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Wright, Clifford Emerson

  • Person
  • 1927-2014

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.

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.

Wheaton, Albert J.

  • Person
  • [1882]-1968

Albert Joseph Wheaton was born near Thorndale, Ont. He came went in 1904 and was married in 1907 to Electa Jane Rutledge. They moved to Saskatoon in 1911 and had two sons, included Cecil Wheaton (later a Saskatoon alderman) and D.H. Wheaton, and two daughters, identified as Mrs. F.C. Thompson (Vancouver) and Mrs. I.H. Stocken (Langham). He was a member of Grace United Church and served on the official board and in various other capacities within Saskatoon's religious establishment, and was a member of the Saskatoon Rotarty club, the Saskatoon Construction Association, and various lodges and associations.

Wentz, Charles Frederick Rupert

  • Person
  • 1907-1982

Charles Frederick Rupert "Rupe" Wentz was born in Pasadena, Calif and came to Saskatoon with his family. He was married twice, to Maxine (d., 1975) and to Betty. He had two daughters, Jane (Graham) and Margaret (Ramson) and one son, Charles Frederick. He died in California in 1982.

Underwood, Joseph Edwin

  • Person
  • 1882-1960

Joseph Edwin ("Ed") Underwood was born in Wroxeter, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1909 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He married Lina Florence Case, of Toronto, in 1911, and moved to Saskatoon. After her death in 1931, he married a second time, to Ethel (d. 1983). He had three children, J. Bruce, Edith and Elizabeth. In Saskatoon, he was involved with organizations like the Saskatoon Board of Trade, the Exhibition Board, the Westminster United Church and the Masons.

Tucker, James

  • Person
  • [1878]-1948

James "Jim" Tucker was born in Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England. He came to Canada in 1906, living in Ontario until moving to Saskatoon in 1912 with his wife, Minnie. After his retirement, they left Saskatoon in September, 1946, moving to Barnstaple, Devonshire, where he died on Jan 16, 1948. He was survived by his wife.

Schoderbeck, T.

  • Person
  • ca. 1944

T. Schoderbeck was employed by the City of Saskatoon in May, 1944.

Patterson, T.G.

  • Person
  • ca. 1932

T.G. Patterson was in the employ of R.J. Arrand and worked on the construction of the Broadway Bridge.

Oosterinsk, Jan

  • Person
  • ca. 1932

Jan Oosterinsk worked for the City of Saskatoon in 1932 and was involved in the construction of the Broadway Bridge.

O'Brien, J. Jeffrey

  • Person
  • 1962-

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.

McWillie, Robert

  • Person
  • [died 2009]

Robert McWillie (d. 2009) served overseas during the Second World War. After the war, he worked for Sask Power and later for the City of Saskatoon Electrical department. He was heavily involved in the union movement both while working and in retirement.

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