Dunblane is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in the
Canadian
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province
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of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
.
History
The town was on the
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...
Conquest Subdivision. Rail service first arrived in 1914, and the town prospered to a population of over 300, also as a result of the construction of
Gardiner Dam at
Lake Diefenbaker
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. This number remained until the construction of an oil pipelines made rail transport less viable for the transportation of
Turner Valley
Turner Valley was a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada within the Town of Diamond Valley. It is on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), west of Black Diamond and approximately southwest of Calgary. It was named after Robert and ...
crude oil. The ultimate end of this village was when the Dunblane Bridge ended up getting removed, and after the completion of Gardiner Dam, the population significantly eroded to the point where there were less than fifty people, including only seven children, occupying only around 20 houses, and by 1980, there was little left of the original town site.
Notable people
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Steve Buzinski
Steven Rudolph Buzinski (October 15, 1917 – February 20, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 9 games for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League in 1942.
Playing career
Born in Dunblane, Saskatc ...
- NHL Hockey Player
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
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Villages of Saskatchewan
Footnotes
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Coteau No. 255, Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan