Canora, Saskatchewan
Canora | |
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The "Welcome to Canora" statue, "Lesia" | |
| Motto: "Heart of Good Spirit Country" | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′02″N 102°26′13″W / 51.63394°N 102.43691°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | No. 9 |
| Rural Municipality | Good Lake |
| Post Office Founded | 1904 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1905 |
| Incorporated (Town) | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| • Town Manager | Michael Mykytyshyn |
| • Governing body | Canora Town Council |
| • M.P., Yorkton—Melville | Cathay Wagantall (2015) |
| • M.L.A., Canora-Pelly | Sean Wilson (2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,219 |
| • Density | 303.7/km2 (787/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0A 0L0 |
| Area code(s) | 306/639 |
| Highways | Highway 5 / Highway 9 |
| Railways | Canadian National (freight), Via Rail (passenger) |
| Waterways | Whitesand River Assiniboine River |
| Website | Canora.com |
Canora is a town at the junction of Highways 5 and 9 in east-central Saskatchewan, about 50 km north of Yorkton. It is centrally located on the corners of four adjacent rural municipalities, including the RM of Good Lake. The community is home to approximately 2,000 residents and is part of the Canora-Pelly electoral district. The community was founded along the Canadian Northern Railway tracks — one of the companies that evolved into the Canadian National Railway (CN), and two CN freight lines (one east-west branch line to Saskatoon and one line going north) still run through Canora. The Canora railway station, downtown on the CN east-west line before the switch to the northbound line, is served by Via Rail on its passenger service from Winnipeg to Churchill, Manitoba. As of 2016, 53% of the town's residents are either from Ukraine or of Ukrainian descent, with the language still widely spoken in the community.
Canora became a village in 1905 and was incorporated as a town in 1910.