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Volume 26 Issue 1 Spring 2014
SASKATCHEWAN’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE MAGAZINE
Old MissionCommunity Church
Restored in
Old MissionCommunity Church
Restored in
Fictional Village, Real CommunityFictional Village, Real Community
Western Development
Museum
Western Development
Museum Turns 65Turns 65
NorquayNorquay
Saskatoon MHAC Award RecipientsSaskatoon MHAC Award Recipients
SukanenSukanen
Heritage Partnership Fund
If you have a project that needs money to Help Heritage Happen in
your community next spring or summer visit our website right away
or call the office at 306-359-0933 or at 1-877-903-0933.
Success with any conservation project depends on its viability. AHSS supports conservation
through providing grants for professional services like structural analysis, architectural
design, legal consultation, and construction cost analysis to provide building owners the
opportunity to more accurately gauge the feasibility, cost, and methodology for site
conservation and re-use.
This matching grant program is intended to help community-based organizations to defray
costs of hosting conferences, presentations, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, awards
ceremonies, and other educational forums that encourage or empower people of the
community or province to acknowledge, preserve and/or promote their built historic and
cultural heritage.
This matching grant is intended to help community-based organizations to defray the cost of
printing materials that promote public interest in membership, local programs and activities.
This matching grant is intended to help the Society's community-based organizations to
defray the cost of printing brochures or programs that promote public participation in local
forums like conferences, presentations, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, awards
ceremonies, walking tours, and other educational forums that encourage or empower people
of the community or province to acknowledge, preserve and/or promote their built historic
and cultural heritage.
Here's a brief description of each of the four grants.
Heritage Site Consultant Report Grant (Maximum $1,000)
Heritage Forums Grant (Maximum $1,500)
Heritage Publications Grant (Maximum $1,500)
Heritage Communications Grant (Maximum $200)
Visit www.ahsk.ca for further
details and applications.
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IN THIS ISSUE VOLUME 26 ISSUE 1 SPRING 2014
ON OUR COVER:
A 1909 Farm House is among many build-ings at Sukanen, a fictional village but real community near Moose Jaw. Photo by Prairie Magic.
WORTH Magazine is published by the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan (AHSS) Inc.
Submissions to WORTH are welcomed and are assumed to be factually correct. We reserve the right to edit copy for clarity and length.
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Spring edition: February 25
Summer Edition: May 15
Autumn Edition: August 15
Editor: Joe RalkoDesign: b-creative group
© 2009 ISSN 1926-3198
Sukanen: Fictional Village, Real Community ................................ 4
An Open Letter From the AHSS President ...................................... 7
Words of Wisdom from a Heritage
Conservation Fundraising Veteran .......................................... 8
Western Development Museum
Turns 65 ......................................... 11
Saskatoon MHAC Award Recipients ... 14
Meeting the board of directors –
Terry Sinclair, Vice President ........ 17
Deadline for Prestigious
Heritage Awards March 31 ........... 18
Old Mission Community Church Restored in Norquay ................ 19
In The News .................................................................................. 20
The Value of Conserving Objects ................................................ 21
Brick by Brick. .............................................................................. 22
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Visitors at the grand opening of the Claybank Brick Plant National Historic site received a unique view of the facility in a cart pulled by a tractor.
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tures that have been moved from
their original site to the expansive
outdoor museum.
The original 10-acre site was
bought in the late 1960s by the
Antique Automobile Club of Sas-
katchewan to store and display their
FICTIONAL VILLAGE, REAL COMMUNSukanen Sukanen Sukanen
The story goes that a love-struck fiancée built the Hergott Homestead for his soon-to-be wife.
Yet, upon seeing the house, the young bride was so disgusted with prairie life that she quickly returned home.
Thankfully, the house has not been
so abandoned. Finely constructed, it
is now a part of the Sukanen Ship and
Pioneer Village Museum.
The vast majority of the buildings
at the Sukanen Ship and Pioneer
Village Museum are period struc-
By Hilary Grant
ITY
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vehicles and farm machinery.
Through volunteer efforts and
generous donations, what began as
a storage solution has grown into a
40-acre village, complete with a
church, school, railway station and
general store.
The site also continues to display a
varied collection of cars, machinery
and other antiques, some housed in
recreated interiors.
The relocation of heritage build-
ings at risk has a long history in
Saskatchewan and could itself be
considered a part of our heritage.
One of the first heritage conserva-
tion projects undertaken in Western
Canada was relocating the Old Stone
School to the University of Saskatch-
ewan campus in 1911.
Constructed in 1887, the
Old Stone School is associ-
ated with the foundation of
public education in Sas-
katchewan.
The International Order of the
Daughters of the Empire led its
relocation and with stonemason
Lorne Thompson supervised the
numbering of each stone as the school
was dismantled and subsequently
rebuilt. It was restored and estab-
lished as a school museum in 1967.
Many of the buildings at Sukanen
Ship and Pioneer Village Museum
similarly speak to the development of
Saskatchewan, particularly the
harsh conditions of
settler life.
Representing a
village from the early
to mid-twentieth
century, Sukanen
Village allows you to go back in time
and contemplate the hardship faced
by our ancestors.
The twelve by sixteen foot 1886
Dalrymple Homestead, moved from
Archydale in 1978, was the first
house located in the Moose Jaw area
and a resting place for north-bound
travelers.
