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Bellegarde, Saskatchewan
Bellegarde is a French-speaking hamlet (place), hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31 in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was established in 1898. Bellegarde is located just south of Saskatchewan Highway 13, Highway 13 (the Red Coat Trail), near the Manitoba border and in south-eastern Saskatchewan. Being a hamlet with fewer than 100 people, the population is counted within the population count of the rural municipality. History In July 1888, when Rev. Jean Gaire, a newly arrived young priest from France, founded the parish of Grande-Clairière in Manitoba, St. Maurice of Bellegarde did not exist. By 1891, under the guidance of Father Jean-Isidoire Gaire, settlers residing in Grande-Clairière took homesteads at what they called, "La Quatrième Coulée" or the Fourth Creek. In 1892, they left full of enthusiasm to settle the Quatrième Coulée with bags and luggage, oxen and plows. After a failed attempt to clear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organized Hamlet
In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has three different types of unincorporated hamlets including generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". The exception to unincorporated hamlets in Saskatchewan is a "northern hamlet", which is a type of incorporated municipality. Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets and 187 unincorporated hamlets including 20 generic hamlets, 23 special service areas and 144 organized hamlets. All northern hamlets are within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District while all unincorporated hamlets are under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern Saskatchewan. The organized hamlets are established via ministerial order. Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande-Clairière
Grande-Clairière is a locality in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 13 kilometres (8 miles) northwest of Hartney, Manitoba in the Municipality of Grassland The Municipality of Grassland is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Cameron and Whitewater and the town of Hartney. It was f ..., formerly the Rural Municipality of Cameron. It was founded by French and Belgian settlers in 1890. References Localities in Manitoba Unincorporated communities in Westman Region {{Manitoba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Designated Places In Saskatchewan
Designation (from Latin ''designatio'') is the process of determining an incumbent's successor. A candidate that won an election, for example, is the ''designated'' holder of the office the candidate has been elected to, up until the candidate's inauguration. Titles typically held by such persons include, amongst others, "President-elect",: The Council, by common accord with the President-elect, shall adopt the list of the other persons whom it proposes for appointment as members of the Commission. and "Prime Minister-designate". See also * Acting (law) * -elect * Nominee * President-elect of the United States * Prime Minister-designate A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ... References International law Legal terminology {{international-law-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storthoaks, Saskatchewan
Storthoaks ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31 and Census Division No. 1. The village is located approximately 129 km east of the City of Estevan on Highway 361 and 16 km west of the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. History Storthoaks incorporated as a village on June 5, 1940. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Storthoaks 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 Storthoaks 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. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Villages of Saskatchewan * List of francophone communities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antler, Saskatchewan
Antler is a special service area in the Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the community had a population of 40 in the Canada 2016 Census. The community is approximately 120 km east of the city of Estevan and 3 km from the Manitoba border. Antler was dissolved from village status to become part of the Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61 on December 31, 2013. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Antler had a population of 30 living in 14 of its 17 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 40. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * List of communities in Saskatchewan * Special service area * Block settlement#French, Block settlement References External links * * Antler No. 61, Saskatchewan Designated places in Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redvers, Saskatchewan
Redvers is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the first town when travelling west from Manitoba on the Red Coat Trail, the path taken by the North-West Mounted Police on their March West in 1874, and now modern Highway 13. A statue of a Mountie on a horse can be seen just west of the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 8. The town has a public school, hospital, two banks, and other businesses and services. Like most towns in the area, its economy is based on farming, oil drilling, and various services. History The town was named after General Sir Redvers Buller in 1897. Buller was then fighting in the Second Boer War, and had earlier in his career commanded a company to quell the Red River Rebellion. The town was incorporated in 1904. Its centennial was celebrated on 30 July 2004. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryfield, Saskatchewan
Maryfield ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Maryfield No. 91 and Census Division No. 1. The village lies south of the intersection of Highway 48 and Highway 600 and is about west of the Manitoba border. It is a junction point on the Canadian National Railway between the main line heading northwest towards Regina and a branch line heading southwest toward Carlyle and Lampman. History Maryfield incorporated as a village on August 21, 1907. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Maryfield 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 Maryfield 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 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block Settlement
A block settlement (or bloc settlement) is a particular type of land distribution which allows settlers with the same ethnicity to form small colonies. This settlement type was used throughout western Canada between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Some were planned and others were spontaneously created by the settlers themselves. As a legacy of the block settlements, the three Prairie Provinces have several regions where ancestries other than British are the largest, unlike the norm in surrounding regions. The policy of planned blocks was pursued primarily by Clifford Sifton during his time as Minister of the Interior (Canada), Interior Minister of Canada. It was essentially a compromise position. Some politicians wanted all ethnic groups to be scattered evenly though the new lands to ensure they would quickly assimilate to Anglo-Canadian culture, while others did not want to live near "foreign" immigrants (as opposed to British immigrants who were not considered foreign) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
