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About Omer Alphonse Demers
- Omer Alphonse Demers (March 2, 1893 – February 8, 1969) was a general merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan.
- He represented Shellbrook from 1934 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Ham-Nord, Quebec, the son of Alfred Demers and Rose Anna Dufresne, and was educated in Victoriaville.
- In 1912, his father and mother moved to Debden, Saskatchewan; they were one of the first families to settle in the area.
- They convinced Omer and his brother Adelbert to move to Debden.
- The two brothers arrived with a boxcar full of supplies and, soon after arriving, built a store which included living quarters.
- In 1914, Omer married Lucienne Larose.
- With his business going well, he soon built a larger store and residence.
- Demers helped open the first school in the town in 1915 and helped establish a Catholic parish.
- He also served as postmaster from 1912 to 1919.
- In 1920, Demers became the first mayor of Debden.
- He sold the store after his wife developed tuberculosis.
- After she recovered, she opened a women's clothing store in Debden.
- Demers took up ranching and then muskrat ranching; both ventures were not successful.He was defeated by Albert Victor Sterling when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1944.In 1945, Demers moved to British Columbia.
- He died in Esquimalt at the age of 75.
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