Broadview is
located 151 kilometers east of Regina on the Trans Canada Highway.
Broadview holds all the small town hospitality that has made Saskatchewan
famous. As you walk down the streets of Broadview you are greeted with
friendly "Hellos", and "How are you?"
After a long
drive the kids can stretch their legs at the local Kinsmen park, located on the
south side of town.
Along the tree lined streets of Broadview sit seven churches, a pharmacy, library, museum,
community hall, bowling alley, and elementary, junior and senior high schools.
Take a break
from a long drive and visit the quiet streets of Broadview.
The Canadian
Pacific Railroad chose Broadview as a divisional point because of location and
ample supply of good water. On August 13, 1882, regular daily train service to
the East commenced. This stimulated the growth of a thriving business community
and brought settlers, freight, mail and opened world markets to Broadview.
A town site was
surveyed and a four-stall roundhouse, coal dock, station, section house, dining
hall and stores were constructed by the fall of 1883. Broadview advanced rapidly
as a distribution point for a large trading area.
“Iron Horses”
charmed railroaders but lost out to the diesels. The first of which arrived in
Broadview March 3, 1950.
When Canadian
Pacific Railway crews first chose Broadview as a divisional point the original
site was chosen 3 miles west of the present location of the town at Ekapo
Creek.
How Broadview
Got It's Name
-
The Superintendent of
construction asked his office staff for a name for the stop (Broadview) and
one gentleman suggested since he came from Toronto-Broadview, he would
recommend the name Broadview and the name was adopted
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The more widely accepted
version of the choice of a name was related to the fact that Broadview was
situated on a large expanse of unexplored territory. The name was
bestowed upon it during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in
1882, when this was the west end of rail and the only “view” was a vast
expanse of prairie.
