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.
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] | |
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
editIn 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
editRedvers 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
editReferences
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)
External links
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