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Coordinates: 51°46′N 104°11′W / 51.767°N 104.183°W / 51.767; -104.183 (Wynyard, Saskatchewan)
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Wynyard
Town
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural MunicipalityBig Quill No. 308
Settled1905
Village1908
Town1911
Government
 • MayorTed Czarnecki
 • AdministratorJason Chorneyko
 • Governing bodyWynyard Town Council
 • MLA Arm River-WatrousGreg Brkich
 • MP Regina-Qu'AppelleAndrew Scheer
Area
 • Total5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Elevation
551 m (1,808 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,767
 • Density334.1/km2 (865/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0A 4T0
Area code306
WebsiteOfficial Website
[1][2][3]

Wynyard is a town in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, 132 km west of Yorkton and 190 km east of Saskatoon.[4] Wynyard is in but not part of the rural municipality of Big Quill No. 308. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway just south of Big Quill Lake.

History

Many of the early settlers to the area around Big Quill Lake were of Icelandic origin, and the ethnic block settlement area was called the Vatnabyggd settlement. Sleipnir, a store and post office, was located at NE-30-22-15 and was the centre of community life of the Vatnabyggd settlement until it was moved into Wynyard in 1908.[5]

The first wave of Icelandic settlers in the Wynyard area was soon followed by numerous Ukrainian settlers and then British, Polish and German settlers.[6]

Demographics

Canada census – Wynyard, Saskatchewan community profile
2011
Population1,767 (+1.3% from 2006)
Land area5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population density334.1/km2 (865/sq mi)
Median age46.9 (M: 43.8, F: 50.5)
Private dwellings913 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
  • Lat (DMS) 51° 46' 00" N
  • Long (DMS) 104° 11' 00" W
  • Dominion Land Survey Section 27 - Township 32 - Range 16 West of the 2nd Meridian
  • Time zone (cst) UTC−6

Climate

Climate data for Wynyard
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		8
(46) 		19.5
(67.1) 		31
(88) 		36.1
(97.0) 		38.5
(101.3) 		36.7
(98.1) 		36.7
(98.1) 		36.1
(97.0) 		29.5
(85.1) 		22
(72) 		12.8
(55.0) 		38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.5
(70.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		23.3
(73.9) 		16.8
(62.2) 		9.6
(49.3) 		−2
(28) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		7.3
(45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17
(1) 		−13.1
(8.4) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		11
(52) 		15.6
(60.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.9
(51.6) 		4.2
(39.6) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−14.1
(6.6) 		1.9
(35.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −22
(−8) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		4.5
(40.1) 		9.7
(49.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5
(41) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		−18.7
(−1.7) 		−3.5
(25.7)
Record low °C (°F) −46.7
(−52.1) 		−41.5
(−42.7) 		−35
(−31) 		−29.3
(−20.7) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		−21.7
(−7.1) 		−35
(−31) 		−43
(−45) 		−46.7
(−52.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.4
(0.65) 		12.9
(0.51) 		21.5
(0.85) 		23.5
(0.93) 		49
(1.9) 		74.9
(2.95) 		66.7
(2.63) 		50.3
(1.98) 		38.1
(1.50) 		26.5
(1.04) 		15.5
(0.61) 		19.3
(0.76) 		414.5
(16.32)
Source: Environment Canada[10]

Attractions

  • Frank Cameron Museum provides local historical artefacts as well as tourism information and is located in Wynyard.[11]
  • Wynyard Regional Park is the local camping site located a few kilometres from town.
  • Wynyard is located just to the south of Big Quill Lake which is the largest saline lake in Canada.[11]
  • Mud Lake Wildlife Refuge is 19 km (12 miles) from town.[4]
  • Wynyard Golf Club (a 9 hole golf course) offers the Wynyard Hole in One Tournament, Wynyard Ladies Night Golf and Wynyard Men's Night Golf.
  • The Wynyard Swimming Pool and the Wynyard Stingrays Synchronized Swimming Team

Heritage Sites

A number of designated heritage sites are located in or near Wynyard.

  • Wynyard Court House (built in 1927)[12]
  • Canadian Pacific Railway Station (built in 1909)[13]
  • Wynyard Federated Church (built in 1921)[14]
  • Amma's House on the Yellowhead Highway approximately 17 kilometres west of Wynyard was built by Icelandic carpenters in 1919.[15]
  • St. John Bohoslav Krasne Ukrainian Catholic Church approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Wynyard was built in 1940.[16]

Activities and sports

The Town of Wynyard has three sport teams: the Wynyard Blues Mens Fastball Team (baseball), the Wynyard Monarchs hockey team of the HHL (Highway Hockey League) and Wynyard Composite High School team the Wynyard Golden Bears.

Wynyard plays host to many activities and groups such as Wynyard Air Cadets, Wynyard Minor Baseball, Wynyard Minor Hockey, Wynyard Fireman's Association, Wynyard Kinettes, Wynyard Kinsmen, Wynyard Legion, Wynyard School of Dance, Wynyard Senior Appreciation Days, Wynyard Senior Centre and Wynyard Shriners.[17]

Media

  • The local news is reported in the Wynyard Advance Gazette.[18]
  • Television channel stations which reach Yorkton are CBC, CTV as well as all Yorkton channels.[11]

Transportation

Wynyard is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16. Wynyard was made a divisional point on the Canadian Pacific Railway when it came through. No longer providing passenger service the Wynyard railway station is a designated historical railway station.[19]

Wynyard/W. B. Needham Field Aerodrome and Greyhound buses also facilitate transportation in and out of Wynyard and area.[11]

Education

The town is home to the Wynyard Elementary School and Wynyard Composite High School in the Horizon School Division #205.[11] The high school team the Wynyard Golden Bears play basketball, football, volleyball, and soccer. The high school also participates in cross country, track, and badminton.

The one room school house of the early 1900s was called Wynyard School District # 2499 and Nordra school # 1947.[20] The latter offered a course in Icelandic when it was first constructed in 1907 as the early school administration allowed an hour each day from 3 pm to 4 pm for foreign language instruction.[5] Currently there are several venues for education in Wynyard.

Local history books

Reflections by the Quills by Quill Historical Society of Wynyard, Saskatchewan.[21]

References

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved 2013-11-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved 2013-11-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Government of Canada (2007-08-15), GeoNames Query, retrieved 2007-08-17
  5. ^ a b Olafson, Eric (2007), Vatnabyggd An Icelandic Settlement in Saskatchewan, retrieved 2007-08-15
  6. ^ "NHS Profile, Wynyard, T, Saskatchewan, 2011 (The sum of the ancestries in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ancestry (ethnic origin) in the National Household Survey.)". 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 27 December 2010
  11. ^ a b c d e Town of Wynyard, retrieved 2007-08-17
  12. ^ "Wynyard Court House". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  13. ^ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  14. ^ "Wynyard Federated Church". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  15. ^ "Amma's House". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  16. ^ "St. John Bohoslav Krasne Church". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  17. ^ Credit Union, CU Flyer-Page1&4 (PDF), retrieved 2007-08-15
  18. ^ Wynyard Advance Gazette, retrieved 2007-08-15
  19. ^ "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Saskatchewan". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  20. ^ Adamson (15 Mar 2006), Saskatchewan Gen Web One room School District Project, retrieved 2007-08-15
  21. ^ Quill Historical Society (1981). Reflections by the Quills, Quill Historical Society of Wynyard, Canada. ISBN 0-88925-149-5.

External links

Location

51°46′N 104°11′W / 51.767°N 104.183°W / 51.767; -104.183 (Wynyard, Saskatchewan)

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