The Town of Bruno

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Population:

694 (as of 1995)

Location:

Bruno is located in the Prairie Parkland region of Saskatchewan. It is also located in the rural municipality of Bayne #371, 90 km northeast of Saskatoon, just north of highway #5. SW 114 of S16-38-25 W2. The elevation is approximately 600 m.

Description:

Bruno is a mixed farming area, agriculture is the economic base. Farming of grains and oilseeds, hogs, cattle, and turkeys is prevalent. Bruno is located in the "sure crop district" of Saskatchewan. There has never been a crop failure here, and any drought or frost that does occur is generally mild.

Education:

Preschool: Preschool is offered in Bruno and operates a non-profit organization. Children aged 3-5 are welcome to attend preschool two days per week.
Elementary/High School: Bruno School has an enrollment of 250, and Kindergarten to Grade 12 are served in one newly built/renovated school. Bruno School employs a staff of 16 including clerical staff through the Walkaw School Division. The school has a full academic program which provides all of the requirements for a post-secondary education. An extensive sports program is offered, as well as Home Economics and Industrial Arts courses. Music Education is taught until Grade 9, but further training can be obtained privately.
Post Secondary: The Carlton Trail Regional College is located in nearby Humboldt and provides various vocational and academic related courses for surrounding communities including Bruno. Classes are arranged through a contact commitee and are given in Bruno.

Library:

The Wheatland Regional Library provides free library service six days of the week. The head librarian and a staff of volunteers administer the Bruno branch which is located on Main Street.

Recreation:

• nine-hole golf course
• a four lane bowling alley
• a curling rink with two sheets of artificial ice
• arena made with natural ice. Home to many hockey and broomball teams
• two children's participation parks
• community hall: 500 seats, bar area, kitchen facilities, dance floor
• serviced campgrounds, located adjacent to the golfcourse
• Senior-citizen's social center
• Carlton Trail cross-country ski trails
• Regional Parks located nearby at Wakaw and Waldsea Lakes
• summer play program for children aged 3-10. Organized by the local recreation board, it is free of charge.
• Wildlife reserves are located in the nearby Carmel and Dana Hills, Federal Migratory Bird Sanctuaries on Basin and Lenore Lakes, and many other privately owned natural areas that provide many oportunities for hunting, photagraphy and hiking. The main game species are waterfoul and whitetail deer. The fresh water lakes hold pike, walley, and perch.
• Snowmobiling is a popular sport in the winter months

  Churches:
  Roman Catholic - St. Bruno Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
  Lutheran - Zion Lutheran Church
  Ukranian Catholic - St. Mary's Ukranian Catholic Church
  Ursuline Convent Chapel
  - the Ursuline Center is operated by the Ursuline Nuns and provides a place for religious and community groups to meet and hold classes and seminars.
  The motherhouse of the Ursuline Sisters in Bruno was erected in 1919.

  Mayor: Jerome Strasser (1996)

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