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Revision as of 23:52, 22 February 2016
Paddockwood | |
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Town | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | Paddockwood No . 520 |
| Federal Electoral District | Prince Albert |
| Provincial Constituency | Saskatchewan Rivers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hintz Reg (2005) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
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Paddockwood is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was named after the town Paddock Wood in Kent, England.
In the early 1900s by a Mr. Fred Pitts emigrated to the lumberland of Canada. From a log cabin he built there as a home, he set up a post office, collecting letters and parcels on horseback for residents of the settlement. He named the settlement Paddockwood after the village he had left in England.[2]
Paddockwood was the home of the first Red Cross hospital in the British Empire, and was set up after the First World War.[3]
Paddockwood is served by the Paddockwood Public Library [4] as well as the Helbig's Forest 9-hole Course Golf Club [5] Paddockwood belongs to the Saskatchewan Provincial Constituency of Saskatchewan Rivers [6] and the Federal Electoral District of Prince Albert.
Demographics
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Location and maps
- Lat (DMS) 53° 31' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 105° 34' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec.25, Twp.52, R.25, W2
- Time zone (est) UTC-6[10]
53°31′N 105°34′W / 53.517°N 105.567°W
Location relative to other communities
| North: Northern Provincial Forest Forest Gate | Rebitt Lake McConechy Lake | Montreal | ||
| West: Northside | Christopher Lake Emma Lake | Paddockwood | East: Meath Park | Weirdale Foxford |
| South: Albertville | Henribourg |
References
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 11, 2007), Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on March 19, 2005, retrieved 2007-05-05
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Walker, Jack (1985), Beginnings and Bygones of Old Paddock Wood, Paddock Wood, Kent: J C Walker
- ^ Paddockwood Historical Society (1982), Cordwood and courage : 1911-1982, Paddockwood, Sask.: Paddockwood & District History Book, ISBN 0-88925-407-9
- ^ Wapiti Regional Library. An entire world worth exploring., archived from the original on 2006-12-13, retrieved 2007-05-05 [dead link]
- ^ Helbig's Forest Course, Paddockwood, Saskatchewan - Golf Course, retrieved 2007-05-05
- ^ Government of Canada through the Canadian Apparel & Textile Industries Program (CATIP), POLITICAL CONTACTS, retrieved 2007-05-05
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles
- ^ Government of Canada, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2007-05-05