Davidson Leader
Encyclopedia
The Davidson Leader is a weekly newspaper
serving the communities of Davidson
, Girvin
, Bladworth
, Kenaston
, Hanley
, Dundurn
, Elbow
, Loreburn
, Imperial
, and Craik
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
. It is published by Davidson Publishing Ltd.
The Davidson Leader has provided uninterrupted weekly news since 1904. The publisher and editor is Tara de Ryk.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
serving the communities of Davidson
Davidson, Saskatchewan
Davidson is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 104 km southeast of Saskatoon beside provincial highway 11. It is located almost exactly halfway between Saskatoon and Regina and was a popular stopping-off point for travellers before Hwy...
, Girvin
Girvin, Saskatchewan
-Girvin Pump house:Built in the 1906, it is known as the only pump house in Saskatchewan making it a Provincial historic site of Saskatchewan on September 14, 1994, the pump house was constructed to provide access to water for horses used to haul grain to Girvin....
, Bladworth
Bladworth, Saskatchewan
-Architecture:Bladworth is the site of a Saskatchewan Municipal Heritage property, a two story brick house clearly visible from adjacent Highway 11. The J. Fred Johnston house is named for its builder, a Saskatchewan entrepreneur, Liberal Member of Parliament and later a Senator, from 1943 to...
, Kenaston
Kenaston, Saskatchewan
-Ethnic Roots:* Slovak and Scandinavian ethnic bloc settlements were near Kenaston.*Croatian immigrants settled in this area around Kenaston. Croatian family backgrounds are set out in this article -Notable natives:...
, Hanley
Hanley, Saskatchewan
Hanley is a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 65 km south of Saskatoon. Population 510. It was named after Hanley in Staffordshire, England by early founders. It is also the seat for the rural municipality of Rosedale....
, Dundurn
Dundurn, Saskatchewan
-Sites of interest:Blackstrap Provincial park and Blackstrap Ski Hill a conservation area with man made lake as well as a man made mountain is located 7 kilometers or 5 miles to the east of town. In 1969, 1970 Mount Blackstrap was constructed to host the 1971 Canada Winter Games which were awarded...
, Elbow
Elbow, Saskatchewan
- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Elbow-External links:*** Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan-Footnotes:...
, Loreburn
Loreburn, Saskatchewan
-External links:***-Footnotes:...
, Imperial
Imperial, Saskatchewan
- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* List of towns in Saskatchewan-External links:****-Footnotes:...
, and Craik
Craik, Saskatchewan
Craik is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, incorporated on August 1, 1907. It is strategically located along Provincial Highway 11 in the RM of Craik No...
in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is published by Davidson Publishing Ltd.
The Davidson Leader has provided uninterrupted weekly news since 1904. The publisher and editor is Tara de Ryk.