The small one-room Bill Grimshaw
Homestead House, Grimshaw's home
from 1906 to 1956, is still outfitted
with its original sparse interior. It is
easy to imagine the discomfort felt
during long, cold winters, Grimshaw
moving the stove close to his bed so he
would not have to get up to add wood
to the fire.
Diefenbaker Homestead moved to The Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Village Museum in2004.
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Other buildings are younger, but
equally evocative. The 1909 farm-
house, donated to the museum and
hailing from Parkberg area of
Saskatchewan, is planned to one day
be surrounded by an entire farm-
stead. Its fully refurbished interior,
however, is missing the nursery or
children's room typical of homes of
the period. It is hard to believe that a
child was even born in the house. Yet
what makes the story sensational is
that it is believed that no kittens,
puppies or other farm animals ever
survived on the farm either.
At Sukanen Ship and Pioneer
Village Museum such buildings find
new life. They are all now a part of a
living museum, almost everything
on-site being fully operational.
During the annual Threshing Bee,
organ music can be heard drifting
from the 1907 Tilney United Church.
The museum's 1892 Babcock Drum
Cyclinder Printing Press, once used
to print the Gravelbourg Star, and
1915 Intertype Linecasting Machine
were once used to print posters for
the museum.
It is not uncommon to spot a
tractor pull or blacksmith hard at
work, and visitors enjoy being able to
come close and experience buildings
and objects, contrary to many
traditional museums.
Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Village
Museum hosts a series of events
throughout the year, from the
Antiques, Collectables and Vehicle
Parts Show in March to the Haunted
Village Halloween Event in October.
A centerpiece of all this activity is
the striking 1913 McCabe's Grain
Elevator. Members of the Sukanen
Ship and Pioneer Village Museum
had been searching for a grain
elevator to complete the village and
found a suitable candidate west of
Eskbank at Mawer.
When the owner generously
donated it to the museum, the 68-foot
tall elevator, capable of holding
19,000 bushels, began the treacher-
ous 80 kilometers journey south-east
to its new home. Yet the difficult
move was completed with such care
the grain elevator was unharmed and
it barely disrupted the calibration of
its scales.
Respecting its layered history, the
Mccabe's Grain Elevator has been re-
painted with the names of three of its
previous owners: Victoria Brand
Feed, Grain & Seed, Warner Grain
Company Ltd. and Mccabe Grain Co.
Similarly to any other village,
Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Village
Museum continues to evolve.
For example the fire collections,
dedicated to all aspects fire-fighting
heritage, are currently being re-
displayed.
Located twelve kilometers South of
Moose Jaw on the No. 2 Highway,
airplanes from 15 Wing Moose Jaw
Air Base buzz overhead and jolt you
back into the present.
They remind you that the museum
is not an authentic village but a re-
creation. Yet you cannot help but still
feel a sense of community at this
unique heritage site.
Created by a dedicated group of
volunteers, their continued efforts
bring the museum to life. The Hergott
Homestead, an unfit home for a
finicky bride, has found a home of its
own and is part of a wonderful place
to be.
The Sukanen Ship and Pioneer
Village Museum will re-open the
middle of May. You can learn more at
www.sukanenmuseum.ca.
Hilary Grant has been passion-
ate about architectural heritage
all her life, is a graduate of the
University of Cambridge and is
currently on the Board of the
Society for the Study of Archi-
tecture in Canada.
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Dear Friends in
Built Heritage,
The purpose of this brief
note is to share some exciting
news with you as the Architec-
tural Society of Saskatchewan
(AHSS) enters our second quarter
century.
2014 will be year of change for us. It'll be
a year of fine tuning our programs and projects.
We've opted to redeploy some funding to
support more programs and, as a result, for the
time being, that means Worth will only be pub-
lished three times this year.
Our goal is to generate advertising revenue and
corporate sponsorship.
This is an open invitation to you our members
and supporters. We're looking for passionate
individuals to either help sell advertising for the
magazine, our soon-to-be-expanded presence on
the World Wide Web or lead a new campaign for
corporate sponsorship.
Feel free to contact me directly. We're open to all
ideas!
In the next few weeks, we will be publishing an
on-line heritage conservation directory. It is being
designed as an update of the print product called
reNEW and produced in 2008 with the then
assistance of Heritage Saskatchewan and the
Saskatchewan government.
As this edition of Worth was being prepared, we
were in the process of receiving responses to a
short-form Request for Proposal (RFP) from
Saskatchewan companies to produce the search-
able directory. There will be
link on our website once it “goes
live” so visit us often.
In addition, we have collabo-
rated with a wide variety of
groups including the Saskatche-
wan Ministry of Parks, Culture and
Sport, Saskatchewan Ministry of the
Economy and the Regina and District Home
Builders' Association to have a “roundtable” March
26 on Heritage Conservation, Education and
Training. To learn more, visit our website.
In the future, we'd like to move our Annual
General Meeting to the third week of February from
March to coincide with Heritage Week. It makes
sense, but we still need to work out some logistics
like determining how quickly we can get our
financial statements back from our Auditor to
produce our Annual Report.
Also in the near future, we're hoping to deploy a
social media strategy. Exact platforms have yet to
be finalized but for the time being we are consider-
ing: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and
perhaps even Pinterest. All will be linkable through
our website.
As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to
me or any of the other board of directors to share
any ideas, concerns or opportunities for improve-
ment,
Yours Truly,
Rod Stutt, President,
Architectural Heritage
Society of Saskatchewan
ArchitecturalHeritage Society of SaskatchewanHELPING HERITAGE HAPPEN
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AN OPEN LETTER from the PRESIDENT
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“MONEY always has been a key
factor in preserving our architectural
heritage,” Korvemaker said in an
interview with Worth magazine.
“With it, we have moved some
considerable mountains. Without it
(money), we suffered some major
losses. When all is said and done,
money still talks and is one of the key
components to a successful heritage
initiative.”
Another key fundraising, he said,
is having the right project, at the
right time, with the right people.
“It took over 25 years for the
Bell Barn project at Indian
Head to get off the ground
because that critical
formula was missing
one or more compo-
nents.
The Claybank
Brick Plant
project also
took at least a
decade to get
off the
ground.
Every project
needs one or
more key
people – more is
generally better, as they can
share the work load.”
By Joe Ralko
Frank Korvemaker retired in 2013 after 46 years of work in the field of heritage resource conservation, documentation and development.
Worth magazine published a profile on Frank in the winter edition (Dec., 2013) and as promised is following up with this article in which he shares words of wisdom as a fundraiser and project proponent for almost half a century.
Words of Wisdom from a
Part II
Frank Korvemaker was among the proud recipient of a brick from the Claybank Brick Plant at its grand opening ceremony.
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Local people are critical.
“In both Indian Head and
Claybank I came 'from away' and can
only provide so much support.
Without dedicated local support, a
project faces an almost insurmount-
able obstacle.”
Timing can also be problematic.
“Other community projects may
take priority in terms of people's time
and financial
resources. Melville
has grappled with
incorporating an
elevator into its
historic Town
Hall/Opera House
for a number of years, but other
projects, like a new Communiplex
and rehabilitation of the CNR
Station, have captured the spotlight
and the public's imagination.”
Korvemaker was asked to share
some of his lessons learned over the
years.
LESSON # 1: Those who don't ask, don't get.
“Even if the “ask” seems outra-
geous, try anyway. If the project is
worthwhile, it will eventually come to
fruition, though perhaps not as
originally envisioned.”
In 1969, at age 22, Korvemaker
applied for a Canada Council Grant
to excavate a third season at
the Roma Site, P.E.I.
“It was originally rejected
due to a technical error by the
Council, but I appealed, and
got the grant. While it covered
all of my costs, it did not in-
clude a salary for me, so I went a
whole summer with no income. “
That made returning to university
in Regina in the fall a very difficult
financial exercise for him.
“Then I was also refused a student
loan by Saskatchewan (where I was
to study), Quebec (where I lived from
1954-67) and Ontario (where I
worked for Parks Canada from
1967-69, and was based out of
Ottawa). All three said “no thanks,
you're not one of our residents.
So I wrote to Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau, explained the
situation, and the feds worked out a
deal whereby I got a loan from
Ontario.”
LESSON # 2: Came directly out of Lesson # 1 above. When you get rejected, don't waste time deal-ing with minor bureau-crats (like me), go directly to the top.
The bureaucrats will eventually
get the file, but have fewer options
to reject the applicant, he said.
“If you start at the bottom, you
stay at the bottom.”
The historic Bell Barn at Indian Head was collapsing so a group built an exact replica a few yards from the original site (featured on cover of Worth at left) and seen from the air on Page 10).
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LESSON # 3: Be Patient
“Project propo-
nents have to be very
patient, and be
prepared for some
long-term lobbying
within the commu-
nity and elsewhere
for support.”
Over the years,
Korvemaker gradu-
ally came to realize
that he was basically
equivalent to a missionary,
not a parish priest.
“I had a vision and a mission and
worked hard to convert the masses.
However, once any specific mission
was accomplished, I was not the right
person to tend to the needs of these
preserved heritage sites on a day to
day basis – that was a role to be
undertaken by local converts (the
parish priest and flock),” he con-
cluded.
“I still see myself as a heritage
evangelist, and have no problem with
tilting at windmills, though now I
tend to be more selective as to which
mills I aim for. After hitting my head
against many brick
walls over the
years, I realized
that I prefer to
work with people
who basically
support my vision
of heritage conser-
vation, rather than
fighting against
them at every turn.
Korvemaker
said some people
and organizations
have “zero interest” in preserving
their own heritage, let alone the
country's heritage treasures.
“Hence, I would rather work with
people who would take over and
rehabilitate endangered structures,
than spend my years arguing battles
that I know I can't win.”
He also is also concerned about the
amount of fake “restoration” that is
undertaken across the continent in
order to achieve “maintenance free”
heritage buildings.
“Wooden siding is regularly
replaced with vinyl or metal siding,
and wooden roofs are being replaced
with sheet metal, while original
historic windows that have lasted a
century or two are replaced with
sealed units that are of inappropriate
design and have an expected life span
of no more than 25 years,”
Korvemaker said.
“A healthy body requires living a
healthy life style, not cosmetic
surgery. Well, a healthy heritage
building requires undertaking proper
maintenance, and that means
repairing and repainting, not replace-
ment with short-term miracle
products.
“Fake is fake.”
He said people who visit our
heritage buildings know when the
real thing has been compromised.
“That, in turn detracts from the
heritage value of our community,
province and country. Our
national heritage treasures, and
Saskatchewan's built heritage is
included in this, deserve to be better
respected.”
