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The Village of Champion received its [[charter]] on May 27, 1911, and the first council meeting was held in June. The growing village required ever more services, and soon Champion was home to its first [[grain elevator]] (1912), a telephone office, a school (1913), recreational facilities, and an ever-growing number of retail shops and businesses. A local newspaper, The Champion Chronicle, was also started in 1918 or 1919, and remained in print until 1943.
[[Agriculture]] sustained the growth of the Champion area. In 1915 Champion became known as the “Million Bushel Town,” as one million bushels of wheat were shipped that year. The Champion Board of Trade was eager to promote the village as a land of opportunity, and in 1913 published the promotional pamphlet “[http://www.ourroots.ca/toc.aspx?id=1469&qryID=a79ff29e-961a-47d3-9965-02ee6bb5309a Grain Golden Champion],” which was sent around the world to entice settlers and [[entrepreneur]]s to move to the area. Claiming that “of all the thriving towns and cities in Western Canada, destined to become the industrial centres of the future, none has established its position, or grown to such importance, in
However, Champion wasn't the only western settlement claiming to be the city of the future, and its population peaked at around 650 people. Nevertheless, Champion continued to mature into a stable and close-knit village. The building of the Community Hall in the late 1920s was a particularly important moment in the history of the town, and the Hall continues to host a variety of community social events to this day.
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