Pierceland, Saskatchewan
| Village of Pierceland | |
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| Village | |
  Village of Pierceland | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′56″N 109°45′18″W / 54.349°N 109.755°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 17 |
| Rural Municipality | Beaver River |
| Post office Founded | 1932 April 01 |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Krushelnitzky |
| • Administrator | Jane Eistetter |
| • Governing body | Pierceland Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 449 |
| • Density | 166.9/km2 (432/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0M 2K0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways |
Highway 21 Highway 55 |
| Waterways |
Pierce Lake Lac des lles |
| Website | Pierceland |
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Pierceland is a village in the boreal forest of western Saskatchewan, Canada. It is north of the Beaver River on Saskatchewan Highway 55. This village is the administrative headquarters of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation (formerly Joseph Bighead First Nation) and Island Lake Cree band governments.
Demographics
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Notable people
- Grant Erickson (born April 28, 1947 in Pierceland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and 6 games in the National Hockey League.
- Lorna Heiber born April 7, 1960 was the first and only woman to lead an Aboriginal Government in Saskatchewan. She served as Acting President of the Metis Nation Saskatchewan in 2004. (under the name Lorna Docken)Her son Joey Stylez is a well known musician who has received many honors and has been named one of Canada's top rappers of all time by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
See also
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Cold Lake Cold Lake |
Pierce Lake | Lac des lles Lake | |
| Cherry Grove |  |
Goodsoil | ||
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| Sputinow | Whelan | Rapid View |
External links
- Village of Pierceland
- Pierceland Village Council
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Online Historical Map Digitization Project
- GeoNames Query
- 2001 Community Profiles
Footnotes
- ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2011-03-11
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
- ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
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Coordinates: 54°20′56″N 109°45′18″W / 54.349°N 109.755°W
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