Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
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| Town of Maple Creek | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 4 |
| Rural Municipality | Maple Creek |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Anne Weisgerber |
| - Town Manager | Mark Caswell |
| - Governing body | Maple Creek Town Council |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 2,198 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC) |
| Postal code | S0N 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
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Maple Creek is located 52 miles southeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta, and 18 miles north of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
After the Northwest Mounted Police had been established at [1]Fort Walsh, settlers began to explore the Cypress Hills area, living along the creeks and doing small-scale ranching. The Department of the Interior was operating a First Nations farm on the Maple Creek, a few miles south from the present town site. In 1882-1883 the First Nations (mainly Cree, Saulteaux, and Assiniboine) were moved to Qu'Appelle, and the farm was then operated by Major Shircliff, an ex-Mounted Policeman.
In the winter of 1882, a Canadian Pacific Railway construction crew of 12 decided to winter where the town of Maple Creek now stands. This marked the establishment of Maple Creek.
With the exception of Calgary, winters in Maple Creek are typically warmer than those in the adjacent plain region of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, being a convalescence point for Chinook winds originating from both the Canadian and American Rocky Mountain fronts. The mean maximum temperature in January 2006 was 5.3 °C[2] for the Maple Creek townsite, compared to 5.0 °C[3] for Calgary and 4.7 °C[4] for Medicine Hat.
Cypress Hills College operates a satellite campus in Maple Creek.
[edit] Notable People
Local Celebrities Include
Joe Branif - 6-time rodeo announcer of the year
Christa Lawrence - 2004 Miss Rodeo Canada
Glen Goddard - 2005 CPRA Steer Wrestling Champion
Barry Dean - Former NHL Player
[edit] See also
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Gull Lake Swift Current |
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| Lethbridge | Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Havre |
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