Simpson, Saskatchewan

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Country Canada Post office Founded 1911-04-01 Area 141 ha Local time Wednesday 1:52 AM		Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Wood Creek No. 281 Website Simpson Population 118 (2006) Province Saskatchewan

Weather -6°C, Wind SE at 29 km/h, 77% Humidity

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Simpson is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada between Regina and Saskatoon on Highway 2. Wood Creek No. 281 is the rural municipality which has its offices in the village. The post office was founded in 1911 by Herman Bergren and Joseph Newman during construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is named after George Simpson, a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.

Map of Simpson, SK, Canada

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History

The early 1904 pioneer homestead settlers were George, John and Robert Simpson, Bill Grieve, William Cole, and E.C. Howie.

Geography

Last Mountain Lake Sanctuary is a nearby tourist attraction. This is North America's oldest sanctuary for birds. Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Last Mountain Lake Wildlife Management Unit, and Last Mountain Regional Park are all conservation areas near Simpson on Long Lake or Last Mountain Lake.

Manitou Beach, located on a salt water lake - the land of healing waters - and the historic Danceland dance hall are located near to Simpson at Watrous. This is also a major tourist attraction for the area.

Sites of interest

The previous Wood Creek No. 281 Rural Municipality Office was designated on April 5, 1982 as a municipal heritage site and now houses the Simpson district museum.

Area statistics

Lat (DMS) 51°27′00″ N

Long (DMS) 105°27′00″ W

Dominion Land Survey Section 3, Township 29, Range 25 West of the 2nd Meridian

Time zone (cst) UTC−6

Published works

Simpson and Imperial year book 1980.

References

Simpson, Saskatchewan Wikipedia

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