Zehner is an
unincorporated community
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in the
rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
of
Edenwold No. 158, Saskatchewan in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
. This community is approximately 19 km (12 miles) northeast of
Regina. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Piapot
First Nation band government
In Canada, an Indian band (), First Nation band () or simply band, is the basic unit of government for those peoples subject to the ''Indian Act'' (i.e. status Indians or First Nations). Bands are typically small groups of people: the largest in ...
. Actor
John Vernon
John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada. He was best known for playing Dean Wormer ...
was born in Zehner.
History
A post office was established in 1901 under the name of ''Arat''. In 1914, the name was changed to ''Zehner''.
Climate
References
Edenwold No. 158, Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Piapot Cree Nation
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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