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Harding, Bill

  • SCN00274
  • Persoon
  • 1911-198-?

William M. Harding was born on July 9, 1911 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In 1914 he moved with his family to Swift Current, Saskatchewan, where he attended Elmwood School and Central Collegiate. From 1928-1934 he attended the Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnipeg, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He married Beatrice Louise Lewis of Morden, Manitoba on September 21, 1935. They had a daughter and a son - Margaret Ruth, born April 13, 1938, and David James Donald [Jim Harding], born June 28, 1941. Harding's career began at the Swift Current Experimental Station (1934-1936) and the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act Administration (PFRA) (1937-1941), where he performed agricultural extension work and field husbandry research. In 1942 he moved to Calgary, Alberta, where he was employed as an administrator and accountant for the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. Returning to Saskatchewan in 1945, he became Acting Director of the newly-elected CCF government's Adult Education Division in Regina. Transferring to the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture in 1947, he became an advisor to the Minister, and established the Radio and Information Division where he wrote, produced and delivered a daily fifteen minute commentary on agricultural matters, "Your Ag. Rep. Reporter" on CHAB Radio. From 1952-1957 he served as Secretary to the Saskatchewan Royal Commission on Agriculture and Rural Life, and was Secretary of the Saskatchewan Local Government Continuing Committee and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Centre for Community Studies from 1958-1961. In 1961 Bill Harding began his association with the United Nations, working on community development and land settlement projects in Liberia (1961-62), British Guina (Guyana) (1964-67), Somalia (1968-70), and the Philippines (1971-73). This association culminated in 1974 when he became Director of the UN Development Program Division of Information and Director of Program Policy in New York. In July, 1975 he retired and returned to Regina. Following his retirement, Harding continued his international development work, undertaking small consulting projects for the UN and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). He soon became heavily involved in local international development groups, serving as a director of the Regina Committee for World Development and of the Saskatchewan Council for International Development. He was instrumental in setting up the Edna Curren Memorial Fund, and served as Secretary-Treasurer since its establishment in 1977. He also taught a course on "Social Justice, Peace, and International Development" at the University of Regina School of Human Justice in 1983, 1984 and 1987. He also became active in groups opposing the expansion of uranium mining in Saskatchewan and was a charter member of the Regina Group for a Non-Nuclear Society. He participated in the Cliff Lake and Warman Refinery inquires, and traveled the province attending public meetings sponsored by the United Church, the Inter-church Uranium Committee, and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society. He was a member of the organizing committee of the First International Uranium Congress held in Saskatoon in 1988. Harding further participated in the environmental movement as a member of the Saskatchewan Ecological Alliance and the Regina Greens. Bill Harding also involved himself in provincial politics, working for the CCF at the constituency and provincial levels. He served on the Provincial Council Executive at various times, was chair of the Provincial Organizing and Education Committee, and was involved in Group Training and Farmer-Laborer-Teacher Institutes during the 1940s and 1950s. He was Director of Education and Organization for the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party prior to the 1964 election. Propelled by the "medicare crisis" and doctors' strike of 1962, Harding became the first president of the Regina Community Health Services Association, a body dedicated to the establishment of community clinics, and worked on behalf of the provincial organization in southern Saskatchewan. Besides his professional, and political life Bill Harding was involved in organizing sports and community activities. In particular he was active as a hockey referee and rules consultant. During his time in Calgary (1942-1944) he referred for the Alberta Senior League and published "Quick Reference Hockey Rules" which was widely accepted amongst hockey officials. In Swift Current during the 1930s he belonged to the Kinetic Club and was active in organizing the Frontier Days Celebration, and in Calgary is acted as Secretary for both the local and provincial Kinsmen. In 1945-46 he was a founding member and first secretary of the Lasserre Community Co-operative Association, a group planning to build a complete community of homes in Regina.

Mackenzie, Norman

  • SCN00025
  • Persoon
  • 1869-1936

Norman Mackenzie was born in Sarnia, Ont., on Jan. 27, 1869, and died in Regina, Sask. on Jan. 2, 1936. He married Clara Erma McMorran of Port Huron, Michigan, in 1909. They had no children. He moved to Regina in 1891. He was educated at private schools in Ontario and graduated from Osgoode Hall, Toronto. He was enrolled as a barrister in the then-North West Territories in 1891. He practiced law in Regina with George W. Brown, and later with the firm Mackenzie, Thom, Bastedo, Ward, and MacDougall. He was made solicitor for the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan at the time of their creation in 1905. He held several public posts during his lifetime and filled positions in various business, recreational, professional and philanthropic organizations. He was also a dedicated collector of art. His personal collection - which he bequeathed to the University of Saskatchewan, Regina College, was valued at $100,000 (Cdn).

