Kelfield, Saskatchewan

Kelfield
—  Hamlets  —
Kelfield
Coordinates:
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 13
Rural Municipality Grandview
Post office Founded 1909-09-01
Incorporated (Village) 1913
Incorporated (Town) N/A
Government
 • Mayor
 • Governing body
Time zone CST
Postal code
Area code(s) 306
Highways
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Kelfield, Saskatchewanis a small hamlet in central Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is also the home of the municipal offices for the Rural Municipality of Grandview.

With the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1912, this caused some movement of settlement in the area as local settler moved from the old settlement into the new town site, this also saw the establishment of the Kelfield Lumber Company in the town.[2] Between 1915-1916 a second sawmill, the Western Canada Sawmill, opened, as well as a hotel, butcher shop and other business establishments. These early years corresponded to the boom period for the hamlet.

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  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php, retrieved 2011-05-05 
  2. ^ Kelfield History Book Committee (1982), Portrait of a community : Kelfield, Saskatchewan, Canada page 27-35, http://www.ourroots.ca/toc.aspx?id=4389&qryID=60bfdf1b-e096-4542-ab34-50bbe6e0eee6, retrieved 2011-05-05 

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