Paddockwood, Saskatchewan
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality | Paddockwood No . 520 |
| Federal Electoral District | Prince Albert |
| Provincial Constituency | Saskatchewan Rivers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hintz Reg (2005) |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-6) |
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Paddockwood is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was named after the town Paddock Wood in Kent, England.
In the early 1900s by a Mr. Fred Pitts emigrated to the lumberland of Canada. From a log cabin he built there as a home, he set up a post office, collecting letters and parcels on horseback for residents of the settlement. He named the settlement Paddockwood after the village he had left in England.[2]
Paddockwood was the home of the first Red Cross hospital in the British Empire, and was set up after the First World War.[3]
Paddockwood is served by the Paddockwood Public Library [4] as well as the Helbig's Forest 9-hole Course Golf Club [5] Paddockwood belongs to the Saskatchewan Provincial Constituency of Saskatchewan Rivers [6] and the Federal Electoral District of Prince Albert.
Demographics
Location and maps
- Lat (DMS) 53° 31' 00" N
- Long (DMS) 105° 34' 00" W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec.25, Twp.52, R.25, W2
- Time zone (est) UTC-6[9]
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Location relative to other communities
| North: Northern Provincial Forest Forest Gate | Rebitt Lake McConechy Lake | Montreal | ||
| West: Northside | Christopher Lake Emma Lake | Paddockwood | East: Meath Park | Weirdale Foxford |
| South: Albertville | Henribourg |
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