Country Canada Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Vanscoy No. 345 Postal code S0L 3J0 Local time Saturday 3:13 AM Area code 306 | Provinces and territories of Canada Saskatchewan Post office Founded 1909-10-01 Population 377 (2011) Province Saskatchewan Mayor Robin Odnokon | |
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Vanscoy is a village of 339 residents in the rural municipality of Vanscoy No. 345, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Vanscoy is located on Highway 7 near Highway 762 in central Saskatchewan, 29 km southwest of Saskatoon, the largest city in the province. To the west is Rice Lake, the north, Goose Lake and on the east, Pike Lake and Pike Lake Provincial Park. One of the largest economic industries near Vanscoy is Agrium Vanscoy Potash Operations which produces 1,790,000 metric tonnes of potash a year. Vanscoy has a Tempo gas station/convenience store including post office and Robin's Nest Cafe. Mooney Agencies is the local SGI ISSUER and general insurance brokerage. Community facilities include circle hall, ice rink, curling rink and ball diamond
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Map of Vanscoy, SK, Canada
The Dominion Land Survey places the village in Sec.17, Twp.35, R.7, W3.
Education
Vanscoy School provides schooling for Kindergarten to Grade 8 within the Village of Vanscoy, after which they generally go to nearby Delisle for Grades 9 to 12.
Sites of Interest
Within 19 kilometers or 12 miles of Vanscoy is the Otapasoo Trails Recreation Site. Pike Lake Provincial Park has hiking trails, boating, and marsh land conservation area, and is located 16 kilometers or 10 miles to the south east of Vanscoy. Vade, Hawker, Hawoods, Farley, Dunfermline, Chambers, and Cory are unincorporated areas near Vanscoy. These areas were rail sidings and communities of origin in the early 1900s and not much is left at these sites.
Media
Vanscoy is considered part of the greater Saskatoon region and its close proximity to the city allows it direct access to most of its print, radio and television media.