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Grenfell
Grenfell is a town in southern Saskatchewan with a 2021 population of 1,059, located at the junction of Highway 47 and the Trans-Canada Highway, about 130 km east of Regina. The town is 24 km south of the Qu'Appelle Valley, where popular beach destinations like Crooked Lake Provincial Park and Bird's Point Resort can be accessed via Highway 47.
European settlers from Ontario and the British Isles began arriving in 1882, even before the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) reached the town. Named after Pasco du Pre Grenfell, a railway company official, Grenfell was incorporated as a town in 1911. The town’s early settlers included Germans, and the post office was established in 1883.
Grenfell has a rich cultural history and a long-standing tradition of military service, with local men fighting in both World Wars, commemorated by a cenotaph. The town was also home to Chinese workers who, after helping build the CPR in the 1880s, established businesses, including two Chinese cafés that operated until the 1960s.
Cultural vitality has long been a hallmark of Grenfell, with notable contributions from provincial academics, lawyers, medical professionals, and artists. The University of Saskatchewan choir performed here in 1974, filling the Community Hall with locals hosting students. Grenfell also had one of the first chapters of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE), founded in 1909 after the Boer War. A detachment of the Royal North-West Mounted Police was established in 1915, and the local militia was reorganized after World War II, with the 65th Battery stationed in Grenfell.
By 2021, the town had 1,059 residents living in 483 of its 550 dwellings, with a population density of 337.3 people per square kilometer.
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