Redvers is a town in southeast

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, Canada. It is the first town when travelling west from Manitoba on the Red Coat Trail, the path taken by the

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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

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, and various services.

History

The town was named after General Sir

Redvers Buller General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, (7 December 1839 – 2 June 1908) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He served as Commander-in-Chief ...

in 1897. Buller was then fighting in the

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, and had earlier in his career commanded a company to quell the

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. The town was incorporated in 1904. Its centennial was celebrated on 30 July 2004.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Redvers 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.

Sports

Redvers is home to the Redvers Rockets, a senior men's

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team in the Big 6 Hockey League. It is also home to the Redvers A's of the Saskota Baseball League.

Climate

Notable people

* Dean Kennedy — former NHL player * Val Sweeting — Curler *

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— former NHL player and Hall of Famer

References

2021 Municipal Directory (http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=2175)

External links

* {{Authority control Towns in Saskatchewan Antler No. 61, Saskatchewan Division No. 1, Saskatchewan