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
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. This community is approximately 19 km (12 miles) northeast of
Regina. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Piapot
Cree
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First Nation
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band government
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.
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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