The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; French: Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC), lit. 'Royal Gendarmerie of Canada'; colloquially known as the "Mounties", and internally as the "Force") is the federal and national police service of Canada, providing law enforcement at the federal level. The RCMP also provides provincial policing in eight of Canada's provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan, i.e., all except Ontario and Quebec) and local policing on a contract basis in the three territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) and more than 150 municipalities, 600 aboriginal communities, and three international airports. The RCMP does not provide active provincial or municipal policing in Ontario or Quebec. However, all members of the RCMP have jurisdiction as a peace officer in all parts of Canada, including Ontario and Quebec. Despite the name, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is no longer an actual mounted police force, with horses only being used at ceremonial events.

“On August 8th, 1949, Alderman W.G. Davies gave notice of motion that he, at the next regular meeting of the City Council on August 15th, 1949, would move that a committee of three members of council be appointed to investigate, with the assistance of interested organizations, the possibility, desirability and feasibility of establishing a museum for Indian relics and historical mementoes in the City of Moose Jaw and also to report on the possibility of marking historical landmarks in the Moose Jaw district.”

The first committee of Council consisted of Aldermen W.G. Davies, L.H. Lewry and J.R. English. By February 1950 the committee was expanded to ten interested individuals. The first officers of the expanded committee were Thomas Warner - Chair, Mrs. Thomas M. Sutherland - Vice Chair and Dr. Fred B. Cooper - Secretary.

A grant of $1000 was promised by the provincial government. The museum was located in space allotted by the school board in the north-west corner of the basement of the annex of Alexandra School. There was also a promise of showcases and artifacts from the Provincial Museum in Regina which continued to provide advisory support for many years. The official opening was arranged for August 23, 1950.

Through the late 1950's and early 1960's the museum was under constant threat because the school board wanted to use the space. The Museum Committee finally relinquished the space ca. 1965 and explored various spaces including the 4th floor of City Hall. Later that year, discussions began on a Museum/Art Building.

On October 6, 1914 the Provincial Brokerage and Investment Co. was founded in Regina, Saskatchewan. The head office was located at 34 High St., Moose Jaw. Its initial capital was $20,000 and there were 200 shares.

In 1884, the Moose Jaw town council recognized the need for a police presence in the area. At the May 12, 1884 town meeting, the council hired J. M. Simmington as town constable. In 1889, W. M Lambert and John H. Parry were hired as policeman and policeman/tax collector respectively. In 1903, the force was comprised of three patrol sergeants, fifteen constables and one matron. In 1911, the police service purchased its first motorized vehicle, a Dodge dart. The police station was part of city hall until 1985. At this time the station moved to its present location at the corner of Main Street and Fairford West. In 2013, the department is comprised of a Chief of Police, Deputy Chief, three inspectors, five sergeants, eight corporals, and thirty-four constables.

The Izaak Walton Club was a branch of the Izaak Walton League of America. The Moose Jaw branch was organized on June 4, 1928. The first president was Charles Rideout, the vice-president was P.J. Douglas and secretary-treasurer was P. Guy. The League's purpose was to educate those outdoors men to the realization of the perils facing precious woods, streams and wildlife.

In 1959, the President of the Moose Jaw Festival of Music, Matt Shepperd, suggested adding a ballet component to the music festival. Frank Godley was assigned the position of chairman of the ballet portion of the festival and Helen Tait and Betty Godley were in charge of outreach to dance studios. On April 9, 1960, with the help of Mrs. T. T. Whittet, a Saskatoon dance teacher, and Mr. Arnold Spohr, a ballet dancer and artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the first ballet competition was held. The competition was considered a success and later other forms of dance were added to the competition, such as tap and jazz.
In 1977, the festival organizers decided to separate the music and dance portions of the competitions. That same year the Moose Jaw Festival of Dance was incorporated. Both the Moose Jaw Festival of Music and Festival of Dance, now called Dance Inspirations, are successful competitions in Moose Jaw.

