Assiniboia is a town of 2,400 people (2016) in Southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Assiniboia serves primarily an agricultural-based trading area. Its wide main street offers a variety of shops ​and stops.

Understand

Assiniboia Grain Elevator

History

Settlement by people of English, French, Romanian, Scottish and Scandinavian descent began in 1913 when 980 lots were put up for sale by the Canadian Pacific Railway put 980 lots up for sale when it built a branch line through southern Saskatchewan. The town's name comes from the former district of Assiniboia, in which the town is located.

During the Great Depression, town officials employed out-of-work men to construct the Assiniboia sewer system, but the town could not afford to operate it until 1948.

Get in

Assiniboia is about 105 km (65 mi) south of Moose Jaw and 100 km (62 mi) north of the U.S. border on Highway 2; it is about 175 km (109 mi) southwest of Regina. There is a small, private airport located north of town.

The Assiniboia Airport (which was RCAF Station Assiniboia during World War II) is 6 miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north of Assiniboia. It has no commercial service.

Get around

There is no transit or taxi service in Assiniboine.

See

• Assiniboia & District Historical Museum, 506 3rd Avenue W, ☏ +1 306-642-5353. June-August: daily 10AM-5PM; off season: M-F 10AM-5PM (closed noon-1PM); Closed Nov 15 - Mar 15. (updated Apr 2020)
• St. Mary's Historical Society of Maxstone (St Mary's Mission Church), Maxstone (15 km south of Assiniboia), ☏ +1 306-642-8545, lornesfarm@sasktel.net. By appointment only. Heritage site with church built in 1917 and school built in 1926. (updated Apr 2020)

Do

• Southern Prairie Railway Train Tour, 401 Railway Avenue, Ogema (83 km east of Assiniboia on Hwy 13), ☏ +1 306-459-1200, info@southernprairierailway.ca. Full-sized, tourist train that allows visitors to ride the rails on a vintage train. Includes activities such as a visit to a 1922 Heritage Grain Elevator, Kid's Fun Train, and Train Robberies. Check website for hours. (updated Apr 2020)
• 1 Assiniboia Regional Park Golf Course (5 min S of town), ☏ +1 306-642-5442. 9 holes. The club house is fully licensed with food service, pro shop, equipment rentals and power carts. (updated Apr 2020)

Buy

• Shurniak Art Gallery, 122 3rd Avenue W, ☏ +1 306-642-5292, info@shurniakartgallery.com. Tu-Sa 10AM-4:30PM. (updated Apr 2020)

Eat

• Nash's Restaurant and Lounge, 401A 1st Avenue West, ☏ +1 306-642-4800. M-Sa 10AM - 9PM. Poutine, hamburgers, pizza, fish & chips, oven-roasted lamb, spanakopita, chicken souvlaki, calamari and charbroiled steaks. (updated Apr 2020)
• Fresh Start, 122 3rd Avenue West (in the Shurniak Art Gallery), ☏ +1 306-642-5292. M-F 10AM-4:30PM. Lunches, dinners, healthier options. (updated Apr 2020)
• Cruz- In, 330 1st Avenue East, ☏ +1 306-642-2789. M-Sa 11AM-9PM, Su 1-9PM. A 1950s and 60s atmosphere, with red vinyl seats, records on the wall. Salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps. (updated Apr 2020)

Drink

• 121 Steakhouse, Lounge & Motel, 121 3rd Avenue E, ☏ +1 306-642-4662, 121steakhouse@sasktel.net. (updated Apr 2020)

Sleep

• Bar-B Motel, 200 1st Avenue E, ☏ +1 306-642-5555, barbinnsk@yahoo.ca. (updated Apr 2020)
• Canalta Hotel, 601 1st Avenue W, ☏ +1 306-642-1010, toll-free: +1-855-459-1010, canaltaassiniboia@canalta.com. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated Apr 2020)
• Wheel Inn Motel, 110 1st Avenue E, ☏ +1 306-642-3308, wheelinnmotel@hotmail.ca. (updated Apr 2020)

Go next

• Big Muddy Badlands
• Grasslands National Park.

Routes through Assiniboia

Prince Albert ← Moose Jaw ←	N  S	→ → becomes → Glasgow → ENDS at W E
Shaunavon ← Jct N S ←	W  E	→ Jct N S → Weyburn → Winnipeg