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The other Kipling-based newspaper that came onto the scene in 1924 was in Hungarian--the ''Canadai Magyarság'', which was owned, edited and published by Nicholas de Istvánffy. The existence of a large Hungarian-Canadian community in the Kipling area was no doubt the reason why this publication began in this location. However, in December 1924 the paper moved to Winnipeg, where it was published thereafter as the ''KANADAI MAGYAR ÚJSÁG''. |
The other Kipling-based newspaper that came onto the scene in 1924 was in Hungarian--the ''Canadai Magyarság'', which was owned, edited and published by Nicholas de Istvánffy. The existence of a large Hungarian-Canadian community in the Kipling area was no doubt the reason why this publication began in this location. However, in December 1924 the paper moved to Winnipeg, where it was published thereafter as the ''KANADAI MAGYAR ÚJSÁG''. |
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More significant than the two short-lived newspapers mentioned above was the appearance of the ''KIPLING CITIZEN'' in 1936, owned and published by three brothers--Chisholm, Ralph and Harry Davis--who had come from Wawota. In November 1946 the newspaper was purchased by Thomas J. Kearns, who edited the publication with great ability and enthusiasm for many years. As of 2019 the Citizen is a member of the Vancouver-based Glacier Media Group. |
More significant than the advent of the two short-lived newspapers mentioned above was the appearance of the ''KIPLING CITIZEN'' in 1936, owned and published by three brothers--Chisholm, Ralph and Harry Davis--who had come from Wawota. In November 1946 the newspaper was purchased by Thomas J. Kearns, who edited the publication with great ability and enthusiasm for many years. As of 2019 the Citizen is a member of the Vancouver-based Glacier Media Group. |
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Revision as of 18:23, 21 December 2019
Kipling | |
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Town | |
  Kipling Location of Kipling in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′5.36″N 102°37′56.64″W / 50.1014889°N 102.6324000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| District | Kingsley Municipality |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rylan Franks[1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,140 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| Website | http://www.townofkipling.ca/ |
Kipling is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. In provincial politics, Kipling is in the constituency of Moosomin. The town was named after the English author Rudyard Kipling.[2]
History
On many early maps, Kipling bears the name "Kipling Station"; it was a divisional point on the Canadian National Railway line, and the community grew in a more substantial way after the arrival of the railway in 1907–08. The main initial settlement in the Kipling area had taken place in the 1890s and the first two decades of the twentieth century. One of Canada's largest Hungarian settlements formed 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 significant ethnic groups were the Scandinavians (concentrated around the Neelby School District) and the British.
In the past decades, many Saskatchewan towns and villages have shrunk or disappeared, but Kipling has defied this pattern, although it did suffer a considerable decline during the 1930s. While the number of rural residents in the surrounding districts has dropped very noticeably, the population of the town itself has now gradually increased, and is served by a substantial number of vibrant business enterprises. Kipling attained the status of a town on January 1, 1954, and serves a large trading area.
A very significant development related to the livestock industry has been the creation of several large hog operations in recent years, and Kipling has become the headquarters for one of the world’s leading companies which is conducting research on swine genetics.
Kipling sites which can be classed as 'heritage properties' include the former CN station, built in 1908–09, and the Kingsley rural municipality office, built in 1919. In addition, a major and highly interesting group of pioneer-era buildings can be viewed on the spacious sites belonging to the Kipling and District Historical Society Museum. The Kipling and District Museum (1903–59) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[3]
Kipling Newspapers
Two weekly publications seem to have appeared in Kipling in 1924. One was the Kipling Review, owned and published by F. R. Brown; there seems to be some uncertainty as to whether it was established in 1924 or 1925. The first initial of Mr. Brown's name is also in question. It seems that this newspaper appeared for a few months or possibly a year. The other Kipling-based newspaper that came onto the scene in 1924 was in Hungarian--the Canadai Magyarság, which was owned, edited and published by Nicholas de Istvánffy. The existence of a large Hungarian-Canadian community in the Kipling area was no doubt the reason why this publication began in this location. However, in December 1924 the paper moved to Winnipeg, where it was published thereafter as the KANADAI MAGYAR ÚJSÁG.
More significant than the advent of the two short-lived newspapers mentioned above was the appearance of the KIPLING CITIZEN in 1936, owned and published by three brothers--Chisholm, Ralph and Harry Davis--who had come from Wawota. In November 1946 the newspaper was purchased by Thomas J. Kearns, who edited the publication with great ability and enthusiasm for many years. As of 2019 the Citizen is a member of the Vancouver-based Glacier Media Group.
Government
There is a town council, whose members as of February 2017[update] were Mayor Buck Bright, and aldermen Darlene Baczuk,Terry Barath, Don Johnson, Pat Jackson, Kevin Kish and Darren Szakacs.
As of 2017[update] Kipling is within the provincial constituency of Moosomin, and is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan by Steven Bonk of the Saskatchewan Party.
Federally, Kipling is in the riding of Souris-Moose Mountain, and is represented in the 42nd Parliament by Robert Kitchen, of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Climate
| Climate data for Kipling | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
11 (52) |
20.6 (69.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38 (100) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35 (95) |
31 (88) |
21.7 (71.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11 (12) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22 (72) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
8 (46) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−6 (21) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18 (64) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
2 (36) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.9 (−7.4) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2 (28) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.4 (−47.9) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−40 (−40) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2 (28) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−23 (−9) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−43 (−45) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.80) |
17.5 (0.69) |
25.3 (1.00) |
28.2 (1.11) |
53.4 (2.10) |
75.3 (2.96) |
65.4 (2.57) |
60.4 (2.38) |
46.4 (1.83) |
27.4 (1.08) |
17.8 (0.70) |
23.9 (0.94) |
461.3 (18.16) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Town of Kipling » Council
- ^ Town of Kipling » About the Town
- ^ "Kipling and District Historical Museum". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 4 August 2010
Other sources
- 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 3, 2006
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50°6′5.3634″N 102°37′56.64″W / 50.101489833°N 102.6324000°W