Saskatchewan Photos, Stock Photos of Canada, Regina, Saskatoon Photo, Saskatchewan History, Pictures Canada - PhotosCanada.com Gallery

Saskatchewan Photos, Stock Photos of Canada, Regina, Saskatoon Photo, Saskatchewan History, Pictures Canada

Leask Farm 16

Leask Farm 16

Description : The village of Leask inherited its name from an early pioneer, Robert Leask. Robert Leask was born near Toronto, Ontario on December 25, 1867. In 1903, when he was thirty-six years old, Robert filed a homestead on a quarter section of land, SE 1-46-6 W3. Eight years passed until in 1911, the Canadian Northern Railways steel track reached the piece of Saskatchewan Robert Leask owned.
Incorporation of the hamlet as a village was forwarded to the Department of Municipal Affairs on July 27,1912. The village of Leask was born on September 3, 1912.

Home | Gallery | Biography | Contact Us | Purchase

 

PhotosCanada.com
P.O. Box 927
Garibaldi Highlands, B.C.
Canada V0N 1T0

 

Click to view PHOTOSCANADA.COM LICENSING TERMS & CONDITIONS

 Copyright 2003 - 2021 © Bill McComish
All images on this website are legally protected from unauthorized use by international copyright law.
The images may NOT be used in other websites, published, copied to another computer
or used as the basis for other photographs or illustrations.