The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration was a branch of the federal ministry of Agriculture (later Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada). It was originally founded in 1935 in order to deal with soil erosion, soil conservation and a lack of water resources caused by a long and severe drought that affected the prairies throughout the decade. While its soil-conservation role was moved to another agency in 1946, the PFRA continued to be involved in water development and conservation projects, manage nearly 10,000km of community pastures, and encourage farmers to develop shelterbelts (rows of trees) to protect fields from wind erosion up until its dissolution in 2009.

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.

Percy T. Colbert came to Saskatoon from Seaforth, Ontario, in 1905 and established a soft drink manufacturing company here at 418 first Avenue South. He was still running the company, under the name Colbert & Co., in 1923.

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.

The Photogelatine Engraving Co. Ltd, Ottawa, was established in 1920 and published postcards, mostly of Canadian subjects. It moved to Toronto in 1947 and closed in 1952.

Lumby Productions Ltd began in 1961 as a audio recording service run by John Lumby (1930-2017) and his wife, Helen Hase Lumby (b. 1934). In 1965, it was incorporated as Lumby Productions Ltd. In 1985-1986 the assets of Lumby Productions were transferred to Size Small Productions Inc., a new company formed by the Lumbys in 1981. Lumby Productions Ltd. was fully dissolved in 1988 and was struck from the Saskatchewan Corporate Registry in 1989.

The company produced sound recordings, films, radio and television commercials and jingles, slide-tape presentations, print advertising, including promotional brochures, and photographic work, animation, and other public relations services. During the late 1960's and early 1970's the company did most of the film and news production for CBC Saskatchewan. It also produced films for provincial government departments and for private and crown corporations, and did marketing work for local Saskatoon performers such as the University of Saskatchewan's Greystone Singers and the Saskatoon Boys' Choir.

Cliff Wright was born on Sept 21, 1927 in Saskatoon, and died Dec 9, 2014. He attended Nutana Collegiate and briefly studied engineering at the University of Saskatchewan before joining Smith Brothers and Wilson Construction as a carpenter’s apprentice. He eventually became Saskatchewan Vice President, and in 1987 bought out the Saskatchewan assets of the company, re-naming it Wright Construction.

He served on Saskatoon City Ciouncil from 1967-1988, including sitting as mayor from 1976-1988, when he retired from politics. He served on a variety of public boards including both the City Hospital and University Hospital Boards, the Saskatoon District Health Board, and the Saskatchewan Potash Corporation Board. In the early 1990s, he served as Treaty Land Commissioner. Other agencies he was involved with included the Saskatchewan Abilities Council, Parenting Incorporated, Cosmopolitan Industries, the United Way, YMCA and YWCA, Big Brothers, and Big Sisters.

Cliff Wright was made CFQC Citizen of the Year in 1988, the same year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan. He received the Canada 125 Medal in 1992, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1998, was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 1999 and the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal in 2005.

The Saskatoon Track and Field Club was founded in 1948 as the Hilltop Track and Field Club, under a sponsorship arrangement with the Saskatoon Hilltops football club, brokered by John Munro (“Jack”) Lydiard. An earlier version of the Saskatoon Track and Field Club had been started by Joe Griffith and George Ward in 1935, but appears to have existed only briefly, and the two don’t seem to be related.
In 1950, the relationship with the Hilltops ended and the club changed its name to the Saskatoon Track and Field Club. The name changed to the Saskatoon Track Club sometime after 1998. In 1955, the Nutana Kiwanis Club agreed to help finance the STFC. Early in 1963, the STFC helped establish the Riversdale Track and Field Club. In 1965, the Knights of Columbus, became the chief sponsor of the club.

Early coaches and athletes associated with the club include Dr. Bill Turnbull, Jack Lydiard, Bob Adams, Sylvia Ferguson and May Gagan.

Marv Carson was a civil engineer, identified as the "instrumentman" on the construction of the Broadway Bridge.

George Wheten was born in New Brunswick and came to Saskatoon in 1907. He was married to Lily and had a son, Waldo, and a daughter, Elsie (Farmer). In Saskatoon, he was an active member of the First Baptist Church, including serving as a deacon.

George D. Archibald was born in Truro, NS in 1884, where he graduated from King's College, in Windsor, N.S. He Married Janie MacKenzie in 1911, and came to Saskatoon in 1914. He died in 1947.

R.J. "James" Arrand came to Saskatoon from Ontario in 1906, forming a short-lived construction company with his cousin, Walter Thomas Arrand (1868-1952). Later, James Arrand specialized in concrete construction, working on several high profile projects in Saskatoon in the 1920s and 1930s, including the University Memorial Gates, School for the Deaf (now the R.J.D. Williams Building), the Capitol Theatre, the Broadway Bridge and the Borden Bridge.