Fallen Heroes   

Fallen Heroes     >     Collegiate     >     Home    

Many distinguished staff and students of the Saskatoon Collegiate Institute, now known as Nutana Collegiate, had gone overseas to serve in World War I.  These men gave their lives for our country and those who made it out alive, came back to visit Nutana Collegiate, a place they remembered as caring and safe.  These men believed it was an honour to fight, or even die, for their country. Whether these men made it back home or gave their lives, they are all heroes.

In March of 1919, the students of the Saskatoon Collegiate announced that they would establish a memorial to those alumni who had died because of the war.  The memorial would be an art gallery consisting exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists.  The Memorial Art Gallery became the first modern Canadian art gallery in Canada to serve as a memorial to the soldiers, and is the only art gallery located in a Canadian high school library.

Nutana Collegiate     |     411 11th Street East  Saskatoon  SK  S7N 0E9     |     Telephone:  306.683.7580     |     Fax:   306.657.3951