Leona (nee Cayan) Lindsay was born March 7, 1931 at home on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. Leona's parents were Elizabeth (nee Morrisette) and Basil Cayan. Leona spent her early years at home with her parents. In September of 1938, Leona was sent to St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. Leona attended St. Michael's until the spring of 1947 when she completed the highest level of education available at the school. After she was discharged Leona was employed as a domestic on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and the surrounding communities including Blaine Lake and Marcelin. In 1949, Leona obtained employment as a domestic at the North Battleford Indian hospital where she worked until 1951. Following her work in North Battleford, Leona moved to Ottawa, Ontario where she began training as a Registered Nurses Assistant. Leona began her career in health care at the Ottawa Civic hospital working there until her marriage. Leona married Charles Lindsay in August of 1963 and they had one daughter (Glenna Alison, 1964). Leona and Charles moved to Renfrew, Ontario in the outskirts of Ottawa. Shortly after the birth of her daughter Leona took a job at the Renfrew County Home for the Aged were she had a rewarding career for 27 years. After 30 years of marriage Leona was widowed in 1993. Leona left Renfrew in 2001 to return to her home community of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, where she is enjoying her retirement and is an active member of the community.

Harry James Lafond was born on May 19, 1949 to August and Rose (nee Moreau) Lafond. He married Germaine Laplante on June 28, 1975; they have five children (Sarain Auguste 1975, Jolon Yves 1979, Mika Nicole 1981, Alanis Emma 1983 and Damian Amos Haley 1996). Harry became a student at St. Michael's Residential School in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan in September of 1956. In January of 1957 he contracted Tuberculosis and was sent to the sanatorium in Prince Albert for six months. He then returned to the residential school in Duck Lake for one year. After returning home to the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Harry attended school in the nearby town of Marcelin, Saskatchewan until 1964. He later attended St. Thomas College in North Battleford for his final four years. After graduation, Harry was accepted to the Regular Officer Training Plan, and spent six months at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, British Columbia. Harry then entered the oblate Fathers' Novitiate in Arnprior, Ontario to prepare for formal training in the priesthood. Harry discontinued his training and went to Carleton University where he completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree. Harry returned to Saskatchewan in 1973 and began working at the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College in Saskatoon as an assistant coordinator for the INDART program until 1975. He then began teaching at the Onion Lake First Nation. In 1977, Harry returned to the University of Saskatchewan to complete his Bachelor of Education Degree and Master of Education Degree. He was a teacher at Leask School, in Leask, Saskatchewan from 1978 until 1985. He then began working for the Mistawasis Cree Nation and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation as an Education Coordinator. In 1989, he worked as a Guidance Counselor and a Post Secondary Counselor until he was hired as a teacher at Marcelin School. Harry served as a councilor for the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation from 1988 to 1990. In February 1990, Harry was elected chief of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. He agreed to run because he thought the community needed to "make changes to improve the quality of life on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation". Natural gas was brought into each home on the reserve in July and August of 1996. In April 1997 there was the opening of a daycare centre on the reserve. On October 1, 1997 a motion was passed for the Sask Tel Access Program, this agreement has provided telephone access to all the homes on the reserve. One of the key contributions Harry made to the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation was the creation of community committees and boards that are intended to empower the members of the community to take an active role in the decision making on the Muskeg Cree Nation. Harry was the Chief of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation for ten years until 2000. Harry resides on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and is now the Director of Education for the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and the principal of the kihiw waciston kisinamatokamihk/School.

The Regina Grey Nuns' Hospital School of Nursing was founded by Sister Cécilia Wagner in 1907, and four students graduated two years later. For many years, nursing education was taught as a three-year program of study, wherein theory was followed by lengthy practical experience, and students provided much of the nursing care on the wards. In 1939, the first Basic Science Instructor was hired for the School, and a Clinical Instructor and Educational Director were added in 1945 and 1949 respectively. The Medical Staff and Nursing Faculty Joint Committee was initiated in 1955, and the Advisory Committee to the School was organised in 1956. In 1962, an experimental education program was initiated by Sister T. Castonguay, Director of the School of Nursing, and accepted by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association and Department of Public Health. For the first time in Saskatchewan, a shortened, two-year program was introduced. In 1966, the Nursing Education Act transferred the education of diploma nurses from the jurisdiction of the Department of Health to the Department of Education, leading to the establishment of central nursing education programs in Regina and Saskatoon, and the phasing out of hospital-based schools of nursing in the province. The last graduates of the School of Nursing completed their training on 31 August 1973 and the School of Nursing was closed.

