History of Martensville
Martensville was
incorporated
as a village
50 years ago
in
1966.
At
this time, the
population
of
Martensville
had
outgrown
its hamlet status
and
applied
to become a
village.
Harry
(Henry) Baycroft
Avenue A Service Station and Shop-Rite 1965, Martensville’s first business.
was elected by
Photo Courtesy of Gertrude Siemen
the 784 residents
as overseer (term for mayor at that time) of Martensville as it attained village status. He
and Councillors Gordon
Unrau and Peter Fehr
served for the 3 years
Martensville was a
village, 1966-1968.
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Martensville
had
been
unincorporated
until this time with no
restrictions regarding
the types of housing
allowed or where they
were placed. Many
substandard
houses
had
been
moved
in
from
Saskatoon
and
neighbouring
communities.
During
the village years, bylaws
and housing regulations
were
introduced
and
enforced
and
subdivisions
were
developed. About 27
houses were removed
and 47 building permits
were
issued
while
the village grew to a
population of over 1000
with over half under
the age of 18. What
had been considered
a distant suburb of
Saskatoon now became
a bedroom community.
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