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Explore Welwyn in Canada
Welwyn in the region of Saskatchewan is a town in Canada - some 1,237 mi or ( 1990 km ) West of Ottawa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Welwyn is now 07:21 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Regina " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Jamestown, Rolla, Rugby, Bismarck, and Bottineau. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Jamestown . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Welwyn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Welwyn, Saskatchewan
Welwyn is a community in southeastern Saskatchewan, near the Manitoba border.
Located at 50.33 -101.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rocanville, Saskatchewan
Rocanville is a community in Saskatchewan, Canada, and home to the largest oil can in the world. It is home of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) potash mine which recently announced a $1.6 billion expansion. The Rocanville and District Museum Site is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Rocanville is the home of the Symons Oiler factory which produced over 1 million oil cans during the Second World War.
Located at 50.38 -101.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Qu'Appelle River
The Qu'Appelle River is a Canadian river that flows 430 km east from Lake Diefenbaker in southwestern Saskatchewan to join the Assiniboine River in Manitoba, just south of Lake of the Prairies, near the village of St. Lazare. With the construction of the Qu'Appelle River Dam and Gardiner Dam upstream water flow was significantly increased and regulated. Most of the Qu'Appelle's present flow is actually water diverted from the South Saskatchewan River.
Located at 50.44 -101.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Fort Espérance
Fort Espérance was a North West Company trading post near Rocanville, Saskatchewan from 1787 until 1819. It was moved three times and was called Fort John from 1814 to 1816. There was a competing XY Company post from 1801 to 1805 and a Hudson's Bay post nearby from 1813 to 1816. It was on the Qu'Appelle River about 20 km from that river's junction with the Assiniboine River and about 7 km west of the Manitoba border.
Located at 50.49 -101.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Rural Municipality of Ellice
Ellice is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It was named after Edward Ellice, Sr. , British merchant and politician. The separately administered village of St-Lazare lies near the municipality's centre. In its northwestern section is a part of the Gambler 63 First Nations Indian reserve. Fort Ellice, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post built in 1831, was located near the junction of the Assiniboine and Qu'Appelle rivers.
Located at 50.47 -101.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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