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Bruno, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 52°15′52″N 105°31′17″W / 52.26444°N 105.52139°W / 52.26444; -105.52139
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Bruno
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Bruno is located in Saskatchewan
Bruno
Bruno
Location of Bruno in Saskatchewan
Bruno is located in Canada
Bruno
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Bruno (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°15′50″N 105°31′16″W / 52.264°N 105.521°W / 52.264; -105.521
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census divisionNo. 15
Rural MunicipalityBayne
Post office Founded1906
Government
 • MayorDale Glessman
 • MLA HumboldtDonna Harpauer
 • MP Saskatoon—HumboldtBrad Trost
Area
 • Land0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
574
 • Density606.1/km2 (1,570/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0K 0S0
Area code306
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Bruno is a town located 90 km east of Saskatoon and 35 km west of Humboldt. Its current mayor is Dale Glessman.[4]

Bruno is the only community in the prairies to hold an annual cherry festival.[5]

Bruno Clayworks "T" Brick
Sample of Bruno Clayworks "T" bricks, manufactured at the old clayworks located 4 km west of Bruno, SK. The clayworks operated between 1905-1960s, and produced a unique sideways "T" shape brick that interlocked when stacked with each row rotated 180º to the previous. The bricks photographed were removed during a room renovation within the 1919 portion of the former St. Ursula's Academy / Ursulines of Bruno Convent (now St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission).

Bruno Clayworks, located 4 km west of Bruno, produced over one million bricks between the years 1905 and the 1960s.[6] The historic Old Fire Hall and Jail, a heritage building housing the Bruno Museum, was built from bricks manufactured at the brick plant,[7] as were many other area buildings. The bricks manufactured by the Bruno Clayworks were a unique sideways "T" shape which allowed rows of bricks to interlock when rotated 180º.

History

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Bruno was named after Father Bruno Doefler,[8] who came to the area along with other Germans from Minnesota in 1902.[9]

From 1911 to 1919 Bruno Doefler was Abbot of the Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter-Muenster.[10] The territory of the Territorial abbey (Abbey Nullius) which included Bruno was also referred to as St. Peter's Colony.[11]

Ursuline Convent

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In 1919 the Ursuline Sisters opened a convent and in 1922 an academy called St. Ursula's Academy was established. The convent and academy building of 1919 was expanded in the 1950s with an extension which included the chapel. In 1952 there were 80 professed sisters, up from 55 in 1934.[12] Additional building expansions happened in 1962 (gymnasium) and 1977 (convent infirmary wing). The academy graduated its last class in 1982.[13]

Eight stained glass windows from the convent chapel have been moved to the Holy Spirit Church in Saskatoon, Vanier Collegiate in Moose Jaw, and Villa Angela and the Humboldt Museum[note 1] in nearby Humboldt.[14]

St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission

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On July 1, 2007, the Ursuline facility changed ownership and became the home of St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission, a Catholic post-secondary school of faith formation;[15] and the St. Therese Healing and Growth Center (now no longer operating[16]), a retreat center for personal inner healing based on Catholic and scriptural traditions.[17] St. Therese Institute opened its doors to its inaugural class in September 2007; the Healing and Growth Center operated from 2008 to 2015. St. Therese Institute of Faith and Mission (and from 2007-2008, St. Therese Catholic College of Faith and Mission) is the operating name of St. Therese School of Faith and Mission Inc. It is a Canadian registered charitable organization.[18]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bruno had a population of 604 living in 274 of its 299 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 611. With a land area of 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 642.6/km2 (1,664.2/sq mi) in 2021.[19]

Canada census – Bruno community profile
20212011
Population604 (-1.1% from 2016)574 (+16% from 2006)
Land area0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population density643/km2 (1,670/sq mi)606.1/km2 (1,570/sq mi)
Median age49.2 (M: 50.0, F: 48.4)49.9 (M: 49.6, F: 49.9)
Private dwellings299 (total)  274 (occupied)294 (total) 
Median household income$58,000
References: 2021[20] 2011[21] earlier[22][23]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Natural History Museum of Berlin, in Germany, has been popularly known for 60 years as the "Humboldt Museum" (from 1949 to 2009). This other Museum in Saskatchewan, Canada, has nothing to do with the German museum located in Berlin.

References

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  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 21 April 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Bruno mayor and town council". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ "History of the Festival". Bruno Cherry Festival. Retrieved 30 January 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Bruno Clayworks" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Register of Heritage Property (Old Fire Hall and Jail)". Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (DOERFLER, GEORGE, named Dom Bruno)". Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  9. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (Bruno)". Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter-Muenster". Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  11. ^ "The German Catholics of St. Peter's Colony: 1903-1930 By Paul Paproski, OSB" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  12. ^ "Peel's Prairie Provinces: St Ursula's Academy, Bruno Saskatchewan (Peel 7425)". Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  13. ^ Lukan Yaworski, Kiply. "Ursulines of Bruno hold reunion at former convent and school June 3, 2007 - OSU reunion.pdf" (PDF). Diocese of Saskatoon. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Institute for Stained Glass in Canada". Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  15. ^ "St. Therese School – 9 Month Formation Program". Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  16. ^ Admin, StT. ""triumph: Freedom through Healing" now its own Independant [sic] Apostolate! - St. Therese Institute". www.sttherese.ca. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  17. ^ "St. Therese Healing and Growth Centre". Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  18. ^ "REGISTERED Charity's Return - Quick View". www.cra-arc.gc.ca. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  20. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  21. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  22. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  23. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.


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