The Regina District Health Board was established by an order-in-council, effective 14 February 1992, to develop a plan for the integration of health services within the Regina Health District (est. 1993). Comprised of five appointed members, the Board assumed responsibility for the Regina General Hospital, South Saskatchewan Hospital Centre (Plains Health Centre and Pasqua Hospital) and Wascana Rehabilitation Centre. During the decade that the Regina District Health Board existed, the responsibilities of the District grew to encompass Home Care, Emergency Medical Services, Public Health, Mental Health, the Hearing Aid Plan, and Alcohol and Drug Services. Services were offered through five community health centres, a rehabilitation centre, ten affiliated long-term care facilities, and two hospitals to deliver specialised acute care services. Board representation also grew to include both elected and appointed members representing Regina and rural wards. On 1 August 2002, the Regina District Health Board ceased to exist, as the District was amalgamated with the Touchwood Qu'Appelle and Pipestone health districts to form a larger organisation. Known initially as the Regional Health Authority #4, this governing body was officially named the Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority on 26 November 2002. The following individuals served as Chairperson of the Regina District Health Board: John R. Grossman (1992-1993), Dan de Vlieger (1993-1995), Brian Rourke (interim Chair, 1995-1996), Garf Stevenson (1996-[1999 or 2001]), and Anita Bergman ([1999 or 2001]-2002).

The Basilian Fathers of Saskatoon, Roman Catholic priests of the Congregation of St. Basil of Toronto came to Saskatoon in 1936 at the request of Bishop Gerald Murray CSsR and President Walter Murray of the University of Saskatchewan to found a Catholic college in federation with the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. For the first thirty years, the local Basilian council also served as the governing council of the college, but in 1966 two separate councils, a Basilian council and a college council, were formed. Because of the overlapping of the Basilian religious community and the faculty of St. Thomas More College, the history of the two was at times inseparable. Much of the history of the college, therefore, can be found in the Basilian records and similarly, records of the college provide information about the history of the Basilian Fathers of Saskatoon.

Gladys Arnold was born in Macoun, Saskatchewan in October, 1905, the daughter of CPR official Cyranus Albert Arnold. She received her high school education in Calgary, Edmonton, and Weyburn, then taught in rural Saskatchewan schools for four years before resigning to attend Success Business College in Winnipeg. Upon graduation she taught English at the new Success Business College in Regina. In 1929 she joined the staff of the Regina 'Leader Post' where she served as a secretary, reporter, columnist, feature writer, and editorial page assistant while attending various evening classes at Regina College and Luther College. In 1935 Miss Arnold traveled to Paris where she worked as a correspondent for the Sifton Newspapers and the Canadian Press, and did some freelance writing. From 1939 until June of 1940 she was the only Canadian foreign correspondent in Paris. Fleeing Paris just ahead of the Nazi occupation, she reached London and returned to Canada in August 1940. She resigned her post with the Canadian Press in order to establish, with Elizabeth de Miribel, the Free French Information Service in Ottawa. When the Information Service closed in December, 1947, Miss Arnold was asked to set up the French Information Service at the French Embassy in Ottawa, and she served as its director until her retirement in 1971. In 1951 she obtained her B.A. in Journalism from Carleton University. Gladys Arnold has written numerous articles and in 1987 published a book about her wartime experiences, 'One Woman's War: A Canadian Reporter with the Free French' (Toronto: J. Lorimer, 1987). For her service to France she was named Honorary Brigadier in the French Free Forces in 1940, and Chevalier de la lgion d'honneur in 1975. In 1988 the University of Regina presented her with an honorary Doctor of Laws.

