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Wheels and Runners
Book Now Description The Wheels and Runners program offers students an educational and engaging way to learn about the influence of the natural environment on Saskatchewan’s communities and their methods…
Memory Mondays – Types of Transportation
For this month’s Memory Mondays, we’re looking at some photos showing different types of transportation from the WDM’s photographic collections. This undated photo shows the Carlton Ferry on the North…
Western Development Museum Board of Directors Appointments
Brian Martynook is a staunch advocate for community development and has served on numerous boards and committees. He brings leadership experience from diverse industries to the WDM. The Western Development…
Butter churners and paystubs or why you should clean out your desk!
As part of an ongoing fire code compliance project at the Curatorial & Corporate Services Centre, we have been working with and relocating thousands of artifacts. Most of these haven’t…
Memory Mondays – Temporary Settler Shelters
For this month’s Memory Mondays, we’re sharing photos of temporary shelters used by early settlers in Saskatchewan. When many settlers first arrived on their homesteads, one of their first tasks…
Memory Mondays – A Look Back at Winter
Summer is just starting to get into swing in Saskatchewan, but for June’s Memory Mondays we’re going to share some wintery photos, all recently digitized as part of the WDM’s…
Memory Mondays – Asian Heritage Month – Wakabayashi Collection
May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. In observance of this month, May’s Memory Mondays highlight artifacts and archival photos from the WDM’s Kimi and Tokujiro “Tom” Wakabayashi Collection. Asian…
WDM North Battleford Receives Rivers West District Volunteer Recognition Award
The Western Development Museum is thrilled to announce that WDM North Battleford was recently honoured by the Rivers West District for Sport, Culture & Recreation with a 2024 Volunteer Recognition…
Volunteer Highlight: Bill Raynor
It was around 2015 that WDM volunteer Stan Mills, invited Bill Raynor to check out the WDM North Battleford. As Bill put it, “I came along with him to see…
Every Moment Matters – Saluting WDM Volunteers
2024 National Volunteer Week For the past 75 years, volunteers have played a very important role in the WDM and in what we offer to our community. No matter what…
