Redvers, Saskatchewan

Redvers is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the first town when travelling west from Manitoba on the Red Coat Trail, the path taken by the North-West Mounted Police on their March West in 1874, and now modern Highway 13. A statue of a Mountie on a horse can be seen just west of the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 8.
The town has a public school, hospital, two banks, and other businesses and services. Like most towns in the area, its economy is based on farming, oil drilling, and various services.

History

The town was named after General Sir Redvers Buller in 1897. Buller was then fighting in the Second Boer War, and had earlier in his career commanded a company to quell the Red River Rebellion. The town was incorporated in 1904.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Redvers 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.

Sports

Redvers is home to the Redvers Rockets, a senior men's hockey team in the Big 6 Hockey League. It is also home to the Redvers A's of the Saskota Baseball League.

Climate

Notable people

Dean Kennedy — former NHL player
Val Sweeting — Curler
Bryan Trottier — former NHL player and Hall of Famer