Name: Brett Balon Place of Residence: Regina, Saskatchewan Education: Brett Balon studied at the University of Regina from 1971 until 1976, when he received his Bachelors of Arts Honours. He also studied French at the University of Victoria in 1971, the CEGEP de Jonquiere in Quebec in 1973, and at the Universite de Laval, also in Quebec, in 1974. From 1976 to 1977 he lived in London, Ontario, earning a Master of Library Science from the University of Western Ontario in 1978. He took graduate courses in sociology at the University of Western Ontario in the fall of 1977 as well. He acquired a Certificate, Data Processing, from the University of Regina in 1987, and received his PhD from Greenwich University, Hilo, Hawaii, in 1993. Occupation, life and activities: Balon became Branch Supervisor at the Southeast Regional Library in Weyburn from 1978 until 1982, when he joined the City of Regina as Records Management Supervisor. He has held a number of related positions at the City, and currently is the Record System Administrator, Information Systems. Brett Balon has contributed to the anthologies "Cracked Wheat" (1984), "More Saskatchewan Gold" (1985), "Heading Out: the New Saskatchewan Poets" (1987), "200 % Cracked Wheat" (1992), and "Black Water II" (1990). He edited "Survival of the Imagination: The Mary Donaldson Memorial Lectures" (1993) with Peter Resch. He has written many articles on records management, librarianship and archives, and received an Honourable Mention in the Children's Literature category of the Saskatchewan Literary Awards for 1981. Balon co-founded and was President of the Weyburn Writers Group (1980-82), Chair of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild (1983-84), President, Saskatchewan Library Association (1986-87), President, ARMA International, Saskatchewan Chapter (1990-91) and President (1987-88 and 1991-92) and Board Member (1984-present) of Coteau Books. Balon was also President of the Lupus Erythematosis Society of Saskatchewan in 1992-93. He died in 1997.

Dorothy Williamina Bee was born in Lemberg, Saskatchewan on November 1, 1910 and moved with her family to Regina when she was twelve. She began teaching piano when she was sixteen. In 1946 she became a faculty member of the Regina Conservatory of Music, and she also taught at the University of Regina Department of Music for thirty years prior to her retirement in 1979, when she was named Professor Emeritus. She continued giving piano lessons in Regina until her death on September 20, 1986. During her musical career Dorothy Bee studied with William M. Buckley (1928-1931), Lyell Gustin (1936), Rosalyn Tureck (1940), Max Parani (1944-1948), Victor Babin (1960), and Andr Previn (1970, 1971). She also played string bass in the Regina Symphony Orchestra, 1943-1971. Miss Bee was active in promoting music in Western Canada and she pioneered workshops to help rural piano teachers upgrade their skills. She was a life member of the Saskatchewan Registered Music Teachers Association, and served several terms as president of the organization. She was an examiner for the Western Board of Music and a well known music festival supporter and adjudicator. She served as chair of the Western Board's Syllabus Committee, 1968-1974, and was co-editor with Gordon Wallis of 'Explorations' (Leeds, 1969), three volumes of piano studies designed to resolve specific technical problems. She was editor-in-chief of eight graded volumes of piano repertoire (Leeds, 1976).

Duncan Blewett received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1947 and 1950 respectively. He then went to England where he completed his Ph.D. at the University of London under Hans Eysenk in 1953. After gaining clinical experience in Great Britain, Dr. Blewett came to Saskatchewan in 1954 to assume the position of Supervising Psychologist for the Psychiatric Service Branch of the provincial Department of Health. In 1961 he was hired by the University of Saskatchewan Regina Campus to develop the Department of Psychology. His major areas of research and publication were psychedelics and psychotronics, and he was heavily involved in controversial LSD research undertaken in Saskatchewan during the 1950s and 1960s. Dr. Blewett remained with the University of Regina until his retirement in 1986, when he was named Professor Emeritus, and went to live in Mexico. He and his wife, June, now reside on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.

