Please follow the links below to view selected essays and primary source material, on topics of historical interest in Saskatoon.

Municipal Elections

• Election results are currently available on-line from 1997-2006.

Saskatoon's Throbbing Heart

• A description of Saskatoon taken from the 1914 Henderson Directory.

Saskatoon's built-up area, 1915-1960

• Maps of the built up areas of the city compared to the extent of the city limits, showing the patterns of growth over time.

The Cenotaph

• The cenotaph has served as a focal point of remembrance of this city's experiences in war time since it was first unveiled at its original location on 21st Street, in 1929.

Daylight Savings Time

• A brief history of the battle over daylight savings time in Saskatoon

First World War Convalescent Hospital

• During the First World War, the financially-strapped YMCA building on Spadina Crescent was taken over for use as a convalescent hospital for returning soldiers.

The Mayfair subdivision

• Located north of 33rd Street on Saskatoon's west side, the Mayfair subdivision is one of Saskatoon's oldest neighbourhoods.

The Civic Relief Board, 1932-1934

• The Great Depression of the 1930s was a time of terrible hardship in Saskatoon. In dire financial straits itself, the municipal government found its economic resources strained to the breaking point by the demands for unemployment relief.

A Seat on Council, 1903-2006 (Revised, April 2010)

• Biographies of Saskatoon's mayors, councillors and aldermen from 1903-2006. Prepared for the 100th anniversary of the first meeting of Saskatoon's City Council, on June 26, 1906.