Rosthern is a

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at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of

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, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert and

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History

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settlers, led by

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, began arriving in the area around 1890, with the establishment of the Qu’Appelle, Long Lake & Saskatchewan Railway to Prince Albert. The post office was established in 1893, and by 1898 the community achieved village status. In 1903, Rosthern was incorporated as a town. There are several apocryphal versions of the story about how the town got its name. One is that in the late 1880s when the railway ran through from Regina to Prince Albert a man by the name of Ross drowned in the creek that flows through the town. ''Terne'' is old English for tarn meaning a pool, and the name stuck. In all likelihood, however, the town's name echoes an old world name brought over by a homesick worker on the railroad, in this case that of

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, a village in the United Kingdom.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Rosthern 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.

Attractions

The Seager Wheeler Farm, a

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, is 7 km east of Rosthern. The Rosthern Mennonite Heritage Museum (c. 1909-10) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=1576 Canadian Register of Historic Places. There is also a public library, many parks and walking trails.

Recreation

In addition to the nearby Valley Regional Park with an 18-hole grass green golf course, there are two ball-diamonds, two indoor hockey rinks, a curling rink, bowling alley, and three school gyms. A new outdoor swimming pool completed in 2005. Rosthern is also home to the Youth Farm Bible Camp. Popular sporting activities include baseball, soccer, badminton, basketball, hockey,

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, volleyball, floor hockey and

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Churches

Rosthern is home to over ten churches including

Ukrainian Orthodox The history of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the history of Christianity, to the Apostolic Age, with mission trips along the Black Sea and a legend of Saint Andrew even ascending the hills of Kyiv. The first C ...

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, Anglican,

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Christian & Missionary Alliance The Alliance World Fellowship is the international governing body of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (The Alliance, also C&MA and CMA). The Alliance is an evangelical Protestant denomination within the Higher Life movement of Christianity ...

, and

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Notable people

Alan Joseph Adamson Alan Joseph Adamson (August 1, 1857 – April 4, 1928) was a Canadian politician. Born in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland, the son of John Evans Adamson and Harietta Bell, he was educated in Dublin and came to western Canada in 1873. He ...

, politician * William Benjamin Bashford, politician *

Bill Braden Bill Braden (born 1954) is a former politician and former news reporter in Northwest Territories, Canada and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories. Biography Braden was born in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. After gradua ...

, politician *

George Braden George Braden (November 4, 1949 – May 25, 2015) was a Canadian politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Elected as "Government Leader", Braden would retroactively become the second premier of the Northwest Territories, after a motion ...

, 2nd

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Russ Brayshaw Russell Ambrose "Buster" Brayshaw (January 17, 1917 – February 25, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played forty-three games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks. He was a fill-in player for the Ha ...

, hockey player *

Hulda Regehr Clark Hulda Regehr Clark (18 October 1928 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan – 3 September 2009 in Chula Vista, California)Onésime Dorval, educator * Wayne Elhard, politician *

Isaak Elias Isaak Elias (April 27, 1912 – May 1, 1998) was an educator, merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Rosthern from 1956 to 1960 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Social Credit member. He was born in Ros ...

, politician *

, town founder * Jerry Friesen, football player *

Ben Heppner Thomas Bernard Heppner (born January 14, 1956) is a Canadian tenor and broadcaster, now retired from singing, who specialized in opera and other classical works for voice. Early life and career Heppner, of Mennonite descent, was born in Mur ...

, politician *

Jim Hrycuik James Peter Hrycuik (born October 7, 1949) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played 21 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals. He scored the franchise's first goal, on October 9, 1974, against the New York Ranger ...

, hockey player *

Roger Kortko Roger Kortko (born February 1, 1963) is a former professional ice hockey player who played 79 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a profession ...

, hockey player * George Langley, politician *

Frederick Loveroff Frederick Loveroff (or F. N. Loveroff as he was also known) (1894 August12, 1959) was a painter, known for his landscapes and scenes of Canadian farms. Career Loveroff was born in Terpeniye village, Kars region, Russia. His mother died when he ...

, artist *

Archibald Peter McNab Archibald Peter "Archie" McNab (May 29, 1864 – April 29, 1945) was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 1936 until 1945. He was the last lieutenant-governor of the province to live in Government House. He was born in Glengarry ...

, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan *

Myles Morin Myles Leslie Morin (born February 16, 1954) is a financial services executive and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented The Battlefords from 1982 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive C ...

, politician * Earle Morris, curler *

Barbara Nickel Barbara Kathleen Nickel (born June 22, 1966, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet. Life She was raised in Rosthern, Saskatchewan. She graduated from Goshen College and the University of British Columbia with an M.F.A. She was the poetry ...

, writer *

Erdman Penner Erdman Penner (January 17, 1905 - November 10, 1956) was a Canadian screenwriter and producer, known for his work with Walt Disney, including writing the screenplays for ''Cinderella'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''Lady and the Tramp'' among others. L ...

, Disney screenwriter *

Jim Penner Jim Penner (September 4, 1939 – January 17, 2004) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Manitoba legislature from 1999 to 2003. Penner was born in Rosthern, Saskatchewan and moved to Steinbach, Manitoba in 19 ...

, businessman and politician *

J. D. Denis Pelletier J. D. Denis Pelletier (born December 4, 1948) is a judge currently serving on the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal The Federal Court of Appeal (french: Cour d'appel fédérale) is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federa ...

, judge * Richie Regehr, hockey player *

Robyn Regehr Robyn Regehr (born April 19, 1980) is a Brazilian-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was a first round draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche, selected 19th overall at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, but was traded to the Calgary ...

, hockey player * Jeanne Thomarat, artist *

Maurice Vellacott Maurice Vellacott (born September 29, 1955) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015 as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan variously as a member of the Reform Party, the ...

, politician *

Seager Wheeler Seager Wheeler, MBE (1868 – December 15, 1961) was a Canadian agronomist. Wheeler produced viable economic wheat and fruit strains for a short prairie growing season with harsh winters. Known as the "Wheat King of the prairies" or "The Wheat Wi ...

, author * Art Wiebe, hockey player *

Berny Wiens Bernhard Henry "Berny" Wiens (b. September 2, 1945) is a former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Rosetown-Elrose from 1991 to 1995 and Rosetown-Biggar from 1995 to 1999 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New ...

, politician

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* {{Authority control Towns in Saskatchewan Rosthern No. 403, Saskatchewan Division No. 15, Saskatchewan

History

Demographics

Attractions

Recreation

Churches

Notable people

See also

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