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town in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Shaunavon is a town of 1,700 (2016) in Southwestern Saskatchewan.

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The town of Shaunavon was established in 1913 along the Canadian Pacific Railway line. The town has several nicknames including Bone Creek Basin, Boomtown, and Oasis of the Prairies; the latter name is derived from the park located in the centre of town. The Shaunavon Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is named for the town.

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Shaunavon is in southwest Saskatchewan at the junction of Highways 37 and 13, 1 hour from Swift Current and 3½ hours from Regina. It is 30 minutes south of the Trans-Canada Highway at Gull Lake.

Get around

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Shaunavon is walkable, but a private vehicle is a necessity to explore area attractions or to get elsewhere.

Shaunavon Plaza Theatre

Shaunavon has basic services located in its downtown area.

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Nearby

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Eastend

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Located 34 km (21 mi) W of Shaunavon on Hwy 13 in the Frenchman River valley.

  • 1 T.rex Discovery Centre, 1 T.rex Drive, Eastend, ☏ +1 306-295-4009, . Scotty, the world's most massive Tyrannosaurus rex, dominates this centre's gallery in Eastend. Hands-on learning activities, children's activities, prehistoric mammal galleries, 98-seat theatre, fossil lab, natural history themed gift shop and tourist information. T.rex Discovery Centre (Q18167828) on Wikidata T.rex Discovery Centre on Wikipedia (updated Apr 2019)
  • 2 Chimney Coulee Historic Site (6 km N of Eastend off Chimney Coulee Rd). Named for the stone chimneys remnants that stood for years long after the cabins of a Metis settlement had fallen down. (updated Feb 2021)
  • 3 Jones' Peak (14 km W of Eastend). Named after Harold Saunders "Corky" Jones, an amateur paleontologist and historian, the well-known Jones' Peak offers visitors a breathtaking panorama of the river valley and rangelands below. An excellent area for birding and wildlife viewing. (updated Feb 2021)

Gull Lake

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Located 51 km (32 mi) N of Shaunavon on Hwy 37 along the Trans-Canada Highway. Known for the surrounding area's oil industry and for the giant wind turbines that dot the nearby prairie landscape.

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Routes through Shaunavon
Milk River ← becomes ← Jct N S ←  W  E  → Assiniboia → Weyburn
Great Sandhills ← Jct W E ←   N  S  → → becomes → Ends at W E


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