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North Battleford is a small city in west central Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It is located directly across the North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River

The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
 from the town of Battleford
Battleford, Saskatchewan

Battleford is a town located across the North Saskatchewan River from North Battleford, in Saskatchewan, Canada. The town was founded in 1875 as a Fur trade post and NWMP ....
. Together, the two communities are known as The Battlefords.

In 2001 a problem with the city's water system led to the infection of approximately 6280 people with cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto . , is a parasitic disease caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa....
; a lawsuit for several million dollars went through in 2003.

2006 census
Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is the Canada federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture....
 reported a decline in the population of 3.67% from the 2001 census, resulting in a population of 13,190 residents.

In recent years a large number of Pannonian Rusyns
Pannonian Rusyns

Rusyns in Pannonia, or simply Rusyns or Ruthenians , are a Slavic minority in Serbia and Croatia. They are officially considered a separate nationality in Serbia and Croatia, but are also considered to be a part of the northern Rusyns who live mostly in Ukraine, but also in Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, and Hunga...
 have emigrated to Canada, concentrating in North Battleford.

h Battleford is the home of one of four branches of the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum

The Saskatchewan Western Development Museum is a network of four museums in Saskatchewan, Canada preserving and recording the social and economic development of the Provinces and territories of Canada....
.






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North Battleford is a small city in west central Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. It is located directly across the North Saskatchewan River
North Saskatchewan River

The North Saskatchewan River is a glacier-fed river flowing east from the Canadian Rockies to central Saskatchewan. It is one of two major rivers that join to make up the Saskatchewan River....
 from the town of Battleford
Battleford, Saskatchewan

Battleford is a town located across the North Saskatchewan River from North Battleford, in Saskatchewan, Canada. The town was founded in 1875 as a Fur trade post and NWMP ....
. Together, the two communities are known as The Battlefords.

In 2001 a problem with the city's water system led to the infection of approximately 6280 people with cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto . , is a parasitic disease caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa....
; a lawsuit for several million dollars went through in 2003.

Population

The 2006 census
Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is the Canada federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture....
 reported a decline in the population of 3.67% from the 2001 census, resulting in a population of 13,190 residents.

In recent years a large number of Pannonian Rusyns
Pannonian Rusyns

Rusyns in Pannonia, or simply Rusyns or Ruthenians , are a Slavic minority in Serbia and Croatia. They are officially considered a separate nationality in Serbia and Croatia, but are also considered to be a part of the northern Rusyns who live mostly in Ukraine, but also in Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, and Hunga...
 have emigrated to Canada, concentrating in North Battleford.

History

North Battleford is the home of one of four branches of the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum

The Saskatchewan Western Development Museum is a network of four museums in Saskatchewan, Canada preserving and recording the social and economic development of the Provinces and territories of Canada....
. This branch focuses on the agricultural
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
 history of Saskatchewan, including a pioneer village.

The Latter Rain Movement
Latter Rain Movement

The Latter Rain was a post-World War II movement within Pentecostalism which remains controversial to this day.For clarification in discussion of the Latter Rain a distinction should be made between:...
 started here in 1946–48.

Notable North Battlefordians


  • Rueben Mayes: former NFL player
  • Lloyd Axworthy
    Lloyd Axworthy

    Lloyd Norman Axworthy is prominent Canadian politician and statesman from Manitoba. He is best known for having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Canada chaired by Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chr?tien....
    : Canadian politician and spokesman
  • Wade Belak
    Wade Belak

    Wade Belak is a Canada professional ice hockey Forward and Defenceman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 12th Overall....
    : NHL forward/defenceman
  • Ron Delorme
    Ron Delorme

    Ron Delorme is the Chief Amateur Scout for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.Delorme has in the past played in the NHL, for the Colorado Rockies and the Vancouver Canucks....
    : former NHL player
  • Deidra Dionne
    Deidra Dionne

    Deidra Dionne is a Canada freestyle skier. She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics She also won the bronze medal at the 2001 and 2003 FIS World Freestyle Ski Championships....
    : Canadian freestyle skier, Olympic medalist
  • Lillian Dyck
    Lillian Dyck

    Lillian Eva Quan Dyck is a Canadian Senate of Canada from Saskatchewan. She was appointed to the Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Paul Martin on March 24, 2005....
    : Canadian senator
  • Johnny Esaw
    Johnny Esaw

