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Money had a different value in 1912, and even one dollar was not insignificant. The kindess of Regina citizens came back in the form of a kind letter and a small donation from one a woman who found herself in Regina during the days following the tornado:"$1.00
Perbeck, Alta.
4th July 1912
Mayor P. McAra.
Sir,
Please accpet a further expression of sympathy in the loss and trouble which have fallen upon your city. I enclose a small contribution for the Relief Fund in recognition of an act of kindness shown to me in Regina on July 1st, when one of the resdients of the city drove a party across to the C.P.R. Depot in his automobile. Such acts of thoughtful kindness to strangers whilst your citizens are themselves suffering sorrow and anxiety call for gratitude and admiration."
Even with the hundreds of dollars in donations received by the Cyclone Relief Fund, the City of Regina and the Province of Saskatchewan would find itself beneath a financial burden that was to last for decades.
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Text by Jaymie KorolukRegina Plains Museum
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