The Fading Town of Pasqua Saskatchewan Photo Gallery by Mike Stobbs at pbase.com

The Fading Town of Pasqua Saskatchewan

Another town in the walk around series, Pasqua is slowly growing into a ghost town. Come for walk with me has I show you around this photogenic site. Your comments are most welcome.......Enjoy Mike

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James		09-Sep-2020 06:29
Hello, I am decendant of Slemmon(Duncan) , Foote Family. My mother grew up in Pasqua . Have many photos etc. Would like to hear more about past of pasqua . Send comments and questions to jamesrlr@gmail.com

Bill Helland		21-Aug-2019 17:39
My Grandfather, Kristoffer Olesen Helland arrived in Pasqua in 1910 with horses cows and farm equipment from Fingal, North Dakota, He left his cattle and horses in quarantine in Pasqua for two weeks then continued along the Pole Trail to his homestead south of Ardill, SK. I am looking for any pictures of the place at the time (1910) Bill Helland London, Ontario wehelland@rogers.com

Guest		01-Nov-2017 11:12
Sorry that should read Jimmie Bremner.

Guest		01-Nov-2017 11:11
Very interesting reading. My mother was born in 1912. She would be around 2 when here mother, Sarah Price became a housekeeper for Jimmie Brenner. She had many fabulous memories of growing up in Pasque and of her childhood friend Jim Foot. The Duncan name often came up so several generations must have lived in Pasque. I have a painting of the grain elevator which I sometimes think should be in the community hall.

James Hochban		30-May-2016 23:05
I goofed in my last comment, the Duncan's were our neighbors to the West of our store and the Champions(Walter and Marg) were the neighbors to the East.

Jim Hochban		26-Mar-2015 17:46
I am looking for photo of the old red and white store that used to be there, my family took it over from the Bests, our next door neighbors to the East of us were the Duncans - Percy, Jean and their sons Don and Roger, they have all passed on, Roger on March 16 of 2014. Also if anyone has photos of Roger and I when we were kids please let me know or email them to me at jhochban@hotmail.com We were together quite abit back then as we were the same age(I was 19 days older) any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ray McLennan		02-Nov-2013 13:48
During the summer of 1951 , my siblings and I, travelled daily by horse and cart from our farm north-west of Pasqua, in the valley across from north side or Hwy #1, while attending school. At age 72,while visiting Pasqua, I found that I couldn't identify the school, nor the barn that was used to shelter by horse, Bob from the elements. This was a capsule of my life that will never be forgotten. As we all know, things are never the same as we remembered.

Ken B.		26-Oct-2013 09:50
When I was a kid born and raised in Regina, I used to travel to the Eberles' (Frank and Kay) farm with my mom. Then, later on, I spent most of my summer holidaze there. I shall never forget those happy times... Ken B.

Ken B.		26-Oct-2013 09:50
When I was a kid born and raised in Regina, I used to travel to the Eberles' (Frank and Kay) farm with my mom. Then, later on, I spent most of my summer holidaze there. I shall never forget those happy times... Ken B.

Suzy		19-Aug-2013 16:39
Little Joe not jello

Suzy		19-Aug-2013 16:35
hi my mother was born in 1922 and is still alive and remembers all so well. My grandparents were Robert and Bernice Short and his father was Thomas Short who were one of the first farmers there answer to some of the questions here on the message board the school was not in Pasqa what it was East of pasqa Soo line Railroad the short family live south of Highway one and highway 69 that went all the way through United States my mom remembers the Duncan family very well and that my grandfather used to go down to the Duncuns machine shop to get his equipment fixed or worked on. I use to spend three months out of the summer and on the farm I remember growing up in past that 3 months out of the year little jello who worked at the little store and gas station there I do rememer jim and jeannie slemmon family in fact jeannie and my mom were best friends those were the best days of my life growing up as a kid when they're on the farm

Craig		13-May-2013 01:53
I would appreciate it if anyone in Pasqua could contact me. My ancestor (Peter Gokey) last known location (in the 1840s) was in Pasqua, SK. We have no other information for him after his wife died but would love to find out. Feel free to email me at craig@brechmos.org.

