As I was walking to work from my love's home I came across a piece of Canadian History. Also a major peice of Saskatoon history. This was the home of Hugh Cairns The VC winner . There is a small Plaque in front of the house it . It plaque was poorly displayed. As a historical site this spot should be looked after. In my opinion. Here is the history of the Hugh Cains.
Here is a brief article of the history of the home.
The Cairns family home at
832 Avenue G North, Saskatoon
In February 2005, an ongoing initiative to have the plaque relocated to the correct residence, spearheaded by Mrs. Rowena McLellan of Saskatoon, was successful.
Although the date of the plaque's transference was not set, the Saskatchewan Government Heritage Resource Unit stated that an error may have been made and it is their intention to transplant the marker in its entirety once the ground is sufficiently thawed.
On Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Sgt. Cairns’ plaque was relocated to his home at 832 Avenue G North. This was completed by a civic work crew and purportedly brought about without any public notification, proclamation, nor rededication ceremony.
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