Broadview, Saskatchewan
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Broadview is a community in Saskatchewan along the #1 highway
Saskatchewan Highway 1
Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...
, the Trans Canada Highway, 155 kilometres (96.3 mi) east of the provincial capital city of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
. The local economy is based mainly on agriculture.
History
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNWMP)Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
set up a divisional post in Broadview in 1885. Sergeant Bill, a goat from Broadview served as the mascot for the Fifth Canadian Battalion during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The goat received a decoration, and after its passing resides now in the Broadview Museum. The Broadview railway station
Broadview railway station
The Broadview railway station is a disused station that was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The one story, brick railway station is of a Romanesque Revival style and was completed in 1913 along the CP transcontinental mainline; the station also served as a division point on the railway...
was designated a historic railway station in 1992.
Geography
Broadview is located in the Indian Head Plain of the Aspen Parkland ecoregionFlora of Saskatchewan
The native flora of the Saskatchewan includes vascular plants, plus additional species of other plants and plant-like organisms such as algae, lichens and other fungi, and mosses...
. The physiographic region is the Qu'Appelle plains in the Saskatchewan Plains physiographic region. Broadview is within the topographical
Topography
Topography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...
area of Weed Hills. The bedrock geology belongs to that of the Mannville Group
Mannville Group
The Mannville Group is a stratigraphical unit of Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.It takes the name from the town of Mannville, Alberta, and was first described in the Northwest Mannville 1 well by A.W...
, a stratigraphical
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy, a branch of geology, studies rock layers and layering . It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks....
unit of Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
age
Geochronology
Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments, within a certain degree of uncertainty inherent to the method used. A variety of dating methods are used by geologists to achieve this, and schemes of classification and terminology have been proposed...
in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying of Western Canada including southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta, northeastern British Columbia and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock...
formed during the lower Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
period. The area is characterised by lush rolling grasslands, interspersed with poplar
Aspen
Populus section Populus, of the Populus genus, includes the aspen trees and the white poplar Populus alba. The five typical aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. The White Poplar, by...
bluffs (in prairie Canadian terminology poplar groves surrounding sloughs) and open sloughs. The Cowessess, Kahkewistahaw, Ochapowace Indian reserves are within 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) of Broadview. Highway 201
Saskatchewan Highway 201
Highway 201 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Trans Canada Highway near Broadview to Highway 247. Highway 201 is about 19 km long.Highway 201 passes through the Kahkewistahaw Band....
provides access to Bird's Point Resort (Saskatchewan) located at Round Lake (Saskatchewan) in the Qu'Appelle Valley.
Climate
Broadview has a humid continental climateHumid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
, with extreme seasonal temperatures. It has hot summers and cold winters, with the average daily temperatures ranging from -16.4 C in January to 18 °C (64.4 °F) in July. Annually, temperatures exceed 30 °C (86 °F) on an average in late July Typically, summer lasts from late June until late August, and the humidity is seldom uncomfortably high. Winter lasts from November to March, and varies greatly in length and severity. Spring and autumn are both short and highly variable.
On February 1, 1996, a record windchill of -60.7 C was recorded around 11:00 in the morning. Creating the windchill were northwesterly winds blowing at 44 kilometres per hour (27.3 mph) combined with a temperature of -39.3 C.
Demographics
Government
The town of Broadview has a mayor as the highest ranking government official. The town also elects aldermen or councillorCouncillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s to form the municipal council. Currently the mayor is Sidney Criddle, and is serving with councillors Lori Stephan, Esther Bonk, Brent Bagshaw, Terry Fitzgerald, Tracy Strachan. The town adminsitrator is Mervin Schmidt.
Provincially Grenfell is within the constituency of Moosomin
Moosomin
Moosomin is a word borowed from the Cree language meaning low-bush cranberry or squash berry .-Electoral districts:*Moosomin Moosomin is a word borowed from the Cree language meaning low-bush cranberry or squash berry (Viburnum edule).-Electoral districts:*Moosomin Moosomin is a word borowed from...
served by their Member of legislative assembly
Member of Legislative Assembly
A Member of Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government...
, the honourable Don Toth
Don Toth
Donald James Toth is a Canadian provincial politician and the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. He has represented the constituency of Moosomin in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since 1986. Originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservatives, he...
.
Federally the Souris--Moose Mountain riding is represented by their Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, Ed Komarnicki
Ed Komarnicki
Edward "Ed" Komarnicki is a Canadian politician.A lawyer, Komarnicki was elected into the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2004 as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Souris—Moose Mountain...
.
Economy
The Mainline Regional Economic Development Authority provides assistance and business advice for Broadview and the rural municipalityRural 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 Elcapo NO. 154
Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan
Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 489 rural residents in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The residents of this area also belong to SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan. The RM was incorporated December 12, 1910. There are no localities...
.
Highway 201
Saskatchewan Highway 201
Highway 201 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Trans Canada Highway near Broadview to Highway 247. Highway 201 is about 19 km long.Highway 201 passes through the Kahkewistahaw Band....
provides access to the Qu'Appelle Valley, 19 km (11.8 mi) north, which contains Crooked Lake Provincial Park at Crooked Lake
Crooked Lake (Saskatchewan)
Crooked Lake is located in the southeastern region of Saskatchewan. It is part of a chain of lakes in the Qu'Appelle Valley. The majority of the south side of the lake is undeveloped and part of the First Nation Reserve...
and Bird's Point Resort at Round Lake.
