Perdue, Saskatchewan
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Infrastructure

Within the village of Perdue are several recreational facilities. On the west edge of town are the baseball diamonds, the curling rink, the fairgrounds, and the bowling alley. On the east edge of town is the Perdue Arena.

The Perdue Agricultural Society hosts the Perdue fair annually on the last weekend of July. This takes place with 4H events held at the fairgrounds, a slow-pitch
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

 tournament held at the baseball diamonds, and handicraft and agricultural exhibits displayed in the curling rink and Perdue Recreation Complex. Entries are judged by local members of the Agricultural Society. There is also a parade that takes place during the fair that travels a predetermined route through the village, ending up at the fair grounds.

In the past Perdue has been home to ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 teams of all age levels bearing the name "Perdue Pirates", which used the Perdue Arena as their home facility.

Perdue is also home to a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion
Royal Canadian Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian ex-service organization founded in 1925, with more than 400,000 members worldwide. Membership includes people who have served as current and former military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police, direct relatives of...

 and Legion Ladies Auxiliary.

Education

Perdue School is a K-12 school with approximately 110-120 students, and teachers.
Perdue is also home to the Perdue branch of the Wheatland Regional Library, which is located in the Perdue Recreation Complex. The Perdue School has volleyball teams, basketball, cross country, track, badminton and much more, they are known as the Perdue Steelers. The 2008 Sr. Boys Volleyball team made it to Provincials.

Economy

Perdue is well-equipped with services, especially considering its relatively small size and proximity to larger centres such as Biggar and Saskatoon. Downtown Perdue is home to the Perdue branch of the Biggar Credit Union, a grocery store, a haircutters (open Thursdays), the Ezeewrap headquarters, the post office
Canada Post
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, and an insurance broker
Saskatchewan Government Insurance
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. Along Highway 14 are Moody's Farm Dealership, Cam-Don Motors, Feudal Co-Op, 5-Star Service, and west of town the Perdue Oasis golf course and restaurant.
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