▁( née ▁Sou ill art ). ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁younger ▁brother . ▁Her ▁British - born ▁father ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁four ▁and ▁she , ▁her ▁mother , ▁and ▁brother ▁followed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Central ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Regin a , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Her ▁father ▁found ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Regin a ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁factory ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁bank ▁cl erk . ▁The ▁family ▁was ▁poor ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁dis adv ant aged ▁neighborhood , ▁with ▁un p aved ▁roads , ▁board ed ▁side wal ks , ▁and ▁no ▁ind oor ▁pl umb ing . ▁Arch ib ald ▁designed ▁a ▁primitive ▁system ▁to ▁collect ▁and ▁p ump ▁rain water ▁into ▁their ▁home . ▁They ▁also ▁lack ed ▁a ▁tele phone ▁and ▁car . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁K itch ener ▁School ▁and ▁Scott ▁Colleg iate ▁high ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁she ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁Academy ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁typing ▁and ▁sh orth and ▁for ▁$ 1 ▁a ▁day . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁jobs ▁in ▁different ▁fields , ▁including ▁aud iting ▁in ▁the ▁Sim ps ons ▁department ▁store , ▁night ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁meteor ology ▁department ▁at ▁Regin a ▁International ▁Airport ▁during ▁World ▁War   II , ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁mort g age ▁company ▁and ▁bank , ▁and ▁executive ▁secret arial ▁work ▁at ▁Scott ▁Colleg iate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁she