Wapella, Saskatchewan
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Wapella is a village of 354 located Northwest of Moosomin
Moosomin, Saskatchewan
-Climate:-Moosomin in popular culture:* The Guess Who has a song called "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon"; it also mentions Moose Jaw and Moosomin.-Notable people from Moosomin:...
on the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
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Notable natives
Cyril Edel LeonoffCyril Edel Leonoff
A civil engineer by profession, Cyril Leonoffs passion has always been for history. He has authored and edited a number of books and papers on engineering and historical topics. He remains one of the preeminent historians on Jewish history in British Columbia. In 1971 Leonoff became the founding...
is the grandson of Edel Brotman, a homesteader and rabbi of the Wapella, Saskatchewan, farm colony, 1889-1906.
Bud Holloway
Bud Holloway
George "Bud" Holloway III known as Bud Holloway is a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who is currently playing for Skellefteå AIK in Elitserien. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the 3rd round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. On July 25, 2011, Holloway was signed as a free agent...
, a professional hockey player. He currently plays (2011/2012 season) for Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Elite League. He has previously played for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings.