Halbrite
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Halbrite (2016 population: 119) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of Weyburn on Highway 39 at the intersections of Highway 606 and 705.
Halbrite | |
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Village of Halbrite | |
Coordinates: 49.488°N 103.558°W / 49.488; -103.558 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southeast |
Census division | 2 |
Rural Municipality | Cymri No. 36 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Halbrite Village Council |
• Mayor | Palmer Bruce |
• Administrator | Aleshia Underwood |
• MP | Robert Kitchen |
• MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
Area | |
• Total | 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 119 |
• Density | 99.3/km2 (257/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | S0C 1H0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Hwy 39 Hwy 606 Hwy 705 |
Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Halbrite gets its name from three engineers who, at the time, worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Each contributed parts of their last names to make up the community's name: Hall, Bruce, and White.[5]
During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force constructed a Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Weyburn approximately 2 miles south of the village.[6]