Saltcoats is a small town in East Central 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....

 near the Manitoba border in Canada

Canada

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. The town's population is around 500. The town was built in the late 19th century, and its economy was driven by the railway. There is no longer passenger service to the town.

History of Saltcoats

The community was established in 1887 ahead of the arrival of the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway in 1888 when the post office was opened.. In 1894, Saltcoats was the first village

Village

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 incorporated in the North-West Territories

Northwest Territories

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 as they then were. The town was originally named 'Stirling', but that was later changed to Saltcoats, after Saltcoats

Saltcoats

- References :*McSherry, R. & M. . Old Saltcoats, Stenlake Publishing, Ochiltree. ISBN 1-872074-57-X.*Stansfield, G. . Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.-External links:***...

, Scotland

Scotland

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, the birthplace of a major railway shareholder and the home port of Allen Steam-ship Lines which brought over many of the immigrants from the British Isles

British Isles

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 that settled in the region.

Provincial Representation

• Melville - Saltcoats Riding - Bob Bjornerud
  Bob Bjornerud
  Bob Bjornerud is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Melville-Saltcoats.-External links:**...
  
   - Saskatchewan Party
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Federal Representation

• Yorkton Riding - Gary Breitkreuz - Conservative Party of Canada
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Notable Saltcoats People

• Joan McCusker
  Joan McCusker
  Joan McCusker , grew up in Saltcoats. She is a Canadian curler who played second on the team of Sandra Schmirler at the provincial, national and international level. As part of the Schmirler rink, McCusker won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
  
   - Gold Medallist in curling
  Curling
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   (1998 Winter Olympics
  1998 Winter Olympics
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  )
• The Very Reverend Walter H. Farquharson
  Walter H. Farquharson
  The Very Rev. Walter Henry Farquharson was Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1990-1992. Born near Rosetown, Saskatchewan, he was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and St Andrew's College in the University of Saskatchewan...
  
   - internationally noted hymnodist; former Moderator of the United Church of Canada
  United Church of Canada
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• The Honourable Gordon Barnhart
  Gordon Barnhart
  -See also:*Monarchy in Saskatchewan*Government House - External Links :* -Sources:* by Sarah Macdonald, The Leader-Post, July 31, 2006, retrieved August 1, 2006,* retrieved December 18, 2006,***-References:...
  
  - Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan (2007-)