15 Facts About Sidney Buckwold

Sidney Buckwold was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Harry Sidney Buckwold and Dorothy Friedman in 1916.

The family moved to Saskatoon in 1925, where Sidney Buckwold attended Buena Vista School, Nutana Collegiate and the University of Saskatchewan, before going to Montreal and receiving a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University.

Sidney Buckwold was first elected to Saskatoon City Council as an alderman in 1953.

When John D McAskill resigned as mayor in 1958, Buckwold ran to replace him, and was elected mayor.

Sidney Buckwold himself resigned as mayor in 1963 in order to run as a Liberal candidate in the federal election in the Saskatoon riding.

Sidney Buckwold lost to the Progressive Conservative candidate, Henry Frank Jones.

Sidney Buckwold ran again in the 1964 by-election after Jones' death, but lost again, this time to Jones' widow, Eloise.

In 1967, Sidney Buckwold returned to the mayor's office, and served in the role until 1971.

Outside of the downtown core, Sidney Buckwold established the Mendel Art Gallery, which would be the city's main gallery well into the twenty first century.

Sidney Buckwold oversaw the construction of the city's first freeway and the Idylwyld Bridge.

Sidney Buckwold served as a Senator until retiring in 1991 at age 75.

Sidney Buckwold married Clarice Rabinovitch in 1939 and they had three children named Jay, Judy, and Linda.

Sidney Buckwold remained active in community life for many years, serving with organizations such as Community Chest and the Rotary Club, and he was a founding member of the local branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association.

Sidney Buckwold was named Saskatoon Citizen of the Year in 1971.

Sidney Buckwold was made an honorary Colonel of the North Saskatchewan Regiment for his military service.