Donald Gunn

This subdivision was named after Donald Gunn who was the first white settler in the Good Spirit Lake area. Born in 1840 at the Red River Settlement, he moved his family to a homestead near Qu’Appelle in 1882. In 1887 he moved to Good Spirit Lake. Here he and his family established a trading post until the turn of the century. Mr. Gunn ranged his cattle throughout what is now the provincial park on the West side of Good Spirit Lake and cut many of the original trails through here. Donald Gunn died in 1927, but his family continued to operate the homestead near this subdivision which bears his name.

Ce lotissement porte le nom de Donald Gunn, premier colon blanc de la région du lac Good Spirit. Né en 1840 à la colonie de la rivière Rouge, il a installé sa famille sur une terre près de Qu’Appelle en 1882. En 1887, il s’est établi au lac Good Spirit. Lui et sa famille y ont établi un poste de traite jusqu’au tournant du siècle. M. Gunn faisait paître son bétail dans ce qui est aujourd’hui le parc provincial, du côté ouest du lac Good Spirit, et a tracé bon nombre des pistes d’origine qui traversent le secteur. Donald Gunn est décédé en 1927, mais sa famille a continué d’exploiter la ferme près de ce lotissement, qui porte son nom.