22-896: Cannington Manor Provincial Park is an historic park in the RM of Moose Mountain in the south-east corner of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . An aristocratic English colony was established at the site in 1882 by Captain Edward Michell Pierce. It became a provincial park in 1986. Cannington Manor is located west and north of Highway 603 . The Colony is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of Moose Mountain Provincial Park , and 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Moosomin . Captain Pierce established an agricultural college and attracted remittance men as students for £100
44-484: A burgeoning community which soon reached 200 residents. Captain Pierce, the founder of the community died on 20 June 1888. C.E. Phipps established the land titles office here in 1889 and moved to Oxbow in 1891. Spencer Page was the colony's first teacher in 1889 before turning to politics in 1894. Louis Kent the second teacher in Cannington Manor started his duties in 1894 and passed on in 1896. Robert Bird
66-416: A burgeoning community which soon reached 200 residents. Captain Pierce, the founder of the community died on 20 June 1888. C.E. Phipps established the land titles office here in 1889 and moved to Oxbow in 1891. Spencer Page was the colony's first teacher in 1889 before turning to politics in 1894. Louis Kent the second teacher in Cannington Manor started his duties in 1894 and passed on in 1896. Robert Bird
88-478: A population of 492 living in 189 of its 218 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 475 . With a land area of 738.38 km (285.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km (1.7/sq mi) in 2016. The RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of
110-446: A year. The intention of the college was to instruct these bachelor sons of wealthy families to farm and homestead in the last best west. The brothers Ernest, Billy, and Bertie Beckton constructed "Didsbury", ranch house within Cannington Manor colony. The cultural and recreational life emulated English upper class society. Thoroughbred racing, polo matches, theatrical plays, fox hunting , billiards, soccer, and tennis were all enjoyed by
132-445: A year. The intention of the college was to instruct these bachelor sons of wealthy families to farm and homestead in the last best west. The brothers Ernest, Billy, and Bertie Beckton constructed "Didsbury", ranch house within Cannington Manor colony. The cultural and recreational life emulated English upper class society. Thoroughbred racing, polo matches, theatrical plays, fox hunting , billiards, soccer, and tennis were all enjoyed by
154-691: Is in the north-east corner of the RM and is a IUCN protected area category III and on the Canadian Register of Historic Places . The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. Cowper, Service, and Wordsworth are all named after famous British and Canadian poets. They are all found along the CN Railway and are part of "Poet's Corner", along with several other communities along that railway line in south-east Saskatchewan. In
176-724: Is known as the Humphrys / Hewlett House and it too is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. The buildings were formally recognised on 26 May 1986 and were put on the Register on 1 November 2006. Rural Municipality of Moose Mountain No. 63 The Rural Municipality of Moose Mountain No. 63 ( 2016 population : 492 ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1 . It
198-687: Is located in the south-east portion of the province. The RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. It derived its name from the large number of moose that inhabit the Moose Mountain Uplands in the north-west corner of the RM. The Church of All Saints , built in 1885, and the Humphrys/Hewlett House , built in 1888, are historical properties located in Cannington Manor Provincial Park . The park
220-439: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 had a population of 489 living in 198 of its 224 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 492 . With a land area of 718.23 km (277.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km (1.8/sq mi) in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population , the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63 recorded
242-570: The Moose Mountain trading company store keeper moved to British Columbia in 1898. Ernest Maltby postmaster and his wife Mary arrived in 1892 and then also moved in 1901 to British Columbia. Between 1901 and 1902, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) regional branch line was constructed about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the village rather than through the village. During a time of travel by horseback this distance
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#1732801260119264-430: The Moose Mountain trading company store keeper moved to British Columbia in 1898. Ernest Maltby postmaster and his wife Mary arrived in 1892 and then also moved in 1901 to British Columbia. Between 1901 and 1902, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) regional branch line was constructed about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the village rather than through the village. During a time of travel by horseback this distance
286-554: The RM is Kelly Brimner while its Administrator is Christie Hislop. The RM's office is located in Carlyle. There are two provincial parks within the RM of Moose Mountain. Near the north-east corner is Cannington Manor Provincial Park and along the north part of the RM in the Moose Mountain Upland is Moose Mountain Provincial Park . Near the north-west corner of the RM on the eastern shore of Kippan Lake, along
308-615: The border of Moose Mountain Provincial Park, is Saskairie (49°42'24.0"N 102°23'06.1"W). Saskairie is a Nature Conservancy of Canada property that was established in 1974 by Prairie Lore and Living Society on three-quarters of a section of woodland wilderness. Prairie Lore and Living Society was formed in 1972 as a non-profit organisation. The three founding members were Jack MacKenzie, Don Stewart, and Nora Stewart. "A place like Saskairie with its wilderness aspects of beauty, solitude and peace can only become more and more valuable in our fast-paced technological society," Jack MacKenzie The park
330-492: The colony students and settlers. This was a contrast to the neighbouring homesteaders who were barely eking out a living proving their land and making improvements to earn land title grants from the Dominion Government. Soon a dairy, a school / town hall, blacksmith, Moose Mountain trading company store, Harold Fripp flour mill, C.E. Phipps Land Titles Office, carpenter shop, and Mitre hotel were built to support
352-420: The colony students and settlers. This was a contrast to the neighbouring homesteaders who were barely eking out a living proving their land and making improvements to earn land title grants from the Dominion Government. Soon a dairy, a school / town hall, blacksmith, Moose Mountain trading company store, Harold Fripp flour mill, C.E. Phipps Land Titles Office, carpenter shop, and Mitre hotel were built to support
374-476: The park's visitor reception centre near the entrance. All Saints Anglican Church , built in 1884 and still in use, is near the centre of the village site, but it is not on park property. The church is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places . A second, 32-hectare parcel, which is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village site, consists of a farmyard and 2 ½-storey wood-frame house and remnant walls of two stone outbuildings. The house, built in 1888,
396-476: The park's visitor reception centre near the entrance. All Saints Anglican Church , built in 1884 and still in use, is near the centre of the village site, but it is not on park property. The church is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places . A second, 32-hectare parcel, which is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village site, consists of a farmyard and 2 ½-storey wood-frame house and remnant walls of two stone outbuildings. The house, built in 1888,
418-427: Was detrimental to the growth of the community. The passing of the founder, a few years earlier, a drought and low grain prices soon made it unfeasible for settlers to continue the lifestyle at Cannington Manor. The park is composed of two separate parcels of land. Firstly, a 15-hectare parcel contains archaeological remains of the village and several replica buildings. A 1920s one-storey, wood-frame schoolhouse serves as
440-427: Was detrimental to the growth of the community. The passing of the founder, a few years earlier, a drought and low grain prices soon made it unfeasible for settlers to continue the lifestyle at Cannington Manor. The park is composed of two separate parcels of land. Firstly, a 15-hectare parcel contains archaeological remains of the village and several replica buildings. A 1920s one-storey, wood-frame schoolhouse serves as
462-420: Was established at the site in 1882 by Captain Edward Michell Pierce. It became a provincial park in 1986. Cannington Manor is located west and north of Highway 603 . The Colony is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of Moose Mountain Provincial Park , and 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Moosomin . Captain Pierce established an agricultural college and attracted remittance men as students for £100
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#1732801260119484-404: Was originally created to provide a year-round outdoor and environmental educational facility for students. In 1977, a cabin was built that could accommodate 32 people. Cannington Manor Provincial Park Cannington Manor Provincial Park is an historic park in the RM of Moose Mountain in the south-east corner of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . An aristocratic English colony
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