In 1920 the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis and the St. Augustine parish priest Father Benoit opened Notre Dame of the Prairies, an elementary residential Convent school for boys and girls, in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. In 1927, Father Athol Murray the newly appointed St. Augustine parish priest, began the high school program at the school. Sister Mary Edith McCullough also arrived at the school in 1927 and remained to teach for over 30 years. Father Murray became the college administrator and taught the school's Arts program, obtaining an official affiliation with the University of Ottawa in 1933. Mother Edith and the Sisters of Charity of St. Louis ran the elementary and other high school programs. Over the decades the school was renamed Notre Dame of Canada, Notre Dame of Saskatchewan, and was informally known as "Shack College." The school has remained a catholic co ed residential school but now offers only high school grades 9 to 12. Upon Father Murray's death in 1975 the college was officially renamed the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame.

Robert Alexander Attrill was born to George Attrill and Janet Attrill (nee Brecken), and grew up on the family farm in the Whittome, Saskatchewan district. Robert obtained his matriculation certificate in June of 1935, and would eventually travel to Toronto where he would hold a variety of jobs. He enrolled and trained in the Radio College of Canada as a wireless operator, and graduated in July. He soon found employment at the Rogers Majestic Radio Factory. Robert later worked for Marconi, who supplied wireless operators for overseas service. In December (ca. 19-?) he went to Britain under the auspices of Marconi and worked for/with the British wireless marine service. Robert was married to Dorothy Alice Attrill (nee Meyers) on December 31, 1941. He died August 25, 1987.

Audrey Anna Beth Lefebvre was born to Clifford Andrew Dobson and Elva Viola Dobson (Anderson) in Melfort, Saskatchewan in 1932. In 1953, in Prince Albert, Audrey married Maurice (Moe) Lefebvre. They had four children: Debra, Linda, Sandra, and Dean. Audrey was a housewife and also worked in a jewelry store, while Maurice farmed and owned fertilizer and auto wrecking businesses.