Cupar, Saskatchewan

Cupar is a town 75 kilometres northeast of Regina. Cupar is settled on the flat plains 45 kilometres north of the scenic Qu'Appelle Valley. it is significant for its remarkable hockey history. It is often called the Home of Eddie Shore, as the legendary NHL defenceman was raised here. The town has also produced several other NHL players and promising prospects, such as Brayden Frank and Devan Harrison.

History

Cupar became a village in 1905. It was named by a Canadian Pacific Railway official after the town of Cupar in Fife, Scotland. The town celebrated its centennial in 2005.

Cupar is the home of artist Jacqueline Berting. The Berting Glass studio is located north of town. One of her best known works is the "The Glass Wheatfield", encompassing 1,400 waist high glass wheat stalks, each piece individually hand cut and lamp worked. Berting calls her work "A Salute to the Canadian farmer".

The town is known for the Cupar Gopher Drop, a unique lottery held every summer. Stuffed toy gophers (Richardson's Ground Squirrels) labelled with numbers are dropped from a hot-air balloon along with numbered gopher holes. The "owner" of the gopher that lands nearest Hole 1 wins first prize, and so on.

Cupar

Coordinates: 56°19′N 3°01′W / 56.32°N 3.01°W / 56.32; -3.01

Cupar (/ˈkuːpər/  listen ; Scottish Gaelic: Cùbar) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town is situated between Dundee and Glenrothes.

According to a 2011 population estimate, Cupar had a population around 9,000, the ninth largest settlement in Fife.

History

The town is believed to have grown around the site of Cupar Castle, which was the seat of the sheriff and was owned by the earls of Fife. The area became a centre for judiciary as the county of Fife and as a market town catering for both cattle and sheep.

Towards the latter stages of the 13th century, the burgh became the site of an assembly of the three estates - clergy, nobility and burgesses - organised by Alexander III in 1276 as a predecessor of the Parliament of Scotland. Although written information of a charter for the modern town was lost, evidence suggested that this existed as one of the many properties owned by the Earls of Fife by 1294.

During the middle of the 14th century, the burgh started to pay customs on taxable incomes, which probably meant that royal burgh status was granted sometime between 1294 and 1328. The oldest document, referring to the royal burgh, was a grant by Robert II in 1381 to give a port at Guardbridge on the River Eden to help boost trade with Flanders. This grant was officially recognised by James II in 1428.

Cupar (disambiguation)

Cupar is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland.

Cupar may also refer to:

Cupar (Parliament of Scotland constituency)

Cupar in Fife was a royal burgh that returned one commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland and to the Convention of Estates.

After the Acts of Union 1707, Cupar, Dundee, Forfar, Perth and St Andrews formed the Perth district of burghs, returning one member between them to the House of Commons of Great Britain.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan (ⁱ/səˈskætʃəwᵻn/ or /səˈskætʃəˌwɑːn/) is a prairie province in Canada, which has a total area of 651,900 square kilometres (251,700 sq mi) and a land area of 592,534 square kilometres (228,800 sq mi), the remainder being water area (covered by lakes/ponds, reservoirs and rivers). Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota. As of December 2013, the population of Saskatchewan was estimated at 1,114,170. Residents primarily live in the southern half of the province. Of the total population, 257,300 live in the province's largest city, Saskatoon, while 210,000 live in the provincial capital, Regina. Other major cities include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Estevan, Swift Current, and North Battleford.

Saskatchewan is a landlocked province with large distances to moderating bodies of waters. As a result, its climate is extremely continental, rendering severe winters all throughout the province. Southern areas have very warm or hot summers. Midale and Yellow Grass near the U.S. border are tied for the highest ever recorded temperatures in Canada with 45 °C (113 °F) observed at both locations in July 1937. In winter, temperatures below −45 °C (−49 °F) are possible even in the south during extreme cold snaps.

Saskatchewan (disambiguation)

Saskatchewan is a word originating from Cree language kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, meaning "swift flowing river". It may refer to:

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Saskatchewan (Provisional District)

The Provisional District of Saskatchewan was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1905.

This riding was created in 1886. It consisted of the Provisional District of Saskatchewan.

The electoral district of Saskatchewan was originally within the geographical region of the Northwest Territories. With the creation of the province of Saskatchewan in 1905, this riding, with territory in Alberta as well, was replaced in 1907 by Saskatchewan riding within the province of Saskatchewan.

Election results

By-election: Hon. W. Laurier appointed Prime Minister, 11 July 1896

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