Old Wives, Saskatchewan

Old Wives
Unincorporated community
Old Wives
Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 106°00′02″W / 50.2°N 106.00055°W / 50.2; -106.00055
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division Division No. 3
Rural Municipality Hillsborough
Post office Founded 1912-01-01 (Closed 1969-10-10)
Government
 • Governing body Hillsborough No. 132
Time zone CST
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 363
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Old Wives is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Hillsborough No. 132, Saskatchewan, Canada.

History

Both the community of Old Wives and Old Wives Lake were named after a local legend that a Cree camp was attacked by a band of Blackfoot warriors and the older women could not escape. They drowned in the lake while trying to swim away to safety.[5]

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
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ↑ "Place Names in Saskatchewan". Retrieved 2008-09-29.
 Parkbeg Mortlach Moose Jaw
Courval Buttress
   Old Wives  
Palmer Mossbank Expanse

Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 106°00′02″W / 50.20000°N 106.00056°W / 50.20000; -106.00056

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