Lorna Crozier was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1948. Her parents were Emmerson and Peggy Crozier. She graduated from W.A. Beatty Collegiate in Swift Current in 1966. She studied at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now the University of Regina) and obtained her Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction), from the University of Saskatchewan in 1969. She received a Master of Arts from the University of Alberta in 1980. In addition to her university education, she attended creative writing courses at the Saskatchewan Summer School of the Arts at Fort San (1974-1977), and took courses in Advanced Writing and Speech Writing from the Public Service Commission in 1982 and 1983 respectively. Crozier taught high school English in rural Saskatchewan from 1970 to 1973, and taught English (both composition and Canadian literature, variously) at the University of Regina (1976), the University of Alberta (1978-1979), and the University of Saskatchewan (1986-1991). Since 1991, she has been Associate Professor in the Department of Writing at the University of Victoria. She has also been Writer-in-Residence at the University of Toronto (1988, 1989-1990), Douglas College, British Columbia (1989), University of Lethbridge (1987), and the Regina Public Library (1984-1985), among others. Crozier has nine published books of poetry to her name, including 'The Garden Going On Without Us' (1985), 'Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence' (1988), and 'Inventing the Hawk' (1992). Her poetry has been included in dozens of journals and magazines, including NeWest Review, Quarry, Border Crossings, and Poetry Ireland. Crozier's work has also been featured in numerous anthologies, and her poetry and writing have resulted in her winning many prizes, such as First Prize in the CBC Radio National Poetry Competition (1987), the Western Magazine Award for Nonfiction (1989), the Governor General's Award for Poetry (1992), the National Magazine Gold Medal for Poetry (1995), among others. She has conducted many readings and has lectured widely in Canada and the United States, as well as England, the former Yugoslavia, France and Chile. She has been heavily involved in the writers profession, and has served on various juries and judging panels. Crozier currently resides outside of Victoria, in Saanichton, British Columbia, with her husband, poet Patrick Lane.

The School of Art was established at Regina College in 1912. Mandate: The Dept is responsible for administering educational programs in the visual arts such as painting, sculpture, ceramics and art history. Administrative relationships: The School of Art was administered by the School of Fine Arts from 1936 to 1969 when the name changed to the Division of Fine Arts. In 1977 the Division of Fine Arts became the College of Fine Arts and in 1990 became the Faculty of Fine Arts. Names of the corporate bodies: In 1969 the School of Art became the Department of Visual Arts. Names of chief officers: Director of the School of Art: Ken Lochhead (1950-64), Art McKay (1965-66), Doug Morton (1968-71). Dean of Arts: Sir G. Edgar Vaughan (1969-74), R.R. Robinson (1974-75). Associate Dean of Fine Arts: R. Petrini Di Pistoja (1975-76), M.R. Scholar (1976-80).

Garry Fairbairn's journalistic career began in 1969 with the Canadian Press Organization. His first two years were spent covering stories in Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto, and for the two years following that he was stationed exclusively in Ottawa. From there he was sent to Regina from 1973-76. His work there caught enough attention that he was given an international assignment and spent two years in Washington. Not entirely happy with this post, he requested a transfer back to Canada (preferably Western Canada) and in 1978 he was assigned to the post in Calgary, which he held until 1981. Whether it was his original intention to become a business reporter/analyst or not, much if not most of his writing covered business or economic related issues. As his career progessed people noticed his talents and he frequently garnered accolades from his colleagues. Several times he won the best story of the month contest (an internal contest in the CP organization); and even when he did not win, his name frequently appeared in the "Honourable Mention" category. His stature in the local community of journalists gave him some influence and he was instrumental in the development and incorporation of the Saskatchewan Journalist's Association and in it's publications in the mid to late 1970's. Despite his successes as a journalist, however, by 1981 he was restless and feeling a need for a change. He entered the competition to write a history for the Ssaktchewan Wheat Pool commemorating its sixieth anniversary. His reputation and his proposals paid off and he was awarded the commission. In 1984 'From Prairie Roots: the Remarkable Story of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool' was published.