Dustin Wasden Island was dedicated in memory of Corporal Dustin Wasden on 21 December 2009 by the Government of Saskatchewan. The Island can be found in the province's northern reaches on Wasden Lake, named in honour of Dustin's great-uncle Harold D. Wasden, who died in 1944 in the Netherlands while serving with the South Saskatchewan Regiment.
Born in July 1983 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Dustin spent his early years in Leoville before moving to Mildred in 1991. Active in the 4H Club throughout his youth, he graduated from Spiritwood Highschool in 2001. In November 2004, he joined the Canadian Forces and completed his basic training in February 2005, followed by his field engineer training at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering, in Gagetown, New Brunswick. In the fall of 2005, he was posted to 1 Combat Engineer Regiment in Edmonton, Alberta, completing a mountain operations course during his time at 1 Combat Engineer Regiment. On 24 February 2008 Dustin deployed to Kandahar with 12 Field Squadron, 1 Combat Engineer Regiment. On 20 August 2008, Corporal Wasden was killed, along with two other sappers, when a roadside bomb detonated near their armoured vehicle on a notoriously dangerous stretch of highway in southern Afghanistan. He was 25 years old.
