Redvers, Saskatchewan
Redvers | |
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Town | |
 The Mountie statue, visible from Highway 13 | |
  Redvers  Redvers | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 101°41′57″W / 49.571660°N 101.69915°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Provincial Electoral District | Cannington |
| Federal Electoral District | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Rural Municipality | Antler No. 61 |
| Post office established | 1902-06-01 |
| Incorporated | 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor/Council |
| • Mayor | Brad Bulbuck |
| • Administrator | Bonnie Rutten |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 975 |
| • Density | 329.0/km2 (852/sq mi) |
| Postal code | S0C 2H0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Website | Town of Redvers |
| [2][3] | |
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.[4]
History
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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
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers had a population of 1,008 living in 443 of its 514 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.6/km2 (900.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Sports
[edit]Redvers is home to the Redvers Rockets, a senior men's hockey team in the Big 6 Hockey League.[6] It is also home to the Redvers A's of the Saskota Baseball League.[7]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Redvers | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33 (91) |
22.5 (72.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
39 (102) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5 (41) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−10 (14) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40 (−40) |
−41 (−42) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−10 (14) |
−1 (30) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3 (27) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−21 (−6) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
−41.5 (−42.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) |
22.3 (0.88) |
24.6 (0.97) |
33.1 (1.30) |
62 (2.4) |
81.2 (3.20) |
64.3 (2.53) |
54.6 (2.15) |
50.6 (1.99) |
33.4 (1.31) |
25.2 (0.99) |
21.6 (0.85) |
498.1 (19.61) |
| Source: Environment Canada[8] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Dean Kennedy — former NHL player
- Val Sweeting — Curler
- Bryan Trottier — former NHL player and Hall of Famer
See also
[edit]- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of towns in Saskatchewan
- List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
- Block settlement
- Redvers Airport
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "Town Of Redvers". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "..::OFFICIAL SITE OF THE BIG SIX HOCKEY LEAGUE::".
- ^ "Saskota Baseball League - Teams".
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 27 July 2010
2021 Municipal Directory (http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=2175)
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