Turtleford, Saskatchewan
| Town of Turtleford | |
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| Coordinates: 53°23′N 108°57′W / 53.383°N 108.95°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Mervin No. 499 |
| Post office Founded | 1913-12-01 |
| Village | |
| Town | July 1, 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Olson, Roland (2006) |
| • Federal Electoral District Meadow Lake M.P. | |
| • Provincial Consituency Constituency of Cut Knife-Turtleford M.L.A. | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 461 |
| • Density | 280.4/km2 (726/sq mi) |
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Turtleford is a town in the rural municipality of Mervin No. 499, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Turtleford is located on Highway 26 near the intersection / concurrency with Highway 3 and Highway 303. North Battleford and the abandoned Turtleford branch line was serviced by the C.N.R. The early crossing (or ford) of Turtle River was near the present town location.[5] Turtleford boasts the nation's largest turtle statue (more than eight feet tall), named Ernie.[6] The nearest large communities to Turtleford are North Battleford and Lloydminster in north west Saskatchewan.
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[edit] Demographics
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[edit] Education
Turtleford (Turtleford Community School) belongs to Turtleford School Division #65 a part of Northwest School Division.[8][9][10] Turtleford is served by Lakeland Library Region - Turtleford Branch[11]
[edit] Geography
The Turtle River runs through Turtleford, and nearby are Bright Sand and Turtle Lakes.
[edit] Notable natives
- Durold Textor recipient of Saskatchewan Co-operative Merit Award for his involvement with leading and promoting co-operatives.[12]
- Roger Deegan of the Turtleford Brass Band who played here from 1926 to 1941[13]
[edit] Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations
(historic or current)
- Former North Battleford - Turtleford Branch C.N.R—served North Battleford, Hamlin, Prince, Meota, Vawn, Edam, Longstaff, Mervin, Turtleford, Cleeves, Spruce Lake, St. Walburg,
[edit] Interesting Notes
- A small vulnerable passenger bird called Sprague's Pipit has a breeding range in the Northern Great Plains of North America, and amongst their breeding spots is Turtleford, Saskatchewan[15]
2009 North Turtleford Dart Champion --- William Squires
Home of "Ernie the Turtle" a larger than life statue of a turtle. Located on Hwy 26 near the south edge of town.
[edit] Media
- Turtleford is served by the Northwest Neighbors newspaper.
[edit] Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 53°23′00″ N
- Long (DMS) 108°57′00″ W
- Dominion Land Survey 12-51-21-W3
Time zone (cst) UTC−6
[edit] Location
Coordinates: 53°23′N 108°57′W / 53.383°N 108.95°W Coordinates: 53°23′00″N 108°57′00″W / 53.383333°N 108.95°W
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[edit] See also
- Highway 26
- Highway 303
- Highway 3
- Cut Knife-Turtleford provincial electoral district
- St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
[edit] References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php, retrieved 2007-05-26
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home (– Scholar search), Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html, retrieved 2007-05-26[dead link]
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm, retrieved 2007-05-26
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp, retrieved 2007-04-24
- ^ {{Citation A popular past time in Turtle ford is the Saturday Night Dart League. The 2008 Champion on the North Turtleford Dart League is William (Bill) J. Squires. | last =CANADIAN PLAINS RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA | first = | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title =The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Turtleford | date =2006 C | year = | url =http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/turtleford.html | accessdate = 2007-05-27 }}
- ^ LARGE CANADIAN ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS, Ed Solonyka (1998 - 2006), Ernie - Canada's Largest Turtle Turtleford, Saskatchewan, http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/turtle.htm
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ GrassRoots - Project Gallery Search Results, http://rescol-schoolnet.ic.gc.ca/grassroots/e/project.centre/projectsearchresults.asp?ps_orgid=3859&ps_language=en&ps_language=fr&mode=print, retrieved 2007-05-27
- ^ Turtleford Community School, http://www.nwsd.ca/schools/tcs/, retrieved 2007-05-27
- ^ NWSD, http://www.nwsd.ca/, retrieved 2007-05-27
- ^ Libdex - the library index (– Scholar search), Lakeland Library Region - Turtleford Branch, archived from the original on 2004-08-16, http://web.archive.org/web/20040816095619/http://www.lakeland.lib.sk.ca/llr/tubranch.htm, retrieved 2007-05-27[dead link]
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, TURTLEFORD RESIDENT HONOURED - Government of Saskatchewan, http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=edf19da3-3010-49e8-9ecb-4883ee85d1d8, retrieved 2007-05-27
- ^ Roger Deegan, http://www.willockandsaxgallery.com/deegan.htm, retrieved 2007-05-27
- ^ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- ^ Sprague's Pipit
[edit] External links
- Town of Turtleford Website
- Harbinger farm, 1906-1920 Our Roots Nos Racines
- Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Gen Web Project, Town Links
- Indian Tribes of Saskatchewan Thunderchild First Nation
- The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Turtleford
- Saskatchewan Elevators: Turtleford (Pool and Pioneer)
- 2006 Community Profiles
