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List Of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Stations
This is a partial list of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway stations. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway used an alphabetical station naming system for railway stations along its mainline from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The name of the GTP railway station usually became the name of the town that developed in close proximity to it. A similar system was used in a part of Ontario. Beginning at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, and travelling north-west through Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta to British Columbia, the towns along the railway are listed below, in the order they appear on maps. Ontario Alba, Baird, Crest, Dona (incomplete) Manitoba Alpha, Bloom, Caye, Deer, Exira, Firdale, Gregg, Harte, Ingelow, Justice, Knox, Levine, Myra, Norman, Oakner, Pope, Quadra, Rea, Uno, Treat, Victor Saskatchewan Welby, Yarbo, Zeneta, Atwater, Bangor, Cana, Elroy, Fenwood, Goodeve, Hubbard, Ituna, Jasmin, Kelliher, Leross, Lestock, Mosten, Punnichy, Quinton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway running from Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a Pacific coast port. East of Winnipeg the line continued as the National Transcontinental Railway (NTR), running across northern Ontario and Quebec, crossing the St. Lawrence River at Quebec City and ending at Moncton, New Brunswick. The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) managed and operated the entire line. Largely constructed 1907–14, the GTPR operated 1914–19, prior to nationalization as the Canadian National Railway (CNR). Despite poor decision-making by the various levels of government and the railway management, the GTPR established local employment opportunities, a telegraph service, and freight, passenger and mail transportation. Proposal After the ouster of Edward Watkin, the GTR declined in 1870 and 1880 to build Canada's first transcontinental railway. Subsequently, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodeve, Saskatchewan
Goodeve ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215 and Census Division No. 5. The village is the administrative centre of the Little Black Bear Cree First Nation band government. History Goodeve incorporated as a village on August 18, 1910. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Goodeve had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Goodeve recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Notable residents John Russell Kowalchuk - MLA for Melville and Minister of Natural Resources See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Villages of Saskatchewan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelma, Saskatchewan
Zelma ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located along Saskatchewan Highway 763. History Zelma incorporated as a village on August 10, 1910. The Zelma Church was built in 1909 with a load of lumber for $500 and volunteer labour. Initially a Presbyterian Church, it was reorganised in 1917 as the Zelma United Church. Until 1912, students were required to attend school in the neighbouring communities of Stonemount or Golden Wheat due to reluctance of many of the farmers (who were bachelors) in the area to vote in favour of spending tax money on a school. In 1912 the school district was established, originally using the church for classes until a one-room school house was constructed in 1925. The school closed in 1969, with students bussed to Young. During the early years following the establishment of Zelma, the village had a thriving business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xena, Saskatchewan
Xena, Saskatchewan () was a village in Saskatchewan. The last building was demolished in the 1970s. It is now an unincorporated area in the rural municipality of Morris No. 312, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Xena is located on Highway 2 in central Saskatchewan. History Xena was part of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway's (later the Canadian National Railway) alphabetical naming system, appearing between Watrous, Young, and Zelma. Consequentially, it is the only railway station in Western Canada ever to begin with the letter X. Demographics The population of an unincorporated area is so small, that the census enumerates the residents as a part of the rural municipality. Attractions Manitou District Regional Park is located within . See also *List of communities in Saskatchewan *List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan *Hamlets of Saskatchewan In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watrous Railway Station
Watrous station is a railway station in Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was established by Canadian National Railway, but the building was eventually torn down. The station now serves as a flag stop for Via Rail's ''The Canadian ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...'', with 48 hours advance notice required. References External links Model of the Train Station, circa 1909 Via Rail stations in Saskatchewan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venn, Saskatchewan
Venn is an unincorporated community in the south-central region of Saskatchewan, Canada, located southeast of the town of Watrous, about 10 km east of Highway 2. History Venn, like almost every other town in Saskatchewan, once had its own wood crib grain elevator, but it was demolished in 2003. Many small towns throughout Canada like Venn have lost their grain elevators due to the consolidation of smaller grain companies to larger ones. In its glory days, Venn had all the amenities of a small town, such as a number of businesses like restaurants, stores, and a bar, as well as a community hall. Due to not having a reliable source of drinking water, the small town began its slow decline, beginning in the 1950s and 1960s. Its population declined until it became a semi-ghost town. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semans, Saskatchewan
Semans ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 and Census Division No. 10. The village is located approximately 125 km north of the City of Regina and 195 km southeast of the City of Saskatoon. History Settlers first homesteaded in the Semans area as early as 1904. Semans, named for the wife of a railroad official, was one in the alphabetical sequence of towns on the Grand Trunk Railway line between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A picture of the first station shows the spelling as "Semons". The first sports day was held on July 1, 1908. The railroad station and first grain elevator were built by the fall of 1908. In a little more than a year, local businesses could supply almost all necessary commodities and the population was 48 people. The first open air rink was in use by 1907. On October 28, 1908, the Semans Board of Trade sent correspondence regarding th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymore, Saskatchewan
Raymore is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Raymore is located 110 km north of Regina. Raymore is the administrative headquarters of the Kawacatoose Cree First Nation band government. It is located on Treaty 4 land, negotiated between the Cree, Saulteaux, and Assiniboine first peoples, and Alexander Morris, second Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1872–1877). History Prior to the white settlement of the areas that surround and include Raymore, the Touchwood peoples, or ''pusakawatciwiyiniwak'', lived in the area and consisted of four bands, "under the leadership of Kawacatoose (Poorman or Lean Man), Kaneonuskatew (One that walks on four claws or George Gordon), Muscowequan (Hard Quill), and Kisecawchuck (Daystar)." The Raymore Pioneer Museum (c.1910-11) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Name According to a collectively-researched 1968 publication on Saskatchewan place name origins, Raymore's modern-day name o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinton, Saskatchewan
Quinton ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 and Census Division No. 10. The village is located on Highway 15 between the Town of Raymore and the Village of Punnichy. It is near the administrative office of the Kawacatoose First Nations. History Quinton incorporated as a village on March 1, 1910. Climate Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Quinton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Quinton recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Hamlets of Saskatchewan In most cases in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punnichy, Saskatchewan
Punnichy ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 and Census Division No. 10. It is approximately northeast of the City of Regina. This village is part of the original " Alphabet Line" of the main Canadian National Railway line with Lestock to the east and Quinton to the west (the M, N, O towns have long since been deserted). Punnichy derived its name from ''panacay'', "fledgling bird with few feathers", a Saulteaux joke referring to the appearance of a pioneer merchant. Punnichy is located along Highway 15 in the heart of the Touchwood Hills between Quinton and Lestock. It is surrounded by four First Nation reserves: Muskowekwan, Kawacatoose, Daystar and Gordon. Punnichy was the location of one of the last operating residential schools in Canada, Gordon Indian Residential School, which closed in 1996. Punnichy is part of the provincial constituency Last Mountain-Touchwood and feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lestock, Saskatchewan
Lestock is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to September 2017. Lestock had a population of 95 in the 2016 Canada Census, a -24.0% decline from 125 in the 2011 Canada Census. The community was named after John Lestock Reid, a surveyor for the railway. History Lestock was incorporated as a village on April 17, 1912. It restructured on September 1, 2017, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247. Demographics See also *List of communities in Saskatchewan *List of special service areas in Saskatchewan Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities. Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ... References Rural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leross, Saskatchewan
Leross or ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247 and Census Division No. 10. History Leross incorporated as a village on December 1, 1909. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Leross had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Leross recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Attractions The Kellross Heritage Museum (1962–3) is a municipal heritage property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, located within the village of Leross. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Villages of Saskatchewan A village is a type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
