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Southfields Investments Ltd. (S.I.) was a joint stock company established in Regina, Saskatchewan that was incorporated and registered in Saskatchewan under The Companies Act on October 7, 1952. When it began, Southfields Investments was to have five primary objectives. Firstly, to manage (invest, sell, and exchange) shares, stocks, bonds, debentures, debenture stock as issued or guaranteed by any corporation, company, chartered bank, association, partnership, syndicate, person or governmental, municipal or public authority, domestic or foreign. Secondly, to invest and lend money at interest. Thirdly, to promote, organize, manage, or develop or to assist in the promotion, organization, management or development of any corporation, company syndicate, firm, partnership or enterprise in which Southfields may be interested or in whose securities funds may have been invested. Fourthly, to acquire, hold or otherwise deal in personal property in particular as it relates to contracts, annuities, patents, licenses, and securities. Lastly to procure capital, credit or other assistances for establishing, extending or reorganizing any enterprise or industry. Although the direction of the operations of Southfields rested with its directors and officers (president, vice-president and secretary), the acquisition, selling, or transferring of securities were handled by an outside agency such as James Richardson & Sons Ltd.; and Wood Gundy.

The first directors of Southfields were William Hipperson and his son Donald Kemp Hipperson, with William serving as President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Board of Directors until his death in 1966 and Donald as Vice-President during the same period. Donald Hipperson subsequently became President and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1966 and Margaret Hipperson, widow of William Hipperson, served the remainder of 1966 as Vice-President. In 1967, Nancy E. Hipperson, wife of Donald Kemp Hipperson, became a director and the Vice-President of Southfields. Nancy Hipperson resigned as a director on March 2, 1984, but remained identified as Vice-President until 1986; thereafter Donald Hipperson was the only director of Southfields until March 31, 2002, when Southfields Investments Ltd. was struck from the Business Corporations Register in Saskatchewan.

Somerset Properties Limited is a commercial property management company located in Regina, Saskatchewan that was incorporated and registered in Saskatchewan on May 7, 1929 under The Companies Act. The activities of Somerset Properties have included: handling tenant relations and communications; coordinating the leasing of properties, including the screening of perspective tenants and managing rental/lease agreements; administering building workers and maintenance contracts related to the properties; managing disputes with tenants, contractors and other agencies, including where necessary responding to or initiating legal action; ensuring that matters related to insurance for the properties are managed appropriately (claims, renewals, levels of coverage); and employing and maintaining a relationship with an accountant who manages the accounts and finances of the properties.

Currently (2010), Somerset Properties Limited operates with three directors, including a President (Marie McMillan) and Vice-President (Donald Kemp Hipperson).

Qu'Appelle Apartments Limited was incorporated in Saskatchewan on May 8, 1928 as a business corporation to operate and manage the rental properties in the building of the same name located at 2105 Hamilton Street (the corner of Hamilton and 13th Avenue) in Regina, Saskatchewan. Hipperson Construction was in charge of the building operations during the construction of the Qu'Appelle Apartments in 1928. At the first meeting of the Qu'Appelle Apartment shareholders on May 12, 1928, D.J. Champ, J.S. Robertson, Dr. S.H. Minion, B.F. Fell, Dr. W.A. Hotham and William Hipperson were elected as directors with William Hipperson appointed President and Managing Director, and Dr. S.H. Minion appointed Treasurer.

In collaboration with real estate/property management agencies (such as McCallum Hill & Co., and Nay and James), the directors of Qu'Appelle Apartments Ltd. are responsible for the administration and maintenance of the apartment building on behalf of the owner and shareholders. Administration work may include: managing the financial operations, (collecting rent, paying the mortgage and taxes, maintaining insurance premiums and making sure all maintenance is paid for on behalf of the owner); enforcing terms of lease agreements; and preparing and submitting periodic reports on the financial status, occupancy rates, leasing status and other relevant topics to the owner and shareholders. In addition, the directors and property managers direct the work to keep the property maintained including responding to the concerns of residents and coordinating necessary repairs; engaging contracts for all janitorial, security, grounds keeping, trash and recycling removal services and ensuring that all are available and running smoothly for the building.

As of 2010, the Qu'Appelle Apartments Limited board of directors was operating with six directors including one, Donald Kemp Hipperson - son of William Hipperson, serving as president.

Cyril George Dolman was born in 1913 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. In 1929, he immigrated to Canada, where he worked on farms and in lumber camps. In 1931, Dolman was among the many who travelled by railway across the country in search of employment.

