Proton Ave 1921 If you stand at the corner of Main and Rutland today, looking at the Empire Diner, you’re standing on ground once shaped by one of the town’s earliest and most determined entrepreneurs: Quan Fook. His story threads through early business development, racial barriers, public health emergencies, and one of Gull Lake’s biggest fires. It’s a story worth remembering — and one that reflects the attitudes and policies of the early 1900s, not today. 🥢 Early Chinese R

Gull Lake lived through these two wartime years with a kind of steady resilience, keeping civic life moving even as the wider world was changing in ways no one here could ignore.. Council meetings continued, bylaws were passed, and appointments made, but beneath the routine lay drought, fire, epidemic, and the strain of a nation at war. 1917: A Quiet, Wartime Year In 1917, Dr. McCue served as mayor, supported by councillors A.H. Thomas, G.A. Currie, W.J. Crosbie, E.A. Fowlie,

Hospitals are shaped by buildings, budgets, and boards—but their identity is shaped by people. In Gull Lake, the doctors who served across more than a century left a legacy of leadership, endurance, and community commitment that defined every era of local healthcare. From the town’s first medical man to the physician who leads today, their work forms a continuous line through Gull Lake’s history. The Hospital Era (1906–1993) Dr. Code (1906–1909) Gull Lake’s medical story begi

The Town of Gull Lake’s audited financial statements for 2025 are now complete. Here’s a simple look at the numbers that matter most—where money came from, where it went, and how the town finished the year. Revenue Highlights (Money Coming In) Gull Lake brought in $2.96 million in total revenue in 2025. Here are the main sources: Property Taxes — $1,278,908 The town’s primary source of income. Fees & Charges — $1,044,671 Water, sewer, landfill, recreation, and other service f

Most people today don’t know that Gull Lake once had one of the most active Boy Scout programs in southwest Saskatchewan — and it all began with one man. Scoutmaster Richard H. Sweeting, born in Nassau, Bahamas in 1887, came to Gull Lake in 1915. By the next summer, he was already taking local boys on camping trips, teaching outdoor skills long before Scouts were formally organized here. His son later wrote: “Your boy might make a good citizen without being a Boy Scout, but h

Arriving in a Town Just Beginning When Gull Lake was little more than a scattering of homesteads and a hopeful railway stop, a few determined settlers stepped forward to build the services a town needs long before it officially becomes one. Among those early builders was Jeremiah P. Divine, a man whose work helped shape the foundations of the community we know today. Jeremiah arrived in Gull Lake in 1906, accompanied by his wife and their four children. Like many families of