Perdue is a village in central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 60 km west of Saskatoon on Highway 14. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 7th 651,036 km² 9. ... Saskatoon is a mid-sized city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ...

Politics

Perdue's current mayor is Mrs. Kelly Dwyer. The village of Perdue is located within the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346. Provincially the village is within the Biggar electoral district, whose current MLA is Randy Weekes of the Saskatchewan Party. Federally the village is within the riding of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar whose current MP is Carol Skelton of the Conservative Party of Canada. The village's postal code is S0K 3C0 and its telephone exchange is (306) 237-####. A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A rural municipality is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Carol Skelton (born December 12, 1945 in Biggar, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...

Recreation

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 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. The 4-H youth organization, now administered by the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension System, was founded in 1904 by G.C. Adams in Newton CountyGeorgia and now serves over 1. ... Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches in circumference, is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ...

In the past Perdue has been home to ice hockey teams of all age levels bearing the name "Perdue Pirates", which used the Perdue Arena as there home facility. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

Perdue is also home to a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and Legion Ladies Auxiliary. The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian veterans organization founded in 1925 with more than 400,000 members worldwide. ...

Education

Perdue School is a K-12 school with approximately 110 students. Perdue is also home to the Perdue branch of the Wheatland Regional Library, which is located in the Perdue Recreation Complex.

Business

Perdue is well-equipped with services, especially considering its relatively small size and close 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 diner, the Ezeewrap headquarters, the post office, and an insurance broker. 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. Canada Post or Canada Post Corporation (CPC) is the Canadian governments postal service. ... SGI is a TLA for at least three separate entities: Saskatchewan Government Insurance Silicon Graphics, Incorporated Soka Gakkai International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Community profile

According to the Canada 2001 Census: The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...