Wilkie | |
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| Coordinates:52°24′32″N108°42′00″W / 52.409°N 108.7°W /52.409; -108.7 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 13 |
| Rural Municipality (RM) | Buffalo No. 409 |
| Provincial Constituency | Cut Knife-Turtleford |
| Federal Electoral District | Battlefords—Lloydminster |
| Post Office Founded | 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Ziegler |
| • Administrator | Rebecca Parent |
| • Governing body | Wilkie Town Council |
| • MP | Rosemarie Falk, (CON) |
| • MLA | James Thorsteinson, (SKP)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,195 |
| • Density | 129.5/km2 (335/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 4W0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 29Highway 14 |
| Website | Official website |
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Wilkie is a town in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan, located at Section 5, Township 40, Range 19, west of the3rd Meridian (of theDominion Land Survey). The town is at the junctions ofHighways 14,29, and784.
Wilkie is surrounded by theRM of Buffalo No. 409 to the north and theRM of Reford No. 379 to the south.
On February 2, 1907, the first post office was established with the name Glenlogan at Section 4, Township 40, Range 19, west of the 3rd Meridian. The post office changed names on October 1, 1908 to Wilkie. The town of Wilkie, Saskatchewan was named after Mr. Daniel Robert Wilkie, who was the president of theImperial Bank of Canada (1906–1914), a backer of theCanadian Pacific Railway, and a member of theCanadian Art Club. Mr. Wilkie and his family lived at "Seven Oaks", a heritage property at 432Sherbourne Street, Toronto, which was completed in 1875. His son, Major Arthur Benson Wilkie, graduated from theRoyal Military College of Canada and served with theRoyal Sussex Regiment (1901–1920) inLucknow, India (1902); Thorncliffe, England (1903–04);Malta (1904–05); Candia, Crete (1906); British Legation,Peking (1908); andToronto, Ontario (1910–1920). His other son Major Charles Stuart (Chas) Wilkie served as a lieutenant with theRoyal Canadian Artillery (1899–1919) and volunteered with the 10th Regiment in South Africa during theBoer War (1899–1900) and during theGreat War.
Wilkie was once home to "The World's Largest Grasshopper" (aroadside attraction), which used to be located in front of the town rink and hall.
Wilkie is a station on theCanadian Pacific Railway line fromPortage la Prairie, viaSaskatoon toEdmonton, 160 kilometres west of Saskatoon. Wilkie is also the starting point of Canadian Pacific's Reford Branch, toKerrobert, 44.6 miles (71.8 km) to the south-west, and of the formerKelfield Branch, of the CPR, to Kelfield, 35.4 miles (57.0 km) south.
Adjacent to Wilkie is the abandoned aerodrome, Wilkie Airport.[4]
Wilkie Regional Park (52°24′46″N108°42′53″W / 52.4127°N 108.7147°W /52.4127; -108.7147) is aregional park that was established on February 24, 1970 on land owned by the town. The park is well treed and features 22 campsites, four ball diamonds, and a picnic area. It is located along the west side of town along Highway 29.[5][6]
On the south side of town is Wilkie Golf Club. It is a 9-holegolf course with grass greens.[7]
The Wilkie Saskcan Community Centre has an ice rink and curling rink. On October 9, 2015, an electrical fire caused significant damage to the building.[8] In 2019, Wilkie was a top fourKraft Hockeyville finalist. Funds from that and a campaign started byBrett Wilson, raised $126,000 for a new ice plant for the facility. Installation of the new ice plant started in the summer of 2021 and was up and running by September 29, 2021.[9]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Wilkie had a population of1,195 living in509 of its569 total private dwellings, a change of-2% from its 2016 population of1,219. With a land area of 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi), it had a population density of129.6/km2 (335.7/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
| 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,301 (+6.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population density | 137.3/km2 (356/sq mi) |
| Median age | 47.4 (M: 46.4, F: 48.0) |
| Private dwellings | 598 (total) |
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Wilkie is home to Norman Carter Elementary School (k–6) and McLurg High School (7–12).
Wilkie was the site of the controversial murder of Tracy Latimer, a 12-year-old girl withcerebral palsy, on October 24, 1993. Her father,Robert Latimer, killed her viacarbon monoxide poisoning at the Latimer family farm near Wilkie, wanting to end her suffering. The case sparked a national controversy on the definition and ethics ofeuthanasia, as well as the rights of people with disabilities. The killing led to two Supreme Court decisions,R. v. Latimer (1997), onSection Ten of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and laterR. v. Latimer (2001), on cruel and unusual punishments underSection Twelve of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Latimer was released on day parole in March 2008 and was granted full parole on November 29, 2010.[12]
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