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White Cap Dakota Pastoral Charge

  • SCAA-UCCS-0168
  • Corporate body
  • 19??–

White Cap Dakota Pastoral Charge was formed sometime after 1925, as Moose Woods Pastoral Charge, part of Saskatoon Presbytery and primarily consisting of the Moose Woods (Whitecap) preaching place. As of 1940, Moose Woods was listed as a preaching point within Dundurn Pastoral Charge. In 1984, it joined the new Plains Presbytery, which became part of the All Native Circle Conference when it was formed, in 1989. As of April 23, 1998, the name was changed from Moose Woods to White Cap Dakota Pastoral Charge.

White Bear Pastoral Charge

  • SCAA-UCCS-0167
  • Corporate body
  • 1925–ca.1969, ca.1976–

Moose Mountain Reserve (Indian Mission), was formed in 1925, as part of Arcola Presbytery. It was later included in Arcola-Estevan Presbytery and then Souris Valley Presbytery. For a time, the charge was amalgamated with Manor, under the name Manor-Moose Mountain Pastoral Charge and (later) the Manor-White Bear Pastoral Charge. Around 1976, the preaching points separated and re-formed as Manor Pastoral Charge and White Bear Pastoral Charge. In 1984, White Bear joined the new Plains Presbytery, which became part of the All Native Circle Conference when it was formed, in 1989.

The main preaching point in the charge is White Bear United Church, also known as the Moose Mountain Mission, which is located near Carlyle, Saskatchewan (south of Moose Mountain Provincial Park). Before Union, the preaching point was originally recorded as a Presbyterian mission, as early as 1889. A mission house built in 1896 continued to be used for the United Church of Canada congregation until a log chapel was built around 1940. A larger church was built in 1960.

White Bear Mission Field

  • SCAA-UCCS-0499
  • Corporate body
  • 1925–19??

White Bear Mission Field was formed as a new United Church field in 1925, part of Kindersley Presbytery (changed to Elrose Presbytery in 1926), with additional preaching points at Coteau and Clearwater. By 1951, the White Bear preaching point had joined Lacadena and Tyner, under Lacadena Pastoral Charge. Around 1983, Kyle-Lacadena Pastoral Charge was formed, containing the Kyle, Lacadena, White Bear and Tyner congregations.

Whimster’s Hardware

  • Corporate body
  • 1923-1944

Whimster’s Hardware was established in Moose Jaw in 1923 on 61 River St. W. by Murdo F. Whimster. Before coming to Moose Jaw, Mr. Whimster went into the hardware business in 1902 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. In 1906 he moved to Calgary. In 1916 he established a hardware business in High River, Alberta. After two years on River Street, in 1925 Mr. Whimster relocated his hardware store to 23 Main St. N. In 1937 he turned the business over to his son Donald J. Whimster and moved to California. In 1944 Donald J. sold the business to long time employee Austin T. Ellis, and Les Turner. Both Murdo and Donald finally settled in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Wheten, George William

  • Person
  • [1886]-1970

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.

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