Foam Lake

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Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

title: "Foam Lake" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["foam-lake-no.-276,-saskatchewan", "towns-in-saskatchewan", "icelandic-settlements-in-saskatchewan", "populated-places-established-in-1882", "division-no.-10,-saskatchewan", "1882-establishments-in-the-northwest-territories"] description: "Town in Saskatchewan, Canada" topic_path: "general/foam-lake-no-276-saskatchewan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_Lake" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Saskatchewan, Canada ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Foam Lake
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Foam Lake Post Office.jpg
image_caption	Foam Lake post office
pushpin_map	Saskatchewan#Canada
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Foam Lake
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Saskatchewan
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_type3	Census division
subdivision_name3	No. 10
subdivision_type4	Rural Municipality
subdivision_name4	Foam Lake
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Shelley Thoen-Chaykoski
leader_title1	Town Administrator
leader_name1	Shanna York
established_title	Settled
established_date	1882
established_title2	Incorporated (village)
established_date2	1908
established_title3	Incorporated (town)
established_date3	1924
unit_pref
area_total_km2	6.06
population_as_of	2016
population_total	1,123
population_density_km2	189.4
timezone	CST
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	S0A 1A0
area_code	306
blank_name	Post Office established
blank_info	1900
website
footnotes	{{Cite web
last	National Archives
first	Archivia Net
title	Post Offices and Postmasters
access-date	6 September 2013
url-status	dead
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
archive-date	6 October 2006
last	Government of Saskatchewan
first	MRD Home
title	Municipal Directory System
url	http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx
access-date	6 September 2013
url-status	dead
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx
archive-date	15 January 2016
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::callout[type=note] the town ::

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|elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = S0A 1A0 |area_code = 306 |blank_name = Post Office established |blank_info = 1900 |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = {{Cite web |last=National Archives |first=Archivia Net |title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |access-date=6 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |archive-date=6 October 2006 |last=Government of Saskatchewan |first=MRD Home |title=Municipal Directory System |url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |access-date=6 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |archive-date=15 January 2016 Foam Lake is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It had a population of 1,123 in 2006. It is located in a mixed agricultural area approximately 220 km south-east of Saskatoon on the Yellowhead Highway. Foam Lake, the lake for which the town is named, is located about 5 km to the north-west.

History

Foam Lake was founded in 1882 by Joshua Milligan, an English fur trader. It was subsequently settled by Icelanders, Ukrainians, and various English-speaking nationalities. It was incorporated as a town in 1924.

The Foam Lake Museum ( 1926) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.{{Cite web | last =Foam Lake Museum | title =Canadian Register of Historic Places | url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4972 | access-date = 6 September 2013}}

In the summer of 2006, two major fires destroyed a major part of Main Street in Foam Lake. The first fire destroyed three businesses and one home. These included the water fountain/Sears outlet/Backyard Studios, the doctor's office, and Dennis' Cafe, which was also the owner's home.{{Cite web | last = CBC News | author-link = CBC News | date=June 29, 2006 | title =Fire destroys businesses in Foam Lake | url =https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fire-destroys-businesses-in-foam-lake-1.591068 | access-date = 6 September 2013}} The second fire started in one of the three grain elevators, burning the first elevator to the ground and spreading to the second one. The volunteer fire department was able to put out the blaze with the help of two water bombers and volunteer fire departments from surrounding communities.{{Cite web | last =Foam Lake, SK | date= 2006-07-31 | title =Fire Canada | url =http://www.firecanada.ca/responses/2006/07/20060731-foamlake/ | access-date = 6 September 2013}}

Demographics

Sports and recreation

Quill Lakes International Bird Area north-west of Foam Lake attracts bird watchers from all over the world.{{Cite web | title =Quill Lakes International Bird Area | url =http://www.quill-lakes-bird-area.com/pdf/FoamLake.pdf | access-date = 6 September 2013}} The Foam Lake Water Park features a 128 ft waterslide, hot tub, vortex and beach entry and is the summer hub of the community. Foam Lake's Annual Veselka Ukrainian Heritage Festival occurs each year and celebrates Ukrainian culture through food, music, art, and entertainment.

Foam Lake Flyers

The Foam Lake Flyers of the amateur senior men's Long Lake Hockey League play at the Foam Lake Recreation Centre. They have been in existence since the 1940s. Many notable players and coaches have been a part of this team. Frank "Buzz" Boll coached the team for a few years in the late 1940s. He was a former National Hockey League player. Former Flyers also include Hockey Hall of Fame honoured member Bernie Federko, Canadian Olympian Ted Hargreaves, and many former junior stars including the Washington Capitals draft pick Jeff Lucky.

Education

Foam Lake Elementary School and Foam Lake Composite High School are in the Horizon School Division No. 205.{{Cite web | title =Horizon School Division #205 - Foam Lake Schools | url =https://www.horizonsd.ca/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1130527&type=d&pREC_ID=1384598 | access-date = 20 November 2023}} The high school's football team is called the Foam Lake Panthers.

Notable people

Bernie Federko, professional ice hockey player.
Pat Elynuik, professional ice hockey player.
Dennis Polonich, professional ice hockey player.
Tania Miller, youngest and first female conductor of a major Canadian Symphony Orchestra.{{Cite web | last =Tania Miller | title =The Canadian Encyclopedia | url =http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emc/tania-miller | access-date = 6 September 2013}}
Bryan Bjarnason represented Kelvington from 1964 to 1969 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. Served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II

References

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