Grenfell, Saskatchewan

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established_date = 1883
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established_date3 = 1911
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postal_code = S0G 2B0
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Grenfell is a community of 1100-1200 in Saskatchewan, Canada. European settlement began in 1882 before the Canadian Pacific Railway reached the site of the town; the post office was established in 1883. [ [http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/grenfell.html David McLennon, "Grenfell," Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.] Retrieved 19 November 2007.] It is situated at the junction of Highway #47 and Trans Canada Highway #1 80 miles east of Regina, the provincial capital. It is 15 miles south of the Qu'Appelle Valley where Round and Crooked Lakes are popular beach destinations in summer.

and the town is named after Pasco du P. Grenfell, an early shareholder of the railway company and a prominent railwayman. [McLennon.] Initial settlement was from eastern Canada and the British Isles, followed shortly thereafter by Germans. [McLennon.] . Grenfell was incorporated as a town in 1911, and hosts a stable economic base and reasonable land prices .

The community sent men to war in both WWI and WWII. They are remembered at the local cenotaph. [ [http://www.cdli.ca/monuments/sk/grenfell.htm Grenfell Cenotaph.] Retrieved 18 November 2007.] William J. Patterson, provincial premier from from 1935 to 1944 and Lieutenant-Governor from 1951 to 1958 was born in Grenfell [McLennon.] as was Lorne MacPherson, the Canadian entertainment lawyer, founder of the Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation and independent film producer. [ [http://www.mediamag.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=366&Itemid=419&ed=18 "Billington Award to Lorne MacPherson," MediaMag.ca, September 2007.] Retrieved 19 November 2007.]

ee also

*Benjamin Parkyn Richardson, MLA 1888-1891
*James Dill, MLA 1891-1898

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References

*Grenfell Sun
*The Last Spike

External links

* [http://www.grenfell.ca/visitors.htm Grenfell Vistors Page]