Joe Ralko is a Regina-based
author who has been writing about
Saskatchewan people, places and
events for more than 30 years.
Photos courtesy of Frank
Korvemaker
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The kilns at the Claybank Brick Plant, aerial view of the new Bell Barn at Indian Head (far left) and Frank Korvemaker just before he retired in 2013 after 46 years.
Frank Korvemaker just before heretired in 2013 after 46 years.
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The need to preserve the machinery of the province's
agricultural heritage before it was scavenged for scrap
metal during the Second World War was the impetus for the
creation of the Museum. Provincial legislation in 1949 made
it official.
Since then, the Museum has collected over 80,000 artifacts
that represent a wide array of Saskatchewan stories.
Today, the WDM's collecting has evolved to reflect more
recent decades in Saskatchewan's history – everything from
Smart phones to aerial drones.Included in its artifact
collection are 17 original buildings.
Most are located in the Heritage
Farm & Village at the North
Battleford WDM, but others
can be seen at the WDMs in
Saskatoon, Yorkton and
Moose Jaw as well.
Here are the stories of
three of those buildings.
Celebrating Years at 65the Western Development
Museum
Celebrating Years at the Western Development
Museum
65
So much has changed since the Western Development Museum began serving as the keeper of Saskatchewan's
collective heritage 65 years ago.
By Joan Champ and Leslee Newman
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Settler's Log HomeUntil it was moved into the
Yorkton WDM, few people had ever
crossed the threshold of the small log
home nestled in a bluff of trembling
aspen a few kilometres northwest of
Theodore, Saskatchewan.
For years, the home sat abandoned
and at the mercy of the elements.
That changed dramatically in
October 2002, when the building was
transported to the Yorkton WDM.
In 1899 Dymetri (Metro) and Elena
Penteluk and their three children left
their homeland in Bukovina, Austria
for Canada's North West Territories.
This humble structure was their first
home, built quickly with materials at
hand.
One hundred years after the
Penteluks felled the trees to build
this home, the present-day land
owners offered it to the Museum. It
took a great deal of work to move the
deteriorated building from the
overgrown site into the “Winning the
Prairie Gamble” gallery at the
Yorkton WDM.
After careful steps to eradicate
unwelcome four-, six- or eight-legged
house guests, Museum staff and
volunteers began the restoration
work.
Shingles were replaced. Walls were
replastered and whitewashed, and
the look of the original dirt floor was
replicated. A piche (oven) was built,
and WDM artifacts furnished the
home.
Visitors to the WDM can now step
inside and imagine what life was like
for early Ukrainian setters who had
nothing but those log walls between
them and the biting prairie wind.
Inspired by the impending return
of Halley's Comet in 1910, a group of
amateur astronomers in Regina
formed the Saskatchewan Astronom-
ical Society.
In 1913, an observatory, the first of
its kind in Western Canada, was built
on the roof of Regina Collegiate, later
called Central Collegiate, a public
high school.
The observatory excluded light
from outside sources and provided a
wind-free environment. The domed
roof was light, easy to turn and its
height accommodated a long tele-
scope.
The building was unheated
because air turbulence affected the
image. Red lights were used inside
because red light does not affect the
human eye's adaptation to the dark.
The Society was active for a
number of years until the First World
War when membership declined.
Maintenance of the observatory
was neglected, and in 1938 it was
removed from the Collegiate's roof
and sold.
After the Second World War, the
Society was revived, eventually as
the Royal Astronomical Society of
Canada, Regina Centre. The Society
regained ownership of the observa-
tory in 1983 and in 1989 it was moved
to the Moose Jaw WDM.
Saskatchewan's First Observatory
Inspired by the impending return of Halley's Comet in 1910, a group of amateur astronomers in Regina formed the Saskatchewan Astronomical Society.
Saskatchewan's First Observatory was moved to the Moose Jaw WDM in 1989.
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Prairie LandmarkTowering above the landscape, a
beacon for prairie travellers, the
grain elevator came to symbolize the
Canadian West.
With the march of time and
changes in the grain handling
system, wooden elevators are now
rapidly disappearing from the
prairies.
Intent on saving this quintessen-
tial symbol of prairie farm life, in
1983 the WDM moved a Saskatche-
wan Wheat Pool elevator from the
village of Keatley, 60 kilometres
northeast of the Battlefords to its
Heritage Farm & Village in North
Battleford.
Built in 1928, the 23 metre (75 foot)
wooden crib Wheat Pool elevator No.
889 dominated the Keatley horizon
for 55 years.
A crew of 18 men
with saws, hammers
and loads of lumber
erected the wooden crib elevator
in just three weeks.
The structure consisted of the
elevator, the driveway and the
office-engine room.
The crew laid the concrete founda-
tion, and then built walls sturdy
enough to withstand the pressure of
tones of grain. Wood crib construction
used 2x6s or 2x8s spiked together on
the lower walls. Upper walls used
2x4s. The crew nailed wood siding
over the exterior.
The crew's last job was to paint the
elevator.
Construction cost in 1928 was
$14,000.
The cost for the WDM to maintain
these and other important, and
sometimes
iconic, symbols
of Saskatche-
wan's heritage is significant.
