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Provinces of
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, NW Ontario and NE corner of Alberta
(a combined field)

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Manitoba & NW Ontario

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When did the workers first arrive? In 1904, the first Workers arrived in Montreal, Quebec, and traveled from there to Manitoba. They were Harry Oliver, Tom Craig, John Doak and George Buttimer.

In 1905, Dora Holland arrived.  She professed in a mission William Irvine held in 1897 in Kilrush, Co. Clare, Ireland. She was his very FIRST first convert.
She entered the Work in May 1902, and in 1905, she came to Sidney, Manitoba, where she had family.
Five other Holland siblings became Workers: Harry, Maud, Kathleen, Mable and Muriel.
Dora died August 1, 1968; she and her brother, Harry (1877–1967), share the same tombstone in Graceland Cemetery, Madison, South Dakota, US.

Who was the first to profess? 

Who was the first native to go in the work?  

When & Where was the first meeting? 
When & Where was the first baptism?

When & Where was the first convention? The first Convention was held in Minnedosa in 1906.
The list for the 1909 Sidney Convention photo of Workers and Friends taken by Herb Minty contains 112 names plus 6 Workers not shown.

Where have subsequent conventions been held?
Where is the convention currently held? 

Who have the Overseers been? Mark Craig; Stanley Watchorn 1932; Stanley Lee 1964–1967; Stanley Sharpe 1978–1982; Jack Price 1983–1990; Alton Mose 1991–2010; Jim Atcheson 2010—2025; Larry Greenaway 2025—.

What is the official language? English

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Saskatchewan

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When did the workers first arrive? The arrival date of the first Worker is unknown.

Who was the first to profess? 

Who was the first native to go in the work?  

When & Where was the first meeting? 
When & Where was the first baptism?

When & Where was the first convention? The first Convention was held in 1911 at Bredenbury.
Where have subsequent conventions been held?
Where is the convention currently held? 

Who have the Overseers been? Willie Abercrombie; Willie Smiley 1932–1972; Willis Propp 1976–1983; Stanley Sharpe 1983–1987; Dale Shultz 1988–1990; Jack Price 1991–1995; Dale Shultz 1996–2005; Jim Atcheson 2009—2010. Beginning sometime after 2010–2011, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and NW Ontario were combined on the Workers Lists.

The 2x2 Sect is referenced in the book "Windthorst Memories, A History of Windthorst and District, 1806–1981," by Windthorst History Book Committee, 1983. See "The Church in the Home," page 258. Out of print.

Additional or corrected information on this country will be very welcome. 

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TTT Editor's Note: In the absence of a written account, the above information has been compiled by the TTT Editor from various sources. Corrections or additions are most welcome; as well as other historical accounts for this country Email TTT