Wynyard, Saskatchewan
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| Coordinates: 51°46′00″N 104°11′00″W / 51.766667°N 104.183333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | Big Quill No. 308 |
| Settled | 1905 |
| Village | 1908 |
| Town | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albert Boylak |
| • Administrator | Jason Chorneyko |
| • Governing body | Wynyard Town Council |
| • MLA Arm River-Watrous | Greg Brkich |
| • MP Regina-Qu'Appelle | Andrew Scheer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,767 |
| • Density | 334.1/km2 (865/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | S0A 4T0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Website | Official Website |
Wynyard is a town in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, 132 km west of Yorkton and 190 km east of Saskatoon. Wynyard is in but not part of the rural municipality of Big Quill No. 308. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway just south of Big Quill Lake.
Many of the early settlers to the area around Big Quill Lake were of Icelandic origin, and the ethnic block settlement area was called the Vatnabyggd settlement. Sleipnir, a store and post office, was located at NE-30-22-15 and was the centre of community life of the Vatnabyggd settlement until it was moved into Wynyard in 1908.
The first wave of Icelandic settlers in the Wynyard area was soon followed by numerous Ukrainian settlers and then British, Polish and German settlers.
The Frank Cameron Museum is closed, but there is a very interesting museum, downtown, on Avenue B. It has a good selection of local historical artifacts and pictures, and occasionally has special exhibits, such as "wedding dresses through the decades".
A number of designated heritage sites are located in or near Wynyard.
The Town of Wynyard has three sport teams: the Wynyard Blues Mens Fastball Team (baseball), the Wynyard Monarchs hockey team of the HHL (Highway Hockey League) and Wynyard Composite High School team the Wynyard Golden Bears.
Wynyard plays host to many activities and groups such as Wynyard Air Cadets, Wynyard Minor Baseball, Wynyard Minor Hockey, Wynyard Fireman's Association, Wynyard Kinettes, Wynyard Kinsmen, Wynyard Legion, Wynyard School of Dance, Wynyard Senior Appreciation Days, Wynyard Senior Centre and Wynyard Shriners.
Wynyard is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16. Wynyard was made a divisional point on the Canadian Pacific Railway when it came through. No longer providing passenger service the Wynyard railway station is a designated historical railway station.
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