Dollard, Saskatchewan
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| Dollard, Saskatchewan | |
| Established | ??? |
| Population (2001) | 35 |
| Population (1996) | 43 |
| No. of Dwellings | 14 |
| Industries | Agriculture Oil Trucking |
| Time Zone (winter) (summer) |
-0600 (CST) -0600 (CST) |
| with information from the Canada 2001 Census | |
Dollard is a town situated in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 13 Km west of Shaunavon and east of Eastend. It is approximately 100Km from the Montana border.
[edit] Name origin
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The town Dollard was either named after the post office branch that was established in the location or the French soldier, Sieur de Dollard des Ormeaux. Who perished with his men, inside their fort when they were trying to repel a Huron invasion. He lit a keg of gun power and catapulted it at the enemy warriors. Unfortunately, the bomb snagged in a tree branch and fell back into the fort killing him and some of his men. The CPR chose this name for the new Saskatchewan hamlet in 1912.
| North: Gull Lake | ||
| West: Eastend | Dollard | East: Shaunavon |
| South: Val Marie |
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