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Saskatchewan. Legislative Assembly Office

  • GA 44
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1905-

The duties of the Legislative Assembly Office are to provide administrative support to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly. The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly has overall responsibility for the central services provided by the Legislative Assembly Office. The Clerk is, in turn, responsible to the Speaker for efficient and effective administration of the Assembly support services.

The Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, (S.S. 1979, L-11.1 Part II.1, Section 68.2) currently defines the Legislative Assembly Office as follows: "The Legislative Assembly Office is continued and consists of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker, the Clerk, the Deputy Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms and any other employees that may be required for the proper conduct of the business of the Legislative Assembly Office."

The following are Legislative Assembly Services:

Office of the Clerk - The Clerk for the Legislative Assembly is responsible for coordinating the procedural, administrative, financial and support services required by the MLA's, the House and the Committees. For administrative purposes, the Clerk reports to the Speaker and the Board of Internal Economy. The Board is an all-party commission chaired by the Speaker which exercises financial authority for the Legislative branch.

Broadcast Services - Responsible for producing a live television presentation of all proceedings in the Assembly that are broadcast throughout the province.

Financial Services - Ensures that all financial activities within the Legislative Assembly are conducted in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Board of Internal Economy and the Department of Finance.

Visitor Services - Provides visitors and tourists with tours of the Legislative Building, as well as information on the Building and other attractions of Regina and Saskatchewan.
Hansard is a written record of everything said in the House. Members' speeches are recorded and then transcribed for publication.

Information Systems - Provides computer and technology related services and support primarily to staff of the Legislative Assembly and Caucus offices.

Journals Branch - Responsible for the preparation of the permanent official record of the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and the daily Order Paper.

Legislative Council and Law Clerk - Provide legal advice to members and is involved in the drafting of Private Members' Bills and amendments to other Bills.

Legislative Library - Provides information services and background research to meet the needs of Members and their staffs. Limited access to library resources and services is available to private citizens.

Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms - Responsible for the enforcement of security within the Legislative Building, including access, alarm systems, security officers and a Corps of Commissionaires.

Personnel and Administrative Services - Responsible for the administration of all personnel policies and procedures as well as general administration in such areas as equipment, surveys, research, etc. as required by the Clerk.

The Office of the Clerk and staff of the Legislative Assembly had been in place during the Territorial period. Previously a council, the Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1888. Samuel Spencer Page had served as Clerk of the Territorial Legislative Assembly from March 14, 1901 to August 31, 1905 and continued as Clerk of the provincial Assembly from February 14, 1906 until October 10, 1916.

The gap in Page's tenure suggests a Clerk was not named for the first six months of provincial status. However, staff carrying out support duties to the Territorial Assembly likely continued as support for the provincial assembly until the clerk was named. As the Legislative Assembly Office was not created by the Saskatchewan Act, formal creation of the Office could not have taken place until the opening of the first Legislature on March 29, 1906.

The first mention of "offices of the Legislative Assembly" and associated staff occurs in "The Public Service Act" assented to May 26, 1906. As a result of the lack of a definitive enabling agent, this act has been chosen as the first reference to the Legislative Assembly Office as a legal entity.

Saskatchewan. Special Committee on Highway Traffic and Safety (1973-1975)

  • GA 25
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1973-1975

The Special Committee on Highway Traffic and Safety, 1973-1975 was appointed on February 19, 1973 during the Third Session of the Seventeenth Legislature. It met fifty-seven times from May 3, 1973 to February 20, 1975. This includes twenty-seven public hearings and special detailed sessions that were held between June 1973 and August 1974. A Steering Committee was formed and it met ten times. Members of the Committee also attended several workshops, information sessions and conferences throughout Saskatchewan and Canada, and travelled to Phoenix Arizona, to better understand the issues surrounding highway traffic and safety. The Committee presented its Final Report on February 21, 1975.

Members of the Special Committee on Highway Traffic and Safety, 1973-1975 were: A. Thibault, MLA (Melfort-Kinistino) (Chairman); G.B. Grant, MLA (Regina Whitmore Park) (Vice-Chairman); D. Boldt, MLA (Rosthern); M. Feduniak, MLA (Turtleford); A. R. Guy, MLA (Athabasca); F. Meakes, MLA (Touchwood); D.W. Michayluk, MLA (Redberry); A.R. Oliver, MLA (Shaunavon); and E. Whelan, MLA (Regina North West).

Staff members for the Committee were: M.D. Harbottle (Secretary); G. Ronyk (Secretary); Z.J. Topuschak (Research Assistant); M.D. Charowsky (Research Assistant); J. Rublee (Committee Stenographer); and M. Kelly (Recording Secretary).

Saskatchewan. Special Committee on Welfare

  • GA 23
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1972 - 1973

The Special Committee on the Legislative Library of Saskatchewan was appointed on May 3, 1972 during the Second Session of the Seventeenth Legislature. It met sixty-nine times, from May 15, 1972 to November 13, 1973. Public hearings and private meetings held within those dates. The Committee presented its Interim Report on January 17, 1973, and its Final Report on November 13, 1973.

Members of the Special Committee on Welfare were: Paul Mostoway, MLA (Hanley) (Chairman); Jack Wiebe, MLA (Morse) (Vice-Chairman); John K. Comer, MLA (Nipawin); Hal Coupland, MLA (Meadow Lake); Elwood Cowley, MLA (Biggar); Mike Feschuk, MLA (Prince Albert East); Dave Lange, MLA (Assiniboia-Bengough); Leonard M. Larson, MLA (Pelly); Cy MacDonald, MLA (Milestone); Adolph S. Matsalla, MLA (Canora); Auburn Pepper, MLA (Weyburn); Herman Rolfes, MLA (Saskatoon Nutana South); and Alex Taylor, MLA (Kerrobert-Kindersley). Members Cowley and Taylor resigned while the Committee stood due to their appointments to Cabinet. As replacement, Members Lange and Pepper were appointed to the Committee on May 1, 1973.

Staff members for the Committee were: Gordon Barnhart (Secretary); Merry Harbottle (Secretary); Lorne Dunsmore (Research Assistant); and Margaret Mickleborough (Committee Advisor).

Vallar School District No. 1020, 1904-1953

  • LGA 13
  • Local Government
  • 1904-1953

On August 10, 1903 ratepayers in the Gerald area (25-19-32-W1) petitioned the Department of Education of the North-West Territories for the establishment of a school district. When the petition was denied, the ratepayers reduced the boundaries of the proposed district and filed another petition on April 7, 1904. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on April 21, 1904. Nine ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a school district; 3 were against it. Valdimar Gislason, Gunnar Johannsson and Albert Paulson were elected trustees.

Vallar School District No. 1020 was established on May 9, 1904. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

Vallar means field or flat piece of ground in Icelandic, the origin of many of the first settlers in the Gerald area. The one room school, located at NW-21-19-32-W1, was built c.1904. In 1905, Vallar School District came under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education of the new province of Saskatchewan. The boundaries of the district were altered in 1923 and 1931. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Vallar School District became part of the Moosomin School Unit No. 9 on July 22, 1953. The school closed in 1957 and the students were conveyed to another district.

Saskatchewan. Dept. of Social Services. Social Services Division

  • GA 128
  • Secondary Agency
  • 1972-1978

Originally established in 1972 as the Regional Services Division, the Social Services Division of the Department of Social Services was responsible for the delivery of a variety of programs under authority of the following acts: The Family Services Act, 1973; The Saskatchewan Assistance Act and Regulations; The Children of Unmarried Parents Act, 1973; The Rehabilitation Act; and the federal Juvenile Delinquents Act. Programs and services of the division were delivered through a decentralized network of regional offices throughout the province.

Programs administered by the division centered on child care and welfare, employment readiness, and income support.

Child protection services addressed reports of child abuse or neglect in homes. To aid in the delivery of service, a Child Protection Registry was established in 1977. Foster care was provided in situations of temporary or permanent removal of children from their families. The Special Foster Care Program offered care for children unable to benefit from traditional or institutional placements. Adoption services provided counselling and facilitated planning for the placement of children relinquished for adoption. Adoptions were administered through ward and non-ward agreements, and through programs such as the Aim Centre and REACH (Resources for the Adoption of Children) which found placements in homes for children with special needs. Services to unmarried mothers included financial assistance, health care, maternity home care, counselling and training. Cases of juvenile offenders were administered in accordance with the federal Juvenile Delinquents Act. Institutional care for troubled youth was provided at four child care facilities (Saskatchewan Boys' School/Centre, Roy Wilson Centre, Dales House and Kilburn Hall) and at various private institutions throughout the province.

Employment readiness was offered through initiatives such as the Work Activity Program, the Employment Support Program, the Summer Employment Project, the Winter Works Incentive Program, and Work Preparation Centres. These programs frequently operated in co-operation with other government departments. The aim of the programs was to provide skills training and employment opportunities for socially or economically disadvantaged citizens.

Income support was administered through the Saskatchewan Assistance Plan and other assistance programs to citizens with financial need or disability. In addition to income support, the Saskatchewan Assistance Plan offered welfare services such as counselling, rehabilitation and preventative services to clients in need. As well, Local Appeal Boards comprised of departmental staff and local citizens addressed grievances raised by clients about their applications for assistance.

The division also provided corrections services (1972 only), adult probation services (until 1976), and emergency welfare services.

The Social Services Division was renamed the Social Services Branch in 1976, and was in existence until a departmental re-organization in 1978. Responsibilities for child, youth and family services were transferred to the Family and Community Services Branch, employment programs were administered by the Employment Programs Branch, and income support programs became the responsibility of the Income Security Branch.

Forest School District No. 188, 1890-1963

  • LGA 20
  • Local Government
  • 1890-1963

Around 1890, ratepayers in the Lumsden district petitioned the Board of Education for the North-West Territories to establish a school district. The first organizational meeting was held on May 5, 1890 at the James G. Mutch residence. The ratepayers in attendance were in favour of the proposed district and John Balfour, Robert Kinnon and W.C. Hamilton were elected trustees.

