Milestone is a town in south east Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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, Canada

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 on Saskatchewan Highway 39

Saskatchewan Highway 39

Highway 39 is a provincial paved undivided highway located in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan connecting North Portal and Moose Jaw in the north. This is a primary Saskatchewan highway maintained by the provincial and national governments providing a major trucking...

. The town was named after C.W. Milestone (superintendent of the New Soo Line) in 1893. The town acts as a service centre for neighboring country side with the area's economy dominated by agriculture.

Milestone Elementary has classes from Kindergarten to Grade 4 while the high school has class to Grader 12. Other facilities provided in the town include a public pool, campground, three churches (Milestone United Church, Milestone St. Aloysius Catholic Church, and Milestone Alliance Church), ice rink and various shops and services.

Demographics

External links

• Milestone Town website
• Milstone Library
• http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/milestone.html Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan