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Robsart | Saskatchewan
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Robsart Art Works
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This building is both an art studio and a museum. It was originally built as a site for performing artists to revive the hamlet of Robsart following its decline after the Great Depression. Today, the gallery features local and regional artists, pictures and paintings of old buildings and towns within Saskatchewan. There is also a […]
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Beaver Lumber Co
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Beaver Lumber Co was once one of Canada’s largest supply chain stores. Beginning in 1883, it was one of the country’s major suppliers of lumber and building materials. Over the years, the company bought smaller lumber chains and expanded to 130 stores across Canada. In 1972, Beaver Lumber Co was bought by Molson Canadian. Following […]
Robsart Hospital
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Built in 1917, this now deserted hospital may be one of western Canada’s only remaining pioneer hospitals. It has a unique Victorian-style structure with steep rooftops and a wooden exterior. The hospital closed in the late 1930s and was the birthplace of the last mayor of Robsart, Archie Smiley. Photo: Cocopie, Public Domain
Robsart Community Hall
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Not much is known about the community hall, but it was likely the meeting place for locals and farmers to host events and town meetings. Following a couple of town fires and the Great Depression, the locals attempted to renovate the town hall to revive the deteriorating town. Unfortunately, the fallout from the Great Depression […]
Vidora General Store
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Following the Great Depression and a devastating fire, the once lively village of Vidora dwindled from 200 residents to 1. Vidora’s community hall and municipal office were moved to Counsul, and its General Store was moved to Robsart in 1961. Photo: The Lost Canuck Photography by Cody Kapcsos, flickr
Great Western Railway
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In 1910, the Canadian Pacific Railway bought a small section of land named after Amy Robsart, a character from Sir Walter Scott’s novel Kenilworth. The Canadian Pacific Railway completed the Stirling-Weyburn train line in the early 1900s, and as a result, the town of Robsart boomed to nearly 350 residents. The growing town exploded with […]
Red Coat Trail
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The Red Coat Trail was named after the bright red coats of the North-West Mounted Police that manned the trail. The force of nearly 300 men, their horses and oxen were dispatched along the 1300km trail to maintain law and order when crimes like whiskey trading, bank robbery, horse theft and cattle rustling were abundant. […]