Scotsguard

Scotsguard is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 108, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located on Highway 13, also known as the historic Red Coat Trail, about 10 km northeast of the town of Shaunavon.

For the British Army regiment, see Scots Guard. For the fabric protectant, see Scotch guard.
Scotsguard
Unincorporated community
Scotsguard United Church.
Motto(s): 
"Little Chicago"
Scotsguard
Coordinates: 49.7167°N 108.1506°W / 49.7167; -108.1506
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest
Rural municipalityBone Creek No. 108
Established1910
Incorporated (Village)1913
Restructured (Unincorporated)December 31, 1953
Government
 • Governing bodyBone Creek No. 108
 • MLADave Marit
 • MPJeremy Patzer
Time zoneCST
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 13
Highway 631
RailwaysGreat Western Railway
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Demographics

Prior to December 31, 1953, Scotsguard was incorporated under village status, but was restructured as an unincorporated community under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 18 on that date.[5] As of 2020, only two people live in Scotsguard. They acquired most the land as residents left and have worked to preserve the village as a museum.[6]

Scotsguard's six grain elevators, since demolished.

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. "Covered population 2002" (PDF). Saskatchewan Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  6. Olson, Matt (2020-12-14). "'I'll worry about tomorrow when I get there;' One couple is keeping a rural Sask. town from being wiped off the map". The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2020-12-14.


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