Waldheim, Saskatchewan
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| Waldheim | |
| Nickname: home in the woods | |
| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Laird No. 404 |
| Hamlet and Post office Founded in the NWT | 1900-06-01 |
| Village | 1908 |
| Town | 1967 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Block, Kelly (2007) |
| - Federal Electoral District Rosthern M.P. | |
| - Provincial Consituency Martensville M.L.A. | |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.97 km² (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 868 |
| - Density | 440.7/km² (1,141.4/sq mi) |
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| Website: http://waldheim.ca/ | |
Waldheim is a town of 868 residents in the rural municipality of Laird No. 404, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Waldheim is located on Highway 312 in central Saskatchewan, the "Heart of the Old Northwest". Fort Carlton, Batoche, Battle of Fish Creek, and Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm are all near Waldheim.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[5]:
| • Population: | 868 (-2.4% from 2001) |
| • Land area: | 1.97 km² (0.76 sq mi) |
| • Population density: | 440.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,141 /sq mi) |
| • Median age: | N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A) |
| • Total private dwellings: | 342 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 312 |
| • Mean household income: | $N/A |
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[edit] History
Mennonites from Manitoba and South Dakota arrived here to settle and farm in 1893. The Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) arrived in 1908. [6]
[edit] Mennonites arrive in Canada
Particularly in the 1870’s, Mennonites of Dutch-German origins residing in colonies in the Black Sea region of present day Ukraine became alarmed at the rising nationalism in the Russian Empire. Along with land shortages in these growing colonies, pressure toward Russification of minorities was threatening Mennonite values in education. Similarly, the promise made by Catherine the Great to exempt them from military service was quite clearly being challenged and rewritten by the then current Russian government. Canada was seeking farming immigrants, and about 7,000 Mennonites chose to immigrate to Manitoba where the government of Canada set aside two reserves for their resettlement. In the early 1890’s, some of these families decided to move on to Saskatchewan, thereby establishing a trend that would see considerable Mennonite immigration to the Saskatchewan Valley area before the turn of the century. Many came from Manitoba, but others arrived directly from colonies in Russia, from the Danzig region of Prussia and from Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota where they had settled in the 1870’s.
Thriving Mennonite farming communities were quickly established in the Saskatchewan Valley area in the vicinities of Aberdeen, Laird, Waldheim, Langham, Dalmeny, and Rosthern particularly. Churches were established, land was broken and cropped and roads were built.
[edit] Sports Teams
Fort Carlton Hockey League serves a large area in the vicinity of Waldheim, such as Rosthern, Warman, Dalmeny, Shellbrook, Bruno, Martensville, Aberdeen, Blaine Lake, and Cudworth.[7] Sask Valley Minor Hockey League offers level of hockey for Novice,Atoms,, Pee Wee, Bantams and Midget.[8]
[edit] Recreational Facilities
Waldheim features a new green space in its down town area: Sam Wendland Heritage Park. The Waldheim Pineridge Golf and Country Club is a neighbor to the receational facility. Westview Jubilee Seniors Centre offers events and services to Waldheim's senior population.
[edit] Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 52° 39' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 106° 37' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec.16, Twp.42, R.5, W3
- Time zone (cst) UTC-6
[edit] Geography
- Valley Regional Park offers a 9 hole sand green golf course as well as camping facilities.
- Valley - Waldheim regional park[9]
- Valley - Rosthern regional park[10]
- Martins Lake regional park[11]
Provincial parks in the area of Waldheim are:
Camps and retreats near Waldheim are:
- Shekinah Retreat Centre
- Redberry Bible Camp
- Camp Kadesh
[edit] Location
- Waldheim, Saskatchewan is at coordinates Coordinates:
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Laird-Fort Carlton Provincial Park |
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[edit] See also
- Highway 312
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- Eigenheim Mennonite Church
- Hepburn, Saskatchewan
- Warman, Saskatchewan
- Martensville, Saskatchewan
- Rosthern Junior College
- Census Division No. 15, Saskatchewan
[edit] References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php>. Retrieved on 26 May 2007
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html>. Retrieved on 26 May 2007
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm>. Retrieved on 26 May 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp>. Retrieved on 24 April 2007
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
- ^ Sally Chernoby, Town of Waldheim. Town of Waldheim - history. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.
- ^ Fort Carlton Hockey League. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.
- ^ Sask Valley Minor Hockey League. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.
- ^ Valley - Waldheim regional park. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.
- ^ Valley - Rosthern regional park. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.
- ^ Martins Lake regional park. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.
[edit] External links
- Danzig Cemetery
- Salem Mennonite Cemetery
- Zoar Mennonite Church (Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Brotherfield Mennonite Brethren (Waldheim, Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- 2006 Community Profiles