In the summer of 2013, for exam-
ple, the WDM spent $50,000 just to
paint the grain elevator at the North
Battleford WDM, giving it a new
lease on life. All in a day's work as the
Museum delivers its 65-year-old
mandate to preserve the many
stories, artifacts, and buildings of
Saskatchewan
Joan Champ is the Executive
Director of the Western Develop-
ment Museum. Leslee Newman
retired in 2013 after an impressive
40-year career with the WDM in a
variety of roles, including her most
recent position as the Museum's
Education/Extension
Coordinator.
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In 1983, the WDM moved a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevators from Keatley to its Heritage Farm & Village in North Battleford.
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For more informaton:
2013-14 Saskatoon M he Municipal Heritage Awards
program is a bi-annual Tprogram, presented by the
City of Saskatoon through its Munici-
pal Heritage Advisory Committee
(MHAC).
The awards are open to any
business, professional, or individual
that can demonstrate a significant
contribution to heritage preservation
in the city of Saskatoon. Nominations
are opened to the general public in
the fall, after which time they're
reviewed by an independent panel of
judges representing MHAC, the
architecture and design industry,
and the Saskatoon Heritage Society.
“The Heritage Awards acknowl-
edge some of the considerable efforts
being put forth to ensure the preser-
vation and restoration of buildings of
heritage value in our community,”
said Carla Duval-Tyler, MHAC
Chair. “These awards recognize what
is often an immense
amount of personal
energy, time, and a
financial commitment
for something that
benefits the entire
city. Awards were
presented at City of Saskatoon's
Council Meeting on February 10,
2014.
The Restoration-Exterior
category recognizes the recovery or
representation of a historic place or
time while protecting heritage value.
Nutana Collegiate Institute is the
2013-201 4winner.
The intent of the renovation of the
100 year old building was to dramati-
cally improve the condition and the
quality living environment while
maintaining the historic aspects and
qualities of the facility. Historic
features of this project included the
replacement of the exterior windows
with a sympathetic
design vinyl windows,
masonry repointing
and replacement of
overhead power and
telephone lines with
new underground
services. The A.L.Cole Pumphouse
received an honourable mention in
this category. The Pumphouse
Restoration project was intended to
make the building accessible to
potential tenants, remove debris,
remove items of no interpretive value
and undertake building envelope
improvements to mitigate further
decay of the structure. It was
important to support and strengthen
downtown / Riversdale relationships
to the Riverfront.
In the Adaptive Re-Use and
Sensitive Addition Categories,
Affinity Credit Union Campus took
home the prize.
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Affinity Credit Union recognized
the importance of recycling some-
thing old and viewed it as a large step
toward sustainable design. The
overall goal was to provide a high
quality, energy performance,
“Class A” office building for Affinity
to use as their corporate headquar-
ters. The former Wilson School brings
together the administrative staff
from four Affinity Credit Union
facilities throughout the city.
The original 1928 building had to
have structural upgrades to the four
slabs and columns. The project now
serves as an office building for
approximately 200 administration
staff with 170 parking spaces.
The Heritage Space Award was
presented to the Stonebridge Special
Use Parks. The Stonebridge Special
Use Parks are intended to preserve
and protect the
remnant Moose
Jaw Trail in a
natural setting
while commemo-
rating its signifi-
cance in
Saskatoon's
history.
As well, it is
intended to
serve the
recreational
needs of
Stonebridge
residents by
providing a
pathway
system and
children's play
area, as well as
interpret the Trail. The challenge
was to provide a meaningful experi-
ence for park users through non-
destructive means that minimised
visual intrusion.
An award for Education was
presented to the Saskatoon Heritage
Society, Don Kerr, Editor for the
Saskatoon Heritage Review an
annual publication of the Saskatoon
Heritage Society. By providing an
avenue for the publication of local
history articles and stories, the
Review encourages research into our
city's history and architecture and
educates the public about our build-
ings and our heritage. The magazine
is made available to the public locally
through bookstores, gift shops and
libraries
Submitted by the
Saskatoon MHAC
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HAC Award Recipients
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ACROSS NORTH
AMERICA, investment
dollars are flowing into
historic town centres as
businesses, householders,
shoppers and tourists make
these traditional neighbour-
hoods their destination of
choice. Local governments
have a key role in ensuring
that their communities
benefit from this growing
trend.
The 2014 Heritage Forum
for Municipal Officials
presented by the Heritage
branch of the Saskatchewan
Ministry of Parks, Culture
and Sport was held Feb. 21
in Saskatoon.
The Forum critically
evaluated 10 revitalization
strategies that capitalize on
the unique character and
strengths of historic
downtowns (see related
Story on Page x). The Forum
sessions provided delegates
with the knowledge they
need to implement
successful revitalization
strategies in their own
municipalities.
Keynote Speaker Jon
Linton is a certified
management consultant
with over 30 years of
experience in strategic
planning, marketing and
economic development in
over 600 communities in
Canada, the U.S., Europe,
and the Caribbean.
He has worked with
municipalities of all sizes to
develop economic develop-
ment strategies; municipal
branding, tourism and
marketing plans;
sustainability and commu-
nity improvement plans;
and arts, culture and
heritage strategies.
He was one of the
original consultants to the
Heritage Canada Main
Street initiative in the early
1980s, and wrote a training
manual for the program
entitled Economic Develop-
ment on Main Street. He is
currently the book review
editor and a columnist for
Municipal World magazine,
and a Faculty Advisor to the
George Brown College
Management Consulting
Program.
In the afternoon work-
shops were held under the
theme of: “Developing Your
Strategy – Three Conversa-
tions”.
