Highway 40 is a

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in the northwest portion of the

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province of

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connecting

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(where it continues as Highway 14) to Highway 3, west of Shellbrook, Saskatchewan. Areas of this highway between the

border and North Battleford are called the

Poundmaker Trail Poundmaker Trail is a interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Edmonton, Alberta, to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40. The highway is named after Pitikwahana ...

Pitikwahanapiwiyin Pîhtokahanapiwiyin ( – 4 July 1886), also known as Poundmaker, was a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, the Poundmaker Cree Nation. His name denotes his special craft at leading buffalo into buffalo poun ...

( c. 1842 – 4 July 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, was a Plains

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chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people. The main feature along this highway is access between North Battleford and near Prince Albert. This is a primary

maintained by the provincial government. All of this highway is paved.

Communities along the route

* Marsden * Neilburg * Baldwinton * Cut Knife *

Sweetgrass First Nation History The Sweetgrass First Nation ( cr, ᐑᐦᑲᓱᑭᓭᔨᐣ, wîhkaso-kisêyin) is a Plains Cree people, Cree First Nations in Canada, First Nation Indian reserve, reserve in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their territory is located 3 ...

* Battleford held the Government House, the

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of the NWT from 1876-1883 which burned down on July 7, 2003. * North Battleford is located directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as The Battlefords. * Hafford * Krydor *

Blaine Lake Blaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 85 km north of Saskatoon, 104 km southwest of Prince Albert and 104 km east of North Battleford at the junction of Highway 12 and Highway 40. Nearby are t ...

* Marcelin * Leask * Parkside * Shellbrook One of Canada’s most respected writers,

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, was born in the Wild Rose school district just northeast of Shellbrook in 1908.

Major Attractions

Highway 40 hosts the following lakes, beaches, historical sites and buildings, and provincial parks. * North Battleford Court House List of National Historic Sites of Canada 1909 symbol of justice in new province * North Battleford Airport: The North Battleford Gliding Centre, a Royal Canadian Air Cadet gliding centre, stores its gliders in Hangar IV of the airport, and has an office in the terminal building. * North Battleford is the home of one of four branches of the

Saskatchewan Western Development Museum The Western Development Museum is a network of four museums in Saskatchewan, Canada preserving and recording the social and economic development of the province. The museum has branches in Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Saskatoon and Yorkton. Resp ...

. This branch focuses on the

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peopl ...

history of Saskatchewan. This branch includes a pioneer village. *

Battle River Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The Battle River flows for and has a total drainage area of . The mean discharge is 10 m³/s at its mouth. His ...

* there is a provincial marker ''point of interest'' where the highway crosses The Battle River * Shellbrook Museum

Nearby

The Battlefords Provincial Park The Battlefords Provincial Park is a recreational provincial park in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It is located north of the city of North Battleford in the RM of Meota No. 468 on Jackfish Lake. Highway 4 runs north from North Ba ...

* Fort Battleford National Historic Site * Cutknife Hill Historic Site * Chief Poundmaker Historic Center * Poundmaker Reserves * Attons Lake Regional Park and area Golf Course * Table Mountain Ski Hill is a downhill ski mountain for skiers and snowboarders. There are available 8 separate runs with the longest being . * Former Prince Albert City Hall List of National Historic Sites of Canada

History

Battle of Cut Knife The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a flying column of mounted police, militia, and Canadian army regular army units attacked a Cree and Assiniboine teepee settlement near Battleford, Saskatchewan. First Nations fi ...

occurred near this highway. *Highways and Transportation Minister Pat Atkinson announced that Highway 40 is due for improvement spring of 2001. *Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag announced that Highway 40 underwent improvements summer of 2004. This re-surfacing was a joint program with the federal government through the Prairie Grain Roads Program (PGRP)

Major Intersections

From west to east:

References

External links

A document from Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation: Winter Highway Conditions
{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways 040 North Battleford