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Churchbridge is a Canadian town in the province of Saskatchewan located at the intersection of Saskatchewan Highway 80 and Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead Route. Churchbridge is a part of the rural municipality of Churchbridge No. 211, Saskatchewan, which is located within Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan.
Churchbridge began with the arrival of settlers from the Anglican Colonization Society, with director and missionary Rev. Robert Bridger. In 1887, the society combined the word ” church” from the name of the society, and the name “bridge” in recognition of Rev. Robert Bridger, one of the prominent directors, to name the new settlement “Churchbridge”. The village of Churchbridge was incorporated in 1903 with James Heasman as the overseer. He was solely responsible for the affairs of the Village. There was no council, but M. Thorlakson and A.O. Berger, both hotel keepers, were trustees, which meant…