Tag: Unity
Unity is a town in the western part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan with a population of almost 2200. Unity is located at the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 21, and the intersection of the CNR and CPR main rail lines. Unity is located 200 km west of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and 375 km east of Edmonton, Alberta. The Town of Wilkie is located 18.96 miles (30.51 km) to the east. Attractions in the Town of Unity include the Historic Downtown Murals of Unity, the Unity & District Heritage Museum, and the Unity Golf Course. Nearby is the Unity and District Regional Park housing the Unity Ball Diamonds, adjacent to the Unity & District Heritage Museum, and the Unity Arena. Sink and Gordon Lakes are just to the west of Unity, providing wetlands for many migratory birds. Muddy Lake is just south of town.
The town was the subject of playwright Kevin Kerr’s Governor General’s Award-winning play Unity (1918), which dramatizes the effect of the 1918 flu pandemic on Unity.
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