Bredenbury, Saskatchewan

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Bredenbury
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Town of Bredenbury, Saskatchewan
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Coordinates: 50°55′60″N 102°1′60″W / 50.93333, -102.03333
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality 213 , Saskatchewan
Town incorporated 1905
Government
 - Mayor Glenn Langford
 - Federal Electoral District M.P. Gary Breitkreuz
 - Provincial Consituency M.L.A. Bob Bjornerud

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. The population of Bredenbury is 329. The main industries in the area are farming as well as 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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[edit] History

Bredenbury was incorporated in 1913. Conflicting, yet similar stories about the origin of the town's name exist. One version is that the town was named after A.E. Breden, a railway land inspector. Another says that it was named after Lord Brendenbury, who was a stockholder in the Manitoba Northwest Railway Company.

[edit] Government

[edit] Mayor and Town Council

  • Mayor - Glenn Langford
  • Councillor - Twila Brears
  • Councillor - Olga Mosiman
  • Councillor - Fred Nicholson
  • Councillor - Jim Nashiem
  • Administrator - Kim Varga

[edit] Provincial Representation

[edit] Federal Representation

[edit] 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 4 hours from Winnipeg. The surrounding land is mainly used for agriculture and ranching.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census[1]:

• Population: 329 (-7.1% from 2001)
• Land area: 4.80 km² (1.85 sq mi)
• Population density: 68.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (177 /sq mi)
• Median age: 42.6 (males: 40.8, females: 46.0)
• Total private dwellings: 159
• Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: 144
• Mean household income: $N/A
N/A = Data Not Available

[edit] Education

There are no schools in Bredenbury itself. Students are bussed to Saltcoats for elementary school and to Yorkton for high school. Bredenbury Elementary School closed in 2001. The school building in the town is currently empty.

[edit] 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 1000 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 will play host to the Holiday Train again in 2007, when the featured performers will be Wide Mouth Mason and Melanie Doane.[2]

[edit] Sports Teams and Other Athletic Attractions

  • Bredenbury Cougars - Triangle Hockey League (Senior Men's)
  • Bredenbury Golf Course - a nine hole golf course with artificial greens, maintained by local volunteers

[edit] Notable Natives

[edit] Location

  • Latitude (DMS): 50° 55' 60 N
  • Longitude (DMS): 102° 1' 60 W
  • Time Zone (cst) UTC-6

Coordinates: 50°55′N, 102°1′W

Stornoway
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Saltcoats North Churchbridge
West   Bredenbury    East
South
Esterhazy


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[edit] Notes and Sources

  1. ^ 2006 Community Profile
  2. ^ Canadian Pacific Railway, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Holiday Train Schedule, <http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Holiday+Train/Schedules/SK+-+Manitoba.htm>. Retrieved on 14 November 2007 
  3. ^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory, <http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm>. Retrieved on 3 October 2007 

[edit] Published works

  • Bredenbury Senior Citizens (1978). Memory Lane : A Local History of Bredenbury and Districts. Bredenbury, Sask: Bredenbury History Book Committee, 164. ISBN 0889250286. 

[edit] See also