The I.O.D.E. was founded in 1900 by Montreal native Margaret Polson Murray. It was originally named Daughters of the Empire Federation. The federation was incorporated in 1901 and renamed Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. It is a non-partisan, non-sectarian organization that strives to promote patriotism, loyalty, and service to others. The first chapter was formed in Fredericton, NB. The first chapter in Moose Jaw was formed on August 5, 1901. A number of women met with Mrs. Land of Toronto, secretary of the Dominion Daughters of the Empire and Mrs. Nicholas Flood Davin of Regina, provincial president. On a motion by Mrs. Grayson, seconded by Mrs. Darwin, a chapter was formed in Moose Jaw. The first executive elected were Mrs.K. Hamilton, regent; Mrs. Turnbull, 1st vice-regent; Mrs. Gass, 2nd vice-regent, Mrs. Simpson, 3rd vice-regent; Mrs. Hitchcock, 4th vice-regent. Mrs. Annable was elected secretary, Mrs. Chivers, treasurer, and Miss Nugent standard bearer. At the first meeting on September 25, 1901, a motion by Mrs. Bogue and seconded by Mrs. Annable was passed to name the charter the "Duchess of York Chapter." This organization was extremely active in the building of the Moose Jaw General Hospital. In 1907 the chapter disbanded to become the hospital auxiliary. On October, 18, 1909 the charter was re-formed as the "Moose Jaw Chapter". Officers elected were Mrs. E.M. Saunders, regent; Mrs. Cruikshank, vice-regent; Mrs. R.L. Slater, secretary; Mrs. S.J. Taylor, treasurer, and Mrs. E. Stuart George, standard bearer. The Moose Jaw Chapter was still active in 1982, but disbanded sometimes after that.

A second chapter of the I.O.D.E., the Lawrence of Arabia Chapter was formed on April 17, 1936 at a meeting attended by provincial organizing secretary Mrs. D.M. Balfour. Officers elected were Mrs. E.H. Davies, regent; Mrs. C. Koehn, 1st vice-regent; Mrs.P.H. Whitney, 2nd vice regent; Mrs. D.A. Copeland, secretary; Mrs. D.A. Price, treasurer; Mrs. C. Lansberry, educational secretary; Mrs. H.F. Tibble, Echoes secretary; Mrs. E. Scharf, standard bearer. Community service work included fund raising for the Memorial Wing of the Union Hospital, Saskatchewan Training School, St. Anthony's Home, new Canadians, social work, and public schools. Financial assistance was given to the Red Cross and Canadian Legion. Scholarships were presented to students, hampers prepared for needy families of war veterans, and items were made, collected and sent to Great Britain and Poland. The Lawrence of Arabia Chapter was disbanded in September 1976. The efforts of the chapter were honoured in 1977 when Mrs. Dot Voldeng of Regina, past provincial president of the I.O.D.E. presented a plaque of commendation to Mrs. Lillian Davies, charter member and first regent of the chapter. Mrs. Davies then presented the plaque to Mr. Austin Ellis, manager of the Moose Jaw Art Museum, to be hung in the gallery for public display.

The third chapter of the I.O.D.E. in Moose Jaw was the Jervis Bay Chapter, organized on February 6, 1950 by Mrs. Clara Smith of Regina, past provincial president and Mrs. J.S. Williams of Moose Jaw. Members of this chapter were primarily war brides. This chapter disbanded in 1966.

In February 2000 an attempt was made to start a new local chapter. It was not successful.

During the Second World War, the National War Finance Committee was established by the Minister of Finance to organize, advertise and conduct all public loans used to finance Canada’s war effort.
They undertook a series of nine Victory Loan campaigns, promoting the sale of war bonds, war savings certificates and war savings stamps. Local committees were organized to promote sales in each community.
The chair of the Moose Jaw committee was Guy R. Tretheway, K.C.. The Campaign office was located at 16 High Street East. The Moose Jaw committee produced high per capita results for every drive.

Knox United Church (formerly Knox Presbyterian Church) began with the organization of the Caron Prairie appointment in 1899. Rev. J.M. Wallace of the Summerside congregation held services in the Caron Prairie School. Summerside, Caron and Caron Prairie formed one pastoral charge with the manse located at Summerside.
In 1902, a Ladies Aid Society was formed and a Sunday School and Christian Endeavor were organized the following year.
In 1905, a meeting was held and it was decided to build a church. In July 1906, a cornerstone was laid on the farm of Dan Ferguson at SW1/4 26-18-29 W2. The building was completed and services began but it was felt that the concrete block building material was unsatisfactory. The upper portion of the church was torn down. A new wooden church was built on the foundation and opened in 1909.
After the service on February 15, 1970, a meeting was held at which there was a unanimous decision to close the church as of June 30, 1970. The last official service was held June 28, 1970. Following the removal of the building, a cairn was constructed on the site.

Moose Jaw was established with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882. The first permanent resident of Moose Jaw was James Hamilton Ross. By May 1883, the population of Moose Jaw fluctuated between 2,000 and 3,000 people. Moose Jaw was given official status as a town on February 13, 1884. The first Mayor was John Edgar Ross. On November 20, 1903, with a population of 2,500 people, Moose Jaw was incorporated as a city. The Mayor was Charles Unwin. City councillors were C.B.C. Sharpe, Donald McLean, J.E. Hopkins, John R. Green, A.R. Garrod, J.U. Munns and secretary-treasurer was W.A. Munns.

In 2005, Moose Jaw has a population of approximately 35,000 people. The annual budget of the City is over 30 million dollars. Nearly half is funded by property taxation. The mayor and six councillors are elected for three year terms and operate with a commissioner form of government. The city manager, formerly called the city commissioner is responsible to city council and administers the operation with a staff of over 300 people. Major departments include police, fire, transit, engineering, finance, and parks and recreation

Film councils were established in Saskatchewan in the 1950's. Moose Jaw Film Council was established in [1951?]. It was the duty of the film council to provide equipment, films and bring the community together on the matter of utilization so that all organizations in the community knew the uses of films. Moose Jaw Film Council became a member of the Southern Saskatchewan Federation of Film Councils in 1954. The objects of the federation were to operate a film purchase pool, to establish and operate a rotating film library, to act as a clearing house of information for film councils, film libraries, and film depots in the federation, and to promote and coordinate special activities in the federation area. Moose Jaw Film Council was also a member of the Film Council of Saskatchewan. On April 6, 1964 the Moose Jaw Film Council decided to disband and asked the Moose Jaw Public Library to take over its functions and activities.

Moose Jaw Plumbing and Heating started in 1905, under the auspices of Moose Jaw Hardware Company Ltd., operated by William B. Hawke at 48 Main Street. There are also references to a John Hawke being involved with the business early on. The 1904 Henderson Directory had listed W.B. Hawke as a tinsmith in Moose Jaw.

The 1913 Henderson lists Moose Jaw Heating and Plumbing as a separate entity for the first time with William Hawke as manager. Moose Jaw Hardware Company continues to operate, with new management listed. It would seem that Hawke decided to concentrate on the heating and plumbing business.

It continued to be owned by Hawke, and later his son, until 1975 when the business was sold to Hans Schneider.

The first location of Moose Jaw Plumbing and Heating (distinct from Moose Jaw Hardware- post 1913) was 307 Fairford St. West at the corner of 7th Avenue (Now 3rd Ave NW).

The business was relocated to 64 High Street West ca. 1917 and remained there until moved to the current location at 31 Thatcher Drive East in 1980.

The University Women’s Club of Moose Jaw was formed in 1921. The first meetings were organized by Miss Ethel Kirk Grayson and Mrs. Jane Graham with 14 members attending.
They were affiliated with the Canadian Federation of University Women which was itself linked to the International Federation of University Women.
The stated objectives were “to stimulate intellectual activity among university women” and “to work for the practical advancement of art, science, literature and civic and social reform.”
The group met initially at the public library and later at the YMCA. These meetings generally dealt with business at hand and no refreshments were served. Social events were often held in members homes.
The group sponsored several awards and scholarships including the Jennie E. Graham and Flora E. Warner scholarships.
They also sponsored speakers on a wide variety of topics.
An early childhood study group resulted in a nursery school pilot project during May and June 1973. This became St. George’s Nursery School in 1974. The program did not have any religious affiliation. It was so named because it was housed in rented space in the basement of St. George’s Church. The nursery school was operated by a standing committee of the club until 1982.
A unanimous motion was passed on June 21, 1982 to take steps to dissolve the club. Assets were disposed of over that summer and the club disbanded in September.

The Red Cross Society was founded by Swiss citizen Henri Dunant in 1863. A Canadian branch was formed in 1896, but was not officially recognized as an independent national society until 1927. It is a non-profit , humanitarian organization dedicated to helping Canadians and the victims of conflicts and disasters throughout the world.
The Moose Jaw Canadian Red Cross Society was formed in 1914. The first executive elected were Mr. L.G. Knowles, Member of Parliament, honorary chairman; Mr. H. Dorrell, chairman; Mrs. Spotton, 1st vice-chairman, Dr. McCulloch, 2nd vice-chairman, Mrs. F. Simpson, secretary, Mr. L. Grayson, treasurer. At first the Moose Jaw Red Cross was occupied in making clothing for service men and war victims. Work on behalf of refugees began in 1918. In 1919 the charter was changed to allow for peace time work. During the Depression the local Red Cross was very active in aiding families on relief with clothing, household items, medical supplies and eye glasses and whatever else they were able to help with.
Local volunteers ran blood donor clinics during the Second World War. After the War, all the equipment was sold, but blood clinics resumed again in the early 1950's. Blood was made available at no cost to hospital patients. In 1998 the Canadian Blood Services replaced the Red Cross as the sole blood collector.
As well as supplies and monetary support to disaster victims at home and abroad, the Red Cross made hospital dressings for the local hospitals and produced special garments to promote human dignity for the elderly and infirm. A sickroom equipment lending program was available which included the lending of wheelchairs, walkers, canes and commodes. This program was taken over by the Victorian Order of Nurses when the Moose Jaw Red Cross office closed in 1991. Other services that were sponsored and supported by the Red Cross were first-aid, water safety, baby-sitting courses and a bicycle safety program. These programs were taken over by other groups.
Local aid was administered after the plane crash over northeast Moose Jaw in 1954, the floods of 1948, 1955 and 1974, and the 1980 Gulf Oil refinery fire.
The office of the Moose Jaw Red Cross closed in 1991. The local coordinator, Janice Lorge then conducted the business of the Red Cross out of her home as a volunteer until 1992.
Many of the programs and services of the Red Cross continue to operate

The Moose Jaw Arena owned by the City of Moose Jaw burned to the ground on August 27, 1955. On September 9, 1955, Mayor L.H.Lewry, assisted by the City Commissionaire and City Council called a public meeting to consider the construction of a new rink.

The first committee elected were Alfred J. Wickens, chairman; Jack Day, vice-chairman; Allen H. Wilson, secretary; and Gordon McCartney, treasurer. They were incorporated as the Moose Jaw Community Centre Company on July 9th, 1956. The articles of incorporation directed this company “to act as a holding company on behalf of the citizens of Moose Jaw and district”. It was directed “to complete, equip, maintain, manage and operate a civic or community centre in Moose Jaw”. The financing for construction was acquired through public pledges. In a plebiscite, city voters authorized the raising of $200,000.00 through debentures toward the construction of the Centre. The contract for the Centre was let at $525,000.00 to Pigott Construction Company of Saskatoon. Architect was Joseph Pettick of Regina, and structural engineer was J.L. Miller of Vancouver.

The Moose Jaw Community Centre (Civic Centre) was officially opened on Sept. 19, 1959. Effective July 1st, 1970 the Moose Jaw Community Centre was no longer responsible for the operation of the Civic Centre. The agreement of May 25th, 1965 between the City of Moose Jaw, the Moose Jaw Community Centre Company and the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company was terminated on April 13, 1970. The Moose Jaw Civic Centre was to be operated by a City Council appointed board. All assets of the Moose Jaw Community Centre were transferred to the City of Moose Jaw.