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Rouleau /ˈroʊloʊ/ is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the Canadian Prairies. It lies within census Division No. 6 and rural municipality Redburn No. 130.

Rouleau
Town
The former grain elevator in Rouleau, seen in 2012
Nickname:  Dog River
Rouleau Rouleau in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°11′25″N 104°54′27″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Redburn No. 130
Post office founded	April 1, 1895
Incorporated as a Village (NWT)	July 23, 1903
Incorporated as a Town (Sask)	March 1, 1907
Named for	Charles Rouleau
Government [2]
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Governing Body	Rouleau Town Council
• Mayor	Grant Clarke
Area
• Total	1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	540
• Density	282.2/km2 (731/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
Postal code	S0G 4H0
Area Codes	306 / 639
ISO 3166 code	CA-SK
Federal electoral district	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
Provincial electoral district	Indian Head-Milestone
Highways	Hwy 39
Website	Town of Rouleau
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As of 2011, the population was 453 (an increase of 13.3 percent from the 2006 census), in an area of 1.65 square kilometres. Rouleau is situated on Saskatchewan Highway 39 and is about 35 km southwest of Regina.

The town was notably the filming location of the popular Canadian sitcom Corner Gas, depicting the fictitious town of Dog River.

History

A post office was established at Rouleau in the provisional District of Assiniboia, North West Territories, as early as April 1, 1895. It incorporated as a village on July 23, 1903.

Rouleau was named after Charles Borromée Rouleau. Rouleau was a magistrate on the Council of the North West Territories in Battleford from 1883 until 1887 when he became judge for the Northern Alberta district.[6][7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rouleau had a population of 505 living in 206 of its 221 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 540. With a land area of 1.54 km² (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 327.9/km² (849.3/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Climate

Corner Gas

The town is best known as the main filming location for the CTV television series Corner Gas. The series' production team built a full-size mock gas station and coffee shop at the western entrance of the town for filming, causing confusion among visitors thinking Corner Gas and The Ruby were real establishments. The town's grain elevator was also repainted with the name "Dog River" as it appears in the background of many episodes of the series.

For an episode which aired in early 2007, then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper stopped in Rouleau to play a cameo role in the television show Corner Gas.

The buildings used as sets for the program were allowed to fall into disrepair after the show wrapped up production.[13] They were purchased by an entrepreneur, Sylvain Senecal, who converted them into a museum and souvenir shop.[14] The set was demolished in November 2016.

The grain elevator was destroyed in a fire on November 5, 2021.[15]

Notable people

• Keith Aulie, professional ice hockey defenseman, with EHC Red Bull München in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
• Edson Garfield Bahr was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1946 to 1947.
• Ken Doraty, professional hockey player, who was born in Stittsville, Ontario, but moved to Rouleau when he was five.
• Marsha Kennedy, painter and instructor at the University of Regina.
• Daryl Seaman, businessman and Hockey Hall of Fame member, was born in Rouleau in 1922.

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