Country Canada Post office Founded April 1, 1895 Incorporated as a Town (Sask) March 1, 1907 Elevation 580 m Population 453 (2011) Province Saskatchewan | Rural Municipality Redburn #130 Incorporated as a Village (NWT) July 23, 1903 Time zone CST (UTC-6) Area 161 ha Local time Thursday 2:19 AM ISO 3166 code Saskatchewan | |
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Rouleau /ˈroʊloʊ/ is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada located in a rural region known as the Breadbasket of Canada. It lies within census Division No. 6 and rural municipality Redburn No. 130.
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Map of Rouleau, SK, Canada
As of 2011, the population was 453 (an increase of 13.3 percent from the 2006 census), in an area of 1.65 square kilometres. Rouleau is situated on Saskatchewan Highway 39 and is about 70 km southwest of Regina.
History
A post office was established at Rouleau in the provisional District of Assiniboia, North West Territories as early as April 1, 1895. It incorporated as a village on July 23, 1903.
Rouleau was named after Charles Borromée Rouleau (b.1840-d.1901). Rouleau was a magistrate on the Council of the North West Territories in Battleford from 1883 until 1887 when he became judge for the Northern Alberta district.
Corner Gas
The town is best known as the main filming location for the CTV television series Corner Gas. The series' production team built a full-size mock gas station and coffee shop at the western entrance of the town for filming, causing confusion among visitors thinking Corner Gas and The Ruby were real establishments. The town's grain elevator was also repainted with the name "Dog River" as it appears in the background of many episodes of the series.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper stopped in Rouleau to play a cameo role in the television show Corner Gas for an episode which aired in early 2007.
The buildings used as sets for the program were allowed to fall into disrepair after the show wrapped up production. They were purchased by an entrepreneur, Sylvain Senecal, who converted them into a museum and souvenir shop. The set was demolished in November 2016.