Anerley, Saskatchewan

Anerley is an unincorporated community in the western region of Saskatchewan located about 4 km north of Highway 44, about 20 km southwest of the Outlook and is about 125 km south west of Saskatoon.

For other uses, see Anerley.
Anerley
Unincorporated community
Anerley
Coordinates: 51.220°N 107.190°W / 51.220; -107.190
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division15
Rural MunicipalityFertile Valley
Established1908
Incorporated (Village)1912
Population
 (2006)
 • Total12
Time zoneCST
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 13
Highway 18
WaterwaysAnerley Lakes
Milden Lake
Stockwell Lake
[1][2][3][4]

History

Anerley before the railway was a well-established community, but when the Canadian Northern Railway laid down tracks from Saskatoon, the post office and Anerley School district were skidded into the town site by a large steam-powered tractor. The school had been on the site where Hillcrest Cemetery is now located. During the move sparks from the tractor started a small prairie fire, that was soon put out by the townsfolk.[5]

In 1912 the Canadian Northern Railway (later Canadian National Railway) brought in lines from Saskatoon, soon after the first two grain elevators were built. A third elevator was built in 1928 by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.

Notable people

William Higgitt (November 10, 1917 – April 2, 1989) was the 15th Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) commissioner (October 1, 1969 – December 28, 1973; succeeding Malcolm Lindsay) and president of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (1972–1976; succeeding Paul Dickopf).

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. Saskatchewan ghost towns http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3601111

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