In 1909, a delegation of Danish men came from Iowa to the Chimney Hills district to consider moving to farmland on the 21,000 acres the CPR had set aside for this purpose.

In 1910 the first families moved into what was then called the "Dana" area, and the 1910 CPR map shows the village's name as "Danaview".  When CPR officials discovered they had a town bearing that name northeast of Saskatoon, they would not permit two towns with the same name on their line. A new name was chosen for the Village:  the name “Standard” from the Royal Standard of Denmark flag.

In 1910 the first families moved to the “Dana” area.  Supplies and mail were hauled from Gleichen, the nearest rail point, with the railway arriving in Standard in 1911.  By 1913 there was a passenger train everyday to Calgary.  The section house was completed in 1913.

Before the arrival of the train, the first store and post office were built, and later, first Union Bank on site of Red and White Store, 807 The Broadway.  The second store opened in 1912 at 806 The Broadway, c. 1970 this building was moved to Heritage Park, Calgary. Also in 1911 the Atlas Lumber business began.

The first coal mine was an open pit on south end of the village SW 11-25-22-4 in 1911.

The Nazareth Lutheran Church was organized in 1911, the parsonage was built in 1912, and the Church was built in 1917.

The Village of Standard was incorporated in 1922.

A detailed history of the area and families was published by the Standard Historical Book Society, “From Danaview to Standard”.  Copywrite 1979, ISBN no. 0-88925-105-3, Printed by Friesen Printers, Calgary, AB

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