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The Amateur Athletic Union of Canada (AAUC), Saskatchewan Branch, was a province-wide organization to support amateur sport in Saskatchewan. It was active in the 1920s and was re-organized November 25, 1950. The reorganized group was governed by a four member executive as well as representatives for Registration, Track and Field, Boxing, Records, and Gymnastics. The re-organized executive consisted of C.H. Garvie, George Ward, E.W. Griffiths, and E.W. Stinson.

The Saskatchewan Branch was an oversight body for several amateur sports in the province including track and field, boxing, gymnastics, wrestling, and fencing. It helped organize provincial championships and administer competitions and competition rules through its member clubs, such as the Eclectic Club of Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan Branch was part of the AAUC, which was founded in 1909 in Montreal, Quebec from an amalgamation of the Canadian Amateur Athletic Union and the Amateur Athletic Federation of Canada. It is unclear what happened to the AAUC and its provincial branches following the significant sporting administration changes at the federal level in the 1970s.

Saskatchewan members of the Canadian Authors Association first congregated in Regina in the early 1920s and soon began to conduct themselves as a Branch, although official status was not immediately forthcoming. It was probably officially constituted when seven professional writers were recruited and in good standing with the national organization, as per the Canadian Authors Association regulations. A small group of prominent authors would meet on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Regina Public Library, and as of 1924, Austin Bothwell was serving as President and Irene Moore of The Leader, as Secretary-Treasurer. Under their leadership an illustrated book, Saskatchewan: Her Infinite Variety, was published in 1925.

The Saskatchewan Branch remained focused in Regina. An offshoot of the Regina group also developed in Moose Jaw, where the most distinguished novelist at the time was Ethel Kirk Grayson, although today Joseph Schull is more well-known.

Western representation on the national board of the Canadian Authors Association soon became an irritant. With the war effort taking precedence in the 1940s, members opted to become war correspondents, or served on the Writers War Committee, an initiative fostered by the Canadian Authors Association national branch. The Regina branch opted to disband in 1944. In the post-war years, Mary Weekes, an author of historical books and participant in the Writers War Committee, became instrumental in reviving and guiding the group.

The Canadian Authors Association, and its associated branches, are viewed as providing the base for new, stronger organizations to emerge in the 1970s, which were quickly staffed with experienced writers and administrators, and benefited from being more specialized in function. The Writers Union of Canada took on labour-related issues, and regional Writers' Guilds began to emerge as groups that embraced amateurs. In Saskatchewan, the new Saskatchewan Arts Board's interest and funding became closely tied into the fledgling Saskatchewan Writers' Guild. The Canadian Authors Association Regina Branch reportedly folded in the early 1970s. Correspondence in the fonds suggest that former members of the Branch continued to ally themselves informally as late as 1980.

Grenfell Co-operative Association Limited incorporated in the province of Saskatchewan on January 9, 1940. The first general meeting was held in the Rosborough Hall on February 21, 1940. The first official board included: T.B. Hextall; H. Welch; F. Savage; J.D. Anderson; Fred Heinemann; William Hauk; M.L. Armbruster; J. J. Ortt; and Clement Switch. F. Savage was appointed as President, Herb Welch as Vice-President and E.T. Claxton as Secretary. Since the initial organization, presidents have included: Herbert Welch; John Aston; Fred Heinemann; J. Bryson; John Hubbard; M.L. Armbruster; Jacob Mohr; Doug Switzer; and Roy Hauk.

A metal warehouse was erected and underground tanks installed on lots purchased from Powell Bros. In 1947, the cooperative erected a small wooden structure for operations, added two gas pumps and hired a manager. In March of 1949, the Co-op moved into a new cindercrete building, which is the present bulk premises. A lumber department was opened in 1950, and an additional warehouse erected in 1954. A shopping centre was constructed and opened in 1959, and a locker plant was acquired and operated from 1961-1963.

The Co-op shopping centre burned to the ground in 1976. Most of the records related to the organization were lost in the fire. A new, larger store was erected in the same location the next year.

Grenfell Co-operative currently (2010) continues to serve the local residents of Grenfell, Saskatchewan with retail petroleum, food and hardware offerings.

Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Association Inc. was incorporated January 6, 1983 as a non-profit corporation.The Board of Directors may include between 12 and 50 individuals, and is composed of representatives from various areas of the province who meet regularly. The main office is located on the main street in the centre of historical Battleford, Saskatchewan, home of the first recorded baseball game played in the North West Territories on May 31, 1879.

Dave Shury (1930-2008), a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, was instrumental in forming both the Association and the museum, as well as volunteering with Baseball Canada. He was also a passionate historian who edited the Saskatchewan Historical Baseball Review on an ongoing basis. Cited co-founders include his wife, current President Jane Shury, and well-known amateur sport coach Joe Zeman (1914-2009).

The first members were inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1985. There have been induction events each year since. In 1984, a Saskatchewan Baseball review was launched, edited by Dave Shury . To date there have been 11 books produced with plans to print one each year.

The museum of the Association, one of three baseball museums in Canada, houses a large variety of Saskatchewan baseball memorabilia. Its display includes a 103 year old baseball uniform top, glove & ball. The organization currently (2010) continues to operate out of its office in Battleford, hosting "vintage" baseball every June, and inducting new members into the Hall of Fame each August.

In 1975, fifty-two Saskatchewan artisans organized to form a single voice and common purpose, which was to promote and raise the profile of Saskatchewan artisans, improve the quality of work produced, and facilitate communication among their membership. The Saskatchewan Craft Council (SCC) was incorporated as a non-profit corporation on January 16, 1976. For the next several years, the SCC organized workshops through the province concerning a wide variety of mediums (photography, felting, clay handbuilding, weaving, tapestry, metal-casting, pottery, spinning, stained glass, copper enamelling, jewellery making, and entrepreneurial skills).

The organization has also organized a number of exhibitions, such as the Dimensions exhibition (Battleford), the Saskatchewan Handicraft Festival, Wintergreen, Waterfront, and Expo. Promotional activities have included the launching of publications such as The Craft Factor, the Fine Craft Guide, and a web portal.

The SCC moved into its current location on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon in 1991. This base has allowed the SCC to develop outreach activities, expanding beyond its traditional workshop offerings to provide mentors for emerging artisans, both by bringing in experts from outside the province, and through reciprocal activities.

The SCC is currently (2010) operating and receives funding through the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Heritage Canada, SaskCulture, Saskatchewan Lotteries, the Saskatchewan Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation, and the City of Saskatoon.

By the end of the Second World War, heavy farm horses were considered redundant and of little market value. Furthermore, the horses were placing immense pressure on grazing lands that producers preferred to allot to cattle. Horse breeding almost ceased to exist, and hundreds of thousands of Saskatchewan horses were systematically destroyed with little regard to their high quality breeding.

The Saskatchewan Horse Co-operative Marketing Association, Limited was established in 1944 in accordance with the Co-operative Marketing Associations Act for the specific purpose of liquidating part or all of a horse surplus on the prairies. An organizational meeting was conducted on March 1, 1944. Listeners were warned by a Dominion Department of Agriculture representative (Jack Byers) that in order to sell large numbers of horses, the producers must be willing to sell them cheaply. A minimum price of 3 cents per pound was suggested. The Association was incorporated on April 6, 1944 as the Saskatchewan Horse Co-operative Association, Limited. Because abattoirs were operated at both Swift Current and Edmonton, the word "Saskatchewan" in the name was dropped within the first year.

Nearly a quarter of million western horses were slaughtered, processed and sold as pickled or canned meat to Belgium and the United Nations Relief Organization. Nineteen million dollars worth of products was shipped from these plants and the meat helped to relieve post-war hunger in Europe. Operations are well-documented and ran, by all accounts, very smoothly. The Executive Committee consisted of a President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Accountant, General Manager, and Plant Superintendent. They met twice a month to approve expenditures, authorize hiring and firing of personnel, regulate salaries, and enter into contracts.

The policy of the Association was to pay farmers and ranchers for horses delivered and to make an initial payment in cash at the time of delivery. Payment was based on weight and grade, with the average initial payment being $25 per horse. At the end of the financial year, the net proceeds realized from the sale of products processed were allocated to members on the basis of number of pounds of live-weight horses delivered. For each horse delivered, the member subscribed one share in the capital stock of the Association at $1 and there was deducted the sum of $3 for each horse delivered for a reserve fund.

Co-operative organizations fall under the legislation of the provinces, assuming that the sphere of activity of such association is what may be defined as "local" and limited to operations within the boundaries of a province. When the Association acquired its Edmonton plant, it applied for and was granted registration in Alberta under the Alberta Companies Act. Anticipating a future dispute over registration in other provinces, and recognizing that the scope of the activities was wider than originally anticipated and increasing rapidly, the Directors passed a resolution to authorize members of the Board to petition Parliament of Canada for the passing of a special Act to incorporate a Co-operative with national status. A special meeting to consult with delegates was held on February 28, 1948. The action was unanimously approved. On June 30, 1948, Royal Assent was given to an Act to Incorporate Canadian Co-Operative Processors Limited and that Act is now Chapter 83 of The Statutes of Canada, 1948.

The organizational meeting of Canadian Co-operative Processors Limited was held at Swift Current on July 16, 1948, and the usual procedure in organizing companies was followed, This resulted in a very similar list of directors being appointed, including Messrs. L.B. Thomson, Clifford S. Shirriff, G.C. Stewart, Cornelius Jahnke, Robert Thomas, Chas. H. Powlett, Perry A Minor.

On August 20, 1949, the Association and the Company entered into the agreement, which is set forth in Bill No. 17, Respecting an Agreement Between Horse Co-operative Marketing Association Limited and Canadian Co-operative Processors Limited. The Association agreed to convey the whole of its undertaking to the Company. Members were slow to submit the required agreements for the amalgamation (though not opposed to the concept), imperiling the process. Therefore, a special resolution was made through provisions in Bill 17, allowing the company to be wound up.

The Saskatchewan Records Management Association was created to encourage a free exchange of ideas, experience, and information related to the field of records management; to support and promote sound record management technique, procedures and practices; to promote professional competence in the field of records management; and to provide an organization through which the collective opinions of members could be expressed on matters affecting records management.

A steering committee to establish an association was created in 1976, and an organizational meeting occurred in Regina on February 24, 1977, when a constitution and by-laws were approved. An executive was elected by majority vote and consisted of a president; vice-president; secretary-treasurer and directors. The Association did not hold an institutional membership in the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA), although individuals could simultaneously hold a membership in each organization. The organization was active until at least 1981.

The organizational meeting of the Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society Inc. (SHFS) was held on August 17, 1957 in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. 25 people were in attendance at the meeting, called by Richard Johnston and Blodwen Davies of the Canadian Folk Music Society. The first regular meeting was held in Regina on November 21, 1957. Everett Baker served as the first president. The SHFS was incorporated as a non-profit corporation on February 28, 1975 under the provisions of The Societies Act.

The mandate of the SHFS is to gather, preserve and promote interest in the history and folklore of Saskatchewan. The activities of the SHFS include gathering and preserving stories, poems, reminiscences, songs, photographs, oral histories and biographies, etc; offering motorcoach tours to places of historical interest; marking historical sites and trails; sponsoring performances; providing financial assistance and bursaries for members' historical projects; and presenting awards to individuals and organizations working to raise public awareness of Saskatchewan's history and folklore. Throughout its existence, numerous committees have been established to represent areas of special interest. Folklore magazine, established in 1979, is published quarterly along with a newsletter.

The SHFS is a provincial organization with members at large. Local branches can be established with the approval of the provincial body. The main office of the SHFS is located at 1870 Lorne Street in Regina. The SHFS currently (2012) receives funding from the sale of memberships, publications and other means and from Saskatchewan Lotteries. The SHFS is governed by an executive, including a president, past president, vice-president and treasurer, and administered by staff including the executive director and Folklore editor.

In 1919, American playwright Marian de Forest and five other business women chartered the first Zonta club in Buffalo, New York, USA. They conceived Zonta as an organization that would network professional women and advance women's rights. The group chose the name Zonta, which comes from a Lakota Sioux Indian word that means “honest and trustworthy.” Zonta sought, and seeks, to advance the status of women through service and advocacy. The group works to improve understanding, goodwill and peace through fellowship; promotes justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; unites internationally to foster high ethical standards; and implements service programs and support for members who serve their communities.

The Zonta Club of Regina, Saskatchewan, was chartered on March 26, 1954, at a gala dinner with members from Montreal, Winnipeg and Calgary, and local dignitaries present. There were 18 charter members. The Branch, #384, existed within the Bounds of District 7 of Zonta International. Jean Downing, economist and community planner, was the first President of the Saskatchewan branch. The Regina Club would install 192 members over the years, typically maintaining an active membership of approximately 20 members.

