Wilcox is a small village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Located approximately 41 kilometers (25 mi) south of Regina, Wilcox is best known for being the home of the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a boarding school for students in grades 8-12. The village is also home to the Notre Dame Hounds ice hockey team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. In 1902, the post office formed in the Provisional District of Assiniboia West of the North West Territories and the Federal Electoral District then named Qu'Appelle. Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) 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... Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Joanne Crofford... Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, or Notre Dame College, is a co-ed, independent, residential high school for students in Grades 8-12 in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. ... The Notre Dame Hounds are a Tier-II Junior A team based out of Wilcox, Saskatchewan. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... 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. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) 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...

Historical education

The one room school house named WILCOX School District #1633 formed at Tsp 13 Rge 21 W of the 2 Meridian.

Notable Wilcox'ers

Finance Minister Ralph Goodale, Hockey Player Nick Metz Ralph Edward Goodale, PC , MP, BA , LL.B (born October 5, 1949, in Regina, Saskatchewan) was Canadas Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 and continues to be a Liberal Member of Parliament. ... Nicholas John Metz (born February 16, 1914 in Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada - died August 24, 1990) was a professional ice hockey winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League, all for the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...

Area statistics

• Lat (DMS) 50° 06' 00" N
• Long (DMS) 104° 44' 00" W
• Dominion Land Survey Sec.19, Twp.13, R.20, W2
• Time zone (est) UTC-6

Rouleau is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

External links

• Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
• Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
• Moose Jaw Gen Web Region
• Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
• GeoNames Query
• Notre Dame College | Home of the Hounds
• Hockey School: Wilcox, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 50°05′49″N 104°43′23″W / 50.09694, -104.72306 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...