Xavier “Louie” Gougeon came to Saskatoon in 1881 and returned a few years later with his wife and first child. He was a young man in his late twenties at time.
Gougeon played a role on the steamship at Fish Creek during the Northwest Resistance in 1885. He was a trooper on board the steamer Northcote and was subsequently awarded the North West Canada Medal and Clasp. He came to Saskatoon and acquired on land on the east half of 22-36-6-W3rd. This homestead was just west of present-day Gougeon Park, where 11th Street west meets Highway 7 today. In 1967, to honour Gougeon’s pioneer contribution to Saskatoon, the City of Saskatoon officials named the park south of St. Dominic School – Gougeon Park.