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Firehall Renovation

A long talked-about project in Tomahawk Park has found its legs! The Firehall building is being transformed from storage space into a working shop. Cut Knife’s second firehall was constructed about 1918 to replace the original firehall which was destroyed by fire. Museum volunteers Randy Strelioff and Randy Rohl are currently working on exterior renovations.

Volunteers work on 1918 Firehall at museum
Volunteers at work on the Firehall.
Side view of firehall with siding removed and doors installed
Side view of the Firehall with siding removed.
Front view of firehall with overhead and entrance doors installed.
Front view of the Firehall with overhead and entrance doors installed.

~ Debbie M.

Events, Fundraiser, Museum, Summer

Coffee at the Museum 2025

BEGINNING JULY 2, 2025
Running Wednesdays from 2-4pm

WHEN: Wednesdays from 2 โ€“ 4pm
WHERE: In the Living / Dining Rooms of the Duvall House at the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum
COST: By donation

poster coffee summer afternoons Wednesdays 2025
Duvall House

A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated. It all adds up and supports initiatives at the Museum. So, stop by for a coffee; bring a friend, and enjoy the old time ambiance of an years gone by.

~ Debbie M.

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Events, Spare Room Gallery

On Now: July 1 – Aug 23, 2025

ย Unfiltered: Breaking the Frame

โ€œAs we navigate our digital landscape, the demand for perfection or conformity can overshadow genuine expression. I aim for my work to create a space that encourages authenticity and introspection.โ€œ

Caged 2025 watercolour, acyrla gouache, coloured pencil ib nasibute biardm cricged frame
Nature thrives in the most unexpected places. The reference was taken at a construction site.โ€ ~ Litofalotus, Caged 2025 (watercolour, acyrla gouache, coloured pencil on masonite board wihth crocheted frame.

โ€œMany of the works in this exhibit have a new mixed media approach with crochet. Crochet is a medium I picked up as a teenager and it has always been there for me throughout my evolution as an artistโ€ฆ I am intrigued and also saddened by the modernization of society conflicting with the beauty and natural elements of this world. Even through the cold brutalism of modernization, nature still thrives in places we might not think, like a construction site or rain water runoff.โ€“ Lightofalotus a.k.a. Lotus Vivirviel, Artist.


113 Broad Street, Cut Knife, SK
Wednesdays 1:30 โ€“ 6:30pm & Fridays 11:00am โ€“ 4pm
or visit by appointment. Free admission
.

~ Debbie M.

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Events, Spare Room Gallery

On Now: June 4 – June 27, 2025

WHIMSY & WONDER: Expressions from the Heart of Home”

โ€œThe creative expressions within this collection capture the whimsy and wonder that our children experience in daily life โ€“ a snapshot of childhood emotions, explorations, and insights.โ€

work by young artist, chalk pastel sharpie
โ€œI love the sunset and the moon and the field going against the moon. At first I didnโ€™t know how I would make it to the end of this piece, but I felt excited as I was doing it and I surprised myself with how good it looked at the end.โ€ ~ Felicity, age 8 – A Field Against the Moon, chalk, pastel, sharpie

Whimsy & Wonder is a collection of pieces from within the home environments of 11 unique families who all have one thing in common: they have chosen to home-educate their children. No two home education environments look the same, but aspects of the hearts of each home are encapsulated within each piece.

As you observe this collection, we hope you are moved to feel an expanded appreciation for seeing the world from a child-artistโ€™s perspective, and to recognize the gift we all receive when we nurture childhood creative expression. โ€“ Charissa Slater, Exhibition Organizer

This exhibition is proudly sponsored by Cut Knife Country Lanes.


113 Broad Street, Cut Knife, SK
Wednesdays 1:30 โ€“ 6:30pm & Fridays 11:00am โ€“ 4pm
or visit by appointment. Free admission
.

~ Debbie M.