Sedley, Saskatchewan

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subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
subdivision_name2 = Francis No. 127
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Sedley is a village in Saskatchewan, south-east of Regina, Saskatchewan on Highway 33, 25 miles south east of Regina. This village is located at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 620. The CPR rail branch line helped to settle this community. Wascana Creek runs just to the west of Highway 33. As of 2001, it had a population of 322 people. It was named for Sedley Blanchard, a lawyer. [ [http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/saskatchewan/sedley/2002620.html EPoduk - Sedley] ]

Sedley lies in a wheat producing agricultural district and is home to Sedley High School.

Notable natives

*Kelly Bechard (born January 28, 1978 in Sedley, Saskatchewan is a women's ice hockey player. Bechard competed for Canada at the World Championships in 2000 and 2001. [ Canadian Gold 2002, p. 114, Andrew Podnieks, Fenn Publishing Company Ltd, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2002 ] In 2002, she competed for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. She was also a provincial doubles badminton champion in High School. [Kelly Bechard]

* Carol Morin grew up as Carol Adams in Sedley, although she has since changed her name to Carol Morin. She graduated from Sedley High School in 1981 then entered the study of broadcast at SAIT in Calgary, Alberta. Since then, Carol has been a member of the media, becoming the first First Nation person to ever broadcast in mainstream media - when she worked for CTV Regina in 1983. By 1989, Carol was the first Aboriginal person to anchor a national newscast - with CBC Newsworld. Since that time, Carol has won numerous awards for excellence in broadcasting. Carol currently works for CBC North Television based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Carol is the daughter of Joe and Dorothy Adams.

Published Works

*Title "Outline history of Our Lady of Grace Church, Sedley, Sasktachewan : on the occasion of its 75th anniversary" Author Baker, Leonard, Mrs Published Weyburn, Sask. : Weyburn Review Ltd., 1981

Demographics

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privateDwell=74|privateDwellusual=74|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not Available

Area statistics

*Lat (DMS) 50° 10' 00" N
*Long (DMS) 104° 00' 00" W
*Dominion Land Survey Sec.17, Twp.14, R.15, W2
*Time zone (cst) UTC-6

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Vibank
West=Gray
Center=Sedley
East=Montmarte
South=Colfax
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References

External links

* [http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/Sedley.htm Map showing location of Sedley]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/framingcanada/026020-3915-e.html Historical photograph of wheat harvesting near Sedley]
* [http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm Saskatchewan City & Town Maps]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project ]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk Saskatchewan Gen Web Region]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/index.html Online Historical Map Digitization Project]
* [http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php GeoNames Query ]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Community Profiles]

ee also

*List of communities in Saskatchewan
*List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan