If it were not for James F. Macleod, our fair city would have been known as Bow Fort, or even stranger, Fort Brisebois.  Born on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, he migrated with his family to Canada in 1854 and began a career in law in 1860.  Macleod joined the militia and ended up as a brigade-major in the 1870 Red River Rebellion, giving him a taste of the West.  Three years later, the NWMP was formed and at age 47, he signed up and was promoted to assistant commissioner.

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