Big Quill No. 308, Saskatchewan
Encyclopedia
Big Quill No. 308, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality
of 635 rural residents (2006 census) in the east central part of Saskatchewan
, Canada
. It was incorporated on December 13, 1909
. Other localities in the area include Wynyard
, Dafoe
and Kandahar
.
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
of 635 rural residents (2006 census) in the east central part of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was incorporated on December 13, 1909
1909 in Canada
-Events:* January 11 - The Boundary Waters Treaty signed.* February 23 - The first powered flight in Canada is made by John McCurdy aboard the Silver Dart.* March 22 - 1909 Alberta election: Alexander Rutherford's Liberals win a second consecutive majority....
. Other localities in the area include Wynyard
Wynyard, Saskatchewan
-Climate:-Sites of interest:Frank Cameron Museum provides local historical artifacts as well as tourism information and is located in Wynyard. Wynyard Regional Park is the local camping site and is 2 km or 1 mi from Wynyard. Wynyard is located just to the south of Big Quill Lake which is the...
, Dafoe
Dafoe, Saskatchewan
- See also :* RCAF Station Dafoe* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:...
and Kandahar
Kandahar, Saskatchewan
Kandahar is a small hamlet on Highway 16 near Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada, named by Canadian Pacific Railway executives in the late 19th century for a British military victory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In 1925, Kandahar was listed as a Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Station on the Minnedosa,...
.
Statistics
Area statistics
- Lat 51° 40' 00" N
- Long 104° 20' 00" W
- Time zone (est) UTC-6UTC-6UTC−06 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −06. This time is used in:-Central America:*Belize*Costa Rica*El Salvador*Guatemala*Honduras*Nicaragua-Central Standard Time:...