Rosetown, Saskatchewan

Rosetown is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, at the junction of provincial Highway 7 and Highway 4, approximately 115 km southwest of Saskatoon. The town's motto, "The Heart of the Wheat Belt" reflects its history of being a farming community. It is the largest town located in the Rural Municipality St. Andrew's 287, Saskatchewan. Rosetown prides itself on being a friendly and safe town that is ideal for raising a family. In 2004, Rosetown won the 2004 Provincial Communities in Bloom. The Sun West School Division Office is located in of Rosetown. Rosetown belongs currently to the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar which was formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown. Rosetown belongs to census division 12 for purposes of enumerating the population which was 2,277 residents in 2006.

Demographics

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History

On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from Lancashire, England to an area of Saskatchewan, Canada.^[7] They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown.^[8] Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a post office, made an application for one. As a name had to be given to the post office, the group decided to dedicate it to the towns most senior settlers, the Roses. As the name "Rose" was already taken, the group added "town" to it to create "Rosetown". The Post Office opened on September 7, 1907. There was a Jewish colony which was established near Rosetown after 1906. Rosetown became a village on August 29, 1909 after Wilrod Bifair sold his homestead for $12.00 an acre to the Canadian National Railway. Village status was granted on August 4, 1909 when the population reached 500 people. W.G. King, W.R. Ferguson, and N.B. Douglas formed the Village Council in the same year. The first Village Council meeting was held on September 27, 1909. W.G. King established the first business in the village in 1909. He, later that year, built three other stores at different locations. It had one of the largest population increases of any town in Canada between 1921 and 1931.

Education

Walter Aseltine School is the elementary school in Rosetown named after a member of parliament Walter Aseltine. Rosetown Central High School provides secondary school education for Rosetown and surrounding rural areas. Both schools are part of the Sun West School Division which provides education to the west-central part of Saskatchewan. Prairie West Regional College provides post secondary education.

Media

Radio

• 1330 AM - CJYM, classic hits

Newspapers

• Rosetown Eagle

Transportation

The first transportation was provided by a Red River Cart Trail called Old Bone Trail as well as The Battleford Trail . The town grew in 1910 once the Canadian National Railway track reached Rosetown.^[9] Rosetown Airport (TC LID: CJX4) is located near Rosetown. Both Highway 7 and Highway 4 serve vehicular traffic to and from Rosetown.

Notable natives

• Walter Morley Aseltine, PC , BA , QC was a Canadian parliamentarian and senator.
• The Very Rev. Walter Henry Farquharson was Moderator of the United Church of Canada
• Rob Friend is a professional soccer player from Rosetown who plays for the German team Hertha BSC.
• Randy Ireland was a Buffalo Sabres Goaltender from Rosetown, Saskatchewan.
• Sherry Middaugh née Sherry Hamel from Rosetown is a Canadian curler.
• Robert (Bob) Joseph Ogle from Rosetown was a Roman Catholic priest, broadcaster and Member of the Canadian House of Commons.
• Eldon Mattison Woolliams was an Alberta politician from Rosetown.

Climate

See also

• Sun West School Division
• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

External links

• Rosetown official website
• Page about the Rosetown airport on the Canadian Owners & Pilots Association Places to Fly Airport Directory
• [1] Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

References