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Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service

  • GA 10
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1945-

The Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service was established in 1945 by the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) government. The service was introduced to provide rapid transportation in medical emergencies for a province with poor roads, severe weather conditions, few hospitals outside Regina and Saskatoon and almost no rural airfields at the time. In November 1945, a Norseman aircraft was purchased, licensed and fitted for basic medical needs. The Service established a base in Regina and assembled a crew consisting of a pilot, aircraft engineer and flight nurse. The inaugural flight occurred on February 3, 1946, when a diabetic female patient was transported from Liberty to Regina. The pilot landed the aircraft 100 yards from the patient's home and had to take off in moderately deep snow.

The increased demand for the Air Ambulance Service in the 1940's and 1950's resulted in additional aircraft and personnel. In 1950 a second base was established in Saskatoon to serve northern residents more effectively. On September 25, 1958, the Service carried its 10,000th patient. A decline in the demand for the Service began in the 1970's due to better road conditions, an improved road ambulance system and the establishment of more medical centers throughout the province.

A review and update of the Service in the early 1990's led to a major upgrading of medical equipment, the development of new medical and nursing protocols and the provision of an aeromedical training program for pilots and attending staff. In 1993 paramedics became part of the critical care team. As of 2005, the Service, known as Lifeguard, was based in Saskatoon with a backup aircraft stationed in Regina. Lifeguard remains the oldest non-military air ambulance program in the world.

The Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Service was administered by the Department of Public Health from 1945 until September 1, 1966, when responsibility for staff, aircraft and equipment was transferred to the Department of Public Works. The Department of Public Health negotiated the level of service with Public Works and continued to handle the daily administration. In 1993, responsibility for staffing and training was assumed by St. Paul's Hospital, an affiliate of Saskatoon Health District. Saskatchewan Health continued to fund the program and Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation (SPMC) maintained the aircraft. This arrangement between Saskatchewan Health and Saskatchewan Property Management remains in place as of 2005.

Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office. Office of the General Manager

  • GA 52
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1945-1980

The General Manager of Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office (SGIO) was the chief executive officer of the company. The position was created as part of the enabling legislation that created SGIO. (The Government of Saskatchewan Insurance Act, 1944 (Second Session) (S.S. 1944, c. 13))

Divisions and Departments within SGIO reported to the General Manager who reported to the Board of Directors.

The first general manager of SGIO was Michael Francis Allore.(1) He was appointed when the office was established on March 12, 1945. He was given a 10' x 12' space at the Legislature and a staff of three. Allore served as General Manager from 1945 until 1953.

Herbert L. Hammond served as General Manager from 1953 to 1964.

James O. Dutton held the position from 1965 to 1972.

The 1972 Annual Report records William Fox as "Acting Manager."

The following year (1973), John Green was appointed as the last General Manager of SGIO. He served until 1980 when SGIO became Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) and the position of General Manager became President. Green's 35 years of service made him one of SGIO's first employees.

D. Murray Wallace was the first person to hold the position of President of SGI.

Footnotes:

1) Dates for General Managers terms of office are not exact because dates are gathered from SGIO annual reports which only list names of who is in the position at year end. Some reports do not include the name of the General Manager.

Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation. Commercial Services Division

  • GA 118
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1993-2005

During the 1992-93 fiscal year, the Operations and Services Division of the Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation (SPMC) was reorganized into the Commercial Services Division. The division was managed by a vice-president, who reported to the president. The division's original functions and responsibilities included the provision of various services relating to purchasing, telecommunications, distribution, sales and salvage, photography, air and ground transportation, records management, relocation and mail.

The Division provided ground vehicles through the Central Vehicle Agency and operated an air ambulance service and an executive air service to elected officials and senior government officials. The division held competitions for goods and services on behalf of government departments and agencies and managed relocation services for executive government employees. It also provided a central, secure storage facility for warehousing and retrieving government documents; operated a mail distribution service; and provided office, paper and janitorial products to clients through bulk purchasing and centralizing warehousing.

During the 1993-94 fiscal year, the division's purchasing responsibilities were transferred to the Procurement and Projects Division. During the 1995-96 fiscal year, the division began operating the Echo Valley Conference Centre, a public conference facility at Fort San. The Photographic Services Agency was eliminated in 1996. The telecommunications functions were later removed from the division. During the 1998-99 fiscal year, the purchasing functions were transferred back into the division.

