Gainsborough, Saskatchewan

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subdivision_type4 = Rural Municipality
subdivision_name4 = Argyle
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Colin Bennett
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leader_name1 = Jim Marr
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established_title = Post office Founded
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established_date2 = 1882 (first incorporated village in Saskatchewan)
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postal_code = S0C 0Z0
area_code = 306
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Gainsborough is a small farming community located on Highway 18 in the southeastern corner of Saskatchewan, Canada. The corner-most community in the province, it is approximately 4 miles from the Manitoba border, and 12 miles from the North Dakota and United States border.

Location

8 miles east is the community of Pierson, MB. To the west 8 miles is the village of Carievale, SK. 16 miles straight north of Gainsborough is the hamlet of Fertile, SK. The closest communities to the south are Antler and Sherwood, North Dakota. Other towns in the area are Storthoaks, Carnduff, Glen Ewen, Oxbow and Bellegarde, Saskatchewan, as well as Lyleton, Tilston, and Melita, Manitoba. Estevan, SK is just over one hour east, and Minot, ND is about 75 minutes south. Brandon, MB is a 2 hour drive, and Regina is 3 hours by car.

The Gainsborough Creek forms most of the southern boundary of the town, while the rest of the community is bordered by open fields and pasture.

It is the seat of the Rural Municipality of Argyle #1. Founded in 1894, it is the oldest incorporated village in the province of Saskatchewan.

Population (2001) - 286 (Statistics Canada)
Population (1996) - 296 (Statistics Canada)
Area 0.87 km^2

Primary income of community members is derived from agricultural businesses (farming, ranching) and petroleum drilling services.

Notable People

* Dr William G. Hobbs, a former physician in the Gainsborough Union Hospital (closed 1987?), did a painting of the main street of the town entitled "40 Below Zero" that won a national contest in 1978 [http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/local/story/3791545p-4385285c.html] . The buildings pictured in it are no longer standing and the location on Railway Avenue is now known as Bennett Park.
* Richard Widdifield, Canadian Artist, Born in Gainsborough in 1961
*Dick Southam, former Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament.

The Business community

Businesses (operating)
RM of Argyle #1
Gainsborough Swimming pool - open July and August
Movie Theater - open during the spring and fall
Riverside Hotel - beverage room, steak pit and coffee shop
Gainsborough Coop - hardware, fuel, lumber
Gainsborough and Area Health Centre - primarily for long-term care.
Credit Union - branch office of the Prairie Pride Credit Union
[http://www.lib.sk.ca/Rex9/Detail.CFM?Addresses.Library_ID=129 Gainsborough Library] - branch of the Southeast Regional Library
Gainsborough Fine Foods (grocery)
Gainsborough Frozen Foods
A + H Farm Supplies and Insurance - SGI agent and Bus Depot
CA Shaw Insurance Broker
Gainsborough Community Rink - curling (4 sheets, artificial), skating (natural ice), beverage room [http://www.curltv.com/curlingclubs/curler.php?id=1051]
Gainsborough Volunteer Fire Department
Happy Hours Club - Local Senior's establishment
Evergreen Lodge - Seniors apartments
Canada Post
Several independent business provide construction and oilfield contracting

Businesses (closed)
Grain elevators: Operating: zero. Privately owned: one (formerly Saskatchewan Wheat Pool).
Gainsborough Elementary School - closed in 2006. Property now privately owned, and building partially demolished.
Gainsborough Railway Station (now privately owned home)
Frankie's Soda Shop (Railway Street)
Willis' Pool Hall (Railway Street)
Gainsborough Variety Store
Paterson Grain Elevator

Places of Interest

Bennet Park - located on Railway Avenue (main street), formerly the location of a pool hall, hardware store, and mechanic
Bowens Park - central to the southern half of the town along Antler Avenue
Memorial Cenotaph - Located adjacent to the theater on Bruce Street
Churches - two (Knox United, Anglican)
There is a privately owned museum with articles from the town's history that is opened by request.
Community hall - basement with kitchen, main hall has a stage and upper meeting room
Sports field (a.k.a. Gainsborough Agricultural Grounds) - Kitchen facilities, three baseball diamonds, racetrack located north of the curling rink.
Campground facilities located north of the Health Center.

Amenities, Associations and Clubs

*Lions
*Gainsborough Library, 401 Railway, S0C 020
*Gainsborough Curling Club, Tel: [phone]
*There is a small grass airstrip located in the north end of the town listed as the Gainsborough Airport.

ee also

There is also a Gainsborough in the English county of Lincolnshire.
There is also a Gainsborough in New South Wales in Australia.

References

* [http://www.creda.sk.ca/gainsborough/index.htm Cornerstone Region Economic Development Authority]

* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4701002&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=gainsborough&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=47&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile - Statistics Canada]

* Carnduff Gazette-Post News, Carnduff, Saskatchewan (newspaper) there is no 'online edition' of this newspaper as of January 2007. [http://www.swna.com/?page=mdetail&ID=7 Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association]

* [http://www.lib.sk.ca/Rex9/Detail.CFM?Addresses.Library_ID=129 Saskatchewan Libraries]

* [http://www.curltv.com/curlingclubs/curler.php?id=1051 CurlTV.com]

* Dr William Hobbs [http://canadaartist.googlepages.com/home2]

* [http://saskhighways.homestead.com/provincial17.html Saskatchewan Highways Website]

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=gainsborough,+sk&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=6&ll=50.750359,-102.32666&spn=6.687801,25.64209&iwloc=addr Google Maps - Gainsborough, SK]
* [http://www.swa.ca/publications/documents/LowerSourisOverviewReport.pdf Saskatchewan Watershed Authority - Antler River/Pipestone Creek Basin Overview]