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Briercrest Pastoral Charge

  • SCAA-UCCS-0163
  • Corporate body
  • 1925–ca.1971

Briercrest Pastoral Charge was formed as a new self-sustaining United Church charge in 1925, part of Moose Jaw Presbytery and consisting of appointments at Briercrest -- southeast of Moose Jaw -- and Blue Hill (as of 1926). Prior to union, it appears to have been a largely Methodist-served charge that covered the Briercrest and Blue Hill congregations. Additional points in the United Church charge included Tilney (by 1932) and Baildon (by 1940).

Around 1971, the charge amalgamated with Avonlea Pastoral Charge, to form Avonlea-Briercrest Pastoral Charge, including points at Blue Hill and Hearne.

Brithdir United Church

  • Corporate body
  • ca.1908–

Brithdir United Church was built in 1908 on the southeast quarter of 6-36-23 W2nd and was moved to the northeast quarter of 22-35-24 W 2nd in 1917

Broadview-Whitewood Pastoral Charge

  • SCAA-UCCS-0448
  • Corporate body
  • 1925–

Broadview Pastoral Charge was formed as an augmented United Church charge in 1925, within Qu'Appelle Presbytery and including the preaching point at Spring Lake. Whitewood Pastoral Charge was also formed as an augmented charge at the time but the preaching point was later added to Broadview Pastoral Charge, as was St. Andrew's United Church, Wapella.

As of November 30, 1986, Broadview Pastoral Charge was split into Wapella (St. Andrew's) Pastoral Charge and Broadview-Whitewood Pastoral Charge, the latter consisting of preaching points at St. Andrew's United Church, Broadview and Whitewood, Saskatchewan.

Brora Pastoral Charge

  • SCAA-UCCS-0212
  • Corporate body
  • 1925–1970?, 1973?–2015

Brora Pastoral Charge was formed as a new United Church charge in 1925, part of Regina Presbytery and consisting of Brora, Tregarva and Rose Plain appointments. Balgonie joined the charge around 1965 and both Brora and Balgonie points moved to Regina St. Aidan's Pastoral Charge by 1970. Brora Pastoral Charge was re-established around 1973, with ministry supplied from Regina Rosemont.

The charge was officially closed on June 28, 2015.

Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen

  • SCAA-MJPL-0012
  • Corporate body
  • 1889-1969

During the formative years of railway construction, railway employees frequently worked in poor conditions for insufficient pay. In 1883, the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen was formed in Oneonta, New York to represent railway brakemen in their contract dealings with management. Their goal was to obtain fair contracts for the workers, which included benefits in the case of injury or death on the job. The Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen became the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in 1889 in order to include all kinds of railway employees. They represented workers in 14 different trade classifications. In 1885 the first Canadian lodge was founded in Moncton, New Brunswick and in 1889 the first Ladies' Auxiliary was organized in Fort Gratiot, Michigan. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen merged with three other railway labour unions in 1969 to form the United Transportation Union. It was the largest of the four unions at the time of the merger. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was present in Saskatchewan and the Moose Jaw assembly was Lodge #34.

Buffalo Lake School District No. 119

  • SCAA-MJPL-0024
  • Corporate body
  • 1885-196?

The Buffalo Lake School District No. 119 is located south of Buffalo Pound Lake and east of Tuxford.

Some sources record lessons being taught in an unidentified private home as early as 1885. The first meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the house of David Taylor on April 4, 1888 with the first trustees being Charles Goss, James Franks and James McCartney.

The first school, known as the Point Elma School during the late 1800's was constructed in 1888 on a road allowance in an unknown location. It was the first school to be built on the plain between Moose Jaw and Buffalo Pound Lake. The building was moved in 1897 to the north-west corner of NW 10-19-26 W2. The name of first teacher is unknown but Roxy Alexander was in charge of the school in 1891-1892.

In 1910, a new school was built on the site and the old building was used as a barn and stable. The new school was moved in 1925 to the north-west corner of NW 11-19-26 W2.
The school was closed in June 1945 due to lack of students but was re-opened in August 1955 and remained in operation until ca. 1964 or 1965.

Buffalo Lake Water Conservation Association

  • Corporate body
  • 1933-?

Buffalo Pound Lake was also known as Buffalo Lake and High Pound Lake. It is the water source for the cities of Regina and Moose Jaw and for the potash mining operations in the Belle Plaine area.

The lake was shallow and the broad downstream end allowed spring runoff to quickly drain. During the late 1920's, a committee was formed to investigate building a dam. It wasn’t until 1933, with a combination of drought and large government projects attempting to stimulate the economy and provide employment, that a formal association formed to promote the building of a dam in the Qu’Appelle River Valley to raise and stabilize water levels in Buffalo Pound Lake.

The Buffalo Lake Water Conservation Association was formed at a meeting in the Grant Hall Hotel on August 9, 1933. The first directors were: W.G. Ross - President, Richard Loney - Vice President, and George D. Mackie - Secretary/Treasurer. Petitions were circulated and research was done. At some later date, Richard Loney served as chair.
Arguments made in support of the project included the development of a resort for fishing and camping, employment, irrigation, a steady water supply and flood prevention.
During the Fall of 1935, a survey party spent a month surveying topography and profiles of proposed dam sites.

It was clear from comments made by government that these projects must show an agricultural benefit. According to the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA), the balance of the values are secondary. As agriculture was not the primary benefit of this project, it was not supported.

A dam and control structure was built by the PFRA in 1939 to control the outflow of the lake and in 1967 the lake became part of the water diversion from the Lake Diefenbaker/Qu’Appelle River Dam project.

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