Red Deer Hill, Saskatchewan

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Red Deer Hill, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°33′N 107°59′W / 51.55, -107.983
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Rural Municipality St. Prince Albert 461, Saskatchewan
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Red Deer Hill (Saskatchewan )
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Red Deer Hill, Saskatchewan

Red Deer Hill is a community in Saskatchewan, Canada south of Prince Albert and north of St. Louis. First settlement occurred in the 1870s and 1880s by Anglo-Metis from Manitoba, and the area took its name from a large hill which in the early days was populated by many elk or "red deer". The area is part of the aspen parkland biome.

Red Deer Hill used to have a gas station at the bottom of the hill going south. It would close down some years later and a house would be built.

The Red Deer Hill post office was previously known as Aaskana, and was founded in 1888.[5] At the time, it was part of the District of Saskatchewan in the Northwest Territories, a precursor to the province. It changed name in 1897, and was located at the legal land description of Section 32, Township 46, Range 26, West of the 2nd Meridian. Later the post office was located at the North West 1/4 Section .18, Township 46, Range 26, West of the 2nd Meridian.

The Red Deer Hill area is mainly a farming community. Grain, cattle, and horses are the main items farmed in the area.

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[edit] Education

Red Deer Hill has an elementary school called Osborne. It is located on Osborne Road and is a part of the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division.

Osborne opened in the late 60's. It at one time had over 200 hundred students. It is now down to about 95.

[edit] Historical education

The one room school house of Red Deer Hill School District # 17 opened in the area of Townships 46,47 Ranges 27,28 West of the 2 Meridian in 1885.

[edit] Notable Red Deer Hillers

Notable persons who were born, grew up or lived in Red Deer Hill area:

  • Roman Hrynuik - Farmer and co-founder of the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility
  • Colin Sheldon - creator of the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility
  • Robert N. Sheldon - former baseball player with the Riverside Royals

[edit] Area statistics

  • Latitude 53.0167
  • Lat (DMS) 53° 1' 0N
  • Longitude -105.8000
  • Long (DMS) 105° 47' 60W
  • Altitude (feet) 1456
  • Altitude (meters) 443
  • Time zone (est) UTC-6


North: Prince Albert
West: Macdowall Red Deer Hill | Aaskana East: Birch Hills
South: St. Louis| Halcro

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, <http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php> 
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html> 
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute., CTI Determine your provincial constituency, <http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm> 
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Elections Canada On-line, <http://www.elections.ca/home.asp> 
  5. ^ Red Deer Hill Post Office. Post Offices and Postmasters. Library and Archives Canada (Collections Canada) (2001-07-31). Retrieved on 2006-11-22.

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Coordinates: 53°01′N, 105°48′W