Anerley, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Anerley.
Anerley
Unincorporated community
Anerley
Coordinates: 51°13′12″N 107°11′24″W / 51.220°N 107.190°W / 51.220; -107.190
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division 15
Rural Municipality Fertile Valley
Established 1908
Incorporated (Village) 1912
Population (2006)
 • Total 12
Time zone CST
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 13
Highway 18
Waterways Anerley Lakes
Milden Lake
Stockwell Lake
[1][2][3][4]

Anerley is an unincorporated community in the western region of Saskatchewan located about 4 km north of Highway 44, about 20 km southwest of the Outlook and is about 125 km south west of Saskatoon.

History

Anerley before the railway was a well-established community, but when the Canadian Northern Railway laid down tracks from Saskatoon, the post office and Anerley School district were skidded into the town site by a large steam-powered tractor. The school had been on the site where Hillcrest Cemetery is now located. During the move sparks from the tractor started a small prairie fire, that was soon put out by the townsfolk.[5]

In 1912 the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National Railway) brought in lines from Saskatoon, soon after the first two grain elevators were built. A third elevator was built in 1928 by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

Notable people

William Higgitt (November 10, 1917 – April 2, 1989) was the 15th Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner (October 1, 1969 – December 28, 1973; succeeding Malcolm Lindsay) and President of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (1972–1976; succeeding Paul Dickopf).

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ↑ Saskatchewan ghost towns http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3601111

External links

Milden Bounty Bratton
Dinsmore Surbiton
   Anerley  
Beechy Lucky Lake Macrorie

Coordinates: 49°13′19″N 109°10′12″W / 49.222°N 109.170°W / 49.222; -109.170

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