Midale () is a town in the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36, in the

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. It is located on Highway 39, midway between the cities of

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and

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. It is south-east of Regina.

History

Midale was incorporated as a village in 1907, although the first settlers of the area arrived in 1903. Almost all of the original settlers had filed on a 160 acre homestead, offered by the Canadian government for men 18 years and older. After a period where the settlement was known as the

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and

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siding, the original suggestion for a name was "Mitchell" after Dr. R.M. Mitchell, who served an area from Estevan to

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between 1899 and 1903. The idea had to be abandoned due to an existing community with the same name, so a compromise was made to combine the first two letters of "Mitchell" with the last name of the man credited as the area's first settler, Ole Dale, creating "Midale." Midale's first hospital opened on March 7, 1949, with Premier T.C. Douglas paying a visit to the community to cut the ribbon. The town continues to pay tribute to its agricultural and pioneer roots with the annual Midale Threshing Bee.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Midale had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Climate

Midale has a

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(

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Dfb). On July 5, 1937 a maximum temperature of was recorded, which was, along with that of the village of

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, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada. This record stood for 84 years until June 27, 2021 when it was surpassed by

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, which reached .

Parks and recreation

Midale offers a variety of recreational venues. The local

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, Harry O Memorial Arena, is home to the Midale Mustangs of the men's senior

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. A team from Midale has won the Lincoln Trophy four times, once as the Miners in 1961 and three straight years as the Mustangs in the 2000s. The town also has a

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rink, museum, library, ball diamonds, and an outdoor

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. Twelve kilometres away is Mainprize Regional Park, which features an 18-golf course, camping, and swimming. Mainprize is on McDonald Lake, which is a man-made lake created in 1994 with the building of

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on the

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Notable people

Brad Johner Bradley Robert Johner (born February 4, 1969) is a Canadian country music singer. Biography Johner was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan and grew up on a farm near Midale, Saskatchewan playing music in his family band. When he was 16, Brad won a ...

, country music singer-songwriter and musician * Walt Ledingham, played in the

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for the

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and

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Keely Shaw Keely Shaw (born July 18, 1994) is a Canadian track cyclist. She represented Canada at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. Early life and education Shaw was born on July 18, 1994 to parents Carol and Greg Toles. She grew up on a farm in Midale ...

, Paralympian athlete, Track para-cycling.

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