Cactus Lake was a Saskatchewan

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border. Nearby communities include

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. The histories of the families of Cactus Lake and surrounding communities are detailed in ''Prairie Legacy: Grosswerder and Surrounding Districts'', by the Grosswerder and Districts New Horizons Heritage Group, published in 1980.

Notable people

Notable people from Cactus Lake include: * Donald Oborowsky, president and chief executive officer of

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-based Waiward Steel Fabricators, Ltd. * Fr.

Ronald Rolheiser Ronald Rolheiser (born 1947Ronald Rolheiser-saints/#.VV-s_E_BzGc TALES OF TWO EARTHY SAINTS''Catholic Herald'', 17 June 1988. in Cactus Lake, Saskatchewan), is a Catholic priest and theologian. He received his doctorate at the University of Lou ...

, president of the Oblate School of Theology in

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and author of numerous books including ''The Holy Longing'' which was a best seller.Author profile of Fr. Ron Rolheiser
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www.stmichaelw.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

References

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