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Lake Saskatoon, Alberta

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point, Lake Saskatoon had a number of businesses including a Bank of Commerce, a trading post, a flour mill, a blacksmith shop, a hardware store, a pool hall and a telegraph office. The population would have been over 100 residents. The post office was established in 1909 as Beaver Lodge Post Office but changed its name to Lake Saskatoon in 1912.
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The area chosen for the community was the south half of the northwest quarter of section 2, township 72, range 8, west of the sixth meridian. A subdivision was registered in September 1912. It was a 76-acre parcel of land laid out with five avenues intersecting five streets, with 260 lots. At one
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was a natural meeting place as it had plenty of water, grass, an abundance of wild berries and sheltering poplars. In 1898, a trading post was established in the northwest corner of Lake Saskatoon.
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In 1924, when it became certain that the railway would not link the community, shops and offices were picked up and transported to a new site, namely
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Lake Saskatoon
Saskatoon Lake (Alberta)

northwest
Alberta
County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Grande Prairie
Lake Saskatoon
Wembley
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