Jump to content

Anerley, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°13′19″N 109°10′12″W / 49.222°N 109.170°W / 49.222; -109.170
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anerley
Anerley is located in Saskatchewan
Anerley
Anerley
Coordinates: 51°13′12″N 107°11′24″W / 51.220°N 107.190°W / 51.220; -107.190
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division15
Rural MunicipalityFertile Valley
Established1908
Incorporated (Village)1912
Population
 (2006)
 • Total12
Time zoneCST
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 13
Highway 18
WaterwaysAnerley Lakes
Milden Lake
Stockwell Lake
[1][2][3][4]

Anerley is an unincorporated community in the western region of Saskatchewan located about 4 km north of Highway 44, about 20 km southwest of the Outlook and is about 125 km south west of Saskatoon.

History

[edit]

Anerley before the railway was a well-established community, but when the Canadian Northern Railway laid down tracks from Saskatoon, the post office and Anerley School district were skidded into the town site by a large steam-powered tractor. The school had been on the site where Hillcrest Cemetery is now located. During the move sparks from the tractor started a small prairie fire, that was soon put out by the townsfolk.[5]

In 1912 the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National Railway) brought in lines from Saskatoon, soon after the first two grain elevators were built. A third elevator was built in 1928 by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

Notable people

[edit]

William Higgitt (November 10, 1917 – April 2, 1989) was the 15th Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner (October 1, 1969 – December 28, 1973; succeeding Malcolm Lindsay) and president of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (1972–1976; succeeding Paul Dickopf).

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  5. ^ Saskatchewan ghost towns http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3601111

49°13′19″N 109°10′12″W / 49.222°N 109.170°W / 49.222; -109.170