Wynyard, Saskatchewan

Wynyard is a town in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, 132 km west of Yorkton and 190 km east of Saskatoon.[4] Wynyard is in but not part of the rural municipality of Big Quill No. 308. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway just south of Big Quill Lake.

Wynyard
Town
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Coordinates: 51.766667°N 104.183333°W / 51.766667; -104.183333
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Big Quill No. 308
Settled	1905
Village	1908
Town	1911
Government
• Mayor	Albert Boylak
• Administrator	Jason Chorneyko
• Governing body	Wynyard Town Council
• MLA Kelvington-Wadena	Hugh Nerlien
• MP Regina-Qu'Appelle	Andrew Scheer
Area
• Total	5.29 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)
Elevation	551 m (1,808 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,767
• Density	334.1/km^2 (865/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
Postal code	S0A 4T0
Area code(s)	306
Website	www.townofwynyard.com
[1][2][3]

History

Many of the early settlers to the area around Big Quill Lake were of Icelandic origin, and the ethnic block settlement area was called the Vatnabyggd settlement. Sleipnir, a store and post office, was located at NE-30-22-15 and was the centre of community life of the Vatnabyggd settlement until it was moved into Wynyard in 1908.[5]

The first wave of Icelandic settlers in the Wynyard area was soon followed by numerous Ukrainian settlers and then British, Polish and German settlers.[6]

Demographics

Canada census – Wynyard, Saskatchewan community profile
		2011	2006
Population:		1,767 (+1.3% from 2006)	1,745 (-9.1% from 2001)
Land area:		5.29 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)	5.29 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)
Population density:		334.1/km^2 (865/sq mi)	329.8/km^2 (854/sq mi)
Median age:		46.9 (M: 43.8, F: 50.5)	46.0 (M: 42.3, F: 50.3)
Total private dwellings:		913	850
Median household income:			$24,815
References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

• Lat (DMS) 51° 46' 00" N
• Long (DMS) 104° 11' 00" W
• Dominion Land Survey Section 27 - Township 32 - Range 16 West of the 2nd Meridian
• Time zone (cst) UTC −06:00

Climate

Climate data for Wynyard, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1939–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.4 (45.3)	8.0 (46.4)	19.5 (67.1)	31.0 (87.8)	36.1 (97.0)	38.5 (101.3)	36.7 (98.1)	36.7 (98.1)	36.1 (97.0)	29.5 (85.1)	22.0 (71.6)	12.8 (55.0)	38.5 (101.3)
Average high °C (°F)	−10.9 (12.4)	−7.6 (18.3)	−1.4 (29.5)	9.3 (48.7)	17.0 (62.6)	21.4 (70.5)	23.9 (75.0)	23.9 (75.0)	17.1 (62.8)	9.1 (48.4)	−1.8 (28.8)	−8.5 (16.7)	7.6 (45.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15.9 (3.4)	−12.5 (9.5)	−6.2 (20.8)	3.6 (38.5)	10.6 (51.1)	15.5 (59.9)	17.9 (64.2)	17.4 (63.3)	11.1 (52.0)	3.7 (38.7)	−6.1 (21.0)	−13.3 (8.1)	2.2 (36.0)
Average low °C (°F)	−21.0 (−5.8)	−17.3 (0.9)	−11.0 (12.2)	−2.2 (28.0)	4.1 (39.4)	9.6 (49.3)	11.8 (53.2)	10.9 (51.6)	5.1 (41.2)	−1.6 (29.1)	−10.3 (13.5)	−17.9 (−0.2)	−3.3 (26.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−46.7 (−52.1)	−42.5 (−44.5)	−37.0 (−34.6)	−29.3 (−20.7)	−12.5 (9.5)	−2.8 (27.0)	0.6 (33.1)	−2.8 (27.0)	−8.9 (16.0)	−21.7 (−7.1)	−35.0 (−31.0)	−43.0 (−45.4)	−46.7 (−52.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	15.5 (0.61)	10.7 (0.42)	20.2 (0.80)	20.4 (0.80)	46.2 (1.82)	71.9 (2.83)	70.4 (2.77)	57.5 (2.26)	40.7 (1.60)	26.9 (1.06)	14.4 (0.57)	18.5 (0.73)	413.3 (16.27)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.2 (0.01)	0.5 (0.02)	3.3 (0.13)	12.2 (0.48)	41.9 (1.65)	71.9 (2.83)	70.4 (2.77)	57.5 (2.26)	38.3 (1.51)	15.6 (0.61)	1.4 (0.06)	0.7 (0.03)	313.8 (12.35)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	18.1 (7.1)	11.7 (4.6)	18.9 (7.4)	9.5 (3.7)	4.9 (1.9)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	2.5 (1.0)	10.6 (4.2)	15.1 (5.9)	21.1 (8.3)	112.2 (44.2)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	98.4	124.8	176.9	226.1	268.4	270.5	310.6	284.6	196.4	151.5	93.7	82.7	2,284.7
Percent possible sunshine	37.9	44.5	48.2	54.4	55.4	54.3	62.0	62.8	51.6	45.7	35.1	33.8	48.8
Source: Environment Canada[10][11]

