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Country
  
Census division
  
No. 7

Post office Founded
  
1947-09-01

Area
  
190 ha

Local time
  
Saturday 1:23 PM

Area code
  
306

Region
  
Rural Municipality
  
Caron No. 162.

Village established
  
N/A

Population
  
919 (2001)

Province
  
Saskatchewan

Caronport

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 49% Humidity

Caronport is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village had a population of 919 in the Canada 2006 Census, and is located within Census Division 7. The village is located 21 kilometres west of Moose Jaw on the Trans-Canada Highway. As of the 2006 census, Caronport is, by population, the largest official village in Saskatchewan. It is larger than most official towns, the next step up in the municipal hierarchy. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Caron No. 162. The student population of Briercrest College and Seminary and residential students at Caronport High School actually means the number of inhabitants swells during the school year (September–April for the college and seminary, and September–June for the high school).

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Map of Caronport, SK, Canada

The name Caronport derives from the fact that prior to being a village, Caronport was a World War II British Commonwealth training base for pilots near the hamlet of Caron, i.e., Caron Airport. The airbase operated from December 17, 1941 to January 14, 1944. Although the original runways are now all defunct, the layout of the village was determined by the original runway placement.

Briercrest College and Seminary

Briercrest College and Seminary is a private Christian post-secondary educational institution. It consists of a college and a seminary, both of whom offer outstanding Christian education. Every year in February, Briercrest hosts a teen youth conference known as Youth Quake. The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of Youth Quake.

Caronport High School

The Caronport High School is a high school within the Christian faith. It offers small class sizes and opportunities for students to participate in athletics and the arts. It is operated by Briercrest College and Seminary and shares many of the same facilities as the college such as cafeteria, gymnasium and chapel.

Caronport Elementary School

Caronport Elementary is a Kindergarten to Grade 8 school, with an enrollment of about 115 students, and is part of the Prairie South School Division.

Government

Municipal officials include:

  • Mayor: Darryl Tunall
  • Aldermen
  • Daniel Buck
  • Brandy Magnus
  • Administrator: Brenda Thiessen
  • Assistant Administrator: Wayne Phillips.
  • References

    Caronport Wikipedia


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