New wing of Regina College under construction

Men with trencher posing in a newly completed trench

Four men in suits posing with wheelbarrow and shovels

Men posing with an early day trencher used in the Boggy Creek waterworks project.

Men lying pipe into a sewer trench

College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan under construction.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948 and 1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7,000,000.00, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by Bentley, T.J., Saskatchewan Minister of Health on May 1955. The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital 23 May 1990.

Progress shot of construction of the Livestock Pavilion.

Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.

Looking southeast at final stages of construction of the Livestock Pavilion; Main Barn construction visible at left.

Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.

View looking northwest of the Livestock Pavilion; blurry piece of machinery visible in foreground.

Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.

Preparing to excavate for the new hospital. This could have been the contractor's equipment or possibly equipment from surrounding R.M.'s.

A long line of horses, wagons and men on First Avenue in Biggar, Saskatchewan
The Biggar Hotel and The Empire Hotel can be seen in the background

Machinery surrounded by piles of gravel

A lineup of equipment supplied by surrounding rural municipalities for excavating and preparing the ground to build the new Rosetown Sports Centre.

Construction crew and crane working at the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) round house in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Two men and a tractor involved in construction work on a building