ordinaly coacheswith a full load. The gqs-electricwas pulled out of sewice afterolre year. Daily passengertrain servicecnded in 1961when the CPR lbund it uneconomical;the mail conhactwas taken No onefought harder to keep passenger seNice than Father Athol Mruray of Notre Dame Collegein the SooLine town ofWilcox. "In taking away the SooLine, you might as well take away the Vatican from the Roman Catholic Church," he said. But it was all itr vain.
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Detailofpaverbricks at theReglna Poweftouse,showinsalmostsquare crosssoclionatthacornsrs,
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Comments: It is possiblethat thesepaverbricksweremanufactuledby the HydfauErlckManulaclurenlJndetermined lic PressBrick Company,St.Louis,Missouri,whichproducedthe "standardvitrified#1 continentalpave$"for the BattlefordandYorktonLand l anufactrre LocatlonllJnknown Titles Buildings(190?).
oate(s) of Manulacture: 1914 BrickTyp€: Face_ Fill€r_ Paver _L (Fire)_ Refractory Approximate Dlnenslonsi I3/8x3%x3%inches/ 210x95x90mm Golour:
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Pavdrbrickswereintended,asthe nameinrplies,for uaein Btxeetand sidewalkconEtluction.However,in someinetanees, architectswantedto incorporatesomedifferentmaterialinto the deeignoftheirbuildings, andoptedfor this buildingmaterial,whichwasdeemedbysome,to be moredurable, Two highly noticoablecharacteristicsdifferentiate paverbrick ftom face or filler brick. First, the edgesare slightlyrcunded,asopposed to the sharpsqualed edgesoffaceandfiller brick. This wasa functionallyusefuldesigtrfor sheetusage,but is pwely decorative foybuildings. paversdisplaya muchlargersurfacealea, Facebricksgenerally Second, presenta surfaceareaof about8 )r2 inch€s.Thepaversat boththe ReginaPowerhouse andthe ReginaLandTitlesBuildingmeasureaboutthe samelength as lacebdck, but arc almost an inch thicker: 3 %inches,giving the paverbricksan almostsquareappearance fiom an endor crossSourcee: (1) CONSTRUCTION,VoL8, No.1, JanuarJ 1915,p. 18; (2) "Ilegina: The mrst 100 yearc",bJ William Argan, uith Pam Coudn & Gord,onStaseson,2002,p. 49 & 149; (3)GaoinHistoricdlBrichs:uuw.historicalbrichs.com / brichpauerc.htnl(4) Sash.ArchiuesBoard.:Dept.of PublicWorhs: Specifi.cations, R-1263,File I-20 & 1.21. (5) "Brichsand Bfichmahing: A Hdnd.boohfor Hisnrical Archaeoloey"byKatl Gurche(Unio. of ldaho Press,Moscow,Id.ahoI 987),p.25A.
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