Conversation 1:
Identifying Your Commu-
nity Narrative – What
unique assets and
experiences can your
community offer that sets
it apart and gives it a
competitive advantage?
Conversation 2:
Developing the Plan –
Frameworks for develop-
ing an economic devel-
Heritage Forum Held in Saskatoonopment strategy that
leverages a community's
assets and strengths.
Conversation 3:
Overcoming Barriers to
Implementation
The Saskatchewan
Professional Planners
Institute has accredited this
event for five learning units
for professional develop-
ment.
The Heritage Saskatche-
wan Forum and Annual
General Meeting, entitled
The Landscapes of Living
Heritage, was also held in
Saskatoon the following
day.
Lisa Prosper, Director at
the Centre of Cultural
Landscape, Willowbank
(Niagara, Ont.) led a
discussion on Cultural
Landscapes while Dale
Jarvis, an intangible cultural
specialist from Newfound-
land, engaged delegates
with discussions around
intangible heritage.
Saturday's luncheon
program included the
unveiling of “Regeneration
on Main Street”.
The film was produced
by Heritage Canada The
National Trust and outlines
the Main Street activity
currently occurring in
Saskatchewan
Source: Rewrite of
Heritage Saskatchewan
and government
material promoting
the 2014 Heritage
Forum for Municipal
Officials.
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erry, who was born in Regina, completed high
school in Prince Albert, attended university in Tboth Saskatoon and Regina, and now is a retired
provincial government employee is Vice President of
the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan
(AHSS).
He was a founding member of Heritage Saskatche-
wan, a new umbrella organization that will encom-
pass all of the province's heritage provincial cultural
organizations, served as the transitional President of
Heritage Saskatchewan and continues to be active on
its board of directors as well.
“I'm involved in AHSS because its mission is to
educate the public about the importance of built
heritage (of all types) and because it acts to preserve
structures throughout the province,” said Sinclair.
“It (AHSS) fills a very wide gap left by the provin-
cial government. AHSS is proactive in the heritage
field rather than re-active as government has become
of late.”
Sinclair earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double
major in history and archaeology which as he says
lead to an extensive career in heritage in Saskatche-
wan. He worked on archaeology digs, as a heritage
researcher in the provincial government, heritage
advisor for the Saskatchewan Centennial 2005 Office,
heritage planner for the Meewasin Valley Authority
in Saskatoon and was general manager of Govern-
ment House in Regina for two years.
Terry is most proud of his work
with veterans in preserving,
interpreting and marking Sas-
katchewan's military history. In
addition to his work for the West-
ern Development Museum on the British Common-
wealth Air Training Plan.
He conceived, researched and organized the
Victoria Cross Recognition Program which marked
the location of the Saskatchewan homes or
workplaces of the Commonwealth's highest decora-
tion for valour. He also wrote a companion volume
for this program. This program was unique in
Canada. Because of this Terry was asked to partici-
pate in the History Channel's production of “Men of
Valour”, broadcast across the country. Further, he
was the provincial government's representative on
the World War I Memorial Committee.
Sinclair has served as the Saskatchewan repre-
sentative of the Society for the study of Architecture
in Canada and was a member of the British-based
World Ship Trust.
“I think that the greatest challenge for heritage in
general and heritage architecture in particular, is to
advance the idea of the importance of these re-
sources,” he said.
“We, in Saskatchewan, are a full generation
behind Canadians in the eastern part of the country
(perhaps two) and way behind those in the United
States and Europe. We simply do not understand
our legacy, the knowledge of where we came from,
the ability to integrate our heritage resources in our
every-day lives. We fail to see that reduce, reuse and
recycle applies to our built heritage, that "new" is
not always better (indeed may not
last as long) than old. Further,
we do not see that heritage
structures tell the story of our
culture.”W
Terry Sinclair - Vice President
M E E T t h e B O A R D o f D I R E C T O R S
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1. Exterior Restoration - preservation or
restoration of a heritage exterior.
2. Interior Conservation - preservation or
restoration of a heritage interior.
3. Rehabilitation - sensitive and innovative
solutions to functional and code compliance
problems, retaining existing heritage character.
4. Adaptive Re-Use - sensitive upgrades and
associated new construction consistent with
original heritage character.
5. Sympathetic New Construction -
sensitive in-fill, additions, signage, detailing
and replicas.
6. Landscape, Engineering and
Agricultural Works - conservation or
rehabilitation of building related landscapes
and/or utilitarian construction that may
have architectural features.
7. Education, Signage, Monuments &
Interpretation Award - interpretive
programs, publications, trails, signs and
monuments.
8. Long-Term Stewardship of a Heritage
Property - This category was created in
2009 year to recognize continuing efforts by
owners to maintain their heritage property.
Deadline for Prestigious Awards – March 31
The deadline for submitting applications to the jury selecting the Heritage
Architecture Excellence Awards is March 31, 2014.
The Awards are for projects completed during the 2013 calendar year and are bestowed by the
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Patron of the Architectural Heritage Society of
Saskatchewan.
Don't be shy. Don't be late. Submit your projects to be adjudicated for the prestigious awards in
one or more of the following categories:
Since the inception of the awards in 1996, a
total of 139 projects throughout the province
have been recognized. Citations were presented
to the project site owner, architect and general
contractor in each category.
