Dundurn, Saskatchewan

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Dundurn is a town of 647 residents in the rural municipality of Dundurn No. 314, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Dundurn is located on Highway 11 or Louis Riel Trail in central Saskatchewan, about 42 km south of Saskatoon. As well as being an agricultural town, it is also a bedroom community for both Camp Dundurn and Saskatoon.HistoryThe Regina Branch CNR rail line came through in 1889.Area statisticsLat 51° 49' 00" NLong 106° 30' 00" WDominion Land Survey Sec.32, Twp.32, R.4, W3 in 1894 / Sec.9, Twp.33, R.4, W3Time zone UTC−6EconomyIn 2012, Brightenview Development International proposed the development of North America's largest wholesale centre in the town. The Dundurn International Exhibition Centre will provide a showcase for 350 Chinese businesses intending to sell home decor items and building materials to wholesalers, contractors/builders, retailers and consumers. However, by 2017, the development was still unbuilt and the developer had removed all references to it from its website.EducationStudents in kindergarten to grade six are able to attend school at Dundurn Elementary School. After graduation, students can acquire further education in Hanley, Saskatchewan at Hanley Composite School, which is a kindergarten to grade 12 school.