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Bienfait
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bienfait /ˈbiːnfeɪt/[3] is a town in Saskatchewan on Highway 18 that is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Estevan. It is surrounded by the RM of Coalfields.
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Bienfait, Saskatchewan | |
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Coordinates: 49.1465°N 102.7956°W / 49.1465; -102.7956 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 1 |
Post office established | 1893 |
Village | Apr 16, 1912 |
Town | March 1, 1957 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ken Bonokoski |
Area | |
• Total | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 780 |
• Density | 252.4/km2 (654/sq mi) |
Postal code | S0C 0M0 |
Area code | 306 |
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For services, Bienfait has one school, a gas station, a curling rink[4] and an ice rink,[5] which is where the Bienfait Coalers[6] of the Big 6 Hockey League play. The Coalers have won the Lincoln Trophy 15 times, which is the most of any team.[7]
The Bienfait Museum is in the old CPR Station on the east end of town.[8] The original location for the station was on the CPR line on the north side of town.