Services
editDeep South Animal Clinic
editThe Deep South Animal Clinic opened on August 15, 1973 in front of around 150 people.[1] The 36' x 60' clinic cost $65,000 to build and was designed as an out-patient animal clinic, featuring multiple facilities.[1] These facilities include an isolation area, operating areas for small & large animals, a hydraulic operating table for large animals, a kennel, a laboratory, a post-mortem room, an office, and a reception area.[1]
The Ogema district veterinary board opened the clinic with a grant of $25,000 from the provincial Government of Saskatchewan, and a $11,000 grant from the federal Government of Canada, under the local initiatives program, while the board paid the remainder.[1] A district farmer, Wilfred Edworthy, officially unlocked the clinic at the opening ceremony.[1] Before the animal clinic opened, operations on livestock took place in Edworthy’s barn.[1]
Today, the Deep South Animal Clinic provides service to Ogema and surrounding areas, including Weyburn, Regina, Moose Jaw, and Assiniboia.[2] The clinic is open year-round for 24-hour emergency services.[2]
Ogema School
editThe Ogema School ranges from kindergarten to grade twelve, and is located on Mehnke Street.[3] The school offers a variety of courses, giving students the option to pursue further studies in post-secondary institutions.[3]
In August 1991, there were 186 students enrolled in the school, while current enrollment is 112 students.[3][4] The school has an active sports program, and in 1988, they improved their track & field facilities.[4] The school also hosts the South East Cornerstone Public School Division Annual Track Meet.[4]
The Ogema Hospital
editIn 1949, a building committee began with a $20,000 donation, and a desire to get permission to build a 15-bed hospital.[5] The people of Ogema wanted a hospital for many reasons. The people wanted their own way to care for the ill, because they did not want to rely on city hospitals or the one nearby in Bengough, due to certain roads not being safe for travel, and also because some of the ill would not be able to travel to those hospitals.[5]
In 1959, after 10 years, many hours of fundraising, construction, and delays, the hospital still had not opened its doors.[5] Although the building was not quite complete, the Health Minister, J. Walter Erb, deemed the building to be already out of date, and not fit to be a hospital.[5]
Eventually the project came to an end, and today, Ogema still does not have a hospital within the town.
Banks
editThe Royal Bank
editIn 1989 the Royal Bank in Ogema was fully renovated, which included expanding the building with a 20’ x 40’ addition, and constructing a wheelchair ramp.[6] During these renovations, the bank was also fully computerized and modernized.[6]
In 1990 the Royal Bank celebrated its 80th anniversary in Ogema.[6] The bank is also active in community events, especially by sponsoring various awards, and participating in the annual fair.[6]
Radius Credit Union
editIn 1984 the Radius Credit Union in Ogema decided to computerize.[7] With computerization came new products including Master Card product lines and automated tellers.[7] At the same time registered retirement savings plans, registered retirement income funds, interest bearing chequing, youth accounts, and some insurance services were emerging.[7]
In 1987, it became clear that the Credit Union would either have to renovate the existing building, or move into a new one.[7] After looking at the decisions of other Credit Unions with similar problems, they decided to renovate, and early in 1988, the Board of Directors sent out letters to all the local tradesmen with the renovation plan.[7] In the fall of 1988, the newly renovated Credit Union had its grand opening.[7]
In 1990, the Credit Union celebrated its 40th anniversary in Ogema.[7]
- ^ a b c d e f Hanna, Wayne (August 17, 1973). "Ogema animal clinic opened". The Leader Post. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Home". Deep South Animal Clinic Ltd. October 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Ogema School". Town of Ogema. October 23, 2017.
- ^ a b c Ogema Historical Society (1992). From Prairie Grass to Golden Grain. Ogema Historical Society. p. 45.
- ^ a b c d Longman, Harold (February 9, 1959). "Erected to serve as hospital, Ogema building stands empty". The Leader Post. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Ogema Historical Society (1992). From Prairie Grass to Golden Grain. Ogema Historical Society. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ogema Historical Society (1992). From Prairie Grass to Golden Grain. Ogema Historical Society. p. 12.