Location of Melfort, Saskatchewan

Melfort (2006 population 5,192 is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately 95 km (60 mi) southeast of Prince Albert. Melfort's first post office was established August 1, 1892 in the provisional district of the North West Territories. According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400. Melfort became Saskatchewan's 12th city in 1980; although it had achieved the necessary 5,000 population a number of years earlier, residents were reluctant to give up their status as a town, and for a time, the town of Melfort was actually larger than the city of Melville. Western Canadian icon Grant MacEwan grew up in Melfort, as well as Canadian Sr. Women's Figure Skating Silver Medalist Nicole Watt. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (379x655, 24 KB) Location of Melfort, Saskatchewan File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Melfort, Saskatchewan ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (379x655, 24 KB) Location of Melfort, Saskatchewan File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Melfort, Saskatchewan ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples strength) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area Ranked 7th... Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria Location of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Downtown Prince Albert Prince Albert is the third-largest city (after Saskatoon and Regina) with a population of 41,072 as of 2006, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Motto: none Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, Tłįchǫ [1] Government - Commissioner Tony Whitford - Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 - Senate seats 1 Confederation 1870... Motto: none Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, Tłįchǫ [1] Government - Commissioner Tony Whitford - Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 1 - Senate seats 1 Confederation 1870... A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Melville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. ... Grant MacEwan Dr. John Walter Grant MacEwan, known as Grant MacEwan, (August 12, 1902–June 15, 2000) was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Lieutenant Governor of... Watt competes in 2002. ...

Melfort is near the largest diamond find in the world. The ongoing diamond exploration by a joint venture between Shore Gold Inc. Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada in the Fort a la Corne district is expected to begin mine construction in 2009.

For more information see also the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs No. 429, Saskatchewan

A rural municipality is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. ... // Fletts Springs No. ...

Railways

In 1925, Melfort was listed as a Canadian Pacific Railways Ltd. C.P.R. Rail Station on the Lanigan - Naicam Branch Line. Melfort was also a Canadian National Railways C.N.R. Rail Station on the Swan River - Prince Albert Branch Line and the Humboldt - Melfort - Ridgdale Branch line. Naicam is a small town in Rural Saskatchewan. ... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ...

Hockey

Hockey is a key part of Saskatchewan's lifestyle and community, and Melfort is no exception. The Melfort Mustangs play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Mustangs are well known in Canadian hockey circles in many ways - for instance Marc Habscheid, past coach of Canada's World Junior team, started his coaching career with the Mustangs in 1996. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples strength) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area Ranked 7th... The Melfort Mustangs are a Tier-II Junior A team based out of Melfort, Saskatchewan. ... SJHL Emblem The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Tier II Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. ... Marc Joseph Habscheid (born March 1, 1963 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former National Hockey League forward. ...

Statistics

The latest census which was taken in 2006, showed a population in the city of melfort at 5,192. This meant the city shrank by 6.6 % since 2001.^[1]

According to the Canada 2006 Census: The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

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• 2006 Community Profile

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Historical Education

There were three namings of one room school houses which used Melfort. Melfort School District # 54 later called Tiger Lily #54 17 near Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan. Pleasantdale post office was previously named Windgap and was located at Twp.41, R.18, W2 CA A ). Melfort School District # 318 established in 1904 at Clemens, RR1, Melfort. Melfort School District # 1037 was the last one room school house to use this name. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples strength) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area Ranked 7th...

Notable people from Melfort

• Grant MacEwan, former university professor and Calgary mayor
• Nicole Watt, Canadian Sr. Women's Figure Skating silver medalist
• Arthur Hill, actor
• Grant Jennings, National Hockey League player (retired)
• Lorne Henning, National Hockey League player and coach
• Steven Woods, high-tech entrepreneur
• Martine Gaillard, sports television personality currently working for Rogers Sportsnet

Grant MacEwan John Walter Grant MacEwan, known as Grant MacEwan, (August 12, 1902–June 15, 2000) was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Watt competes in 2002. ... Arthur Hill (born August 1, 1922 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada) is an actor in British and American theater, movies and TV. He attended the University of British Columbia and continued his acting studies in Seattle, Washington. ... Grant Jennings (born May 5, 1965, in Hudson Bay, and raised in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenseman. ... Lorne Henning, born February 2, 1952 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, is a Canadian hockey executive. ... Steven Woods is a Canadian entrepeneur who works for NeoEdge Networks, in Palo Alto as Chief Strategy officer and Chairman. ... Martine Gaillard (born May 21, 1971 in Melfort, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian sports television personality currently working for Rogers Sportsnet. ... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television sports specialty channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ...

External links

• City of Melfort
• Country School Memories Melfort and District Museum Melfort, Saskatchewan
• GeoNames Query
• Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
• Saskatoon Gen Web
• Melfort Journal

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Area statistics

• Lat (DMS) 52° 52' 00" N
• Long (DMS) 104° 37' 00" W
• Dominion Land Survey Sec.7, Twp.45, R.18, W2

Time zone (est) UTC-6

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