Bredenbury, Saskatchewan

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Bredenbury
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Bredenbury
Coordinates: 50°56′29″N102°2′39″W / 50.94139°N 102.04417°W / 50.94139; -102.04417
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality Rural Municipality of Saltcoats No. 213
Government
   Mayor Jonas St. Marie
  Governing Body
Bredenbury Town Council
  • Terry Kitzul
  • Ken Morrison
  • Russell Slowski
  • Jonas St.Marie
   Federal Electoral District M.P. Gary Breitkreuz
   Provincial Constituency M.L.A. Bob Bjornerud
Time zone CST
Website Town of Bredenbury

Bredenbury is a town in the rural municipality of Saltcoats No. 213, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Bredenbury is located on Highway 16 in eastern Saskatchewan. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, the population of Bredenbury was 372. [1] The main industries in the area are farming and potash mining near Esterhazy. The community is known in the area for its enthusiastic Christmas light displays which have won national awards.

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History

Bredenbury received a post office in 1890 and was incorporated in 1913. The town was named for Bredenbury Court, located near Bredenbury, Herefordshire. The court was the manor home of William Henry Barneby, who traveled three times (in 1881, 1883, 1888) to western Canada and wrote books about his experiences. [2]

Geography

Bredenbury is located on the Yellowhead Highway (#16). It is 41 kilometres southeast of Yorkton and 50 km west of the Manitoba border. Bredenbury is approximately 2.5 hours from Regina and four hours from Winnipeg. The surrounding land is mainly used for agriculture and ranching.

Economy

Bredenbury has an economy based largely on agriculture, potash mining and the railway, along with their supporting businesses. A CPR main line runs through the town. There are railway car cleaning and fertilizer plants in Bredenbury as well.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bredenbury had a population of 386 living in 157 of its 177 total private dwellings, a change of

Education

There are no public schools in Bredenbury itself. Students are bussed to Saltcoats for elementary school [4] and to Yorkton for high school. Bredenbury Elementary School closed in 2001. The school building in the town is currently empty. The Mennonites operate a private parochial school: the Countryside School.

Christmas lights

Christmas in Bredenbury started out relatively small with a single street that dubbed itself 'Candy Cane Lane' and sported matching red and white candy canes down the length of the entire street. In subsequent years, the rest of the town has caught that same spirit, and the town is home to a special 'Light Up' ceremony at the beginning of December each year, along with elaborate displays at private homes, businesses and empty lots throughout the town.

Bredenbury has won the national WinterLights competition for communities with populations under 1,000 in 2001, 2002 and 2005. As a result of the community involvement with the Christmas celebrations, Bredenbury has hosted the CPR Holiday Train, with performers such as Tom Jackson. Bredenbury hosted the Holiday Train again in 2007, when the featured performers were Wide Mouth Mason and Melanie Doane. [5]

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References

  1. Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Bredenbury, Town [Census subdivision], Saskatchewan and Ontario [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan . Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p.  57. ISBN   1-897010-19-2.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. "Saltcoats School Profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  5. Canadian Pacific Railway, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Holiday Train Schedule, archived from the original on November 10, 2007, retrieved November 14, 2007

50°56′30″N102°03′1″W / 50.94167°N 102.05028°W / 50.94167; -102.05028 (Bredenbury, Saskatchewan)