Sedley ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the

Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127 The Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province. Hi ...

and Census Division No. 6. It is southeast of the City of Regina on

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. This village is located at the intersection of

and Highway 620. Sedley lies in a

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-producing agricultural district.

History

The

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

(CPR) rail branch line helped to settle this community. Sedley incorporated as a village on August 3, 1907. It was named for Sedley Blanchard, a lawyer.

Geography

Wascana Creek runs just to the west of Highway 33.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Sedley 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. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Sedley recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

Kelly Bechard Kelly Paige Bechard (born January 22, 1978) is a women's ice hockey player. Bechard competed for Canada at the World Championships in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, she competed for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Born in Sedley, Saskat ...

, hockey player and Olympian.Canadian Gold 2002, p. 114,

Andrew Podnieks Andrew Podnieks is a Canadian author and ice hockey historian. He has written more than 45 books about hockey. He also has contributed extensively to international hockey research at the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Hockey Hall of Fame ...

, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002 *

Carol Morin Carol Morin (born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a media personality, writer and artist from Saskatchewan. Early life Morin was born in Regina, Saskatchewan but is originally from Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan. She is of Cree and Chipewyan descen ...

, broadcaster.

Published works

*Title ''Outline history of Our Lady of Grace Church, Sedley, Saskatchewan : On the occasion of its 75th anniversary'' Author Baker, Leonard, Mrs Published Weyburn, Sask. : Weyburn Review Ltd., 1981

References