SIMPSON  HISTORY

 

The early 1904 pioneer homestead settlers were George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole, and E.C. Howie. The village of Simpson was incorporated July 11, 1911.  The Village of Simpson was named after Sir George Simpson, an earlier Simpson, who was instrumental in development of the Hudson Bay Company.

 

Emperor of the North:

Sir George Simpson and the Remarkable Story of the Hudson’s Bay Company

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Railway & Main: Small-Town Saskatchewan Hotels

 

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Simpson Flyers

The Simpson Flyers were a senior hockey team based in Simpson, Saskatchewan.. The Simpson Flyers played in the Long Lake Hockey League until the 1997/1998 season when the team combined with the Imperial Sabres to form the Long Lake Lightning. The Long Lake Lightning organization has since ceased operations, although the combined minor hockey teams of Simpson and Imperial still use the Long Lake Lightning name.

Championships

The Simpson Flyers won the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association D Provincial Championship seven times including five years in a row (1967, 1969 to 1973, and 1981). The Flyers also won one Long Lake Hockey League Championship, in 1980.

 

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Simspon and area history books can be viewed at the Simpson Hotel Bar and Grill