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Mary Mager goes on to say that she felt Fort Saskatchewan was a big town when she arrived, having lived in little Athabasca Landing before that.Fort Saskatchewan had concrete sidewalks on downtown streets, and cinder paths elsewhere. The roads were just dirt, but the school was a big, impressive brick building.
The town also had electric power supplied to most homes. The power came from a generator in the basement of the Gaol, and was only on for a few hours each evening.
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The population of Fort Saskatchewan remained at about 1,000 people throughout the period between the wars.But many other changes came about, Mary Mager says. Horses were replaced by cars and trucks, and electricity, radios and telephones became more commonplace.
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