Although the Sociology Department was formally established in 1958, classes in Sociology had been offered since 1940 through the Department of Economics. The merger of Economics and Political Science in 1947 resulted in the creation of a sub-department of Sociology. Within a year of its creation the Department of Sociology was offering graduate level classes and was developing a research program that would focus on ethnic relations, medical sociology, family studies and community development. In an effort to further facilitate excellence in research and scholarly work, the social research unit was created in 1983. The following have served as head of the department: R.E. DuWors (1957-1968); J.E. Abramson (1968-1972); D.R. Cherry (1972-1974); G.S. Basran (1974-1978); B.S. Bolaria (9178-1990); K. Storrie (1990-1993); T. Wotherspoon (1993-).

The Moose Jaw Electric Railway was conceived in 1909 by James T. Cashman an E. M. Saunders. Cashman was introduced to J. B. McRae who in-turn introduced him to A. Hector Dion who would become the first superintendent of the Moose Jaw Electric Railway.
In March of 1910 a 20 year franchise was granted to: J. B. McRae, consulting engineer; Peter B. Melon, physician; E. J. Daly, barrister; A. H. Dion, electrical engineer; and C. E. McCuaig, broker of the City of Moose Jaw.

On August 19, 1911 the first run of a Moose Jaw streetcar was taken for a five-cent fare. The company developed Kingsway Park to help increase Sunday revenue.

In 1932 the use of street cars came to an end as George T. Connor, the last general manager of the electric railway began the operation of motor buses in the city under a new franchise named the Moose Jaw Transportation Company.

In 1913, Moose Jaw is reported as having the largest Chinese population in Saskatchewan, primarily concentrated in the River Street area.

The Chinese Nationalist League was formed in support of the movement to replace the monarchical government of Qing or Manchu dynasty in China with a republic. The leading figure in this movement was Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who is seen as the founder of modern China. There were branches in most of the larger Chinese populations in Canada and the United States.
A number of unsuccessful uprisings occurred during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Following the successful Wuchang uprising in 1911 and the abdication of Emperor PuYi in 1912, there continued to be internal power struggles up to the victory of the communist elements over nationalist factions.

Branches of the Chinese Nationalist League are known to have been in Moose Jaw, Saskatoon and North Battleford.

The Moose Jaw branch operated from 37 or 39 River St. West [there are conflicting references] and 330 River St. West [this may just be the same location following changes to Moose Jaw’s building numbering system].

The League disappears from the Henderson Directories at the outset of World War II and reappears afterwards as the Chinese Nationalist Party. The Chinese National Party is listed in Henderson’s City Directory as being located at 112 River St. West from 1950 until 1963.
The League was briefly outlawed in 1918 under the War Measures Act as China was an ally of Britain and Canada and the Canadian government could not be seen as allowing a group to work against the government of China.

The numerous variations in name reflect changes within the group, changes to political factions in China and in many cases, just variation in translation to English.

In November of 1911 the first meeting of a library board was held with the first order of business to erect a public library in Moose Jaw. The board consisted of E. J. Chegwin, A. A. Graham, W. F. Heal, Alfred Mayberry, D. Stemper and J. W. Sifton.
A competition was held to determine the best design for the new building. In January 1912 the winners of the competition were named and Moose Jaw architects Messrs. Reid and McAlpine were chosen.
For the next two years the board would decided on the location for the new building, the tenders to be granted for construction, (Peter Lyall and Sons), plumbing and heating, (Frost Bros.) electrical wiring, (Acme Electric), furniture, hardware, insurance and books. On October 22, 1912, Mr. A. H. Gibbard was chosen to serve as Chief Librarian.
The winter of 1912 saw the first donation to the library's museum room from one Nicholas Yannis as he gave his large collection of ancient and modern coins to the library. However no record of the current fate of the coins is apparent.
On August 15, 1913, the Moose Jaw Public Library was officially opened. Staff that day included Mr. Gibbard, Miss M. A. Hallam, Miss Ester McCammon and Mr. E. Buckley; Miss Ida Crane joined the staff in September. Mr. Gibbard remained with the library until 1940 and was succeeded by S. R. Stephens and eventually Miss H. Cummings.
In 1963 the library celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary with Katherine McKinnon as Chief Librarian. Many exhibits and activities were organized for the celebration. One permanent event was the opening of a Jubilee branch in November of that year. The facility was rented and the owner sold the premises in the fall of 1967 requiring the branch's closure.

