Bienfait, Saskatchewan | |
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Town | |
 Main Street | |
  Location of Bienfait in Saskatchewan  Bienfait (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′47″N 102°47′44″W / 49.1465°N 102.7956°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 1 |
| Post office established | 1893 |
| Village | Apr 16, 1912 |
| Town | March 1, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Bonokoski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 780 |
| • Density | 252.4/km2 (654/sq mi) |
| Postal code | S0C 0M0 |
| Area code | 306 |
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Bienfait /ˈbiːnfeɪt/[3] is a town in Saskatchewan on Highway 18 that is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Estevan. It is surrounded by the RM of Coalfields.
For services, Bienfait has one school, a gas station, a curling rink[4] and an ice rink,[5] which is where the Bienfait Coalers[6] of the Big 6 Hockey League play. The Coalers have won the Lincoln Trophy 15 times, which is the most of any team.[7]
The Bienfait Museum is in the old CPR Station on the east end of town.[8] The original location for the station was on the CPR line on the north side of town.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "▷ BIENFAIT CURLING RINK ✔ All the information about BIENFAIT CURLING RINK ✔ BIENFAIT". www.saskatchewan-businessdirectory.com.
- ^ "DiscoverEstevan".
- ^ "Bienfait Coalers at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
- ^ "Big Six Hockey League". big six hockey. Big Six Hockey League. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Bienfait Coalfields Historical Society Museum | Tourism Saskatchewan". www.tourismsaskatchewan.com.