Turner Island (Saskatchewan)

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Turner Island
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Turner Island
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Turner Island
Turner Island (Canada)
Geography
Location Cree Lake
Coordinates 57°23′22.14″N106°38′19.66″W / 57.3894833°N 106.6387944°W / 57.3894833; -106.6387944
Administration
Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural municipality Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Demographics
Population0

Turner Island is a small island in the south-western part of Cree Lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. [1] It was named after Alfred Gordon Turner as part of the GeoMemorial Commemorative Naming Program that honours soldiers who died in service of Canada. He was killed in action during World War II on 2 November 1942. [2]

A fish plant was built on the island in 1957 by Waite Fisheries and is located at 57°23′57″N106°40′10″W / 57.39917°N 106.66944°W / 57.39917; -106.66944 . On the island in the 1970s, there was the Cree Lake DNS Radio Station (Department of Northern Saskatchewan) with 10 people and a camp at the north-end with 15 people.

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References

  1. "Turner Island". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. "Casualty Display". Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 25 January 2025.