The Forest Public School District No. 188 was established on May 16, 1890. John Balfour and James G. Mutch were appointed chairman and secretary-treasurer respectively. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site; contracting the building of the school; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps and other supplies to students and teachers; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

In June, 1890, Miss Maggie Hamilton began teaching 14 students in a local church. The board borrowed $400.00 to build a one room school, located on SE 10-19-22-W2, approximately eight miles southwest of Lumsden. The school opened on October 3, 1890 and originally operated only during certain months in the summer. The boundaries of the school district were altered on March 15, 1897 and December 10, 1904. In 1908, a new brick schoolhouse was built.

In 1949, the school closed and 10 students were conveyed to the Lumsden and Cottonwood school districts. The school reopened in August, 1950 but closed again in the fall of 1957 due to the small number of school age children in the area. On August 21, 1962, lands in the Forest School District were transferred to the Lumsden School District No. 449. The school reopened in August, 1962 and operated until June, 1964. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Forest School District joined the Regina School Unit No. 21 on November 20, 1963.

Marine School District No. 1997, 1908-1944

  • LGA 14
  • Local Government
  • 1908-1944

On January 8, 1908, ratepayers in the Torquay, Saskatchewan district petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. After the department revised the proposed boundaries, a second petition was filed on January 29, 1908. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on February 25, 1908. Thirteen ratepayers voted in favor of the formation of the district; 6 ratepayers were against it. John A. Meyer, James L. Salmond and M. Pappenfus were elected trustees.

The Marine School District No. 1997 was established on March 9, 1908. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

A one room school, located on NE 35-2-12-W2, was opened in 1909 with Miss McLaughlin as the first teacher. On November 15, 1944 the duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Marine School District joined the Estevan School Unit No. 2. In 1953 the school was closed and the students conveyed to Torquay.

Green Mount School District No. 1702, 1906-1944

  • LGA 19
  • Local Government
  • 1906-1944

On November 1, 1906, ratepayers in the Torquay, Saskatchewan area petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on December 8, 1906. Seven ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a school district and C. H. Johnston, John Johnson and John Mosser were elected trustees. The Green Mount School District No. 1702 was established on December 28, 1906.

The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site; contracting the building of the school; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps and other supplies to students and teachers; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

The one room schoolhouse, located on SE 24-1-13-W2, opened in August, 1907 with Miss Emma Johnston as teacher. After many ratepayers argued that the school was not situated in a central location, a new school was built on SW 13-1-13-W2 in 1917. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when Green Mount School District joined the Radville School Unit No. 3 on November 21, 1944. The school closed in the fall of 1958 and the students were conveyed to school in Oungre.

Whitewood (Sask.), 1892-

  • LGA 26
  • Local Government
  • 1892-

The Town of Whitewood is an urban municipality incorporated on December 31, 1892 under the provisions of An Ordinance to Incorporate the Town of Whitewood (No. 34 of 1892). The first municipal officials, elected on January 30, 1893 included James Grierson (mayor), four councilors and John Hawkes (town clerk).The town is governed by an elected council that can hire staff to manage daily administration and maintain municipal services, such as roads, utilities and recreation facilities. The responsibilities of the council include enforcing bylaws; waste collection/landfill; fire protection; maintaining public utilities, roads and streets; issuing tax and assessment notices and collecting taxes and other fees.

The Town of Whitewood, named for the clumps of white poplars in the area, is an agricultural based community located at 7-16-2-W2 in southeastern Saskatchewan, approximately 175 kilometers east of Regina. The town is often referred to as Crossroad Country as it is intersected by two major highways, the Trans Canada and Highway No. 9. The town is situated in Willowdale Rural Municipality No. 153.

The town is currently (2006) governed by a mayor and six councilors, each elected to three year terms. Subcommittees of Council manage public services, community economic development and recreation. The general administration of the town is handled by an administrator and an office clerk. The current population is 947.

Rippowan School District No. 3984, 1917-1946

  • LGA 15
  • Local Government
  • 1917-1946

On July 14, 1916 ratepayers in the Hawarden, Saskatchewan district petitioned the Department of Education for the formation of a school district. Departmental approval was granted and the first organizational meeting was held on November 5, 1917. Seven ratepayers voted in favor of establishing a school district; none was against it. J.E. Baird, Arthur Devitt Jr. and John Varty were elected trustees.

Rippowan School District No. 3984 was established on November 28, 1917. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site and contracting the building of a school house; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps, and other supplies to teachers and students; administering grants, settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

The name of the school district referred to the county in Ontario where district residents, the A.H. Devitt family, originated from. The one room school, located on SW 4-29-4-W3, was opened on May 7, 1918, with Miss M.B. Hudson as teacher. On June 30, 1943, the school closed and the students were conveyed to Hawarden Consolidated School District. On January 21, 1946, the duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Rippowan School District joined the Davidson School Unit No. 31.

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