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Dennis Hunt was raised in Brook House, Stapleford, Lincolnshire, England. He attended the village elementary school and county grammar school and later attended the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama in London. Hunt was employed as a teacher in London before moving to Canada in 1955. He taught in Pierceland, Saskatchewan before moving to Saskatoon. Hunt earned Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education degrees from the University of Saskatchewan. He also earned a PhD in Psychology from University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Hunt was employed as a teacher at several schools in Saskatoon. He also taught educational psychology at the University of Saskatchewan until his retirement and was also employed with the Canadian Forces in Germany in the mid 1960s.

Hunt was involved in theatre at the school, community and professional level as an actor, playwright, director and adjudicator. In 1967, he was involved in the formation of the Saskatoon Gateway Players. In In 2005, Hunt’s play, entitled Choices, was published in Write On! Theatre Saskatchewan Anthology. He was inducted into the Margaret Woodward Memorial Saskatchewan Theatre Hall of Fame in 2006.

Hunt currently (2021) continues to reside in Saskatoon.

Hunt married Rosemary Smith on December 24, 1955 in Saskatoon. They have three children: Adam, Jonathan and Bridget Hunt.

Rosemary Nesta (Smith) Hunt was born on April 2, 1931 and raised in Worthing, Sussex, England. After obtaining a teaching certificate from Worcester College, she moved to Canada in 1955 in response to an advertisement regarding a shortage of teachers in Saskatchewan. She taught in Pierceland, Saskatchewan before moving to Saskatoon, where she taught at various schools, including Aden Bowman Collegiate, Mount Royal Collegiate and Marion Graham Collegiate. She also attended the University of Saskatchewan, where she earned Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees.

Hunt was very active in amateur and professional theatre in Saskatoon during her residence there. One of the original founders of the Saskatoon Gateway Players, she worked as an actor and director with various theatre groups, including Greystone Theatre and Persephone Theatre. She also appeared in numerous dinner theatre productions. Hunt worked extensively with children, including as an instructor at Gateway Theatre for Children, which offered creative drama and speech instruction classes for children aged 6 and older. She gave numerous workshops and was a lecturer in Drama at the University of Saskatchewan.

Hunt was the recipient of numerous awards, including Best Actress Award, Provincial Drama Festival (1968); TheatreFest Best Actress (Woodward Trophy) (1981); the Canadian Commemorative Medal for her work with children and drama (1982). She was inducted into the Saskatchewan Women’s Hall of Fame (1992) and the Margaret Woodward Memorial Saskatchewan Theatre Hall of Fame (2006).

Hunt died on August 19, 2019.

Rosemary and Dennis Hunt, also a teacher and actor, were married in Saskatoon on December 24, 1955. They had three children: Adam, Jonathan and Bridget.

Raymond J. Marcotte was born on November 11, 1928 in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan to Ernest and Rosee Marcotte. He had four siblings: Lucille, Roland, Robert and Maurice.

Marcotte received his elementary education in Prud'homme and completed his secondary education and cours classique at College Mathieu in Gravelbourg. He then studied law for one year at the University of Saskatchewan.

From 1949 to 1972, Marcotte resided in Saskatoon and held a variety of occupations, as follows: employee at Coca-Cola Ltd. (1949-1952); proprietor of Brownie's Confectionery (1952-1959); secretary-manager of caisse populaire francaise de Saskatoon Ltee (1954-1972); secretary-manager of le conseil de la cooperation (1959-1961); general manager of CFNS radio station (1961-1970); and social development officer in Saskatchewan for the Government of Canada (1970-1972).

After one year as the general manager of the French radio station CFRG in Gravelbourg, Marcotte began his career with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio-Canada in Regina. Marcotte served as director of French radio (1973-1976); director of French radio and television (1976-1982); associate director of French services in Saskatchewan (1982-1983); and regional director of French services in Saskatchewan (1983-1988). In 1988, Marcotte was appointed CBC's associate vice-president, regional broadcasting (French services) in Ottawa, Ontario and held that position until his retirement in 1992.

Marcotte was a member of numerous organizations and associations and was a founding member of Club Richelieu, La comite de la radio francaise en Saskatchewan and fondation de le radio francaise en Saskatchewan. His contributions to the community and to French language and culture earned him numerous awards, including the Ordre du Merit cooperative de la Saskatchewan; Ordre du Merit cooperative du Canada; President's Award CBC Radio-Canada; and Order of Canada.

Marcotte died in Ottawa, Ontario on October 17, 2005.

Marcotte married Lorraine Blanchette on July 8, 1953. They had five children: Marc, Monique, Martin, Marcel and Margot.

Raymond Harry Meiklejohn was born on November 7, 1935 in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan to Robert James Meiklejohn and Ada Maria Woodbury. He received his primary and secondary education in Quill Lake. Meiklejohn attended Saskatoon Teacher's College and the University of Saskatchewan, where he earned a Bachelor of Education degree (1965) and a postgraduate diploma (1975).

