Bredenbury is a

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, in the

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of Saltcoats No. 213, in the

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. Bredenbury is located on

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in eastern Saskatchewan. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, the population of Bredenbury was 372. The main industries in the area are

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as well as

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mining near Esterhazy. The community is known in the area for its enthusiastic

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light displays which have won national awards.

History

Bredenbury received a post office in 1890 and was incorporated in 1913. The town was named for Bredenbury Court, located near

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, Herefordshire. The court was the manor home of William Henry Barneby, who traveled three times (in 1881, 1883, 1888) to western Canada and wrote books about his experiences.

Geography

Bredenbury is located on the Yellowhead Highway (#16). It is 41 kilometres southeast of

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and 50 km west of the

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border. Bredenbury is approximately 2.5 hours from Regina and four hours from

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. The surrounding land is mainly used for agriculture and ranching.

Economy

Bredenbury has an economy based largely on

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mining and the railway, along with their supporting businesses. A

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main line runs through the town. There are railway car cleaning and fertilizer plants in Bredenbury as well.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Bredenbury 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.

Education

There are no public schools in Bredenbury itself. Students are bussed to

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for elementary school and to

for high school. Bredenbury Elementary School closed in 2001. The school building in the town is currently empty. The Mennonites operate a private parochial school: the Countryside School.

Christmas lights

Christmas in Bredenbury started out relatively small with a single street that dubbed itself 'Candy Cane Lane' and sported matching red and white candy canes down the length of the entire street. In subsequent years, the rest of the town has caught that same spirit, and the town is home to a special 'Light Up' ceremony at the beginning of December each year, along with elaborate displays at private homes, businesses and empty lots throughout the town. Bredenbury has won the national WinterLights competition for communities with populations under 1,000 in 2001, 2002 and 2005. As a result of the community involvement with the Christmas celebrations, Bredenbury has hosted the

Holiday Train, with performers such as Tom Jackson. Bredenbury hosted the Holiday Train again in 2007, when the featured performers were

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and

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Sports and recreation

* Bredenbury Cougars - Triangle Hockey League (Senior Men's) * Bredenbury Golf Course - a nine-hole golf course with artificial greens, maintained by local volunteers.

Published works

References

{{SKDivision5 Towns in Saskatchewan Saltcoats No. 213, Saskatchewan Division No. 5, Saskatchewan