Pierceland, Saskatchewan

Village of Pierceland
Village
Village of Pierceland
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
Rural Municipality	Beaver River
Post office Founded	1932 April 01
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
• Mayor	Jim Krushelnitzky
• Administrator	Jane Eistetter
• Governing body	Pierceland Village Council
Area
• Total	2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	449
• Density	166.9/km2 (432/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0M 2K0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 21 Highway 55
Waterways	Pierce Lake Lac des lles
Website	Pierceland

Pierceland is a village in the boreal forest of western Saskatchewan, Canada. It is north of the Beaver River on Saskatchewan Highway 55. This village is the administrative headquarters of the Big Island Lake Cree Nation (formerly Joseph Bighead First Nation) and Island Lake Cree band governments.

Notable people

• Grant Erickson (born April 28, 1947 in Pierceland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 266 games in the World Hockey Association and 6 games in the National Hockey League.

• Lorna Heiber born April 7, 1960 was the first and only woman to lead an Aboriginal Government in Saskatchewan. She served as Acting President of the Metis Nation Saskatchewan in 2004. (under the name Lorna Docken)Her son Joey Stylez is a well known musician who has received many honors and has been named one of Canada's top rappers of all time by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

External links

• Village of Pierceland
• Pierceland Village Council
• Saskatchewan City & Town Maps
• Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
• Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
• Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
• Online Historical Map Digitization Project
• GeoNames Query
• 2001 Community Profiles