Saskatchewan

The Canadian Pacific Railway Great War Tablet in the Saskatoon Station was dedicated on April 28, 1922.  

To honour those who served and gave their lives during the Great War, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) erected a series of bronze memorial tablets in over twenty select locations along their railway system and offices in Canada, United States, England and China. The tablet depicts Britannia, the national personification of Britain, as a helmeted female warrior with a lion to her right and a shield at her feet, HMS Lion (Admiral Beatty's flagship during the Battle of Jutland) with airplanes above and a tank in front, Canadian Pacific Steamship RMS Empress of Russia (used during the war as an armed merchant cruiser and transport ship), Canadian troops, and a CPR locomotive in a nod to all those who travelled by train across Canada before heading overseas. The plaque was designed by Archibald Pearce, Chief Engineer's Department, Montreal, with its model and casting by the Bromsgrove Guild at Worcester, England.

All tablets were unveiled simultaneously on the same date along with three identical Winged Victory memorials in Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver.

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This memorial, erected by the Laura Secord Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars.

Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 361, this memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the Second World War.

This memorial is dedicated to those from Rosetown and surrounding area who served in the 67th Light Infantry Anti-Aircraft Battery. It was erected by the 67th Battery Association in co-operation with the Town of Rosetown.

In 2015, the North Ridge Development Corp. held a contest to name their new townhouse construction in the 3200 block of 11th Street West. Dalton Males from Ortona Street won the contest with his suggestion of Highlander Ridge. The name honours the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, a Vancouver-based infantry regiment that saw action in Sicily, Italy and the liberation of the Netherlands in the Second World War.

Xavier “Louie” Gougeon came to Saskatoon in 1881 and returned a few years later with his wife and first child. He was a young man in his late twenties at time.

Gougeon played a role on the steamship at Fish Creek during the Northwest Resistance in 1885. He was a trooper on board the steamer Northcote and was subsequently awarded the North West Canada Medal and Clasp. He came to Saskatoon and acquired on land on the east half of 22-36-6-W3rd. This homestead was just west of present-day Gougeon Park, where 11th Street west meets Highway 7 today. In 1967, to honour Gougeon’s pioneer contribution to Saskatoon, the City of Saskatoon officials named the park south of St. Dominic School – Gougeon Park.

This park is named in honour of Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD, Commander II Canadian Corps and Acting Commander First Canadian Army during the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944 and Chief of the General Staff in 1951. It is located in Montgomery Place, an area developed in 1946 to house returning Second World War Veterans and their families. Most streets and parks in the area are named for prominent military members, famous battles, and military units.

In 2004, the Montgomery Place Community Association embarked on a project to explain the choice of names for Montgomery Place streets. The research and writing were undertaken by Kevin Gooding who was the Finance Director at the time, with help from President Jim Earle.

The signs were produced at Abe’s Sign Design Group of Saskatoon, with owner Gerry Tunicliffe giving the Association his whole-hearted support. Gerry even offered the Cassino Avenue sign free-of-charge, since his father had fought at the Battle of Monte Cassino. With interest and dedication, Gerry was also a great help to Kevin tracking down photos for the signs.

On September 22, 2007, Kevin, Jim and Vice-President Dave Price, along with Secretary Larry Rempel, Communications Director Gary Berg and resident Don Janzen, rented an auger and then dug, filled, tamped and installed the first 16 signs. Three more signs were installed later.

UNICORN’s CO at the time, Commander Tom Gordon, arranged for the anchor to be shipped from the dockyard in Esquimalt, the concrete pad was poured in 1989 and the anchor placed. The monument was consecrated by the unit Padre, Lieutenant Commander Russell in May 1990.

The plaque dedicating the monument to “the Prairie Sailor” was added for the Battle of the Atlantic in May 1990. In May 2009, the two side plaques were added in memorial to the Battle of the Atlantic.