Prior to his entry into provincial politics, Meiklejohn worked as a teacher and special education administrator in Saskatoon. Meiklejohn ran unsuccessfully in the Kelvington-Wadena constituency in the 1978 provincial general election. He was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1986 and served as the Progressive Conservative member for the Saskatoon Mayfair constituency until 1991. Meiklejohn ran unsuccessfully in the 1984 federal election in the Humboldt-Lake Centre riding.

Meiklejohn served in the Grant Devine Government as Minister of Science and Technology (1986-1990); Minister of Consumer and Commercial Affairs (1988-1989); and Minister of Education (1989-1991). Meiklejohn was Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Research Council (1986-1989); Meewasin Valley Authority (1986-1991); Agricultural Implements Board (1988-1989); Future Corporation (1989); Saskatchewan Gaming Commission (1989); Teachers' Superannuation Commission (1989-1991); Saskatchewan Communications Advanced Network (1989-1990); and the Status of Women (1990-1991).

After losing his seat in the 1991 provincial general election to Carol Teichrob (NDP), Meiklejohn worked as a scholarship trust fund representative and pager salesman for Rogers Cantel in Saskatoon.

Meiklejohn is currently (2006) semi-retired and resides in Platteville, Wisconsin, where his wife, Carol Sue Butts, is Provost and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Meiklejohn has three children with his first wife, Maidra Creswell: Laurel Rae, Elliott Craig and Catherine Elizabeth. He married Dr. Carol Sue Butts on October 6, 1990.

Janice MacKinnon was born on January 30, 1947 in Kitchener, Ontario to William and Melinda Potter. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Arts degree and doctorate from Queen's University.

Prior to entering provincial politics, MacKinnon was a professor in the History Department of the University of Saskatchewan. She was President of the Saskatoon Co-operative Association and from 1988 to 1990 she was Vice-President of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and a political commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

MacKinnon was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1991 and served as the New Democratic Party MLA for the Saskatoon Westmount (1991-1995) and Saskatoon Idylwyld (1995-2001) constituencies.

MacKinnon served in the Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert Governments as Minister of Social Services (1991-1992); Associate Minister of Finance (1992-1993); Minister of Finance (1993-1997); Minister of Economic and Co-operative Development (1997-2001) and Government House Leader (1997-1999).

MacKinnon was Minister Responsible for Crown Investments Corporation (1992-1993, 2001); Seniors (1991-1992); New Careers Corporation (1991-1992); Meewasin Valley Authority (1991-1993); Wanuskewin Heritage Park Corporation (1991-1993); CIC Mineral Interests Corporation (1992-1993); Saskatchewan Gaming Commission (1992-1993);Saskatchewan Pension Plan (1992-1997); NewGrade Energy (1992-1993); Municipal Financing Corporation (1993-1997); Saskatchewan Development Fund Corporation (1993-1997); Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation (1997-2001); Saskatchewan Government Growth Fund Management Corporation (1997-2001); Tourism Authority (1997-2001); Information Highway (1998-2001); SaskEnergy Inc. (2001); Saskatchewan Power Corporation (2001); Saskatchewan Telecommunications (2001); Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation (2001); Saskatchewan Government Insurance (2001); and Saskatchewan Transportation Company (2001).

MacKinnon resigned from Cabinet on March 2, 2001 and vacated her seat in the Saskatchewan Legislature on September 30, 2001. David Forbes (NDP) became the MLA for Saskatoon Idylwyld in the November 8, 2001 by-election.

MacKinnon returned to teaching at the University of Saskatchewan in 2001. In October, 2003, she was appointed to the board of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. MacKinnon has written extensively on public policy and is the author of books on women refugees and political culture, including Minding the Public Purse: The Fiscal Crisis, Political Trade-offs and Canada's Future.

MacKinnon currently (2006) continues to teach at the University of Saskatchewan.

Janice Potter married R. Peter MacKinnon, a lawyer, on April 20, 1974. They have two children: Alan Douglas and William Taylor.

Politician in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Patricia Carol Rogal was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on October 21, 1935, the youngest child of Dr. Peter J. Rogal and Dorothy E. Quinn. Her family lived at Milden, Saskatchewan from August 1936 until the death of her father in 1957. Rogal attended university in Winnipeg, Manitoba before moving to Toronto, Ontario in 1960.

While living in Toronto, Rogal was employed by the Toronto Public Library, and later the Toronto Reference Library where she maintained the latter library's picture collection. She retired in 1994 after thirty-five years of service. Her interests included art and artists, collecting antiques, and handiwork. She was a member of the Toronto Bead Society and the Ephemera Society of Canada.

Pat Rogal died at Toronto on October 16, 2016. She was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery at Saskatoon.

Beverly Milton Dyck was a New Democratic Party member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1982, representing the ridings of Saskatoon City Park (June 23 1971 to June 11, 1975) and Saskatoon Mayfair (June 11, 1975 to April 26, 1982).