Wartime is an unincorporated community and former hamlet, within the Rural Municipality of Monet No. 257, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located along Highway 44 approximately 13 km west of Elrose along Canadian National Railway's Elrose sub-division track.[5] The community once boasted a train station built in 1914 which was demolished in 1978, two grain elevators; a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and a Federal elevator as well as a wooden water tank.[6] The elevators have disappeared but the water tower is still standing and in use.
Wartime | |
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 Old church in Wartime | |
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| Coordinates: 51°07′30″N 108°06′47″W / 51.1250°N 108.1130°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest |
| Census division | 8 |
| Rural Municipality | Monet No. 257 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Rural Municipality of Monet |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 44 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Etymology
editSettlers began arriving in the area around 1909 and by the fall of 1913 construction of the CN railway had reached as far as nearby Elrose, Saskatchewan. Preparations for the railroad bed had made it as far as Wartime by 1914 and resulted in a few buildings being built. The outbreak of the First World War occurred at this time so the town was named Wartime.[7] The rails were laid in 1915 and the post office opened that same year and operated until 1990. In 1923, the Canadian Pacific Railway extended a line from Rosetown to Kyle, passing through Wartime.
Notable people
editWilliam Hunter "Bill" McKnight, SOM PC (born July 12, 1940 - October 4, 2019) was born in Wartime, Saskatchewan. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Minister of National Defence during the first Gulf War, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Labour in the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ "CN Elrose Subdivision". Traingeek - Trains and Photography. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Eric (February 1, 2014). "Trackside Treasure: Wartime in Saskatchewan". Trackside Treasure. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Russell, E.T. (1993). What's In a Name. Fifth House Books; 3rd ed. ISBN 1895618983.
51°12′50″N 108°11′30″W / 51.21389°N 108.19167°W
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