Redvers, Saskatchewan

Redvers is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the first town when travelling west from Manitoba on the Red Coat Trail, the path taken by the North-West Mounted Police on their March West in 1874, and now modern Highway 13. A statue of a Mountie on a horse can be seen just west of the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 8.

Redvers
Town
The Mountie statue, visible from Highway 13
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Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 101°41′57″W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Provincial Electoral District	Cannington
Federal Electoral District	Souris—Moose Mountain
Rural Municipality	Antler No. 61
Post office established	1902-06-01
Incorporated	1904
Government
• Type	Mayor/Council
• Mayor	Brad Bulbuck
• Administrator	Bonnie Rutten
Area
• Total	2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Elevation	591 m (1,939 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	975
• Density	329.0/km2 (852/sq mi)
Postal code	S0C 2H0
Area code	306
Website	Town of Redvers
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The town has a public school, hospital, two banks, and other businesses and services. Like most towns in the area, its economy is based on farming, oil drilling, and various services.^[4]

History

Views of Redvers in 1909

The town was named after General Sir Redvers Buller in 1897. Buller was then fighting in the Second Boer War, and had earlier in his career commanded a company to quell the Red River Rebellion. The town was incorporated in 1904. Its centennial was celebrated on 30 July 2004.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers had a population of 1,008 living in 443 of its 514 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,042. With a land area of 2.9 km² (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.6/km² (900.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Sports

Redvers is home to the Redvers Rockets, a senior men's hockey team in the Big 6 Hockey League.^[6] It is also home to the Redvers A's of the Saskota Baseball League.^[7]

Climate

Climate data for Redvers
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8 (46)	17.5 (63.5)	18.5 (65.3)	33.9 (93.0)	37.2 (99.0)	38.3 (100.9)	38 (100)	39 (102)	36.7 (98.1)	33 (91)	22.5 (72.5)	11.7 (53.1)	39 (102)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−10.8 (12.6)	−7.2 (19.0)	−0.1 (31.8)	10.6 (51.1)	18.7 (65.7)	22.9 (73.2)	25.5 (77.9)	25.2 (77.4)	18.8 (65.8)	11.3 (52.3)	−0.5 (31.1)	−8.8 (16.2)	8.8 (47.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.1 (3.0)	−12.3 (9.9)	−5.2 (22.6)	4.2 (39.6)	11.9 (53.4)	16.4 (61.5)	18.7 (65.7)	17.9 (64.2)	11.9 (53.4)	5 (41)	−5.3 (22.5)	−13.8 (7.2)	2.8 (37.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−17.5 (0.5)	−10.2 (13.6)	−2.2 (28.0)	4.9 (40.8)	9.8 (49.6)	11.9 (53.4)	10.5 (50.9)	5.1 (41.2)	−1.3 (29.7)	−10 (14)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−3.3 (26.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−40 (−40)	−41 (−42)	−38.3 (−36.9)	−24.4 (−11.9)	−10 (14)	−1 (30)	1.5 (34.7)	−3 (27)	−8.9 (16.0)	−21 (−6)	−32.5 (−26.5)	−41.5 (−42.7)	−41.5 (−42.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25 (1.0)	22.3 (0.88)	24.6 (0.97)	33.1 (1.30)	62 (2.4)	81.2 (3.20)	64.3 (2.53)	54.6 (2.15)	50.6 (1.99)	33.4 (1.31)	25.2 (0.99)	21.6 (0.85)	498.1 (19.61)
Source: Environment Canada[8]

Notable people

• Dean Kennedy — former NHL player
• Val Sweeting — Curler
• Bryan Trottier — former NHL player and Hall of Famer

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of towns in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
• Block settlement
• Redvers Airport