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Country
  
Canada

Census division
  
No. 4

Post office Founded
  
N/A

Area
  
62 ha

Province
  
Saskatchewan

Area code
  
306

Region
  
Saskatchewan

Rural Municipality
  
No. 130

Village established
  
N/A

Population
  
113 (2001)

Local time
  
Friday 6:11 AM

Number of airports
  
1

Briercrest

Weather
  
-6°C, Wind SE at 26 km/h, 96% Humidity

Briercrest saskatchewan


Briercrest is a small village in southern Saskatchewan. It is located in the Redburn rural municipality No. 130 at 50°10′N 105°16′W. When the post office formed in 1903, it was a part of the Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia, North West Territories, as well as part of the provisional district of Assiniboia West, North West Territories. The province of Saskatchewan formed in 1905. Briercrest is not far from the cities of Moose Jaw and Regina.

Contents

Map of Briercrest, SK, Canada

Historical education

Coventry SD 213 North West Territories, was one of the first one-room schools started in 1891. Hipperholme SD 467 North West Territories soon followed in 1899. Many more one room school districts soon followed in the early 1900s to survive until the mid 20th century when they were gradually replaced with the Briercrest Family of Schools.

Briercrest College and Seminary

Although founded in the village of Briercrest in 1935, Briercrest Bible Institute (now Briercrest College and Seminary) moved to Caronport. In 1946, a bigger facility was needed for the increasing number of students, and the airbase at Caronport became the school's new home. The school, however, continued to honour its early history by retaining the name of its village birthplace.

Book

"Wheat Fields and Wild Roses Briercrest and Districts." Briercrest & District Historical Society Box 14, Briercrest Sask 1988. Village of Briercrest and area. Blue Hill Cemetery, Briercrest Cemetery and Briercrest Lutheran Cemetery.

Area statistics

  • Lat (DMS) 50° 10' 00" N
  • Long (DMS) 105° 16' 00" W
  • Dominion Land Survey Section 18 Tsp 14 Rge 24 W2
  • Time zone (est) UTC−6
  • References

    Briercrest Wikipedia


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