David Geary was one of the first two graduates from the University of Saskatchewan Fine Arts program, in 1970. He has been described as "one of the most prolific self-published underground creators in Canada during the 1970s and is responsible for the development of the comic book scene in the prairie provinces, first as a creator and later as a teacher/mentor."
Frederick E Harrison was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1876. He came to Saskatoon in 1904 to manage the Union Bank. He opened a real estate and insurance business in 1907 and was for a time secretary and president of the Saskatoon Board of Trade. In 1909 he married Zeta Mabel Charlebois, of Edmonton. They were divorced ca. 1922.
Harrison served on City Council from 1911-1912 and was Mayor from 1913-1915, being acclaimed to the position in his first term. He did not seek re-election after his 1915 term. In 1916 he joined the federal Labour Department and moved to Calgary. In 1943 he became a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his work as an industrial dispute commissioner. Harrison died in Vancouver in September 1962 at the age of 86.
Born ca. 1934 at Souris, Manitoba, Helen Hase Lumby grew up in Saskatoon where she married John Donald Lumby in 1956. They had three children, Lisa, John Jr., and Jeff.
In Saskatoon, she worked as a writer, producer, operator and performer with CFQC Radio and CFQC-TV in the 1950s. She co-hosted the CFQC programmes "Little People" and "Carnival" in 1957-1958. She also produced the children's television show "Miss Helen's Kindergarten", which aired from 1956-1962, and in the 1960s she was co-host of CBC radio's "The Passing Show", a fifteen minute arts and entertainment program.
From 1961-1981, she and husband John operated a film, photography, television and audio production company under the names Lumby Productions (1965-1981) and Size Small Productions (1981-1988). Helen worked primarily writing advertising copy and doing voice-overs for radio commercials. She also produced and was featured in the "Miss Helen's Kindergarten Party" phonograph records. She was also active in the public relations aspects of Lumby Productions including print, radio and television advertising, press releases, brochures and promotional films.
John Donald Lumby was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Dec 19, 1930. He married Helen Hase in 1956. They had three children: Lisa, John Jr., and Jeff. He spent most of his life in Saskatoon, moving to Kitchener, Ontario, after retirement, where he died on Nov. 3, 2017.
He studied engineering at the University of Saskatchewan and graduated from the Officer's Indoctrination Course, University Reserve Training, in June 1950. In 1964, he also received a Certificate of Business Administration from the U of S.
He initially apprenticed in industrial and commercial photography at Hansen Photographers in Edmonton. In the early 1950s, he worked as a photographer with the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, and later served as Director of Photography at CFQC-TV in Saskatoon from 1955 to 1965. From 1961-1981, he and Helen operated a film, photography, television and audio production company under the names Lumby Productions (1965-1981) and Size Small Productions (1981-1988).
Martin McDonald is identified by E.J. Cole as having "worked for the city". A Martin J. McDonald (1887-1950) was employed as a constable by the Saskatoon police department in 1932 but it's not clear if this is the same person.
John McDougal was born in London, Ont., ca., 1879. He came to Saskatoon about 1911, staying here until 1934 when he and his wife, Margaret, moved to Regina. He died in 1944, leaving behind his wife and two sons.
Robert McWillie (d. 2009) served overseas during the Second World War. After the war, he worked for Sask Power and later for the City of Saskatoon Electrical department. He was heavily involved in the union movement both while working and in retirement.
Jeff moved with his family to Gander, Nfld (1962-1965) and then to Winnipeg, Man (1965-1967) before moving to Regina where he remained until 1993 except for brief stints in Gibsons, BC (1985) and Vancouver (1987). In 1993, he moved to Vancouver to attend university there. He returned to Saskatchewan after graduation in 1995, where he remained except for a brief sojourn in Prince Albert, Sask., in the fall of 1996.
Jeff attended St. Matthew School (1967-1976) and Sheldon Williams Collegiate (1976-1980) in Regina. He attended Campion College at the University of Regina (1983-1987), earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, then returned to the U of R from 1991-1993 to earn an Honours Certificate in History. He attended the School of Library, Archives and Information Studies (SLAIS) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from 1993-1995, graduating with a Master's in Archival Studies (MAS).
After graduation in 1995, he worked as a contract archivist for the University of Saskatchewan (1995), the Saskatchewan Council for Archives (1997) and the Anglican Diocese of Prince Albert (1996). He was hired as City of Saskatoon Archivist on contract in 1997, becoming permanent on January 1, 1999. He also taught the Introduction to Archives class for two semesters in the Library Technician programme at Sask Polytechnic (then SIAST), in 2013 and 2015.
Beginning in 1985 but primarily from 2011, he was active as a freelance writer. In 2003, he became interested in photography. In 2010, he began learning to play the guitar, and he was associated with a local band, The Agents of Deterioration, as both musician, vocalist and songwriter from 2017 to the present (2022) He was also involved as a volunteer with the Saskatchewan fencing community at various times, as well as professional organizations relating to archives.
Jan Oosterinsk worked for the City of Saskatoon in 1932 and was involved in the construction of the Broadway Bridge.
T.G. Patterson was in the employ of R.J. Arrand and worked on the construction of the Broadway Bridge.