During the 18th Annual awards ceremony last
year, Her Honour the Honourable Vaughn
Solomon Schofield, Lieutenant-Governor of
Saskatchewan, bestowed the prestigious
Heritage Architecture Excellence Award to two
projects each from Moose Jaw, Regina and
Saskatoon and one each from Moosomin, Prince
Albert and Wishart.
The Regina Masonic Temple was honoured in 2013 for long-term stewardship.
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NORQUAY, SK. - Scandinavian
people came to Saskatchewan to the
district of Neewin before the commu-
nity of Norquay existed. They were
brought here by the Scandinavian
Land Co. from Chicago in the years
1902-1906.
They decided they
needed a church
because they didn't
have one in North
Dakota where they
came from. A piece of
land was donated by
“Old Johnson”, a
little hillside with a
drop of about 60 feet
on a slope. This was
ideal for a beautiful
graveyard.
The logs for the
church were donated
by Thore Johnson.
The expert on the
broad axe was Eric
Fredling. T.B.
Hansen was the corner expert. Many
neighbors took part in the building.
Logs were squared and pegged.
The church, known as the Old
Mission Community Church, was
completed in 1908 with an inter-
denominational service conducts by
Nuns from the Catholic convent as
well as ministers from the Lutheran
and Orthodox Churches.
In the grave yard, many people
were buried who had lived long
distances away in the early days. All
of the early records were lost or burnt
by a fire.
Over the years, the Church started
to deteriorate. The roof and walls fell
in. The floor rotted away.
In 1966, my wife, Milly and family
and I, came to the district and Town
of Norquay to buy grain for the
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. I had
bought gain in many parts of the
province and was always interest in
the local history.
You can find a lot of history in a
grave yard. I visited a few and this
caught my interest. Gust Nystedt and
family went to church here and his
parents are buried at the Community
Church. We would talk about the
Community Church a couple times of
year. By then, the trees were taking
over even the graves!
In 1985, the local Kinsman Club
built a cenotaph. Then in 1990, my
friend Dwayne Johnson and I went to
the Community Church yard and
cleaned a little patch and hauled it
away with my pickup.
We finished quickly and Dwayne
said: “We might as well do this other
piece before dinner.” I replied: “If we
How the Old Mission Community Church Was Renovated
By Bob Abbott
Some of the local resident of Norquay who helped restore the Old Mission Community Church.
are going to clean a couple of piece we
should get others to help. I'll phone
Gust and you try Mainus.”
They jumped at it. Mainus brought
a power saw and it began to start
looking better. I guess this was the
beginning.
The next day,
Jake Jansen;
Melvin, Riene and
Jack Wylie joined
us. Melvin and Jack
worked on the
rafters, which the
two of us, Dwayne
and I, never thought
of going beyond the
patches. It wasn't
even in my mind,
but by now I couldn't
have stopped it.
Pretty soon there
were logs, lumber,
nails, and flooring.
At times we had 20
to 25 volunteers.
Money came from as far away as
Norway. We received a pulpit from
the United Church in Norquay and
windows, pews with padded seats
and chairs from the local convent.
The first service was held in July,
1994. It took us nearly 4 years of
work. There were 113 people at the
first service conducted by 5 ministers
from different faiths. Since then, an
inter-denominational service has
been held each summer. Over the
years other events such as birthdays
and weddings have also been cele-
brated at the refurbished Community
Church.
There are 6 churches in Norquay in
addition to the Community Church.W
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1st Round Table on Heritage Conservation Education and Training
Several groups, including the Architectural
Heritage Society of Saskatchewan and the Sas-
katchewan Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport –
Heritage Branch, are working together to host the
1st round table discussion on Heritage Conserva-
tion Education and Training. The event will be
March 26 at Government House.
Other groups involved in the project include:
Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy, Saskatche-
wan Architects Association, SIAST – Palliser
Campus and the Regina & Region Homebuilders
Association. Details of the event and the agenda will
soon be available on the AHSS website.
“We're very excited about participating in the
event which will bring people together from all
walks of life, industry and the government to talk
about what's needed to support Heritage Conserva-
tion, Education and Training in Saskatchewan,”
said Rod Stutt, President of the Architectural
Heritage Society of Saskatchewan.
Conservation Directory Going On-line before March 31
$164,800 in Grants
ReNEW was the name of the Heritage Conserva-
tion directory researched and produced in 2008 by
AHSS in collaboration with the Government of
Saskatchewan and the
Heritage Foundation of
Saskatchewan.
A new, updated directory
is being developed as a
searchable on-line website
and will be on-line before
March 31.
A basic listing is free.
Simply contact Joe Ralko,
the Society's communica-
tions co-ordinator, at his
home email address
([email protected]). There are plans to sell banner
advertisements and other promotions for organiza-
tions, businesses and crafts persons later in the year.
The site will be a stand alone portal but will have
live links form the AHSS website.
The Saskatchewan Heritage
Foundation has awarded
$164,800 to 22 initiatives from
its second and final grant adjudication.
Funding was provided for projects in the following
categories: 18 conservation, 3 education/promotion
and one special project.
Individual grants ranged
from $3,000 for Metis History in
Southwest Saskatchewan to
$15,000 for exterior rehabilita-
tion of the Arcola Land Titles
building.
The complete list of recipients is available from the
SHF. Grant applications are reviewed twice a year
by the Foundation. Application deadlines are April 1
and Sept. 15.
The mayors of the Town of Battleford and the City of North Battleford joined Alan Gill (centre) to help the Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan celebrate its 25th anniversary when the AGM was held in North Battleford in 2012. The Annual General Meeting is returning to Moose Jaw this year.
2014 Annual Meeting March 29 in Moose JawThe 2014 annual general meeting of the Architec-
tural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan will take
place on Saturday, March 29, beginning at 10 a.m.
at the Grant Hall in Moose Jaw. See you there?
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Yet, absurdly, at the
same time we do our
best to make new things
look old. We've all seen
expensive jeans that are
made to look worn.
Likewise, new furniture
is given a distressed or
craquelure finish, so it
can look antique. This is
21st Century verism.
We have in our midst
a built heritage that
already has the real
qualities that the
Romans so coveted:
Age, experience,
gravitas. They were
willing to tolerate
flaws, embrace deterio-
ration, and even invite
imperfection, if it meant
they could preserve
something that was
authentic.
In Ancient Greece,
artists falsely
beautified their
subjects. Large
noses were mini-
mized, deep
wrinkles softened.
Today, we do the
same, using
Photoshop and
Botox.
On the other
hand, verism was
practiced in Ancient Rome. There,
sculptors gave their subjects extra
wrinkles, even warts, and troubled
expressions on their faces.
Romans believed their scars
conveyed prestige and authority.
Admiring the look of something
that has seen the ravages of time
plays a large part in why we are
members of AHSS.
However, there seems to be a
reluctance to preserve our build-
ings, interiors, and objects
unless they can be restored to
a state of perfection. Original
hardwood floors are torn out
or covered up because of holes
left by a bygone carpet's
nailer strips. Original
picture frames are put to
storage or tossed because
they are missing some of
their ornament. Original
historic wallpapers have been
entirely stripped because a
small area was damaged.
We reject so much that is
original.
How badly do things need to be perfect?I believe that a piece of art can
look great without looking new.
To help with that, here's a simple
recommendation.
Conservators routinely use
polishing powders to rejuvenate
old or damaged surfaces. Over the
years I have used fuller's earth
and rottenstone. But I have a new
favourite: Autosol* polishing
paste. Made in Germany for the
automotive industry, it is avail-
able in hardware stores. I've used
Autosol to buff
water marks
from furniture.
It's also been an
effective polish
for dull plastic
laminate,
aluminum bands
around vintage
sinks, and the
porcelain finish
itself.
Always do a
test spot in an
inconspicuous
area.
Value the past, lest
the children get the
wrong idea of what is
expendable
Sharon Deason,
a Queen's Univer-
sity graduate, is a
Saskatoon-based
private conservator
specializing in the
restoration of
decorative and
gilded objects, fine
frames and heri-
tage interiors.
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Always doa test spot
on an inconspicuous
area.
By Sharon Deasonwww.sharondeason.com
WORTHREMEMBERING
Before and after-treatment photos of a restored ornament from the original picture frame of an heirloom portrait.
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COMMENTS: The Doukhobor settlements that were established in
NE Saskatchewan at the turn of the 20th century were distinct for
their communal village formats and standard building designs. As
well, at three of them brickyards were constructed to produce bricks
for facing some houses, prayer homes and businesses.
In addition, in order to use fewer bricks during building construc-
tion, the bricks were sometimes placed on edge, with the frog facing
outward, creating an attractive geometric pattern. A number of
community prayer homes in the Canora-Kamsack region have been
documented with this brick pattern, as has a house in Indian Head,
but with no known Doukhobor connection.
Sources: [1] Personal Communication: Jon Kalmakoff: 18 Nov. 2012;
[2] Historic Photo: Doukhobor Discovery Centre Autochrome
Exhibit http://doukhobor-museum.org/exhibits/
autochrome-exhibit/autochrome-gallery/
[3] Doukhobor Brickyard, Yorkton:
www.doukhobor.org/Yorkton.htm;
[4] The Doukhobors at Veregin, 1911:
www.doukhobor.org/Veregin-Doukhobors.htm;
[5] Modern photos: Larry Easton;
[6] Yorkton History and Folklore Summary:
www.doukhobor.org/Veregin-Doukhobors.htm
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Brick Name: Unknown
Brick Manufacturer:
Manufacture Location:
Date(s) of Manufacture: c.1903 - c.1935
Brick Type: Face
Approximate Dimensions:
Colour: orangy red
Doukhobor Communities
Arran (North Colony),
Veregin andYorkton
8 x 3 5/8 x 2¼ inches /
202 x 94 x 57mm
Former Gromovye Community Prayer Home, erected c 1906, later relocated to Doukhobor
Heritage Village, Veregin.
NORTH AMERICAN BRICK
By Frank Korvemaker - [email protected]
Building a scove kiln at the Doukhobor Brick Works, Veregin in 1911
Top and side views of engineering bricks used as window surrounds.
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2013 BOARD of DIRECTORS
STAFF
Rod Stutt, President, Moose Jaw
Al Gill, Past President, Regina
Terry Sinclair, Vice President, Regina
Brian Bell, Secretary, Moose Jaw
Michel Fortier, Treasurer, Saskatoon
Michelle Taylor, Prince Albert
Wally Dyck, Saskatoon
Dragana Perusinovic, Regina
Patricia Glanville, Regina
Lovella Jones,Provincial Coordinator
Architectural Heritage Society of Saskatchewan
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