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) political party was founded in August 1932 in Calgary at a conference uniting various farm, labour and socialist groups. James Shaver Woodsworth led the federal party from its inception until shortly before his death in 1942. In 1934 five members of the CCF were elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature, the first to sit in any legislature or parliament in Canada. In 1935, seven CCF members were elected to the House of Commons. In the 1945 federal election the CCF won 29 seats, 18 in Saskatchewan. The Moose Jaw Federal Constituency was represented by W. Ross Thatcher of the CCF party. In 1961 a merger between the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress created the New Democratic Party of Canada. Tommy Douglas, the long-time CCF Premier of Saskatchewan was elected the party’s first leader.

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.

The Upland School District was formed in February 1909 with the founding executive consisting of J.R. Stoney? - Chair, E. Hatfield - Secretary Treasurer, and Alfred J. Sanders - Trustee.

The trustees borrowed $1200 to build a 20' by 24' building. A site was chosen on the south-west corner of SW 22-21-26 (south of Chamberlain, west of Findlater and north of Buffalo Pound Lake). The date of completion is not known but an annual meeting of the Trustees was held in the schoolhouse on January 15, 1910. The first teacher is not known but Lettie Drope is listed as the teacher as of April 3, 1911.

The school was closed in 1953 and children attended Chamberlain School.

On January 2, 1979 Moose Jaw city council (Mayor Herb E. Taylor) appointed a committee to plan the 1980 celebrations in Moose Jaw for the 75th anniversary of Saskatchewan as a province. The committee consisted of Jan Sorochan, S.H. (Hub) Gutheridge and A.E. Peacock. Members added to the committee were Mrs. Nan Buchbach, Peggy Pequin, Mary Carty, Cliff Christensen, John McConville, Jerry Kaiser, Deane Hoover, Hugh Colwell, Joseph Karner, Leonard Biden, Penny Tonita, Russ McKnight, and Linda Boudreau. In October 1979 Louis H. (Scoop) Lewry was appointed chairman. The provincial government was extending grants to the city to be distributed among organizations for the celebration of the anniversary. The committee called for representations from organizations for the allocation of the grant money. 41 applications were received. 32 grant requests were approved by the committee and funds were distributed. Before the committee disbanded in 1981, any funds remaining were donated to the Moose Jaw United Way.

On July 12, 1912 it was decided in the Farewell (also spelled Fairwell) District to organize a rural telephone company that would provide service to the area residents. It was set up with a capital stock of $1200.00 and had 8 ½ miles of line. There were 10 subscribers each holding 5 shares of stock at $25.00 per share. First subscribers were Wellington Barry, James Barry, H.S. Rowan, Thomas Barry, H.D. Simpson, J.W. Astleford, Mrs. Joseph Astleford, E. Rathwell, N.H. Hatchard, H.E. Gallaugher. In 1919 four other subscribers each purchased 10 shares.
In 1921 the Farewell Rural Telephone Company along with three other rural telephone companies merged with Tuxford under the new “Land Tax System.”

The 210th Battalion was authorized in March 1916 in Moose Jaw when Major W.E. Seaborn of the 128th Battalion was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and requested to recruit the 210th Battalion. Recruiting was very popular with the young men of Moose Jaw and district. The new battalion grew very quickly to 521 members. The recruits were accommodated in the Douglas Block on Main St. for summer training of drill and military discipline the battalion moved to Camp Hughes. Owing to the lack of transport, the battalion did not proceed overseas from the camp, but returned to the Douglas Barracks where they underwent further training. On April 12, 1917 the battalion left Halifax on the S.S. Carpathia. A smaller contingent left a week later on the S.S. Northland. The S.S. Carpathia docked at Liverpool on April 22, 1917. The battalion immediately left for Camp Bramshott where they remained as a unit for two weeks. The war situation demanded that the battalion was to be used to provide reinforcements for the hard hit battalions in France. The majority were absorbed into the 46th Battalion and the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. Some officers went to the Royal Flying Corps. Casualties of the 210th Battalion serving with the 46th Battalion were 52 killed, 127 wounded, 3 taken prisoner of war. Casualties of those serving in the other units is not available. The 210th Battalion was disbanded and removed from army records.

