Spencer Sutherland was born in 1900 in Truro, Nova Scotia. He moved with his family to Unity, Saskatchewan in 1911. Mr. Sutherland was admitted to the bar in 1924, and moved to Humboldt in 1928 where he opened the S.M. Sutherland Law Office. Mr. Sutherland practiced law in Humboldt until his death in 1981

Richard “Dick” Neil Lillico was born May 3, 1921 in Moose Jaw and attended school at Alexandra Public School and Central Collegiate. In 1941, he accepted a position at the Moose Jaw Times Herald. In 1944, he accepted a job at CHAB radio station where he worked in various positions, such as announcer, operator, salesman and writer for sports desk, Confucius Say, and Army and Navy programs. In 1945, Lillico married Florence Webber of Moose Jaw and had one daughter, Michel. After Lillico ran and lost as the liberal candidate for the Moose Jaw-Lake Centre district in 1957, the family moved to England where he worked as a freelance newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation. They returned to Moose Jaw in 1960. Lillico then worked as an advertising manager for newspapers in the Moose Jaw area. In 1962, he attempted to seek nomination at the Liberal nominating convention, but did not succeed.

William George Wood was born in Hounslow, England in 1895 and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1912. His family tried to book passage on the Titanic; however, they were unable to reserve tickets and left on another ship the following day. The family settled in Moose Jaw and Wood began work at the CPR. In 1918, he joined the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Wood retired from the CPR in 1958. He was married to Maye (Atkinson) Wood and they had four children: Joyce, Lynn, Dennis, and Garth. He died April 26, 1985.

Gerald “Gerry” F. Carline was born in 1942. He joined the armed forces in 1959 and served with the Saskatchewan Dragoons until 1970. Carline then transferred to the Saskatchewan militia district headquarters as the officer in charge of the training company. In 1974, he joined the 10th Field Regiment as deputy-commanding officer and was later appointed to artillery officer and then Lieutenant Colonel. Carline is presently the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the Saskatchewan Dragoons. He is also an author, having written Duncan’s War, the story of Duncan Munro and the 44th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force.

The Prairie Pens Writers was established on February 10, 1991. The creation of the group was accomplished due to Gertrude Story (in 1991 she was Moose Jaw’s writer-in-residence) and a grant from the New Horizon’s program. One of the first actions of the group was to petition city hall to declare Robert Currie and Gary Hyland Honorary Poets Laureate. Members participated in their first public readings at the SIAST’s Macoun Lounge in June 1991. This event, called Readouts, is now an annual event held at the library.
Membership is open to anyone; however, due to weekday meeting times, the majority of members are seniors. Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, excluding July and August.

Dorothy May Miller was born in 1906 to Lt. Governor Thomas and Grace Keay Miller. She had two siblings, Dr. James Miller and Lillian Miller. She left Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for Victoria, British Columbia in 1945. Miller worked as a medical records librarian at the Royal Jubilee Hospital until her retirement in 1971. She died March 23, 2000 in Victoria.

Armon Wellington Irwin was born in 1868 in London, Ontario. In 1892, he married Margaret Jane Armstrong of Wiarton, Ontario. They came to Moose Jaw on March 5, 1904 as an agent for Sun Life, however, soon after his arrival he established his own insurance and real estate business. In 1912, when the Walter Scott Block opened, Irwin was the first occupant of the business section of the block. He operated his insurance and real estate business until April 15, 1943, when he sold it to I. C. Sutton. Irwin was an active member of the Moose Jaw community. He was a member of the Moose Jaw School Board and of the Saskatchewan Conference of the United Church.
In 1911, he built a large home at 29 Stadacona St. West (known as 155 Stadacona St. West after 1914) and lived there until around 1950. Armon and Margaret had four children: Marguerite, Annie, Armon F., and Frank. C. Margaret died in 1951. Irwin then married Emma Lydiard of Moose Jaw. He died October 19, 1958 in Victoria.

The St. David’s Society was a Welsh organization established by Welsh citizens of Moose Jaw on October 25, 1913. Their first meeting was held on January 8, 1914. At this meeting the following officers were elected: President – E. Goodman Jones, Vice-President – Lloyd Roberts, Treasurer – W. R. Jones, and Secretary – J. E Thomas. The club’s meetings were held at the Moose Jaw Public Library.

Dr. Donald A. Wright received his Bachelor of Arts in Speech and History from Murray State University in Kentucky in 1974. He also received his Master of Divinity from the University of Toronto in 1977 and his Doctor of Ministry from the University of Alberta in 1988. Wright was an athlete; he played college football and won two national javelin championships. He was also an active member of the United Church. Wright served as ordained minister in Manville, Alberta, as lay minister in Toronto, Ontario, and as Reverend near Trail, British Columbia. In 1982, Rev. Wright served at St. Andrew’s United Church in Moose Jaw, dealing mostly with Christian education and pastoral care. Currently, he lives is the president of What’s My Type? Inc. in Stratford, Ontario. Wright and his wife, Cindy, have two children: Murray and Gary.

The T. W. Robinson Company was established in 1883 by Titus W. Robinson. The business was a department store located at 28-30 Main Street (116 Main St. North), Moose Jaw. In 1912, the store’s name changed to Robinson-MacBean Ltd. W. F. MacBean was the company’s secretary and treasurer. He later became the managing director of the store after T. W. Robinson’s death on October 2, 1913 in Toronto. The original store was two storeys with a basement. From 1912-1914, a new building was constructed for the department store. Three storeys were added to the existing building. When that was completed, the two lower levels were removed and built again to correspond with the three upper floors. No disruption to service occurred during the construction of the new building. The new structure had five storeys and a basement – it was at one time the tallest building on Main Street. The store had various departments, including: dry goods, men’s wear, ladies’ wear, shoes, house furnishings, and china and glassware.
The Robinson-MacBean department store made news in 1923 when four night constables were arrested for breaking and entering and theft. The constables had in their possession ‘Niagara Maid silk bloomers’ that were only sold at Robinson-MacBean’s store. In 1928, the store was renamed to MacBean’s Ltd and remained at 116 Main St. North until 1931. The building was vacant for a few years before the Army and Navy Department Store moved into the building.