L. Shaak		16-Sep-2012 19:11
The photography is great. Pasqua however is NOT a fading community. See the new Pitts home; four years ago Eldstroms also moved in a nice home and currently a home on the east side of the hamlet is being upgraded with siding. Thanks to the efforts of the late Bob McDougal, a Coop Water group was formed bringing water to Pasqua and rural residents in this area. Many residents here take pride in the care and upkeep of their homes and yards.The new Community Club Hall has annual dinner theater with sell-out performances, thanks to the forward thinking of many of its members. A, G scale garden railway is also located on the front lawn of one residence which attracts interest to many new-comers passing through the hamlet.

Ashley Buchholz		03-Jul-2012 07:24
I used to live in Pasqua in the farm house with the giant TV dish in the yard (I believe it's tore down now). We were right beside the always abandoned house. My old next door neighbours there won the lottery and expanded their farm; they won it again later and continued to expand it.

Guest		20-Mar-2012 00:09
Who currently owns the gas station in Pasqua?

Guest		20-Mar-2012 00:08
Who currently owns the gas station in Pasqua?

James Hochban		12-Feb-2012 16:30
To Nora King Peterson: I rode the school bus from 1960-1964(maybe not the same time as you)

Nora King Peterson		18-Oct-2011 04:12
I would like to hear from any kids that rode on the school bus. Leo Hochban, Doreen and Margaret Aitken, Jim Bremner and anyone else ,

Nora		18-Oct-2011 04:08
I would like to hear from any kids I knew on the bus. Leo Hochban, Margaret and Doreen Aitken, Jim Bremner and anyone else

Nora King Peterson		21-Sep-2011 03:03
My sister and I (Merle and Nora King) went on the school bus with the Pasqua kids. It would be good to hear from any of them.

Ken Duncan		22-May-2011 23:40
Hi Folks, I'm Stuart Duncan's dad. The implement dealership was IHC. The gas pump in the photo is from the 50's or late 40's. I pumped gas there in the early 40's the pumps at that time had to be pumped by hand to fill a bowl and then were gravity fed to the automobile. Sad to hear that Don passed. The photos show the dealership sign and pump house. Other building are the old avian club house and a Church that was later converted to a machine shed. The train station lost it`s platform and the grain elevators are gone. Too bad I didn`t take a photo back in the 30`s of the old train water tower across from the IHC and Imperial oil dealership.

John Aitkin in Edmonton		15-Oct-2010 22:16
Gotta love those pictures. Anything that shows old buldings, and parts of, that are long forgotten are favorites of mine. I had family that farmed the area in the early 1900's. Perhaps some of those pictures are of their old farm.

James		02-Aug-2010 12:24
Carla I think the name could be Slemmon

carla		06-Feb-2010 21:14
I am on a quest to find Miss Edna Slimmon or Slummon. I have a postcard dated Feb 25/08 this post card is over 100 years old and I would like to find the decendents of the family to whom this belongs.... the post card reads: Tuesday Feb 25/08 Trains are all tied up again so don't know when I will start home but will come as soon as I can. Daddy... Adressed to : Miss Edna Slummon Pasqua Sask The front of the post card has two cartoon bears and the word" Dont say a word" on the front of the card. I can not make out the spelling of the last name...any information will help return this postcard home...

carla		06-Feb-2010 21:14
I am on a quest to find Miss Edna Slimmon or Slummon. I have a postcard dated Feb 25/08 this post card is over 100 years old and I would like to find the decendents of the family to whom this belongs.... the post card reads: Tuesday Feb 25/08 Trains are all tied up again so don't know when I will start home but will come as soon as I can. Daddy... Adressed to : Miss Edna Slummon Pasqua Sask The front of the post card has two cartoon bears and the word" Dont say a word" on the front of the card. I can not make out the spelling of the last name...any information will help return this postcard home...