Cosbey, Robert C. (1914-)

  • SCN00039
  • Persoon
  • 1914-

Robert C. Cosbey received his B.A. and M.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He joined the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus, as Professor of English in 1966. From 1969 to 1974 he served as Associate Dean of Arts and Science. Dr. Cosbey's chief area of interest was in folklore, oral history, and oral tradition. He conducted research on the history of folk music for a radio program in Chicago and for the CBC, and participated in several oral history organizations and projects. The culmination of his investigations into how skipping songs are transmitted from generation to generation was his book 'All in Together Girls: Skipping in Regina, Saskatchewan', published in 1980. Dr. Cosbey retired from the University of Regina in 1982 and was named Professor Emeritus.

Barber, Lloyd Ingram

  • SCN00193
  • Persoon
  • 1932-2011

Lloyd Ingram Barber, C.C., S.O.M., B.A., B.Comm., M.B.A., Ph.D, L.L.D., Hon. CA, was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on 8 Mar. 1932. He grew up in Regina Beach and attended high school at Luther College in Regina. In 1950 he moved to Saskatoon to study at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a B.A. in Economics in 1953 and a Bachelor of Commerce in Administration the following year. He received a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from the University of California in 1955 and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1964. Dr. Barber joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan as an instructor in 1955, and rose to become Dean of Commerce in 1966. From 1968 to 1974 he served as vice-president of the University, moving to Regina to become President of the newly autonomous University of Regina in 1976, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1990. Outside the academic sphere, Lloyd Barber was noted for his appointment by the Privy Council of Canada as Canada's Indian Claims Commissioner. He held this appointment from 1969 until 1977. Barber also helped to establish the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College where he served as Chief Negotiator. He held numerous appointments to boards and directorships of such organizations as the Bank of Nova Scotia, Husky Oil of Canada, and Canadian Pacific. Barber was a Companion of the Order of Canada. He became Honorary Saskatchewan Indian Chief Little Eagle in 1980 and in 1985 received the Aboriginal Order of Canada. Other awards received include the Centennial medal, the Vanier medal, honorary professor at Shandong University in China, and honorary degrees from the University of Alberta (1983) and Concordia University (1984). In 1995 he was invested as a member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. Barber died in Regina on 16 Sept. 2011.

Begamudré, Ven

  • SCN00064
  • Persoon
  • 1956-

Born in Bangalore, India in 1956, writer Ven Begamudr moved to Canada in 1962. He attended high school in Vancouver, and received a B.A. in public administration from Carleton University, Ottawa, in 1977. He studied creative writing through workshops and courses offered by the University of Regina (1979), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1988, 1989), the Saskatchewan School of the Arts (1978-1982, 1989) and the Banff Centre for the Arts (1990, 1991). Currently he is working towards a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina. Ven Begamudr's books include the novel 'Van de Graaff Days' (1993) and the short story collections 'Laterna Magika' (1997) and 'A Planet of Eccentrics' (1990), all published by Oolichan Books. He has also published dozens of shorter works in anthologies and magazines in North America, Europe, and Australia. He edited 'Lodestone: Stories by Regina Writers' (Fifth House, 1993) and co-edited 'Out of Place: Stories and Poems' (Coteau, 1991) with poet Judith Krause. Begamudr served as writer-in-residence at the University of Calgary (1994-95), the University of Alberta (1996-97), and in Edinburgh, Scotland (1996). He has presented readings of his work across Canada, and in the U.S. and Scotland, and he has been featured nationally on CBC radio. He has taught creative writing courses and workshops for various organizations including University of Regina Extension (1983, 1990-91), the Saskatchewan School of the Arts (1987-1989), and Sage Hill Writing Experience (1993). He was the founding president of the latter organization, (1990-91) and has held several positions within the Saskatchewan Writers Guild including president in 1990-91. He has acted as a juror for a number of literary competitions and granting agencies across Canada. Begamudr's work has earned several awards, among them the F.G. Bressani Literary prize for prose (1992), the Okanagan Short Story Award (1989), the City of Regina Writing Award (1990), and a creative-non-fiction prize from 'Event' magazine. Ven Begamudr has been a resident of Saskatchewan since 1978 and he has held various posts with the Saskatchewan Civil Service. He lives in Regina with his wife, Shelley Sopher.