Dolman's career as a musician and entertainer began in the early 1930s. Using the stage name Slim Wilson, Dolman made his debut in 1932 on CFCN Radio in Calgary, Alberta and then began performing weekly on CHWC in Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1933, he returned to England, where he performed in vaudeville shows and on ships. After returning to Canada in 1937, he had a daily show on CJRM Radio in Regina and was featured on Kiddies Sing Song at the Rex Theatre. Referred to as the Singing Cowboy by his fans, Dolman performed for sanatorium patients at Fort San, Prince Albert, and Saskatoon and travelled throughout Western Canada performing at rodeos and dances. After serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War, Dolman returned to Regina in 1945 and had daily and weekly shows on CKCK Radio until 1956. Dolman and his band, the Prairie Sons, recorded songs with Quality Records and were a popular touring band in Western Canada.

In 1956, Dolman left the entertainment industry to pursue other occupations. He worked as a car salesman in Regina from 1957 to 1960. He began selling real estate in 1961 and later established his own business, Dolman Realty. After owning another business, Standard Marketing, from 1972 to 1973, Dolman returned to real estate until 1990, when he became a commissionaire at the Mackenzie Art Gallery.

Dolman died in Regina on December 28, 2004.

Dolman was inducted into the Prairie Country Music Association Hall of Fame in 1993 and received the Legend Legacy Award from the Country Music Association of Saskatchewan. He also received a distinguished service award from the Regina Real Estate Board.

Dolman married Joan Florence DeGruchy in December, 1939. They had two daughters and one son.

Dorothy Louise Pechey was born in February 1911 to Arthur W. Pechey and Louise Geiger of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The Pecheys had come to the area from London, England in 1908. After early employment in the law office of John G. Diefenbaker in Prince Albert, Louise Pechey moved to Regina in the 1930s where she worked as a secretary to Thomas Clayton Davis, Attorney General for Saskatchewan.

From 1941 to 1976 Pechey worked at the Regina Leader-Post, serving for sixteen years as women's page editor. In 1958, she won the Canadian Women's Press Club Memorial Award for the best magazine article published that year.

Dorothy Pechey married Rolf Pearson Sherick, a photographer at the Leader-Post on January 23, 1960. They did not have any children.

Following her retirement in 1976, Dorothy Sherick continued to work as a freelance writer. She researched and wrote a centennial volume, The Assiniboia Club, 1882-1982: 100 Years of Service. Sherick also wrote poetry throughout her life.

Dorothy Sherick died in Prince Albert on January 25, 1996.

Doris Silcox was born on September 3, 1912 in Winnipeg, Manitoba to John and Maggie (Ayre) Andrews. Her family, including brothers Robert William, John and Edward, lived in Eureka, Montana until 1921, whereupon they moved to Langbank, Saskatchewan and then in 1926 to Kennedy, Saskatchewan. She graduated from Regina Normal School in 1932.

Silcox taught at Golden Spring (located in the Kennedy district) until her marriage to Harold Clifford Silcox in 1935. While living in Kennedy, Silcox was involved in activities such as drama, music, arts and crafts, basketball, softball, skating, curling and hiking. She also served as a trustee on the Kennedy School Board and was a charter member of the Kennedy Ladies' Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion when it formed in 1930.

In 1946, the Silcox family moved to Carlyle, Saskatchewan, where Harold Silcox operated a garage and service station business. Doris Silcox became an active member of the Carlyle community, participating in the Home and School Association, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Parks and Recreation Board, the Carlyle Public Library board, the Rusty Relics Museum and the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society. She was also a member of the Local Histories Selection and Advisory Committee established by the Cultural Activities Branch of the Saskatchewan Department of Culture and Youth. Doris and Harold Silcox moved to a farm near Carlyle in 1975 and resided there until Harold Silcox's death in 1980. Doris Silcox was still living as of 2006.

Doris and Harold Silcox had three sons: Earl, Lynn, and Lloyd.

Born August 28, 1944 on a farm near Caron, Saskatchewan, Edward Blain 'Ned' Shillington received his early education at Grayburn Public School. He attended St. Louis High School in Moose Jaw, and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with Bachelor degrees in Arts and Law in 1967. Shillington articled in Regina and practiced law in Moosomin from 1968-1971 prior to entering politics.

