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BIENFAIT
SASKATCHEWAN
Located in SE Saskatchewan,
Canada
located at:
Section - Township - Range
19 - 2 -
6
West of the 2nd Meridian
Latitude / Longitude-
49° 09' 00" N / 102° 49' 00" W
Alt= 1902 ft or 579m
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Dec 29, 1904
The Village of Bienfait
was Incorporated Apr 16, 1912
by Archibald "Archie" Peter McNab, (1864- 1945)
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Government of Saskatchewan
became Lieutenant Governor
of SK
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vote to Incorporate as a Town
was passed Apr 25, 1956, by 268 to 71.
Officially Incorporated as a Town
Mar 1, 1957
The Town with the 100 ft wide Main Street!
Other streets were surveyed at 66 ft wide.
But you can turn a semi around in Main Street.
Main St. looking North early 1950's
Photo from Alex Wilson Collection
sent by Margaret Cuddington
The Town is located between
the CNR tracks to the South,
and the CPR tracks to the North.
On the East of Town was the M&S Mine tracks
It is almost surrounded by the railroad!
Bisected in half, east to west by Highway 18
Which in town limits, is called Souris Ave.,
Today the Town has expanded north of the tracks,
and that is the location of
The Town Cemetery as well.
Population in 1915 was 150 persons
2006= 986 persons
