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Community Remembrance Day Service 2019

Family Fun Day in Montgomery Park – Aug. 18, 2019

Concession organized by St. David’s Trinity United Church

Family Fun Day in Montgomery Park – Aug. 18, 2019

Concession organized by St. David’s Trinity United Church

Family Fun Day in Montgomery Park – Aug. 18, 2019

Concession organized by St. David’s Trinity United Church

Family Fun Day in Montgomery Park – Aug. 18, 2019

Concession organized by St. David’s Trinity United Church

Family Fun Day in Montgomery Park – Aug. 18, 2019

75th anniversary of D-Day – June 6, 2019

Thanks to Montgomery Place resident Jim Earle who put up flags at the cairn in Montgomery Park to honour of the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 2019.

Community Safety Event – May 8, 2019

Janes Walk – May 5, 2019

Montgomery Place Community Association president Barb Biddle toured a group of walkers through streets and stories of Montgomery Place. The tour supported Jane’s Walk, a movement that encourages exploring neighbourhoods and creating people-friendly cityscapes. The tour on May 5, 2019 ended at the monument and cairn in Montgomery Park.

75th Anniversary of D-Day Event – May 3, 2019

Veterans from across Saskatoon and their family members, dignitaries, residents of Montgomery Place, and students of Montgomery School joined together to commemorate this important anniversary.

75th Anniversary of D-Day Event – May 3, 2019

Former Montgomery Place resident Bob Atkinson shared memories of his war service and his participation on D-Day.

75th Anniversary of D-Day Event – May 3, 2019

Combat boots, symbolic of the journey across Canada that many service members made from their homes to the coast and across the Atlantic, are making their way from British Columbia to Nova Scotia in time to commemorate the June 6, 1944 D-Day anniversary.

75th Anniversary of D-Day Event – May 3, 2019

Thank you to Veterans Affairs Canada who hosted an event marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy at Montgomery School.

Winter Fun in the park – February 17, 2019

Community Remembrance Day Service 2018

History Walk of Montgomery Place – Oct. 19, 2018

MPCA President Barb Biddle led Grade 6-7 students from St. Dominic School on a History Walk of Montgomery Place.

Community Watch Crime Prevention Meeting – Sept. 20, 2018

Throws Pentathlon – Sept. 8, 2018

A Throws Pentathlon was organized by Montgomery Place Olympian Margaret Tosh, and held at Montgomery School on September 8, 2018. Thrown were the hammer, shotput, discus, javelin and weight.

Throws Pentathlon – Sept. 8, 2018

A Throws Pentathlon was organized by Montgomery Place Olympian Margaret Tosh, and held at Montgomery School on September 8, 2018. Thrown were the hammer, shotput, discus, javelin and weight.

Throws Pentathlon – Sept. 8, 2018

A Throws Pentathlon was organized by Montgomery Place Olympian Margaret Tosh, and held at Montgomery School on September 8, 2018. Thrown were the hammer, shotput, discus, javelin and weight.

Throws Pentathlon – Sept. 8, 2018

A Throws Pentathlon was organized by Montgomery Place Olympian Margaret Tosh, and held at Montgomery School on September 8, 2018. Thrown were the hammer, shotput, discus, javelin and weight.

Barb & Leslee receive Everyday Heroes Award – September 2018

Saskatoon West Member of Parliament Sheri Benson (centre) awarded MPCA President Barb Biddle (right) and MPCA Communications Director Leslee Newman (left) certificates of recognition as Everyday Heroes

Installation of National Historic Site Plaque – June 28, 2018

National Historic Site Plaque Installed – June 28, 2018

On June 28, 2018 the long-awaited National Historic Site plaque was installed in Montgomery Park. The designation of Montgomery Place as a National Historic Site in Canada honours our community’s roots as a veterans’ development following the end of the Second World War in 1945. Today, Montgomery Place is a place “of profound importance to Canada.”

Community Garage Sale – May 5, 2018

Picnic in Montgomery Park during Community Garage Sale – May 5, 2018

Community Garage Sale – May 5, 2018

Family Winter Fun Day – February 25, 2018

Newman-Rudnicki clan at Family Winter Fun Day – February 25, 2018

Community Remembrance Day Service 2017

2017 cookie crew l-r: Barb McAllister, Wendy Rosen, Kathy Sproxton, Barb McCullough, Jackie Casey, Adrianna Antymniuk, Corrin Griffin. MPCA photo

Horseshoe Tournament Sept. 30, 2017

First Annual Montgomery Place Horseshoe Tournament at the horseshoe pitch is in Lt. Col. Drayton Walker Park – September 30, 2017

Horseshoe Tournament Sept. 30, 2017

First Annual Montgomery Place Horseshoe Tournament at the horseshoe pitch is in Lt. Col. Drayton Walker Park – September 30, 2017

Horseshoe Tournament Sept. 30, 2017

First Annual Montgomery Place Horseshoe Tournament at the horseshoe pitch is in Lt. Col. Drayton Walker Park – September 30, 2017

Horseshoe Tournament Sept. 30, 2017

First Annual Montgomery Place Horseshoe Tournament at the horseshoe pitch is in Lt. Col. Drayton Walker Park – September 30, 2017

National Historic Site Plaque Unveiling – Sept. 17, 2017

Meeting to discuss placement of the National Historic Site plaque – May 9, 2017

Community Garage Sale – May 6, 2017

Family Winter Fun Day – Feb. 26, 2017

Community Remembrance Day Service 2016

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CTV reporter Allison Bamford and cameraman Jim Barnsley interviewed MPCA President Barb Biddle in preparation for a feature on the 6 o’clock CTV news on Remembrance Day, Friday November 11, 2016. The report featured war memorials around Saskatoon, including the cairn and monument in Montgomery Park.

Rink Refurbishment – Summer 2016

South Berm meeting – Mar. 17, 2016

On a windy, cool afternoon in March, MPCA representatives met with City officials including Linda Andal, Director of the Civic Operations Centre Project, to discuss the south berm being built on the former Burma Road.

South Berm meeting – Mar. 17, 2016

On a windy, cool afternoon in March, MPCA representatives met with City officials including Linda Andal, Director of the Civic Operations Centre Project, to discuss the south berm being built on the former Burma Road.

Community Remembrance Day Service 2015

70th anniversary of VE Day – May 8, 2015

Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt – April 4, 2015

Family Winter Fun Day – Feb. 28, 2015

Montgomery Place honours the 50th Anniverary of the Canadian Flag – February 15, 2015

Community Remembrance Day Service 2014

Correcting Names on Veterans Monument – July 15, 2014

Reinstallation of the Montgomery Place sign – July 9, 2014

Scavenger Hunt – Sept. 29, 2013

A scavenger hunt was held for children after our monument unveiling event, it had to be postponed due to rain the day of the event.

Scavenger Hunt – Sept. 29, 2013

A scavenger hunt was held for children after our monument unveiling event, it had to be postponed due to rain the day of the event.

Celebrating our Veterans & Community Heritage & Monument Unveiling – June 22, 2013