Highway 40 is a

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in the northwest portion of the

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province of

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connecting

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(where it continues as Highway 14) to

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, west of

Shellbrook, Saskatchewan Shellbrook is a rural community in Saskatchewan, Canada located west of Prince Albert. The population of the town was 1,433 in 2011. Highways 3, 40, and 55 provide access to the community. Approximately 50 businesses provide a wide range of ...

. Areas of this highway between the

border and

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The Batt ...

are called the

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Pitikwahanapiwiyin Pîhtokahanapiwiyin ( – 4 July 1886), also known as Poundmaker, was a Plains Cree chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people, the Poundmaker Cree Nation. His name denotes his special craft at leading buffalo into buffalo poun ...

( c. 1842 – 4 July 1886), commonly known as Poundmaker, was a Plains

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chief known as a peacemaker and defender of his people. The main feature along this highway is access between

and near Prince Albert. This is a primary

maintained by the provincial government. All of this highway is paved.

Communities along the route

* Marsden * Neilburg * Baldwinton * Cut Knife *

Sweetgrass First Nation History The Sweetgrass First Nation ( cr, ᐑᐦᑲᓱᑭᓭᔨᐣ, wîhkaso-kisêyin) is a Cree First Nation reserve in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their territory is located 35 kilometers west of Battleford. The reserve was establishe ...

Battleford Battleford ( 2011 population 4,065) is a small town located across the North Saskatchewan River from the City of North Battleford, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Battleford and North Battleford are collectively referred to as "The Battlefords" b ...

held the Government House, the

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of the NWT from 1876-1883 which burned down on July 7, 2003. *

is located directly across the

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from the town of

. Together, the two communities are known as

The Battlefords The Battlefords is the collective name given to the adjacent communities of the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. As of the 2011 census, the two communities have a combined population of 18, ...

. *

Hafford Hafford is a town in the RM of Redberry, Saskatchewan, Canada, consisting of 414 residents at the 2021 Canadian census. It is located near Redberry Lake, which consists of only salt water. History The first overseer was T.G. Bavin for the ...

* Krydor * Blaine Lake * Marcelin * Leask * Parkside * Shellbrook One of Canada’s most respected writers, James Sinclair Ross, was born in the Wild Rose school district just northeast of Shellbrook in 1908.

Major Attractions

Highway 40 hosts the following lakes, beaches, historical sites and buildings, and provincial parks. *

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1909 symbol of justice in new province *

North Battleford Airport North Battleford Airport is located east of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. History World War II The airport was built during World War II as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was known as RCAF Station North ...

: The North Battleford Gliding Centre, a Royal Canadian Air Cadet gliding centre, stores its gliders in Hangar IV of the airport, and has an office in the terminal building. * North Battleford is the home of one of four branches of the

Saskatchewan Western Development Museum The Western Development Museum is a network of four museums in Saskatchewan, Canada preserving and recording the social and economic development of the province. The museum has branches in Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Saskatoon and Yorkton. Respe ...

. This branch focuses on the

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

history of Saskatchewan. This branch includes a pioneer village. *

Battle River Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River. The Battle River flows for and has a total drainage area of . The mean discharge is 10 m³/s at its mouth. His ...

* there is a provincial marker ''point of interest'' where the highway crosses The Battle River * Shellbrook Museum

Nearby

The Battlefords Provincial Park The Battlefords Provincial Park is a recreational provincial park in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. It is located north of the city of North Battleford in the RM of Meota No. 468 on Jackfish Lake. Highway 4 runs north from North B ...

Fort Battleford National Historic Site Fort Battleford was the sixth North-West Mounted Police fort to be established in the North-West Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the North-West Rebellion of 1885. It was here Chief Poundmaker was arrested, ...

* Cutknife Hill Historic Site * Chief Poundmaker Historic Center * Poundmaker Reserves * Attons Lake Regional Park and area Golf Course * Table Mountain Ski Hill is a downhill ski mountain for skiers and snowboarders. There are available 8 separate runs with the longest being . *

Former Prince Albert City Hall The former Prince Albert City Hall and Prince Albert Arts Centre, now the Margo Fournier Arts Centre, is a National Historic Site of Canada located at 1010 Central Ave. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Canada is a country in North ...

History

Battle of Cut Knife The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a flying column of mounted police, militia, and Canadian army regular army units attacked a Cree and Assiniboine teepee settlement near Battleford, Saskatchewan. First Nations figh ...

occurred near this highway. *Highways and Transportation Minister Pat Atkinson announced that Highway 40 is due for improvement spring of 2001. *Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag announced that Highway 40 underwent improvements summer of 2004. This re-surfacing was a joint program with the federal government through the Prairie Grain Roads Program (PGRP)

Major Intersections

From west to east:

References

External links

A document from Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation: Winter Highway Conditions
{{Saskatchewan Provincial Highways 040 North Battleford