Effective April 1, 2005, SPMC became the Department of Property Management.

Saskatchewan. Select Committee on Fire Prevention-Protection

  • GA 28
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1983-1984

The Select Committee on Fire Prevention-Protection was appointed on November 7, 1983 during the Second Session of the Twentieth Legislature. It met sixteen times from November 23, 1983 to March 23, 1984, including eight public hearings held in January 1984. As well, the Committee travelled to Gravenhurst and Toronto, Ontario in January 1984 to tour fire training facilities in those jurisdictions. The Committee presented its Final Report on March 23, 1984.

Members of the Select Committee on Fire Prevention-Protection were: Ralph Katzman, MLA (Rosthern) (Chairman); Allen Engel, MLA (Assiniboia-Gravelbourg) (Vice-Chairman); Michael Hopfner, MLA (Cut Knife-Lloydminster); Sherwin Petersen, MLA (Kelvington-Wadena); and Bill Sveinson, MLA (Regina North West).

Staff members for the Committee were: Louis Yanko (Technical Advisor); Les Parker (Technical Advisor); and David Mitchell (Clerk).

Saskatchewan. Select Standing Committee on Library

  • GA 27
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1889-1981

The Select Standing Committee on Library (1892-1897, 1902-1906, 1906-1981) was originally established as the Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Library in 1889 under the Legislature of the North-West Territories. It was established to review matters related to its Government Library, and to make recommendations thereon. In its 1892 report to the House, the Committee brought forth recommendations to transfer the control of the Library from the Lieutenant Governor to the Legislative Assembly. The transfer of responsibility was complete by 1893.

In the early period of its history, the Committee was renamed to its original Select Standing Committee on Standing Orders and Library (1897-1902), and to the Select Standing Committee on Education and Library (1906).

Upon the creation of the Province of Saskatchewan in 1905, the Committee reviewed matters relating to the Legislative Library of Saskatchewan. In 1913, the Committee approved the architectural plans for the Library in the newly-constructed Legislative Building.

With the establishment of the Saskatchewan Archives Board in 1945 and as a result of an amendment to the Archives Act in 1949, the Committee also undertook the review of record disposal and retention schedules submitted to the Board by the various departments, boards, bureaus and commissions of government. A Board archivist would appear as witness to the Committee.

The Select Standing Committee on Library was dissolved in November, 1981 and its functions were adopted by a newly-created Standing Committee on Communication.

Saskatchewan. Select Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections

  • GA 26
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1906-2003

The Select Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections was established in March, 1906 and met at various times between 1906 and 2003 to examine matters relating to the privileges of the House or of its Members. Matters relating to elections were also brought forward to the Committee.

The Select Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, was called upon on November 21, 1977 during the Fourth Session of the Eighteenth Legislature to examine if allegations contained in a letter written by Eric Berntson, MLA, Souris-Cannington on November 16, 1977 breached the privileges of any Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, and to determine if so what action should be taken thereon. It met nine times from November 23, 1977 to January 3, 1978. The Committee called seven witnesses, and five of the witnesses who appeared before the Committee were questioned under oath. The Committee presented its Report on January 3, 1978.

Members of the Select Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections were: M. Koskie, MLA (Quill Lakes) (Chairman); A. McMillan, MLA (Kindersley) (Vice-Chairman); D. Banda, MLA (Redberry); S. Cameron, MLA (Regina South); E. Cowley, MLA (Biggar); M. Feschuk, MLA (Prince Albert); R. Katzman, MLA (Rosthern); R. Larter, MLA (Estevan); G. MacMurchy, MLA (Last Mountain-Touchwood); G. MacNeill, MLA (Meadow Lake); R. Nelson, MLA (Yorkton); N. Shillington, MLA (Regina Centre); J. Skoberg, MLA (Moose Jaw North); W. Stodalka, MLA (Maple Creek); E. Tchorzewski, MLA (Humboldt); and C. Thatcher, MLA (Thunder Creek).

Staff Members for the Committee were: G. Barnhart (Clerk) and G. Roynk (Assistant Clerk).

The Committee has not been called upon since 1978. It became known as the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections in November, 1981. Since the commencement of the Twenty-fifth Legislature in 2004, the Standing Committee on Privileges has operated as a House Committee under the Standing Committee structure.

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