Attractions

The Frank Cameron Museum is closed, but there is a very interesting museum, downtown, on Avenue B. It has a good selection of local historical artifacts and pictures, and occasionally has special exhibits, such as "wedding dresses through the decades".[12]

• Wynyard Regional Park is the local camping site located a few kilometres from town.
• Wynyard is located just to the south of Big Quill Lake which is the largest saline lake in Canada.[12]
• Mud Lake Wildlife Refuge is 19 km (12 miles) from town.[4]
• Wynyard Golf Club (a 9 hole golf course) offers the Wynyard Hole in One Tournament, Wynyard Ladies Night Golf and Wynyard Men's Night Golf.
• The Wynyard Swimming Pool and the Wynyard Stingrays Synchronized Swimming Team

Heritage sites

A number of designated heritage sites are located in or near Wynyard.

• Wynyard Court House (built in 1927)[13]
• Canadian Pacific Railway Station (built in 1909)[14]
• Wynyard Federated Church (built in 1921)[15]
• Amma's House on the Yellowhead Highway approximately 17 kilometres west of Wynyard was built by Icelandic carpenters in 1919.[16]
• St. John Bohoslav Krasne Ukrainian Catholic Church approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Wynyard was built in 1940.[17]

Activities and sports

The Town of Wynyard has three sport teams: the Wynyard Blues Mens Fastball Team (baseball), the Wynyard Monarchs hockey team of the HHL (Highway Hockey League) and Wynyard Composite High School team the Wynyard Golden Bears.

Wynyard plays host to many activities and groups such as Wynyard Air Cadets, Wynyard Minor Baseball, Wynyard Minor Hockey, Wynyard Fireman's Association, Wynyard Kinettes, Wynyard Kinsmen, Wynyard Legion, Wynyard School of Dance, Wynyard Senior Appreciation Days, Wynyard Senior Centre and Wynyard Shriners.[18]

Media

• The local news is reported in the Wynyard Advance Gazette.[19]
• Television channel stations which reach Yorkton are CBC, CTV as well as all Yorkton channels.[12]
• Local Radio Station is 107.5 Bolt FM, located in Humboldt. [12]

Transportation

Wynyard is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16. Wynyard was made a divisional point on the Canadian Pacific Railway when it came through. No longer providing passenger service the Wynyard railway station is a designated historical railway station.[20]

Wynyard/W. B. Needham Field Aerodrome also facilitate transportation in and out of Wynyard and area.[12]

Education

The town is home to the Wynyard Elementary School and Wynyard Composite High School[21] in the Horizon School Division #205.[22][12] The high school team the Wynyard Golden Bears play basketball, football, volleyball, and soccer. The high school also participates in cross country, track, and badminton.

The one room school house of the early 1900s was called Wynyard School District #2499 and Nordra school #1947.[23] The latter offered a course in Icelandic when it was first constructed in 1907 as the early school administration allowed an hour each day from 3 pm to 4 pm for foreign language instruction.[5] Currently there are several venues for education in Wynyard.

Further reading

• Reflections by the Quills by Quill Historical Society of Wynyard, Saskatchewan[24]

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
3. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
4. Government of Canada (2007-08-15), GeoNames Query, retrieved 2007-08-17
5. Olafson, Eric (2007), Vatnabyggd An Icelandic Settlement in Saskatchewan, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2007-08-15
6. "NHS Profile, Wynyard, T, Saskatchewan, 2011 (The sum of the ancestries in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ancestry (ethnic origin) in the National Household Survey.)". 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
10. Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010—Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed 1 September 2016
11. Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Data—Wynyard (Aut), accessed 1 September 2016
12. Town of Wynyard, archived from the original on 2007-08-09, retrieved 2007-08-17
13. "Wynyard Court House". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
14. "Canadian Pacific Railway Station". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
15. "Wynyard Federated Church". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
16. "Amma's House". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
17. "St. John Bohoslav Krasne Church". Retrieved 2013-11-10.
18. Credit Union, CU Flyer-Page1&4 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-29, retrieved 2007-08-15
19. Wynyard Advance Gazette, retrieved 2007-08-15
20. "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Saskatchewan". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
21. Wynyard Composite High School
22. Horizon School Division #205
23. Adamson (15 Mar 2006), Saskatchewan Gen Web One room School District Project, retrieved 2007-08-15
24. Quill Historical Society (1981). Reflections by the Quills, Quill Historical Society of Wynyard, Canada. ISBN 0-88925-149-5.