Hafford

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Country Canada Census division 16 Incorporated (Village) 1913 Area 80 ha Local time Tuesday 9:59 AM Area code 306		Region West-central Rural Municipality Redberry Incorporated (Town) 1 January 1981 Population 397 (2011) Province Saskatchewan Number of airports 1

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Hafford is a town in Redberry No. 435, Saskatchewan, Canada consisting of 360 residents at the 2006 Canada Census. It is located near Redberry Lake, which consists of only salt water.

Map of Hafford, SK, Canada

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History

The first overseer was T.G. Bavin for the village of Hafford in 1914. The Hafford Village Council and Board of Trade requested a doctor, and Dr. Whitemarsh was appointed for the village. The early community was first served by Luxembourg Post Office. The early village had three lumber yards, a general store, I.H.C. agency, a poolroom, livery barn, hardware, and post office. In 1913 the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the first restaurant opened. The hotel and bar were established in 1914. Power came to Hafford in 1916, and the Hafford Rural Telephone Company was established in 1916. The Hafford hospital was built in 1922. Hafford was served by the Ukrainian Catholic Church established 1911, the Ukrainian Orthodox church built 1909, the Roman Catholic Church erected about the same time. The Anglican church was built in 1918, and the Methodist church which was erected in Hafford moved to Richard.

Education

The Hafford community was served firstly by the Whiteberry School District which constructed their school building over two years 1906-1908, opening in 1909 followed by the Rus School District opening 1910. In this area, the Alberton School District, Gooseberry School District, Slawa School District and the Craigmore School District were all organised in 1912. The Hafford School District and Nauka School Districts were organised in 1914, Langley School District 1916, and both the Lost Lake School District, and the Canada School District in 1918.

Transportation

Historically, the railroad connecting Prince Albert and North Battleford was laid in 1913, and upon the rail line, a site was chosen for the village of Hafford site. The community is served by Hafford Airport which is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northwest and the Carlton Trail Railway that runs parallel to Highway 40.

Notable people

Sonia Scurfield, the second woman (and the only Canadian woman) to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup

Allen B. Sulatycky, former Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

Jason Herter, former professional hockey player, played one game with the NHL's New York Islanders

Vivian Prokop, named for three consecutive years in the WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada 2010, 2011, 2012 & recipient of a 2013 Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medal from Prime Minister Stephen Harper for her contribution to entrepreneurship in Canada which launched 5,000 new businesses creating over 20,000 new jobs as the CEO of The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF), and for her international work as the Founder of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance (G20YEA).

Notable features

The Dominion Government Illustration Station was operated between 1932-1955. This station tested grains, and fertilizers and improved livestock.

References

Hafford Wikipedia

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