Education

Turtleford belongs to Turtleford School Division #65 a part of Northwest School Division.
Turtleford is served by Lakeland Library Region - Turtleford Branch

Geography

The Turtle River runs through Turtleford, and nearby are Bright Sand and Turtle Lakes.

Notable natives

• Durold Textor recipient of Saskatchewan Co-operative Merit Award for his involvement with leading and promoting co-operatives.
• Roger Deegan of the Turtleford Brass Band who played here from 1926 to 1941

Saskatchewan Railways and Railway Stations

(historic or current)

• Former North Battleford - Turtleford Branch C.N.R
  Canadian National Railway
  The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
  
  —served North Battleford, Hamlin, Prince, Meota, Vawn, Edam, Longstaff, Mervin, Turtleford, Cleeves, Spruce Lake, St. Walburg,

Interesting Notes

• A small vulnerable passenger bird called Sprague's Pipit
  Sprague's Pipit
  Sprague's Pipit is a small passerine bird that breeds in the short and mixed-grass prairies of North America and overwinters in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Easiest to identify by the distinctive descending call that is delivered in the breeding season from a considerable...
  
   has a breeding range in the Northern Great Plains
  Great Plains
  The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...
  
   of North America
  North America
  North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
  
  , and amongst their breeding spots is Turtleford, Saskatchewan

2009 North Turtleford Dart Champion --- William Squires

Home of "Ernie the Turtle" a larger than life statue of a turtle. Located on Hwy 26 near the south edge of town.

Area statistics

• Lat (DMS) 53°23′00″ N
• Long (DMS) 108°57′00″ W
• Dominion Land Survey 12-51-21-W3

Time zone (cst) UTC−6

Location

See also

• Highway 26
  Saskatchewan Highway 26
  Highway 26 is a highway in the northern portion of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and begins at Hwy 4 north of North Battleford which sets the southern end of the highway. The concurrency of Highway 224 east with Highway 950 west separates at Highway 26 which demarks the northern extremity. ...
  
  
• Highway 303
  Saskatchewan Highway 303
  Highway 303 is a highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Highway 16 to Highway 26 near Turtleford. Highway 303 is about 83 km long....
  
  
• Highway 3
  Saskatchewan Highway 3
  Highway 3 is a major provincial paved undivided highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from the Alberta border, continues west as Alberta Highway 45 to the Manitoba border, and then continues east as Highway 77. Highway 3 is about 615 km long. The CanAm Highway comprises ...
  
  
• Cut Knife-Turtleford
  Cut Knife-Turtleford
  Cut Knife-Turtleford is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in northwest Saskatchewan, this constituency has an economy based primarily on farming - while oil and gas development is rising. The Battlefords Provincial Park is located here...
  
   provincial electoral district
• St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
  St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
  St. Walburg is a town of 800 people located in west-central Saskatchewan. It is located in the prairie region of Saskatchewan. 10 kilometers to the north is the Bronson Provincial Forest. It is located on Saskatchewan Highway 26. St. Walburg located in the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte...
  
  

External links

• Town of Turtleford Website
• Harbinger farm, 1906-1920 Our Roots Nos Racines
• Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Gen Web Project, Town Links
• Indian Tribes of Saskatchewan Thunderchild First Nation
• The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Turtleford
• Saskatchewan Elevators: Turtleford (Pool and Pioneer)
• 2006 Community Profiles