Prelate, Saskatchewan
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| Coordinates: 50°51′07″N 109°24′32″W / 50.852°N 109.409°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | South-west Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 8 |
| Rural Municipality | Happyland |
| Settled | 1908 |
| Village (incorporated) | 1913 |
| Post office founded | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Darrah Duchscherer |
| • Administrator | Darlene Wagner |
| • Governing body | Prelate Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 126 |
| • Density | 144.5/km2 (374/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 2B0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 32 |
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Prelate is a village in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada. Located just of Highway 32 it is 12 km (8 miles) east of Leader and 146 km (90 miles) northwest of Swift Current. Prelate was first settled in 1908 and was incorporated as a village in 1913.[5]
Sites
- St. Angela's Convent and St. Angela's Academy of Prelate was founded in 1919. The boarding school for girls was run by the Ursuline Sisters until it closed in 2007.[6]
- Saints Peter and Paul Church (Blumenfeld Church) located 15 km south of Prelate is a Municipal Heritage Property. Built in 1915 the church served the Catholics of German descent of the Prelate area. The grounds feature a fieldstone shrine and in the cemetery wrought iron crosses mark some of the graves.[7]
Demographics
Canada census – Prelate, Saskatchewan community profile
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Education
The Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan,[10] an Islamic boarding school for boys, opened in 2011 in the former St. Angela's Convent and Academy building. Enrolment is expected to be about 100 students and will offer Grades 4 to 12.[6]
Notable people
- Ross Alger (1920 – January 16, 1992) was an Alberta politician.
- Mark Pederson (born January 14, 1968 in Prelate) is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, and Detroit Red Wings from 1989-1990 until 1993-94.
See also
References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-08-01
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2003-11-16.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ Prelate History Book Committee (1990), Our Heritage Recalled, Prelate, Saskatchewan, 1908-1990, Battleford, SK: Marian Press Ltd.
- ^ a b The B. C. Catholic, August 30, 2011. "Saskatchewan Catholic school to become Islamic boys' school". Retrieved 4 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Blumenfeld Church". Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan". Retrieved 4 September 2013.
External links
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