The Moose Jaw Flying Club was founded and incorporated in 1928 by Howard Ingram, A. W. Macpherson and Richard W. (Dick) Ryan. The first president of the organization was T. J. Emerson K.C. The Government of Canada gave the club two D. H. Moth planes in 1928 as well as a grant of one hundred dollars per qualified student, who was physically fit and of British descent. In 1929, Ingram was appointed Inspector of Civil Aviation and Ryan Club Instructor. From 1928 to 1930, seven commercial pilots and eleven private pilots graduated from the course provided by the club. In 1930, George M. Ross was president and Walter F. Thorn was Chair of the Board of Directors. They operated from the Municipal Aerodrome (also known as the Rosedale Airport) on the corner of 12th Ave NW and Montgomery St. In 1930, the club sponsored a large flying meet with participants competing in a variety of speed and skill events, as well as a number of demonstrations. In 1935, the directors of the flying club formed Prairie Airways which operated a flying service operating Beech 18D aircraft and manufactured twin engine Cessnas during World War II. Prairie Airways was later bought by Canadian Pacific.

The Moose Jaw Flying Club has taken many shapes over the years, closing and reopening many times. Currently, the non-profit clubs works out of the Moose Jaw Municipal Airport. They operate a Cessna 150 aircraft available for flying members. Club meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm.

The Moose Jaw Old Timers Association was organized in 1885. Membership was limited to settlers coming into the district prior to and including December 31, 1885. Wives of Old Timers members were eligible whether or not they were in the district before that date.

The first elected officers were James Campbell, president; G. M. Annable, vice-president; W. C. Sanders, secretary-treasurer; and E. N. Hopkins, A Dalgarno, Tom Bennie, George Might, Hugh Thompson and J. G. Beesley as the managing committee.

Other members and officers mentioned are Fred Jones, Joe Hyland, T. Heath, Herb Rathwell, Gordon Smith, Fred Gilmour, Arthur Wilton Alderman, Mrs. R. L. Slater, Miss Rorison, Mrs. S. E. McClelland, Dan Martin, J. A. Maharg, Richard Wilson, C. Boyle, H. Crozier, L. Gilmour, J. Manahan, E. Powell, E. Pascoe, A. Green, G. Dalrymple, S. McWilliams, E. Dell, G. McKenzie, G. Paul and Joe English.

The Slade Gallery Artists Co-operative was founded on July 1, 1992 by Terry and Jennifer Reynoldson. Ron Bader approached Terry and Jennifer to fill vacant space in his office building at Slade Manor. They decided to create an artists’ co-operative and gallery at this location. The group met bi-monthly and produced a bi-monthly newsletter entitled ‘The Slade Gallery Artbeat’. Their main objective was to promote local art and emerging artists throughout the community. The organization was renamed the Bridge Artist Co-operative in 1995. The organization closed its gallery, Gallery 53, in the fall of 2001 and soon after disassembled.

The Ina Grafton Gage Home was a non-profit facility opened in 1951 by the United Church as a home for elderly women. The structure was originally built and used as a children’s shelter and later used by the General Hospital until the building was bought by the United Church. The purchase was funded by Ina Grafton Gage and the United Church. It was located at 200 Iroquois St. E in Moose Jaw. Although it began as a women’s only facility, it later began accepting men. In September 2011, the home closed after 60 years in operation. The building was redeveloped into a detox centre.

G. Gordon Botting was born December 25, 1910 in Wallaceburg, Ontario. In 1911, his family moved west when his father bought a farm in the Marquis district. In 1921, the family moved to Moose Jaw. In Moose Jaw, Gordon Botting attended King George Public School and Central Collegiate. In 1930, he graduated from the University of Saskatchewan.

Botting began work for the City of Moose Jaw in 1930 as a cost accountant and office manager of the engineering department. He was in this position until 1945 when he accepted the position of internal auditor with war time housing for the federal government. He took over his father’s farm and became a partner in a consulting firm. In 1957, he resumed his work for the City of Moose Jaw and became a city clerk. In 1961, Botting was made a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators of London, England and in 1967 he was given a centennial medal for public service. In 1971, he was chosen as city commissioner. He retired December 31, 1975. Botting was an active member of the Masonic lodge, the Elks, the Rotary Club and the St. Andrew’s United Church. He died June 20, 1976. Botting had a wife, Murleen, and a son, Gerald.