27-712: College Building may refer to: Peter MacKinnon Building , of the University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Wren Building , of the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title College Building . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-586: A by-election in Romanow's former riding of Saskatoon Riversdale ; moving to Saskatoon from Moose Jaw, Calvert campaigned on a pledge to work closely with local community groups. Calvert took the helm of the NDP at a time when the Saskatchewan Party—a new unified conservative political party established in 1997—appeared on the cusp of a breakthrough after reducing the NDP to a minority government in 1999 with
81-646: A National Historic Site and a provincial heritage property, The building was renamed in honour of MacKinnon in 2012. Lorne Calvert Lorne Albert Calvert SOM (born December 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Saskatchewan , from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Riversdale from 2001 to 2009, when he retired. He also served as
108-456: A lawsuit against the federal government, a tactic that was interrupted by the fall provincial election. Calvert and his government were defeated in the 2007 provincial election , in which management of the province's booming economy and health care became focal points. The NDP's central campaign commitment was a universal drug plan capping prescription drug costs at $ 15. Importantly, unlike Hermanson, new Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall made
135-627: A leadership race. Dwain Lingenfelter , a former cabinet minister in the government's of Romanow and Allan Blakeney , was elected the party's new leader in a four-person contest on June 6, 2009. At the end of the Spring session in May 2009, Calvert touted the economic progress his government had made, and revealed that he planned to return to the United Church. From 2009 to 2018, Calvert was
162-406: A more traditional social democratic one, advocating for a greater focus on social programs, especially in healthcare and education. Wiebe finished third, and Calvert—who led on every ballot—defeated Axworthy on the final ballot with 58% of nearly 18,000 votes. With the victory, Calvert became premier on February 8, 2001. After securing the party leadership, Calvert was elected to the legislature in
189-539: A strong performance in rural Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Party led polling ahead of the 2003 provincial election . However, Calvert followed through on his promise to significantly increase social spending, particularly in education and healthcare, and persistently drew a stark contrast between his party's support for the province's major remaining crown corporations and Saskatchewan Party leader Elwin Hermanson 's willingness to pursue privatization. In November 2003,
216-413: A vocal commitment not to privatize the province's crown corporations. The result was a drop to 20 seats for the NDP while Wall's party won a majority government. Upon defeat, Calvert expressed pride in a "good run in government" for the NDP. After the election, Calvert—who retained his Saskatoon Riversdale seat—said he had no immediate plans to step down as leader, but conceded that he was unlikely to lead
243-691: Is a National Historic Site of Canada which is part of the University of Saskatchewan ( U of S ). The U of S is the largest education institution in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . The structure is an example of a university building in the classic Elizabethan E shape in Collegiate Gothic style which was designed by Brown and Vallance. This style is also seen at Cambridge , and Oxford and American universities such as Princeton . Strathcona Medical Building at McGill University
270-547: The South Saskatchewan River was across from the city centre of Saskatoon . Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier laid the cornerstone of the first under construction building on campus, the College Building, on July 29, 1910. The original buildings were built using native limestone - greystone - which was mined just north of campus. Over the years, the greystone was to become one of
297-568: The Dean of Agriculture residence, now the Faculty Club, finished construction in 1912. In 2001, it was declared a National Historic Site of Canada. Gargoyles , oriel windows, and a gothic arch decorate the two storey façade. It had to be shut down in 1997 to undergo restoration. Cochrane Engineering and Friggstad Downing architects completed the construction and the College building was reopened 2005. The College building originally contained
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#1732775541440324-510: The MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow from 1986 to 1999. Calvert became premier when he was elected NDP leader in 2001 after the retirement of Roy Romanow . Campaigning on the party's social democratic legacy, Calvert led the party to a majority government in the 2003 provincial election. His party was defeated in the 2007 election by Brad Wall 's Saskatchewan Party . Late in Calvert's tenure as premier,
351-486: The NDP narrowly regained a majority government, winning 30 of 58 seats. During his full term in office, Calvert expanded child care spaces and introduced a number of targeted welfare programs. The government also began reforming immigration systems to attract more immigrants, and expanded investment in renewable energy and energy conservation. Calvert's spending plans were buoyed by a renewed boom in commodity prices, which led to significant increases in resource revenue for
378-661: The Nobel Plaza, second floor Memorial Plaques, machinery toom and convocation hall and now houses two art galleries and a museum. The first rooms were used for students pursuing a Degree in Agriculture and they could learn to test milk, make butter and ripen cheese. The Honourable Lorne Calvert , Premier of Saskatchewan and U of S President, Peter MacKinnon rededicated the College Building September 6, 2005. It has official designation as both