The Kinette organization was formed in Canada in the late 1930's. It was meant to assist the Kinsmen in their work, and to carry on additional service projects which would not conflict with those of the Kinsmen. In 1942 the official name "Kinette Club" came into being at the national convention in Vancouver. There were 52 clubs in Canada. The first Kinette Club in District 3 (Saskatchewan) was formed in Saskatoon in September 1940. In the 1990's there were 80 Kinette clubs in Saskatchewan with a membership of over one thousand.
The Moose Jaw Kinette Club was chartered in February 1945 with 12 members at a meeting at the Grant Hall Inn. Mrs. A. Patterson was elected chairman of the nominating committee along with Mrs. N. Hodge, Mrs. John Oie, Mrs. P. Douglas and Mrs. J. Ingram. The first executive consisted of Mrs.George Maley, president; Mrs. Frank Kindred, vice president; Mrs. Glen Davis, secretary; Mrs. S.G. Stinson, treasurer; and Mrs. N. Hodge, press secretary. The main objectives of the Kinettes are to be an auxiliary to the Kinsmen Club, to carry out community projects with Kinsmen approval, to assist the Kinsmen with their projects and to promote fellowship among the wives of Kinsmen. Until 1988 women could only become Kinettes if their husbands were Kinsmen. With the change in this rule, enrolment increased. In 1988 a vote was also taken to create a "parallel partnership" which gives the Kinettes the status of being associates with the Kinsmen, rather than an auxiliary group. The community service projects and fund raising efforts of the Moose Jaw Kinette Club have been extensive and successful. Among them include donations for furnishings and equipment for Moose Jaw hospitals, Meals on Wheels, sponsoring the Moose Jaw Kinette Figure Skating Club, "Buckle up Baby" infant car seat rental, assisting Kinsmen in the annual Moose Jaw Kinsmen Band Festival, Telemiracle, hampers for the needy, scholarships to students, and donations to many other charities and projects.

The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul arrived in Moose Jaw on November 13, 1912. The John F. Lindsay Home on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Ominica Street West(405 Ominica Street West) was purchased and opened as a thirty bed hospital on November 21, 1912. The first surgery was performed on November 28, 1912, and the first baby born was January 16, 1913.

Soon the hospital became congested. Land was purchased in 1915 for a new hospital. In 1916 construction began on a new building on Lillooet Street. Contractors were Cowlin and Sons of Toronto.

Architect was R.G. Bunyard of Moose Jaw. The new fifty bed Providence Hospital, 201 Lillooet Street East was officially opened and blessed on September 19, 1917 by Archbishop O. E. Mathieu of Regina.

The School of Nursing was opened in 1917 for fourteen students. The Director was Sister Mary Rapheal. The first graduation class in 1920 had 3 graduates. The last nursing class graduated in 1970.

The first Providence Hospital Auxiliary was formed in March 1913 with Mrs. W.W. Irwin as president. It disbanded in 1918 and reorganized again in 1950 with Mrs. H.C. Taylor as chairman.

The Auxiliary functioned to the close of the Hospital.

With the City of Moose Jaw growing rapidly, construction soon began on a new “East Wing”. Contractors were Bird & Woodel. Sixty-four beds were added and part of the new addition housed the School of Nursing and accommodation for the Sisters and nurses. The East Wing was officially opened by Governor General Lord Willingdon in May 1928.

In 1946 a nurses’ residence was constructed from administration buildings used by the Air Force training at Caron, Sask., during World War II.

The medical laboratory was constructed in 1950 under the direction of the first pathologist Dr. G. Kent. Training for medical laboratory technologists was opened in 1952 under the leadership of Sister Mary Cornelia. A two year program for radiology technician training started under the direction of Sister Mary Rosaire.

In 1960 construction began on the Jubilee (West) Wing. It was officially opened in 1962. Contractor was P.W. Graham & Sons of Moose Jaw. Facilities were improved in x-ray, physiotherapy, emergency and central supply, dietary, and medical records. The Jubilee Wing housed a new operating room suite with a recovery room and a new and expanded obstetrical suite.