Zonta Club of Regina was instrumental in having a Chapel added to the plans when Regina's Plains Health Centre was built, and the club completely furnished and maintained it while the Branch remained in existence. When the new Regina Public Library was built, Zonta's interest in handicapped children led the group to promote the building of ramps for easy access. Zonta purchased a "chair" in the new Centre of the Arts and furnished a room in the new wing of the Pasqua Hospital. Scholarship in music and arts were acknowledged annually - Zonta provided, for example, the Gladys Christie Memorial Scholarship at Luther College. Many volunteer hours were spent with handicapped children and seniors, taking them on scenic tours, plane rides, barbeques, library trips and concert tours.

From 1976 through 1981, an annual “Canada Week” essay contest sponsored by Zonta encouraged senior citizens to submit reminiscences about their life and experiences as pioneers. Nelle L. Balkwill, Chairman of Public Affairs with the Club (and member of the Regina Canada Week Committee), submitted the resultant entries to the Saskatchewan Archives Board. Trophies were awarded to the top three entries, which were presented by the mayor of Regina (H.H.P. Baker) at a ceremony that Zonta received a grant to sponsor.

Zonta Club of Regina also hosted speakers on women's issues; participated as a group in child sponsorship programs; supported high school art programs; and operated fundraising activities. The group recruited high-profile members of the community, and tracked the activities and contributions of their members as individuals (honours, trips, activities).

Edna Deck of Regina, Saskatchewan, served as Director of Area 1 within District 7 from 1984-1986. The President of the Regina Branch at the time was Wilma Downing, a well-known high school basketball coach. Other members included Nelle Balkwill, Nadine Cooper, Peggy Crittenden, Fran Crossley, Iris Fletcher, Lena Gilbertson, Edna Haggerty, Janet Haney, Mary Harris, Marie Hoffman, Helen Keay, Bertha Kennedy, Nancy Laidlaw, Adele MacPherson, Joanne Pavelick, Hertha Pfeifer, Margaret Rankin, Lee Stan, Margaret Stevenson, and Vera Taylor.

The Zonta Club of Regina disbanded on June 1, 1987. A portion of the group decided to continue on as a new service-oriented local volunteer group, the X-Z club (from "ex-Zontians"), which started up in November of the same year.

Zonta International continued to develop into its current form, where 30 Districts are overseen by an international board. The board is elected at biennial international conventions, and consists of seven elected directors and four elected offices, who form the executive committee. Districts are overseen by a governor and lieutenant governor divided into areas and clubs, which elect directors and presidents. Districts hold annual workshops and conferences every two years.

The Regina Folk Arts Council was founded in 1965 in Regina, Saskatchewan. On December 8, 1971, the Regina Folk Arts Council merged with the Regina Ethnic Culture Committee to form the Regina Folk Arts and Cultural Council. At a meeting on October 12, 1972, the Council changed its name to the Regina Multicultural Council. It registered as a non-profit corporation in 1973.

The objectives of the Council included to develop and promote the cultures and folk arts of all cultural and ethnic groups, to promote co-operation and mutual understanding among all cultural and ethnic groups within the community, to promote the concept of multiculturalism, to promote and retain language and cultural traditions, to act as a consultative body to interested groups, and to represent the interests of member groups in the organization of cultural events and festivities and to negotiate with interested parties, sponsors and organizers of such events. Membership is open to cultural and ethnic groups or organizations and individuals. Each group has two designated representatives with voting privileges.

The original executive consisted of a president, vice-president, executive coordinator, secretary, treasurer, and up to nine directors. Original directors were Director of Archives and Audio-Visual Services, Arts and Crafts, Cabarets and Food Fairs, Cultural Affairs, Festivals, Language Promotion, Publicity and Public Relations, Editorial Committee and Seminars, and Social Activities. Currently (2010), the Regina Multicultural Council also has an Executive Director.

One of the main activities of the Regina Multicultural Council is the annual Mosaic cultural festival. Other activities include researching and writing reports about ethnic language use and instruction.

Currently (2010), the Council continues to work to promote multiculturalism and ethnic and folk activities in the Regina area.