Alameda is a town in south-eastern Saskatchewan, about 50 kilometres east of Estevan. Its name is Spanish for "Poplar Grove" or "Tree Lined Avenue." A popular story says the town was named after Alameda, California, though there is no written documentation to support it.
The town sits in an area rich in grain, oil and water. Over the years Alameda has offered its residents a full-service grocery and meat store, a restaurant, a bank and a campground. As in many small Saskatchewan communities, a number of those businesses have closed, and residents now drive elsewhere for some services.
Today Alameda has a community ice rink for skating and curling, a heritage museum and the Alameda Merry Makers Senior Centre. It lies near the Grant Devine Dam, formerly the Alameda Dam, and Moose Creek Regional Park on the eastern shore of the reservoir. The reservoir hosts the Alameda Fishing Derby each year on the third weekend of June. The town also holds the Alameda Agricultural Society fair, a 4-H show and sale, and the Alameda Flower Show. Historian George Ramsay Cook, politician John James Harrop and former NHL player Trent Whitfield are among its notable people.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Alameda, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.