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The Town of Unity
The Rural Electrification Act
Based on a question about whether or not the people of Unity at the time would have had electricity:
The Rural Electrification Act was passed by the Saskatchewan government in 1949. The Saskatchewan Power Corporation purchased existing small-town generators and expanded into rural areas, The Act sought to provide rural residents with access to a reliable power source. Larger city centres, such as Regina and Saskatoon, had independent power supplies as early as 1925.
Reading:
Electricity in Canada: 1940-1959
Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan: Rural Electrification
Links
Population statistics for Saskatchewan from Statistics Canada