Johns Island (Saskatchewan)

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Johns Island
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Johns Island
Location in Saskatchewan
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Johns Island
Johns Island (Canada)
Geography
Location Cree Lake
Coordinates 57°33′00″N106°38′02″W / 57.55000°N 106.63389°W / 57.55000; -106.63389
Administration
Province Saskatchewan
Rural municipality Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Demographics
Population0

Johns Island is a small island in Cree Lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. [1] It was named after Irving Lawrence Johns as part of the GeoMemorial Commemorative Naming Program that honours soldiers who died in the service of Canada. He died in a training accident during World War II on 26 January 1945. [2]

See also

References

  1. "Johns Island". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. "Casualty Display". Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 25 January 2025.