Bethune, Saskatchewan

Bethune, Saskatchewan
— Village —
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Dufferin No. 190
Post office Founded	1905-06-05
Village established	1912
Government
• Mayor	Ron Gemmell
• Deputy Mayor	Glenn McEachern
• Federal Electoral District Blackstrap (historical riding Moose Jaw - Lake Centre) M.P.
• provincial electoral districts Constituency of Thunder Creek M.L.A.
Area
• Total	1.04 km² (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	365
Time zone	Central (UTC-6)
Postal code	S0G 0H0
Area code(s)	306
Website	http://www.villageofbethune.com/

Bethune

Village of Bethune, Saskatchewan

The village of Bethune lies within the RM Dufferin No. 190, province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The village is 56 km northwest of Regina on Highway 11 which is now designated as the Louis Riel Trail.^[1] The population of Bethune is 380 people. Bethune is nestled amidst some beautiful waterways. Arm River flows along a river valley north of Bethune and features picturesque camping sites, and the Qu'Appelle River is a short way south. Last Mountain Lake or Long Lake is northeast of Bethune whereas Buffalo Pound Lake is just southwest.

The post office of Bethune, Assiniboia, NWT was established 5 June 1905, three months before Saskatchewan became a province. The village takes its name from C.B. Bethune, the engineer on the first train to travel the railway in 1887.^[1]

1 Recreational Sites
2 Publications
3 Demographics
4 Area statistics
5 Location
6 Notes and references
7 External links
8 See also

Recreational Sites

Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is located within 19 km or 12 mi. Grandview Beach is also located 19 km or 12 mi from Bethune. Kedleston Beach is closer: 15 km or 9 mi from Bethune. Another conservation area named Regina Beach Recreation Site is located 19 km or 12 mi from Bethune.

The Gillis Blakley Bethune and District Heritage Museum is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Publications

Title Wagon trails to blacktop Published Bethune, Sask: Bethune & District Historical Society, 1983 Note Subtitle on spine: A history of Bethune and district Other Authors Bethune & District Historical Society Other Titles History of Bethune and district ISBN 0919845126 ^[3]

Demographics

Canada census – Bethune, Saskatchewan Community Profile

	2006

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Mean household income:	365 (-2.9% from 2001) 1.04 km² (0.40 sq mi) 353.4 /km² (915 /sq mi) N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A) 148 $N/A

References: 2006^[4]

N/A = Data Not Available

Area statistics

Lat (DMS) 50° 43' 00" N
Long (DMS) 105° 13' 00" W
Dominion Land Survey Sec.24, Twp.20, R.24, W of the 2nd meridian
Time zone (cst) UTC-6

Location

	Dilke
Buffalo Pound Lake-Qu'Appelle River		Disley
	Bethune

	Qu'Appelle River-Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

^[5]

Notes and references

^ Village of Bethune
^ http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=5824 Canadian Register of Historic Places.
^ WebPAC PRO © Innovative Interfaces, Inc., University of Saskatchewan Online Library Database, http://sundog.usask.ca/, retrieved 2007-08-06
^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005) (– ^{Scholar search}), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory, http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm