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The town memorializes him with two libraries and various writing contests; an elementary school and high school, both named Kipling. The community has also held a "Kipling Idol", and a Kipling youth center talent show. Reading contests are held at the public library and various community centered events. |
The town memorializes him with two libraries and various writing contests; an elementary school and high school, both named Kipling. The community has also held a "Kipling Idol", and a Kipling youth center talent show. Reading contests are held at the public library and various community centered events. |
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==History of Kipling== |
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On many early maps, Kipling bears the name "Kipling Station"; it was a divisional point on the Canadian National Railway line. The main initial settlement in the Kipling area took place in the 1890's and the first two decades of the twentieth century. An important Hungarian community developed, mainly to the south of the town site, in the Bekevar district. The central point of that community was the Bekevar church, the architectural design of which was inspired by the Great Church in Debrecen, Hungary; this church, constructed in 1911-12, still stands, and has been designated a Municipal Heritage Property. The first residents settled in the Bekevar district in 1900. In other districts around Kipling, settlers from various European countries made their homes. There was a very sizable German-speaking community (mainly consisting of families who had come from the Russian Empire, and who named their district "Edenland"); in other districts the most sizeable ethnic groups were the Scandinavians and the British. |
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In the past decades, many Saskatchewan towns and villages have shrunk or disappeared, but Kipling has defied this pattern. Although the number of rural residents in the surrounding districts has dropped very considerably, the population of the town itself has gradually increased, and is served by a substantial number of vibrant business enterprises. |
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==Child Abduction== |
==Child Abduction== |
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Revision as of 10:18, 7 August 2006
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Population | 1140 |
| Area | N/A |
| Elevation | N/A |
| Founded | N/A |
| Website | http://www.townofkipling.ca/ |
Kipling is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada.
Rudyard Kipling
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The town was named after author Rudyard Kipling, who had made several visits to Canada. In 1889, whilst crossing North America en route from India, he paid a visit to Vancouver; he travelled by train through Winnipeg during his honeymoon in 1892; and he crossed the whole country in a private Pullman in 1907. During the latter visit he delivered a great many speeches, and was received with adulation, particularly at McGill University in Montreal.
The town memorializes him with two libraries and various writing contests; an elementary school and high school, both named Kipling. The community has also held a "Kipling Idol", and a Kipling youth center talent show. Reading contests are held at the public library and various community centered events.
History of Kipling
On many early maps, Kipling bears the name "Kipling Station"; it was a divisional point on the Canadian National Railway line. The main initial settlement in the Kipling area took place in the 1890's and the first two decades of the twentieth century. An important Hungarian community developed, mainly to the south of the town site, in the Bekevar district. The central point of that community was the Bekevar church, the architectural design of which was inspired by the Great Church in Debrecen, Hungary; this church, constructed in 1911-12, still stands, and has been designated a Municipal Heritage Property. The first residents settled in the Bekevar district in 1900. In other districts around Kipling, settlers from various European countries made their homes. There was a very sizable German-speaking community (mainly consisting of families who had come from the Russian Empire, and who named their district "Edenland"); in other districts the most sizeable ethnic groups were the Scandinavians and the British.
In the past decades, many Saskatchewan towns and villages have shrunk or disappeared, but Kipling has defied this pattern. Although the number of rural residents in the surrounding districts has dropped very considerably, the population of the town itself has gradually increased, and is served by a substantial number of vibrant business enterprises.
Child Abduction
On August 1st 2006, convicted pedophile Peter Whitmore was holed up with 14-year-old Jordan Bruyere in an abandoned farmhouse. RCMP officers and SWAT teams surrounded the farmhouse. Zachary Miller, 10, was abducted the previous week and when a local resident saw the van described on TV and radio, the resident went to inspect the car, at which time Zachary came running out, saying that Whitmore and Bruyere were inside the home. Approximately 10 hours later, Whitmore surrendered to police and Bruyere was taken into police protection. Whitmore appeared in a Regina, Saskatchewan courtroom on August 3rd, 2006.
One red paper clip
On July 12, 2006, Kyle MacDonald made his final trade with the town of Kipling, Saskatchewan after a successful series of trades from one red paper clip. The house is located on 503 Main Street. Kyle bartered the right to a role in a film to be produced by Corbin Bernsen called Donna on Demand for his house. The town plans to hold open auditions for the role. Kyle and his girlfriend, Dominique Dupuis moved into Kipling around Labor Day, 2006.
See also
References
General reference:
- The Unforgiving Minute - A Life of Rudyard Kipling Harry Ricketts, Pimlico, 2000 ISBN 0-7126-6471-8 [unreliable source?]
- What was he doing out?- The Province, Page A8, Vancouver BC Brett Popplewell, Canadian Press, August 3rd 2006
External links
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