Redvers, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
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|subdivision_type2 = Provincial Electoral District
|subdivision_name2 = Cannington
|subdivision_type3 = Federal Electoral District
|subdivision_name3 = Souris—Moose Mountain
|subdivision_type4 = Rural Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Antler No. 61
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Brad Bulbuck
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|leader_name1 = Bonnie Rutten
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|established_date = 1902-06-01
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| title = 2011 Community Profiles
| work = Statistics Canada
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| url =http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
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|postal_code = S0C 2H0
|area_code = 306
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|website = [http://www.redvers.ca Town of Redvers]
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Redvers is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the first town when travelling west from Manitoba on the Red Coat Trail, the path taken by the North-West Mounted Police on their March West in 1874, and now modern Highway 13. A statue of a Mountie on a horse can be seen just west of the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 8.
The town has a public school, hospital, two banks, and other businesses and services. Like most towns in the area, its economy is based on farming, oil drilling, and various services.{{cite web|title=Town Of Redvers|url=http://www.redvers.ca/business/economic_development.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930024135/http://www.redvers.ca/business/economic_development.php|archive-date=2012-09-30}}
History
File:Views of Redvers, Saskatchewan (HS85-10-21843).jpg
The town was named after General Sir Redvers Buller in 1897. Buller was then fighting in the Second Boer War, and had earlier in his career commanded a company to quell the Red River Rebellion. The town was incorporated in 1904. Its centennial was celebrated on 30 July 2004.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers had a population of {{val|1008|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|443|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|514|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1008-1042}}|1042|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1042|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1008|2.9|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}
Sports
Redvers is home to the Redvers Rockets, a senior men's hockey team in the Big 6 Hockey League.{{cite web |url=https://www.bigsixhockey.com/ |title = ..::OFFICIAL SITE OF THE BIG SIX HOCKEY LEAGUE::.}} It is also home to the Redvers A's of the Saskota Baseball League.{{cite web |url=http://ballcharts.com/team/?team=saskota&pg=divisions |title = Saskota Baseball League - Teams}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Redvers
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|Jan record high C = 8
|Feb record high C = 17.5
|Mar record high C = 18.5
|Apr record high C = 33.9
|May record high C = 37.2
|Jun record high C = 38.3
|Jul record high C = 38
|Aug record high C = 39
|Sep record high C = 36.7
|Oct record high C = 33
|Nov record high C = 22.5
|Dec record high C = 11.7
|year record high C = 39
|Jan high C = -10.8
|Feb high C = -7.2
|Mar high C = -0.1
|Apr high C = 10.6
|May high C = 18.7
|Jun high C = 22.9
|Jul high C = 25.5
|Aug high C = 25.2
|Sep high C = 18.8
|Oct high C = 11.3
|Nov high C = -0.5
|Dec high C = -8.8
|year high C = 8.8
|Jan mean C = −16.1
|Feb mean C = −12.3
|Mar mean C = -5.2
|Apr mean C = 4.2
|May mean C = 11.9
|Jun mean C = 16.4
|Jul mean C = 18.7
|Aug mean C = 17.9
|Sep mean C = 11.9
|Oct mean C = 5
|Nov mean C = -5.3
|Dec mean C = -13.8
|year mean C = 2.8
|Jan low C = -21.5
|Feb low C = -17.5
|Mar low C = -10.2
|Apr low C = -2.2
|May low C = 4.9
|Jun low C = 9.8
|Jul low C = 11.9
|Aug low C = 10.5
|Sep low C = 5.1
|Oct low C = -1.3
|Nov low C = -10
|Dec low C = -18.7
|year low C = -3.3
|Jan record low C = -40
|Feb record low C = -41
|Mar record low C = -38.3
|Apr record low C = -24.4
|May record low C = -10
|Jun record low C = -1
|Jul record low C = 1.5
|Aug record low C = -3
|Sep record low C = -8.9
|Oct record low C = -21
|Nov record low C = -32.5
|Dec record low C = -41.5
|year record low C = -41.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 25
|Feb precipitation mm = 22.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 24.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 33.1
|May precipitation mm = 62
|Jun precipitation mm = 81.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 64.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 54.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 50.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 33.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 25.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 21.6
|year precipitation mm = 498.1
|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada
[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=SASK&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=2900& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 27 July 2010
|date=August 2010
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Notable people
- Dean Kennedy — former NHL player
- Val Sweeting — Curler
- Bryan Trottier — former NHL player and Hall of Famer
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
2021 Municipal Directory (http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=2175)
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|http://www.townofredvers.org}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Redvers
| North = Moosomin
| Northeast = Maryfield
| East = Bellegarde
| Southeast = Gainsborough
| South = Storthoaks
| Southwest = Oxbow
| West = Wauchope
| Northwest = Kenosee Lake
}}
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|towns=yes}}
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Category:Towns in Saskatchewan