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Our History

The Dodsland and District Credit Union has come a long way since Vince Zinger managed our first office in the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator. Back then, it was one-stop shopping -- farmers could drop off a load of grain and then cash a cheque or negotiate a loan.

Members of the first Board of Directors included:

Weldon Bacon
Richard McBride
Cliff McConnell
Lawrence Close
Ross Hooper
William Ball
Allan Tuffs
William Rublee
Wilfred Neumeier
Joseph Greshner
William Joyce
Otto Rechenmacher

Members of the Provisional Supervisory Committee

Harry Bennett
Walter Bentley
T.G.H. Lewis

Members of the Provisional Credit Committee

Lawrence Close
William Rublee
John Mc Grath

Officially incorporated on December 4, 1961, the Dodsland and District Credit Union moved into our present location on Main Street in 1965 and hired our first full-time manager. In the new millenium, we continue to offer finanancial products and services that are vital to the growth and stability of the community.

Members of our current Board of Directors are:

President: Francis Gillen
Vice President: Patti Turk

Ken Bennett
Trent Herner
Corey Kingwell
Doug Schan
Cory Turk
Tom Joyce
Martin McGrath
Mitchell Joyce

From our humble beginnings in the local Pool elevator, to our present location on Main Street, to our first web site on the Internet, times have certainly changed. But the Dodsland and District Credit Union's goal of meeting the needs of our community remains the same.