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About Martin Semchuk
- Martin Semchuk (August 20, 1914 – November 15, 2000) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan.
- He represented Meadow Lake from 1960 to 1964 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member. He was born in Meath Park, Saskatchewan, the son of Bill Semchuk, and was educated in Prince Albert.
- In 1935, he married Josephine Mary Gerlowski.
- Semchuk was president of the Meadow Lake Board of Trade and was a director of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.
- He also helped create Meadow Lake Provincial Park.
- Semchuk operated a grocery store in Meadow Lake.
- He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Telephones, Minister of Public Health, Minister of Highways and Transportation and Minister of Industry and Commerce.
- He was defeated by Henry Coupland when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964 and 1967.
- Semchuk later worked with the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources in Regina.
- In 1975, he retired to Kelowna, British Columbia.
- Semchuk died in Oliver, British Columbia at the age of 86.Semchuk helped establish the first winter road to Uranium City during the 1950s.
- When a permanent road was established in 1980, it was named the Semchuk Trail in his honour.
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