sˈɛɾəld baɪ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən paɪənˈɪɹz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ðə nˈuːkʌmɚz wɜː mˈoʊstli ðoʊz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ʌv fɹˈiː lˈænd fɹʌmðə kɐnˈeɪdiən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
Settled by European pioneers during the late 1870s, the newcomers were mostly those granted  of free land from the Canadian Government.