Balcarres began as a post office. It opened on 1 April 1884, when the area was still part of the North-West Territories, long before Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. The name comes from the first postmaster, Balcarres Crawford, who served at the neighbouring community of Indian Head.
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Mainly cloudy
Wind WSW 17 km/h, gusts 35 · Humidity 83%
- Tonight -7°
- Fri 2°-2°
- Sat 8°0°
- Sun 9°3°
- Mon 7°-2°
- Tue 12°-3°
- Wed 8°
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Fog patches developing near midnight. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 7. Wind chill near minus 12.
Normal for today: high 5°, low -7°
- 9 h 56 min of daylight, 3 min 35 s shorter than yesterday · sunrise 7:39 a.m., sunset 5:35 p.m.
- Frost likely tonight, low -7°
- Waning gibbous · the Beaver Moon is full Nov 24
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Forecast for the Fort Qu'Appelle area, 18 km away, observed at Indian Head AAFC at 4:00 p.m. Forecast and alerts from Environment and Climate Change Canada; water advisories from the Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Health Authority, checked at 4:28 p.m..
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- 306-334-2566
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- 209 Main Street
Balcarres SK S0G 0C0 - Box 130
Balcarres SK S0G 0C0
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