Unity, Saskatchewan
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Unity is a town in the western part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan[1] with a population of 2519. Unity is located at the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 21, and the intersection of the CNR and CPR main rail lines. Unity is located Template:Convert west-northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Template:Convert southeast of Edmonton, Alberta. The town of Wilkie is located Template:Convert to the east.
The town was the subject of playwright Kevin Kerr's Governor General's Award-winning play Unity (1918), which dramatizes the effect of the 1918 flu pandemic on Unity.
History
With the coming of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1908 Unity began to grow from a small settlement in 1904 to about 600 in the 1920s. By 1966 there were 2,154 residents.[2]
Demographics
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Attractions
Attractions in Unity include:[4]
- the history murals in downtown
- Unity & District Heritage Museum
- Unity Golf Course
- Unity Regional Park housing the Unity Ball Diamonds
- Unity Arena.
- Unity Credit Union Aquatics Centre
- Sink and Gordon Lakes are just to the west of Unity, providing wetlands for many migratory birds.
- Muddy Lake is just south of town.
Education
Two elementary schools, St. Peter's Catholic School and Unity Public School offer kindergarten to Grade 6. Unity Composite High School (UCHS) includes Grades 7 to 12. The schools are part of Living Sky School Division No. 202.[5]
| School | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| St. Peter’s Catholic School | K–6 | 121 |
| Unity Public School | K–6 | 235 |
| Unity Composite High School | 7–12 | 325 |
Transportation
The town receives Via Rail service with The Canadian calling at Unity several times per week. Unity is on the Canadian National Railway tracks. In 1924, the Canadian Pacific Railway crossed the Canadian National Railway at Topaz just west of Unity. Template:Adjacent stations
Notable people
- Boyd Gordon, NHL hockey player
See also
References
External links
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