By Tyler Marr

Back in time

‘Our history is valuable’: City, province celebrate Archives Week

Feb 4, 2019 | 4:58 PM

From an 1888 newspaper — one of the first published in the area — to a photo of a train coming over the trusses into North Battleford a century ago.

These are just a few of the items inside the City of North Battleford’s Historic Archives and a tease of what will be on display this week for Saskatchewan Archives Week.

For 14 years, the province has used the week to showcase the culture and lives of people in Saskatchewan.

Preserving the abundant heritage the province holds is paramount, especially in a digital age, to ensure the value of history can be maintained for future generations, according to Archivist Tammy Donahue Buziak.

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On Thursday and Saturday, the Historic Archives will have information and display booths on display at Territorial Place Mall. Each interactive board has meticulously been crafted with over 100 volunteer hours.

Titled Bridge to the Future, the display will showcase the early 20th century of the region. North Battleford was the fifth municipality to be declared a city in 1913. Buziak said it was one of the fastest growing cities at the time, with 5,868 citizens documented in February and building permits totalling $842,000 — equal to over $19 million today.

“North Battleford was the centre of new development,” she said. “We had great residential and schools and recreation and you will see all that [on display].”

Also under focus will be the city’s ties to the railroad, as North Battleford was established because of the desired Canadian National rail line route north of the North Saskatchewan River.

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