Broadview, Saskatchewan
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Broadview is a town in Saskatchewan along Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Regina. The local economy is based mainly on agriculture. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Rural Municipality of Elcapo No. 154
History
The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) set up a divisional post in Broadview in 1885.[1] Sergeant Bill, a goat from Broadview, served as the mascot for the 5th Battalion, CEF, during World War I. The goat received a decoration, and after its passing resides now in the Broadview Museum.[2][3] The Broadview railway station was designated a historic railway station in 1992.[4]
Geography
Broadview is located in the Indian Head Plain of the Aspen Parkland ecoregion.[5] The physiographic region is the Qu'Appelle plains in the Saskatchewan Plains physiographic region.[6] Broadview is within the topographical area of Weed Hills. The bedrock geology belongs to that of the Mannville Group, a stratigraphical unit of Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin formed during the lower Cretaceous period.[5] The area is characterised by lush rolling grasslands, interspersed with poplar bluffs and open sloughs.[6] The Cowessess, Kahkewistahaw, Ochapowace Indian reserves are within Script error: No such module "convert". of Broadview.[7] Highway 201 provides access to Bird's Point Recreation Site and Crooked Lake Provincial Park, which are located in the Qu'Appelle Valley.
Climate
Broadview has a humid continental climate, with extreme seasonal temperatures. It has hot summers and cold winters, with the average daily temperatures ranging from Script error: No such module "convert". in January to Script error: No such module "convert". in July. Annually, temperatures exceed Script error: No such module "convert". 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.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Broadview was Script error: No such module "convert". on 21 June 1910 and 5 July 1937.[10][11] The coldest temperature ever recorded was Script error: No such module "convert". on 20 January 1943.[12]
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Broadview had a population of Script error: No such module "val". living in Script error: No such module "val". of its Script error: No such module "val". total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of Script error: No such module "val".. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[13]
Government
The town of Broadview has a mayor as the highest ranking government official. The town also elects aldermen or councillors to form the municipal council. Previously the mayor was Sidney Criddle, but not anymore. The current councillors are Lori Stephan, Esther Bonk, Brent Bagshaw, Terry Fitzgerald, Tracy Strachan. The town administrator is Mervin Schmidt.[14]
Provincially, Broadview is within the constituency of Moosomin served by their Member of legislative assembly, Steven Bonk.[15]
Federally the Souris—Moose Mountain riding is represented by their Member of Parliament, Robert Kitchen.[16]
Economy
The Mainline Regional Economic Development Authority provides assistance and business advice for Broadview and the Rural Municipality of Elcapo No. 154.[17] Highway 201 provides access to the Qu'Appelle Valley, Script error: No such module "convert". north, which contains Crooked Lake Provincial Park at Crooked Lake and Bird's Point Recreation Site at Round Lake.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Broadview is located on the Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, Script error: No such module "convert". east of the provincial capital city of Regina at the junction with Highway 201 north and Highway 605 south.
Broadview was the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882, and later went on to become a major divisional point for the CPR.[18] Broadview was located on the CPR West line between Regina (Indian Head subdivision) and Winnipeg, Manitoba (Broadview subdivision). The line ran through Wolseley, Summerberry, Grenfell, Oakshela, Broadview, it continued east through Percival, Whitewood and Burrows. At Broadview in 1925, the time zone changed from Central Standard Time to Mountain Standard Time.[19] The Canadian Pacific Railway station building was declared a historic railway station in 1992.[20]
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.[18]
Department of Transportation aerodrome
The Broadview aerodrome was located approximately three miles south of the town. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". with a Var. 16 degrees E and elevation of 2030'. The aerodrome was listed as a Turf, all way field with three runways were listed as follows: [21]
| Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3600' | 600' | Turf |
| 7/25 | 3300' | 600' | Turf |
| 13/31 | 3500' | 600' | Turf |
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. 208.[22][23] Broadview school division office is located in Broadview.[24]
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.[25] Historically Cowesses Day School was situated near Broadview.[26] The Highland One Room Schoolhouse is preserved in the Broadview museum.[27]
Parks and recreation
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Celebration Park comes equipped with baseball diamonds, tennis courts, rodeo ground, horseshoe pits, and a children's playground.[30] Broadview also features a natural ice-skating and hockey rink, Broadview Curling Club, and the nine-hole Broadview Golf Club.[30]
Museum
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The Broadview Historical Museum, which opened on July 15, 1972,[30] features the Highland One Room Schoolhouse[27] a reconstructed sod house, the Delorme family's one-room log cabin, extensive indoor and outdoor installations of numerous Cree and settler archives, artifacts, and war memorabilia,[31] including Sergeant Bill, "Saskatchewan's most famous goat".[2][32] Archival photos and documents include agricultural, military, settler, and Cree history and heritage including genealogical resources.[31]
Notable people
- John Hall Archer, librarian, historian, and civil servant, and the first President of the University of Regina
- Norman Inkster, former president of Interpol
Location
See also
References
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External links
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