Rose Valley, Saskatchewan

Infobox City
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Provinces and territories of Canada
subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
subdivision_name2 = Ponass Lake No. 367
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Veilleux, Daniel (2007)
leader_title1 =Federal Electoral District Humboldt - Melfort - Tisdale M.P.
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leader_title2 =Provincial Consituency Kelvington-Wadena M.L.A.
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established_title =Post office Founded
established_date = 1916-01-01
established_title2 = Village Established
established_date2 = 1940
established_title3 =Town Status
established_date3 = 1962
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title =Post Offices and Postmasters
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url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
accessdate = 2007-05-26 ] [Citation
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title =CTI Determine your provincial constituency
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year =2005
url =http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm
accessdate = 2007-05-26] [Citation
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Rose Valley is a town of 338 residents in the rural municipality of Ponass Lake No. 367, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Rose Valley is located at the intersection of Highway 35 and Primary Grid 746 in central Saskatchewan. Wheat and dairying are the main economic industries in this area.

History

The CPR arrived in 1924, however as early as 1904 and 1905, early Scandinavian and Ukrainian settlers began to arrive by red river cart. Rose Valley enjoyed its peak growth in the 1960's. [Citation
last =McLennan
first =David
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last2 =CANADIAN PLAINS RESEARCH CENTER,
first2 = UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
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title =The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details
date =2006
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url =http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/rose_valley.html
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Education

Kindergarten to Grade 12 schooling is provided at Rose Valley School located in the Horizon School Division. [Citation
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title = Welcome To Rose Valley Elementary School
date =21 February,2007
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url =http://www.rve.sd23.bc.ca/
accessdate = 2007-06-06] In 2003 the school received $250,000 in repairs and renovations from the provincial government. [Citation
last =Nelson Wagner
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title =UPGRADING ROSE VALLEY SCHOOL
date =June 06, 2007
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url =http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=a3e1c76d-2a31-48ea-bfdd-d6737737f634
accessdate = 2007-06-06 ] The area is serviced by the Parkland Regional Library Rose Valley Branch. Citation
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title =Rose Valley
date =January 20, 2006
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url =http://www.parkland.lib.sk.ca/branches/roseval.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-06]

ites of Interest

Just to the north of Rose Valley at NE 11-39-13 W2, is a provincial Migratory Bird Concentration Site,. [Citation
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first =Government of Saskatchewan
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author2-link =Ponass Lake No. 367 Geography Integrated into Saskatchewan's the
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url =http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=953
accessdate = 2007-06-06

Area statistics

*Lat (DMS) 52° 17' 23" N
*Long (DMS) 103° 48' 55" W
*Dominion Land Survey SW 1/4 Sec.28, Twp.38, R.13, W2
*Time zone (cst) UTC-6

Demographics

Canada_CP_2006|pop= 338|popDelta=-14.4%
landArea=0.80|popDensity=148.3|medianAge=N/A|medianAgeM=N/A|medianAgeF=N/A
privateDwell=149|privateDwellusual=149|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not Available

Location

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Nora-Archerwill
West=St. Front-Ponass Lake
Center=Rose Valley
East=Perigord-Little Nut Lake
South=Fosston-WadenaCitation
last = Becquet's Custom Programming
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title =Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory
date =August 17, 2005
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url =http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-06 ]

Book references

*"A Tribute To Our Pioneers." History of Rose Valley and District, 1981

References

External links

* [http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=324 Rose Valley]
* [http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=953 Ponass Lake No. 367 Geography Integrated into Saskatchewan's the ...]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/AB-ON/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
* [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/RandMcNally1924/index.html Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide]
* [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]