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Grain elevator. Watrous / ˈ w ɑː t r ə s / is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It is 106 kilometres (66 mi) east of Saskatoon and has an economy that is based on agriculture and tourism because of its proximity to Manitou Beach, home of the Mineral Spa and Danceland dance Hall (known as the "Home of the World Famous Dance Floor Built on Horsehair").
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [5] [6] In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the RM of Morris No. 312 had a population of 263 living in 109 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of -9.3% from its 2016 population of 290 .
Watrous is a tourist destination due to its proximity to Manitou Beach and the endorheic Little Manitou Lake. Watrous, in the Land of Living Waters, is a tourist destination due to its proximity to Manitou Beach, home of the world-famous Mineral Spa and Danceland dance hall (known as the "Home of the World Famous Dance Floor Built on Horsehair").
CBK (540 kHz) is a Canadian public radio station licensed to Watrous, Saskatchewan.It broadcasts the CBC Radio One network as a Class A clear-channel AM station powered at 50,000 watts around the clock from a non-directional antenna near Watrous.
The Regina and Long Lake railroad or the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company crossed the South Saskatchewan River at Saskatoon, Hub city in 1890. [9] In 1907 the communities of Melville, The Rail Centre, Watrous, and Biggar [10] became divisional points for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. [11]
Watrous station is a railway station in Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was established by Canadian National Railway , but the building was eventually torn down. The station now serves as a flag stop for Via Rail 's The Canadian , with 48 hours advance notice required.
The Regina Plant [2] was an automotive manufacturing plant owned by General Motors Canada located in Regina, Saskatchewan. The 29,845 m 2 (321,250 sq ft) facility began operation on December 11, 1928 ( 1928-December-11 ) , six months after it was officially announced on June 1, 1928 ( 1928-June-01 ) .
Manitou Beach (2021 population 364 [5]) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the shores of Little Manitou Lake in the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Watrous and approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Saskatoon.