Naicam's story begins in 1904, when Hans Alpha, an immigrant from Norway, built the first homestead on the site of the present town. He was among the area's earliest settlers, who were mostly of Scandinavian ancestry. In 1909 Alpha sold his property to Ingeborg Knutson, and she in turn sold the land to the Canadian Pacific Railway for a townsite.
The town's name comes from the surnames of two railway officials, Peter Lawrence Naismith and Allan Cameron, joined together as Naicam. Naicam was incorporated as a village in 1921 and became a town in 1954.
Today the Viking Sportsplex is the hub of recreation, with an ice arena, a three-sheet curling rink and a virtual golf simulator, and all the local hockey teams play as the Naicam Vikings. The Pioneer School, built between about 1923 and 1928, is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. The town's kindergarten to grade 12 school also serves nearby communities such as Pleasantdale, Spalding and Saint Front.
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