Burr, Saskatchewan
Burr is an unincorporated community south of Humboldt, Saskatchewan.
Burr | |
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 Burr in August 2014 | |
  Location of Burr in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 52.042°N 105.135°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 11 |
| Rural Municipality | Wolverine |
| Elevation | 557.78 m (1,830 ft) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 0T0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 20 |
It has an office for the rural municipality of Wolverine No. 340, a post office. A short distance north is a hall, and Saint Scholastica Roman Catholic Church (founded 1905).[1][2][3]
According to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, Victoria Cross recipient Raphael Louis Zengel lived in Burr from 1906 to 1914.[4]
The "Burr Project" is a plan to extract potash from a large deposit in the area.[5]
See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Canada Post Precision Targeter".
- "Parish Schedules | St. Scholastica - Burr".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix article on the Burr Project Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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