Cupar | |
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Town | |
  Cupar Location of Cupar in Saskatchewan  Cupar Cupar (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′00″N 104°13′00″W / 50.95°N 104.2167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Cupar |
| Post office established | 1903 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1905 |
| Named for | Cupar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valerie Orb |
| • Administrator | Silvia Virgilio |
| • Governing body | Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 579 |
| • Density | 726.7/km2 (1,882/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 0Y0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway |
| Website | townofcupar |
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Cupar (/ˈkjuːpɑːr/ KYOO-par)[5] is a town 75 kilometres (47 mi) northeast of Regina in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Cupar is settled on the flat plains 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the scenic Qu'Appelle Valley. Known for its remarkable hockey history, it is often called the Home of Eddie Shore, as the legendary NHL defenceman was raised there.
Cupar is the home of artist Jacqueline Berting.[6] The Berting Glass studio is located north of town. One of her best known works is The Glass Wheatfield, encompassing 1,400 waist-high glass wheat stalks, each piece individually hand cut and lamp worked. Berting calls her work "a salute to the Canadian farmer".[7]
The town hosts the Cupar Gopher Drop, a unique lottery held every summer. Stuffed toy gophers (Richardson's ground squirrels) labelled with numbers are dropped from a hot-air balloon along with numbered gopher holes. The "owner" of the gopher that lands nearest Hole 1 wins first prize, and so on.
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- ^ Squareflo.com. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists | Jacqueline Berting". sknac.ca. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Artist (Jacqueline Berting)". Retrieved 17 July 2014.