Rosthern
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Rosthern, Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Business District Sixth Street | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Rosthern No. 403 |
| Post office Founded | 1893-09-01 |
| Village established | 1898 |
| Town incorporated | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dennis Helmuth |
| • M.P. Saskatoon-Wanuskewin | Maurice Vellacott |
| • M.L.A. Rosthern-Shellbrook | Scott Moe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,572 |
| • Density | 365.0/km2 (945/sq mi) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 3R0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |   Highway 11 / Highway 312 |
| Website | Official website |
| [1][2][3][4][5] | |
Rosthern is a town at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert and Saskatoon.
History
Settlers began arriving around 1890, with the establishment of the Qu’Appelle, Long Lake & Saskatchewan Railway to Prince Albert. A post office was established in 1893, and by 1898 the community achieved village status. In 1903, Rosthern was incorporated as a town.[6]
Farmer and author Seager Wheeler lived just outside Rosthern.
There are several apocryphal versions of the story about how the town got its name. One is that in the late 1880s when the railroad ran through from Regina to Prince Albert a man by the name of Ross drowned in the creek that flows through the town. Terne is old English for tarn meaning a pool, and the name stuck.[7] In all likelihood, however, the town's name echoes an old world name brought over by a homesick worker on the railroad, in this case that of "Rostherne", a village in the United Kingdom.[8]
Demographics
| 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,572 (13.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population density | 365.0/km2 (945/sq mi) |
| Median age | 46.0 (M: 43.6, F: 47.7) |
| Private dwellings | 731 (total) |
| Median household income | $N/A |
- Lat (DMS) 52° 40' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 106° 20' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Section 35 - Township 42 - Range 3 West of the 3rd Meridian
- Time zone (cst) UTC−6
Attractions
History, culture and the fine arts are showcased by the many community and nearby attractions. While visiting Rosthern be sure to stop in at the award-winning, Station Arts Centre Cooperative. Open year-round, this renovated CN station has been converted into an art gallery, tea room and performing arts theatre. The Station Arts Centre hosts frequent musical and dramatic performances.
The Seager Wheeler Farm, a National Historic Site of Canada, is 7 km east of Rosthern. The Rosthern Mennonite Heritage Museum (c. 1909-10) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.[12]
Did you know that former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King placed the corner stone at the Rosthern Post Office? It still stands and is visible from the sidewalk.
There is also a public library, many parks and walking trails
Recreation
In addition to the nearby Valley Regional Park with an 18 hole grass green golf course, there are two ball-diamonds, two indoor hockey rinks, a curling rink, bowling alley, and three school gyms. A new outdoor swimming pool completed in 2005. Rosthern is also home to the Youth Farm Bible Camp.
Popular sporting activities include baseball, soccer, badminton, basketball, hockey, swimming, volleyball, floor hockey and Tae Kwon Do.
Professional ice hockey players Robyn Regehr and Richie Regehr grew up in Rosthern.
Infrastructure
Government
Health care
Rosthern has an acute care hospital which provides 24/7 emergency care. Rosthern also has a medical clinic, several retirement homes and a nursing home.
Rosthern Fire & Rescue
Rosthern RCMP
Churches
Rosthern is home to over ten churches including Mennonite, Ukrainian Orthodox, Swedenborgian, Pentecostal, Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Seventh-day Adventist, Christian & Missionary Alliance, and Baptist.
Education
Rosthern has four schools. Rosthern High School, and Rosthern Elementary School are both part of the Prairie Spirit School Division#206. Rosthern also has a private high school, Rosthern Junior College. There is also a small Seventh-day Adventist school in town.
See also
References
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "Rosthern". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ Russell, E.T. (1975), What's in a Name?, Saskatoon, Sk: Western Producer Prairie Books, p. 276, ISBN 1-894022-92-0
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Barry, Bill (2003), People Places Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames, Regina, Canada: Print West communications, p. 230, ISBN 1-894022-92-0
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1576 Canadian Register of Historic Places.
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