Bethune ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190 and Census Division No. 6. The village is north-west of Regina on Highway 11 (

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Trail). Arm River flows along a river valley north of Bethune, which features camping sites, and the

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is a short way south. Last Mountain Lake or Long Lake is north-east of Bethune whereas

Buffalo Pound Lake Buffalo Pound Lake is a eutrophic prairie lake formed from glacial melt about 10,000 years ago on the Qu'Appelle River in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located approximately north of Moose Jaw and north-east of Tuxford. The lake gets its nam ...

is just south-west. The post office of Bethune,

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History

Bethune incorporated as a village on 2 August 1912. The village takes its name from C.B. Bethune, the

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on the first

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to travel the railway in 1887.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Bethune 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 Bethune 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. CXBE-Closup

Attractions

Bethune has a skating rink,

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rink, park, school, and baseball diamonds located on the outskirts of town at McLean Park. It has a playground splash pad and four baseball diamonds. Bethune is home to the Bethune Bulldogs of the senior men's

Highway Hockey League The Highway Hockey League is a men's senior ice hockey league sanctioned by Hockey Saskatchewan and Hockey Canada. History The league was formed in 1965 with five teams in Bulyea, Drake, Govan, Lumsden, and Strasbourg. Many teams have come an ...

. The Gillis Blakley Bethune and District Heritage Museum is a Municipal Heritage Property on the

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. Nearby attractions include

Buffalo Pound Provincial Park Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, about north-east of Moose Jaw and north-west of the city of Regina. Access to the provincial park is from Highways 301 and 202. The park centres on Buffalo Pound Lake, a ...

, Grandview Beach, Kedleston Beach, and Regina Beach Recreation Site.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bethune Villages in Saskatchewan Dufferin No. 190, Saskatchewan Division No. 6, Saskatchewan

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