Carnduff is a small agricultural town in southeast

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, Canada.

History

Carnduff is named after its first postmaster, John Carnduff. It was marked on early CPR maps, though that location did not exactly correspond to the present town site later surveyed in 1891. Though Saskatchewan is in the CST Zone, since 1967 it has not observed

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and the local clocks are not changed in summer. A practical effect on border towns like Carnduff is that they only align with neighbouring communities in

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and

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for half the year, which may lead to misunderstandings regarding the timing of scheduled inter-community events. In 2001, the town was noted as having trees affected by

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Geography

The town lies at the intersection of Highway 318 and Highway 18. The

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runs parallel to Highway 18 and their combined thoroughfare splits the town into a north half and a south half. The majority of housing and businesses are in the southern half of the town, while the northern half has a majority of the recreation facilities and larger industrial buildings. The

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flows around the north side and east of the town, adding a small valley to the otherwise flat local flat prairie. Severe flooding in the

Souris River The Souris River (; french: rivière Souris) or Mouse River (as it is alternatively known in the U.S., a calque of its French name) is a river in central North America. It is about in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Mars ...

basin region during the spring and summer of 2011 caused damage to bridges over the

north and east of the town. Significant repair work was required on the Highway 18 bridge near the

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terminal. The nearest locations with a population larger than 10,000 are

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90 kilometres to the west, and

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140 Kilometres to the south-east. The provincial capital, Regina, is approximately three hours north-west by highway.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Carnduff 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.

Economy

left, Inland grain terminal located east of town As a larger town than those adjacent to it, Carnduff is a centre of schooling and business activity in the extreme south-eastern corner of Saskatchewan. The Gazette Post News, a weekly newspaper, is based in Carnduff and reports on items from the neighbouring communities. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (SWP) built a concrete inland terminal on the rail line a few kilometres east of the town during the late 1990s. In 2010, SWP's successor corporation

started an upgrade project that included an expansion of the rail-yard from 56 to 112 cars and a 7,000 metric ton increase in storage capacity that would result in 33,000 metric tons of capacity. Because Carnduff is located within the

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geological zone, it is surrounded by active oil and gas drilling sites. A large number of businesses in the town are involved in the petroleum industry by providing transportation, construction, or specialized oilfield services.

Sport and recreation

Sporting sites available in Carnduff include

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s, an artificial-

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, a

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

rink, a

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, a five-pin

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, and a

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ring. A nine-hole

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course, situated north of the town, opened its grass greens in 1982. The baseball facilities were moved to the west side of town and significantly upgraded in the mid-1990s to a level where the town has hosted provincial and national level tournaments in

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. The Carnduff Red Devils of the senior men's

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play at the local rink. The Red Devils have won the Lincoln Trophy 10 times, second only to the Bienfait Coalers' 15. The Carnduff Astros of the Saskota Baseball League and the South East Steelers

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team play at the Carnduff Ball Diamonds.

Education

The Carnduff Education Complex is part of School Division SD 209 " South East Cornerstone". It opened in 2004 and consolidated two facilities in Carnduff as well as services from other surrounding towns. Students attend classes from

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to Grade 12. The former Carnduff Elementary School and Carnduff High School were re-purposed, with the latter being renamed the Dean Fraser Community Centre. Some schools in the area, specifically in

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and Storthoaks were closed, while the

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Elementary School was expanded to accommodate more younger students. Water tower at Carnduff Saskatchewan

Notable people

Charles Herbert Brereton Charles Herbert Brereton (January 8, 1845 – September 6, 1908) was an Ontario medical doctor and political figure. He represented Durham East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1882 to 1886 as a Conservative member. He was born ...

- Politician * Maurice Foster - Politician *

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- 8th

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(1943-1968) *

Cecil Sturgeon Cecil Owen "Dick" Sturgeon (June 27, 1919February 1972) was an American football offensive tackle. He attended North Dakota State University. In 1941, he played in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles before joining the Wilm ...

- Former

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Player * Lyle Sturgeon - Former

Player * Harry Wahl - Politician

References

External links

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