Transportation
Broadview is located on the #1 highwaySaskatchewan Highway 1
Highway 1 is the Saskatchewan section of the Trans-Canada Highway mainland route. The total distance of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan is . The highway traverses Saskatchewan from the western border with Alberta, from Highway 1, to Manitoba where it continues as Highway 1, PTH 1. The...
, the Trans Canada Highway, 155 kilometres (96.3 mi) east of the provincial capital city of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
at the junction with Highway 201 north
Saskatchewan Highway 210
Highway 210 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 10 to Highway 56. Highway 210 is about 19 km long....
and Highway 605 south
Saskatchewan Highway 605
Highway 605 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 13/Highway 21 near the ghost town of Senate to Highway 265. Highway 605 is about 69 km long....
.
Broadview was the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
in 1882, and later went on to become a major divisional point for the CPR. Broadview was located on the CPR West line between Regina and Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The line ran through Wolseley
Wolseley, Saskatchewan
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, Summerberry, Grenfell
Grenfell, Saskatchewan
Grenfell is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. European settlement began in 1882 before the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the site of the town; the post office was established in 1883. It is situated at the junction of Highway 47 and the Trans Canada Highway east of Regina, the...
, Oakshela
Oakshela, Saskatchewan
Oakshela is a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded in the late 19th century by farmers and quickly became a flourishing small town. It once housed a post office, three stores, a school, a church and several families both within town and just outside of town.It also had a cemetery, which...
, Broadview, it continued east through Percival, Whitewood
Whitewood, Saskatchewan
Whitewood is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located approximately east of Regina on the Trans-Canada Highway Sk Hwy 1. It is situated at the crossroads of two major highways systems – the Trans-Canada, which runs east and west, and Sk Hwy 9, which runs north and south from...
and Burrows
Burrows, Saskatchewan
Burrows is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....
. At Broadview in 1925, the time zone changed from Central Standard Time to Mountain Standard Time
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
. The Canadian Pacific Railway station building was declared a historic railway station in 1992
The original grade which the 1882 rail was built upon was abandoned in favour of a better grade, and an historical marker commemorates the old rail track.
Education
Currently Broadview school serves an enrolled population of about 150 students between Kindergarten to Grade 12 is a part of Prairie Valley School Division No. 208Prairie Valley School Division
Prairie Valley School Division No. 208 comprises 38 schools in 30 communities. Prairie Valley SD belongs to Region 4, Regina along with Holy Trinity R.C.S.S.D No. 22, Prairie South School Division No. 210, Regina School Division No. 4, and Regina R.C.S.S.D No. 81 -Amalgamation :Aspen Grove SD ...
. Broadview school division office is located in Broadview.
Broadview School #5 was established 1885, followed by Meadow Lea #55, Forest Farm #90, Spring Lake #153, Spring Lake #153, Clifton #278, Highland #437, River Ayr 534, Northwood #2988, Elcapo #3013, Kingsley #3916, Weed Creek #4352, Logwood #4924. Historically Cowesses Day School was situated near Broadview. The Highland One Room Schoohouse is preserved in the Broadview museum.
Museums and other points of interest
The Broadview Recreation Site is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from town. Broadview museum opened July 15, 1972.Celebration Park comes equipped with baseball diamonds, tennis courts, rodeo ground, horseshoe pits, and a children's playground. Broadview also features a natural ice-skating and hockey rink, Broadview Curling Club and the 9 hole Broadview Golf Club.
Prominent people
Dr. Frederick J. Gathercole B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. started out teaching in several one room school houses in Saskatchewan before becoming the Director of Education. Gathercole received the Saskatchewan Order of MeritSaskatchewan Order of Merit
The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Instituted in 1985 by Lieutenant Governor Frederick Johnson, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Grant Devine, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to...
, and the Saskatoon Board of Education
Saskatoon Public School Division
Saskatoon Public Schools is the largest school system in Saskatoon and is the second largest in Saskatchewan.Saskatoon Public Schools has approximately 22,000 students with 44 elementary schools and 9 high schools. The offices of the Saskatoon School Board are housed in the Eaton's Building. ...
offices were housed in the Dr. F.J. Gathercole Education Centre located in the central business diestrict
Central Business District, Saskatoon
The Central Business District is one of seven suburban development districts in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The central business district is Ward 6 of a Mayor-Council government represented by councillor Charlie Clark. Formerly called West Saskatoon, this area arose when the steam engines...
on June 16, 1972 until the offices moved to the former Eaton's Building
Eaton's Building (Saskatoon)
The Eaton's Building is a landmark building located in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Formerly serving as an Eaton's department store, the building is currently occupied by the Saskatoon Board of Education.-History:...
. In 1988 the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
conferred upon him an honourary doctorate of laws for his contributions in community service and education.
John Hall Archer
John Hall Archer
John Hall Archer, was a Canadian librarian, historian, civil servant, and the first President of the University of Regina....
was born 1914 near Broadview, becoming the first president of the University of Regina
University of Regina
The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...
and provincial archivist. The Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit
Saskatchewan Order of Merit
The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Instituted in 1985 by Lieutenant Governor Frederick Johnson, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Grant Devine, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to...
have been conferred upon him, and the U of R library is named in his honour.
Location
External links
- http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/broadview.html Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan