1878  Shoal Lake has been created the headquarters of the Mounted Police for that district, instead of Pelly, the ancient capital.
1955  The next month, when the Mounted Police tried to "skim the Reds off a camp" in Saskatoon, there was a battle whose fame had already reached a self-occupied Toronto. . . .
1963  An old Mounted Police stable may also be seen from the viewpoint which is situated near a small museum operated by the Willow Creek Historical Society.