Mike Stobbs		21-Jan-2010 00:36
We were there with a photo club and had permission to shoot images.......

Guest		21-Jan-2010 00:31
they are nice pictures.. but i hope you did ask my uncle to go in some of them places you took pictures of.....

Don &Lou Best		04-Jan-2010 15:45
This is Fantastic. aged buildings , signs and landscapes die just as do people but the history that I am proud to be a part of lives forever, Thankyou for showing this to the rest of the world. The people who live there now will have their own history to share. I got my schooling there and married the son of the owner of the grocery store and post office that our family bought.( Best's Red & White.)Many happenings too many to mention. Even Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip spent one night here on their visit to Canada about 1960.

D Baalman		10-Dec-2009 19:00
Great gallery! V.

James Hochban		13-Jun-2009 04:23
Hi Stuart Duncan, Percy's son Roger currently lives in Moose Jaw, Roger's brother Don passed away a few years ago. When my family sold the farm we move to Pasqua and lived in the house beside your grandpa Harry until my mother took over the store and post office.

Ray McLennan		19-Apr-2009 10:35
Fabulous photos! In the eary 1950s, I travelled by horse and cart with my siblings to school in Pasqua. Could anyone tell me which building served as the school and which building would have been used to house my horse, Bob, each day, while at school? Ray McLennan retired RCAF photographer

stuart duncan		09-Jun-2008 04:01
found this site. my dad is ken duncan and his father was harry duncan who was james duncan's son. i remeber we used to visit my grandma's when i was a kid (wow - the grasshoppers!) and of course it has been years since i was there. i had an uncle percy who lives there and some cousins and other relatives but they must all be gone now. My grandpa owned the small white house across the street from the grain elevators. My geart grandpa ran the massey ferguson delaership there too.

James Hochban		24-Apr-2008 19:34
If anybody knows where I cna get photos of the old red and white store and post office at Pasqua let know at jhochban@yahoo.ca

James Hochban		01-Apr-2008 21:59
Wow, Great photos. I was raised in Pasqua. Went to school there until grade 8. My mother ran the general store and post office until 1969 when the post office closed. I was hoping to see a photo of our store(I believe it was torn down in the 70s). Our old house that was moved from the farm to Pasqua is still there and occupied.

Larry Shaak		21-Mar-2008 07:35
Awesome photography! I've been told the IHC dealership in Pasqua was a very busy place with farmers coming from all over the province to purchase their machinery parts here. The station in the photos was moved in from another town. Fading? The hamlet's population continues to grow. (25.5 at last count but I have yet to meet the.5) Take a drive through the hamlet and view the well kept homes and yards. With its closeness to Moose Jaw, Pasqua as a hamlet will likely survive as a pastoral bedroom community.

Laurie from Edmonton		05-Feb-2008 16:52
Your photographs are incredible! I was both delighted and saddened at the same time - your pictures capture the beauty & essence of the prairies and that remarkable pioneer spirit; at the same time it forces one to face the present-day harsh reality that our beautiful prairie towns are being turned into ghost towns. I applaud you for doing something like this - perhaps it will encourage more of us "city folks" to appreciate the plight of the prairie farmers, etc.

Lara		30-Jan-2008 10:07
Mike, FANTASTIC!!! Thank you so much for sharing these amazing hisotries with me/us...I can't get anough of looking at these pictures.....Thank you ! Lara.

Guest		17-Jul-2006 00:50
Wonderful gallery. You have given a great deal of meaning though your images of the town.

Dennis Swayze		05-Jul-2006 13:16
...great gallery...sure does take one back in time...if only the wall could talk. Cheers ! Dennis

Guest		11-Jun-2006 05:56
Wow! We've lived in Pasqua and area since 1983. Thanks for showing us an incredible aspect of it! Julie Pitts

Guest		24-May-2006 23:56
What a fantastic gallery, gives a sense of remoteness and of a bye gone age, brilliant work. V

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