The Beaver Hills are a range of hills located in the

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is situated approximately 35 miles south-east of the hills. The Whitesand River, a

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of the

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, originates in the Beaver Hills. Large areas of native grasslands and shrubs can still be found in the Beaver Hills region, and along the Whitesand River. The hills are well-adapted for stock raising.

History

Early colonization of the hills included a colony of three to four hundred Dakotans at Sheho, Saskatchewan. Disappointment at the lack of the promised transcontinental rail line caused these numbers to dwindle to just a few by the late 1800s. In 1897 the first Galician ( Ukrainian) colony in Canada, consisting of 511 families, was established at Beaver Hills. In 1903 telephone service was extended to Beaver Hills. The towns of

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and Kelliher, Saskatchewan are located in the Beaver Hills. A large boulder with a carved face

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was found on December 25, 1905 by Charles Noddings from the Beaver Hills area, and was the stimulus for the creation of the

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in 1906.

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, Liberal member for the provincial riding of Redberry from 1948–1952 and 1956–1960, was born in the Beaver Hills in 1905.

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History

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