In November 1967 pediatrics was centralized at the Union Hospital and obstetrics at the Providence Hospital. This facilitated better utilization of space and avoided duplication of services and costs.

In 1968 a sixteen bed self care unit was opened on the third floor of the East Wing. An intensive care unit of four beds was opened in 1969. Due to lack of Government funding this unit closed in 1975.

In 1973 work began on a forty-two bed long term care unit (level IV facility), completely renovating the second and third floors of the East Wing. The unit officially opened in 1974. In 1976 it was named the “Raphael Wing” in honour of Sister Mary Raphael.

The Day Hospital was established in 1979. It was a medically oriented program that enabled the elderly to maintain and/or enhance their independence, enabling them to live longer in their own homes.

On September 21, 1981 a Pastoral Care Department was opened under the direction of Sister Patricia Kelly.

A volunteer program was formed in 1987, directed by Patricia Boughen.

The Providence Hospital closed in 1995 when acute medical services were centralized at Moose Jaw Union Hospital and Providence Place was opened, replacing St. Anthony’s Home in caring for the aged of Moose Jaw and Southern Saskatchewan. The duties of the Sisters shifted from administration and direct medical services to pastoral care. The Providence Hospital building was sold to a developer who let it deteriorate to a state of disrepair. The City of Moose Jaw had the building demolished in the fall of 2006.

In 1912 directors of the rural telephone companies met to discuss amalgamation with the Village of Tuxford for joint service. The Tuxford Rural Telephone Company was organized with J.B. Calver as secretary-treasurer and agent. Under the arrangement made the company carried on their business individually, continued to service their own lines, but shared the overall expenses of a central building and an operator. Elzer Sloan was awarded the tender to build a new telephone building.

In 1921 a motion was passed “that provided the government install a village system and the other rural companies organize under the new Land Tax system.” The four rural companies (Huron & Clinton, Farewell, Buffalo Lake and Maple Leaf) merged completely with Tuxford and their books were closed. N. H. Hatchard was shown as telephone agent in 1921. The telephone building was sold as the foundation was faulty. The vacated bank building was purchased and the Tuxford Rural Telephone Company continued from there.

In January 1950 the switchboard closed and Tuxford went on an automatic dialing system. On September 3, 1977 it became part of the Moose Jaw exchange system.

Tuxford was incorporated as a village on July 19, 1907. The SW quarter of Section 5 in Township 19, Range 26 was chosen as the best location for a townsite and railroad station. CPR officials named the town Tuxford, for George Stuart Tuxford whose untiring efforts with railway officials got the railroad routed through the Buffalo Lake wheat growing area. In 1905 an insurance and real estate office was set up on the townsite. Plans were under way for the construction of grain elevators and by fall 1905 the railroad was within a mile East of the townsite. The first overseer of the Village of Tuxford was D.E. MacIntyre. Secretary-treasurer of the Village Council from 1907-1912 was J.B. Calver.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) was founded on the national level in 1883. It was the first interdenominational woman's organization in Canada and in the world. The Moose Jaw Union of the W.C.T.U. was organized in 1889. The Union is renowned for its campaign against liquor, but it has always been a service organization, and was one of the major movements in working towards the franchise for women. The W.C.T.U. members are dedicated to the Christian principle of responsibility for the welfare of mankind, and the sacredness of human life. The motto is "For God and Home and Every Land." The pledge is one of total abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and narcotics, believing they contribute to the desecration of the home and the demoralization of the individual. Provincial conventions met annually, Canadian conventions met biennially, and World conventions triennially. The children and youth organizations are Little White Ribboners for children under 7 years of age, Loyal Temperance Legion for children 7 to 14 years of age, and the Youth Temperance Council for young people over 14 years. Women active in the Moose Jaw W.C.T.U. included Mrs. A.E. Peacock, Mrs. W. H. Beamish, Miss F.M. Johnstone, Mrs. E. Green, Mrs. A. Johnson, Mrs. H.F. Lanks, Mrs. A. Bricker, Mrs. C. Kjarsgaard, Mrs. Amy Lancaster, Mrs. Mildred Steele.