405-412: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=College_Building&oldid=1127443175 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Peter MacKinnon Building The Peter MacKinnon Building
432-481: The most recognizable campus signatures. When the local supply of limestone was exhausted, the University turned to Tyndall Stone, so called because it is quarried at Tyndall, Manitoba. The College Building, officially opened May 1, 1913. This building had the first cornerstone laid in 1910, but was not the first building on campus. However the Professor of Field Husbandry residence, finished construction in 1911, and
459-443: The party into the next election. Just two weeks after the 2007 election, federal NDP spokesman Brad Lavigne confirmed to reporters that Jack Layton 's office had asked Calvert to consider standing as a candidate in the 2008 federal election . Calvert declined to run, but stated that he would support the party's federal candidates. Calvert announced on October 16, 2008 that he would be stepping down as party leader, triggering
486-634: The principal at St. Andrew's College in Saskatoon. In 2019, St. Andrew's awarded Calvert with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. In 2015, Calvert was named to the Saskatchewan Order of Merit . During the 2003 election campaign, Calvert denounced and apologized for an internal cartoon that was leaked to the media, depicting Saskatchewan Party leader Hermanson loading NDP sympathizers onto rail cars—the cartoon referred to speculation that Hermanson wanted to replace civil servants with Saskatchewan Party supporters. B'nai Brith Canada stated that
513-426: The province. Calvert instigated a tax review committee that led to corporate tax cuts, designed to bring the province more in line with its neighbours. Along with tweaks to income taxes and resource royalties, this has been credited with instigating a period of rapid growth in the provincial economy. The NDP cut the provincial sales tax down to five percent, froze tuition, and invested in highway renewal. Late in
540-612: The provincial economy—buoyed by rapidly rising natural resource prices—began a significant upturn. Calvert was born in Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan. He received his undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Regina . Initially planning to study law, Calvert ultimately decided to study theology and pursue the ministry within the United Church of Canada . After attending St. Andrew's College seminary in Saskatoon , he
567-574: The race, alongside former NDP MP and then-provincial justice minister Chris Axworthy , three sitting cabinet ministers in Buckley Belanger , Joanne Crofford , and Maynard Sonntag , former National Farmers Union president Nettie Wiebe , and former Young New Democrats president Scott Banda. Axworthy was the perceived frontrunner, expected to continue Romanow's legacy; Calvert and Wiebe, meanwhile, ran more leftwing campaigns, with Wiebe running an explicitly anti- neoliberal campaign, and Calvert
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#1732775541440594-424: The stage for a party leadership race leading directly to the premier's office—the first such race since Woodrow Lloyd succeeded Tommy Douglas as NDP leader and premier in 1961. The 2001 contest was highly contested, with seven candidates making it the biggest NDP leadership race in history. It was also the first such election to employ a one member, one vote policy, rather than a delegated election. Calvert joined
621-423: The term, Calvert became increasingly antagonistic with the federal government, a minority parliament led by Stephen Harper 's Conservatives . In March 2007, Calvert argued that the clawback of non-renewable resource revenues from the equalization formula as implemented in the 2007 federal budget would leave Saskatchewan getting significantly less than had been promised. Calvert instructed his government to prepare
648-438: Was another collegiate gothic style campus building, also designed by Vallance & Brown, as well as Hart House at the University of Toronto . In 1909, Montreal architects named Vallance & Brown designed the University of Saskatchewan Campus. They set out six college gothic style residential and college buildings around a green space which has come to be known as The Bowl The University of Saskatchewan location next to
675-743: Was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the Member (MLA) for the constituency of Moose Jaw South, serving in the Official Opposition to Grant Devine 's Progressive Conservative government. Calvert was re-elected in the 1991 and 1995 elections , when the NDP was both times elected to majority governments under the leadership of Roy Romanow. Calvert held a number of cabinet positions during his tenure, including as associate minister of health and minister responsible for SaskPower and SaskEnergy ; from 1995, he
702-462: Was ordained as minister of the United Church in 1976 and served as minister of several rural congregations. From 1979 to 1986, Calvert was the minister of the pastoral charge of Zion United Church in Moose Jaw. Calvert entered provincial politics ahead of the 1986 provincial election , running as a New Democrat on a platform of prohibiting the construction of a proposed casino in Moose Jaw. He
729-488: Was responsible for two large portfolios as both Minister of Health and Minister of Social Services. Romanow's tenure was noted for its fiscal conservatism, and the NDP's embrace of Third Way politics in the 1990s was divisive within the party. Calvert decided not to run in the 1999 election —which resulted in a minority NDP government—and was succeeded by Deb Higgins in the Moose Jaw riding. In late 2000, Romanow announced that he would be retiring from politics, setting
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