Al Matsalla

Adolph Sylvester "Al" Matsalla (March 22, 1926 – May 18, 2015) was a Canadian educator, municipal administrator and political figure in Saskatchewan.

He represented Canora from 1967 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.

Matsalla was educated in Buchanan, in Yorkton, at the Saskatoon Teacher's College and at the University of Saskatchewan, where he completed a program in municipal administration.

[2] Matsalla served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Tourism and Renewable Resources.

[1] In 1978, his cousin Joseph Matsalla ran unsuccessfully against him as a Liberal candidate for the Canora seat.