    Johnny Esaw, Order of Canada is a retired Canadian sports broadcaster and television network executive. He was a pioneer of sports broadcasting in Canada, best known for his involvement with figure skating, football, and international hockey....
    : former sports broadcaster, former vice-president of CTV
    CTV television network

    CTV is a Canadian English language television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network, the main television asset of CTVglobemedia, one of the country's largest media conglomerates....
     Sports
  • Bob Francis: former NHL player, NHL coach
  • Emile Francis
    Emile Francis

    Emile "The Cat" Francis is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably with the New York Rangers....
    : former NHL player, coach, and general manager
  • Ray Hare
    Ray Hare

    Raymond Lewis Hare was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Brooklyn Dodgers ....
    : former NFL running back
    Running back

    A running back is the position of a player on an American football or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the History of American football positions#Offensive Backfield....
  • Dale Hoganson
    Dale Hoganson

    Dale Gordon Hoganson is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 344 games in the National Hockey League and 378 games in the World Hockey Association....
    : former NHL player
  • Bill Hunter
    Bill Hunter

    William Dickenson Hunter, Order of Canada was a Canada hockey player, general manager and Coach . Hunter was involved in ice hockey, Canadian football, baseball, softball and curling but he is best known for founding the Western Hockey League, being a key player in the upstart World Hockey Association and for his efforts to bring profession...
    : hockey coach, owner, and general manager; founder of the Western Hockey League
    Western Hockey League

    The Western Hockey League is a junior ice hockey ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada....
  • Carole James
    Carole James

    Carole Alison James, Member of the Legislative Assembly, is a Canada politician and former public administration. She is currently the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia and leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia , a social democratic political party....
    : politician, leader of the New Democratic Party
    New Democratic Party

    The New Democratic Party is a political party in Canada with a progressivism social democracy philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels....
     in British Columbia
    British Columbia

    British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
  • Dave King
    Dave King (ice hockey)

    W. David King, Order of Canada is a Canadian hockey coach who has been head coach in the National Hockey League, the Russian Super League, the Winter Olympics, and the IIHF world junior championships....
    : NHL coach
  • Skip Krake
    Skip Krake

    Phil "Skip" Krake is a former professional ice hockey centre . He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Buffalo Sabres....
    : former NHL centre
  • Jody Lehman
    Jody Lehman

    Jody Lehman is a Canadian professional ice hockey player , currently playing for the Sheffield Steelers in the Elite Ice Hockey League EIHL.He began playing for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League in 1991-92, and stayed there until the 1995-96 season when he moved to the Brandon Wheat Kings ....
    : former EIHL
    Elite Ice Hockey League

    The Elite Ice Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey Superleague, it is the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom....
     netminder
  • Bernie Lukowich
    Bernie Lukowich

    Bernie Lukowich is a retired National Hockey League and World Hockey Association player. He played 79 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St....
    : former NHL player
  • Alistair MacLeod
    Alistair MacLeod

    Alistair MacLeod is a noted Canada author and retired professor of English at the University of Windsor....
    : author
  • Merlin Malinowski
    Merlin Malinowski

    Merlin Malinowski is a retired Canadian Professional ice hockey Right Wing who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies , New Jersey Devils and Hartford Whalers...
    : former NHL right winger
    Winger (sport)

    In certain sports, such as football , field hockey, ice hockey, Team Handball, rugby union, lacrosse and rugby league, the term winger is the name of a position....
  • Joni Mitchell
    Joni Mitchell

    Joni Mitchell, Order of Canada is a Canada musician, songwriter, and Painting.Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto....
    : musician, artist
  • Lee Richardson: Canadian politician
  • Allen Sapp
    Allen Sapp

    Allen Sapp is a Canada Cree painter, currently living in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. His art and his story have become well known throughout Canada and has become an inspiration to many....
    : Canadian Cree
    Cree

    Cree is one of the largest group of indigenous peoples in North America, located mainly across Canada and historically in the United States from Minnesota westward but are found today in Montana....
     painter
  • Corey Schwab
    Corey Schwab

    Corey Schwab is a former Canada professional ice hockey Goaltender.Born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, he was drafted 200th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils....
    : former NHL goalie
  • Gregg Sheppard
    Gregg Sheppard

    Gregg Wayne Sheppard is a retired professional ice hockey forward who most notably played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League....
    : former NHL forward
  • Herbert Sparrow: former Canadian senator
  • Al Tuer
    Al Tuer

    Thomas Allan Tuer is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman, born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Al was drafted by the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings in the 9th round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft....
    : former NHL defenceman


External links

  • Official website