After a failed attempt to win a seat for the New Democratic Party in Moosomin in 1970, Shillington was appointed Executive Assistant to the Attorney-General in 1971, and served in this position until 1975.

First elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly as a New Democratic Party member for Regina Centre Constituency in 1975, Shillington later served as MLA for the Regina Churchill-Downs and Regina Northeast Constituency until his retirement in July 1999.

He has held numerous Cabinet portfolios in the Blakeney and Romanow Governments: Minister of Co-operation and Co-operative Development (1975-1977), Minister of Consumer Affairs (1975-1976), Minister of Government Services (1976-1978), Minister of Culture and Youth (1977-1980), Minister of Education (1978-1979), Associate Minister of Finance (1992,1995), Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation (1992), Associate Minister of Finance (1992, 1995), Minister of Labour (1992-1995), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1995), Minister of Intergovernmental Relations (1995-1996), Provincial Secretary (1995-1998), and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (1996-1997).

After leaving politics Shillington worked as a consultant on legislative process for PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Regina. In June 2000 he became Vice-President of Points West Consulting Inc. responsible for the Alberta Region. He held that position until May 31, 2002, when he became an investment manager of a privately owned investment fund.

Shillington married Sonia (Koroscil) in 1970; they have two children, Ryan and Tara. The Shillingtons currently (2010) reside in Calgary, Alberta where Shillington is a private securities investor.

Gordon (Gord) Cyril Dallas Elmer was born on May 16, 1933 in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan. He was raised in Yellow Grass and Weyburn, Saskatchewan. He attended the Saskatchewan Training Centre in Weyburn to train in psychiatric nursing and upon graduation, he was employed at Valley View Centre in Moose Jaw for 36 years.

Gordon Elmer was a self-taught musician who taught private lessons and conducted bands in Loreburn, Assiniboia and Mossbank. He was a guest conductor at the Regina Kiwanis Band camps and served twelve years as the band master with the Saskatchewan Dragoons and five years with the Moose Jaw Lions Band.

Elmer was also an amateur aviation historian who conducted extensive research into the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) and Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) air stations in the Canadian prairies during the 1940s. In 1981, Elmer received $1000 from the Canada Council to compile a history of Saskatchewan air stations in the 1940s. The history was never officially published but is a valuable research source.

Gordon Elmer died in Moose Jaw on May 16, 2015 and is buried in Sunset Cemetery in Moose Jaw. He was married and had four children.

Tillie Goldenberg was born on November 11, 1922 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Jacob M. and Sarah Goldenberg, the eldest of four children. Tillie Goldenberg married George Taylor in 1941. She attended the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1941) and LLB degree (1956).

After graduation, Taylor worked as a deputy registrar in the Land Titles Office in Saskatoon. She was admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1957. In 1960, she became the first woman appointed as a magistrate (later judge) of the Magistrates' Court (later Provincial Court of Saskatchewan). In 1972, Taylor was appointed the first chair of the newly established Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. She retired from her position as a judge of the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan in 1987.

Taylor was an advocate for women's and human rights and was involved with numerous related organizations. She served as president of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies; president of the John Howard Society; director of the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women; board of governors of the Canadian Council on Social Development. She was also involved with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and New Democratic Party (NDP) in Saskatchewan.

Tillie and George Taylor had two daughters. Tillie Taylor died in Saskatoon on October 23, 2011 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.

On February 21, 1913, the Saskatchewan Civil Service Association (SCSA) was established as a social club for civil servants in Saskatchewan. The objectives of the association were to promote social interaction and sporting activities among the civil servants who were employed in the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. On March 4, 1920, the SCSA formed a new association with a constitution. In 1927, the first issue of The Dome, the association's official publication, was published. In 1944, membership in the association was made compulsory rather than voluntary. In 1945, the new Trade Union Act was passed and the SCSA became a true professional trade union. The SCSA's first collective agreement was negotiated with the Saskatchewan Power Commission on May 10, 1945.

In 1962, the SCSA changed its name to the Saskatchewan Government Employees' Association (SGEA) and in 1981, the name changed to the Saskatchewan Government Employees' Union (SGEU). Another name change occurred in 1998 when the organization became the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union to include members working outside of government.

SGEU currently (2023) has jurisdiction over most departments of the Government of Saskatchewan along with boards, corporations and other agencies. The head office is located in Regina, Saskatchewan. The union is affiliated with numerous organizations at the local, provincial, national and international level, including the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress.