The Moose Jaw Wild Animal Park opened in 1929 as a 540-acre zoo. It contained over 200 types of animals from across Canada and the northwestern United States. For almost eighty years the zoo was in operation, educating visitors on different animals and environmental preservation. It closed in 1995.

W (Winfield). H. ‘Bud’ Metcalf was born in Sisseton, South Dakota in 1903. Shortly after, he and his family moved to Macrorie, Saskatchewan. Metcalf attended Nutana College in Saskatoon and then started work with Security Lumber in Rockglen. He married Ellen Peeters on June 23, 1928 and they resided in Foam Lake until 1944. They had two sons, Harold and Jack. Metcalf was a member of the air force from 1941-1944. The family moved to Moose Jaw in 1949 when Metcalf accepted the position of credit manager at Security Lumber (later Crown Lumber) where he worked until his retirement in 1966. He died June 5, 1979 in Moose Jaw.

The Westview Rural Telephone Company was initiated in 1910 and formally incorporated in 1911. W.H. Brown was the first president with John Logan as Secretary/Treasurer. James Gilmour was the first of 34 shareholders in 1911.

The company was given permission to construct the telephone network on March 6, 1911 and a construction tender was awarded to Somerville & Olson of Regina. The area covered was primarily in 18-27 and 18-28 W2 between Archydal and Tuxford.

A rental agreement was made with the Belbeck Rural Telephone Company to connect with Moose Jaw. Major renovations were done to the lines in 1945 and 1964.

On October 18, 1976, the shareholders were in unanimous agreement to accept Sasktel’s offer to assimilate Westview into their system. At the time of dissolution, Alfred Maynard was serving as President while Oliver Spence was Secretary/Treasurer.