Halbrite | |
|---|---|
| Village of Halbrite | |
  Location of Halbrite in Saskatchewan  Halbrite (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′17″N 103°33′29″W / 49.488°N 103.558°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 2 |
| Rural Municipality | Cymri No. 36 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Halbrite Village Council |
| • Mayor | Palmer Bruce |
| • Administrator | Aleshia Underwood |
| • MP | Robert Kitchen |
| • MLA | Dan D'Autremont |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 119 |
| • Density | 99.3/km2 (257/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0C 1H0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 39  Highway 606 Highway 705 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Halbrite (2016 population: 119) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located approximately 20 kilometres south-east of the city of Weyburn on Highway 39 at the intersections of Highway 606 and 705.
Halbrite gets its name from three engineers who, at the time, worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Each contributed parts of their last names to make up the community's name: Hall, Bruce, and White.[5]
During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force constructed a Relief Landing Field for RCAF Station Weyburn approximately 2 miles south of the village.[6]
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 177. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 43.