Carmichael, Saskatchewan Explained
| Carmichael |
| Settlement Type: | Special service area |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN SK Carmichael#Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southwest |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural municipality |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Title4: | MP |
| Established Title: | Post office founded |
| Established Date: | September 1, 1911 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (village)[1] |
| Established Date2: | May 25, 1917 |
| Established Title3: | Dissolved (special service area)[2] |
| Established Date3: | December 31, 2018 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.67 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 53 |
| Population Density Km2: | 87.2 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | National Population Rank (Out of 5,008) |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 50.0455°N -108.6482°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0N 1A0 |
| Area Code: | 306 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Railways |
Carmichael is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to 2019. The population was 58 at the 2016 Census.[3] Carmichael lies 1km (01miles) south of Highway 1 commonly known as the Trans Canada Highway, approximately 158km (98miles) east of city of Medicine Hat, Alberta.
History
Carmichael incorporated as a village on May 25, 1917.[1] It restructured on December 31, 2018, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109.[2]
Attractions
- Big Muddy Badlands, a series of badlands in southern Saskatchewan and northern Montana along Big Muddy Creek. They are found in the Big Muddy Valley, a cleft of erosion and sandstone along Big Muddy Creek. The valley is long, wide and deep.[4] The valley was formed when it was part of an ancient glacial meltwater channel that carried great quantities of water southeastward during the last ice age.[5]
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, an interprovincial park straddling the southern Alberta – Saskatchewan border, located north-west of Robsart. It is Canada's first and only interprovincial park.
- Cypress Hills Vineyard & Winery, open by appointment only from Christmas until May 14.[6]
- Fort Walsh, is part of the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. As a National Historic Site of Canada the area possesses National Historical Significance. It was established as a North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) fort after and at the location of the Cypress Hills Massacre.
- Grasslands National Park, represents the Prairie Grasslands natural region, protecting one of the nation's few remaining areas of undisturbed dry mixed-grass/shortgrass prairie grassland. The park is located in the WWF-defined Northern short grasslands ecoregion, which spans across much of Southern Saskatchewan, Southern Alberta, and the northern Great Plains states in the United States. The unique landscape and harsh, semi-arid climate provide niches for several specially adapted plants and animals. The park and surrounding area house the country's only black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Other rare and endangered fauna that can be found in the park include the pronghorn, sage grouse, burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, prairie rattlesnake, black-footed ferret and eastern short-horned lizard. Flora includes blue grama grass, needlegrass, Plains Cottonwood and silver sagebrush.
- The Great Sand Hills, is a sand dune rising 50 feet above the ground and covering 1,900 square kilometers. Native prairie grass helps keep the sand together. The sand dunes are fringed by small groves of aspen, birch, and willow trees, and by rose bushes, chokecherry and sagebrush. Subjected to strong winds, the dunes are always moving, creating an ever-changing landscape for photographers.[7]
- Robsart Art Works, opens July 1 to August 28, 2010, from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment and features Saskatchewan artists featuring photographers of old buildings and towns throughout Saskatchewan.[8]
- T.rex Discovery Centre, a world class facility to house the fossil record of the Eastend area started many years before the discovery of "Scotty" the T.Rex in 1994.[9]
Pop culture
In the season 6 episode of Corner Gas entitled "Reader Pride," Constable Karen Pelly read a romance novel to Mrs. Carmichael who lived in a seniors home. The last name of the character was taken from the community.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . PDF . 2 . October 13, 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
- Web site: Restructuring of the Village of Carmichael . The Saskatchewan Gazette . 2664 - 2666 . December 14, 2018 . October 12, 2019.
- Web site: Statistics Canada Carmichael No. 109 - 2016 Community Profile. February 20, 2017.
- Web site: The Badlands. Yanko. Dave. Virtual Saskatchewan. 2010-05-11.
- Web site: Big Muddy Valley. Harel. Claude-Jean. Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Great Plains Research Center. 2006. 2010-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090619095236/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/big_muddy_valley.html. 2009-06-19. dead.
- http://www.cypresshillswinery.com/ Cypress Hills Vineyard & Winery
- http://www.greatsouthwest.ca/great_sandhills/index.html Great Sandhills
- http://www.robsartartworks.com/ Robsart Art Works
- Web site: T.rex Discovery Centre . August 12, 2010 . October 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024230849/https://www.trexcentre.ca/ . dead .
