Village Administration

Location
Zenon Park is located in northeast Saskatchewan along the Tisdale-Nipawin corridor.  The Village is strongly linked to its neighbouring communities Arborfield and Carrot River, and to the region's two larger centers, Tisdale and Nipawin.


Prince Albert - 175 km west

Saskatoon - 280 km southwest
                                                                                                                 Regina - 350 km south

Village Council
The Village of Zenon Park Council is made up of a mayor and four aldermen. 
In the 2009 municipal elections the following individuals were elected to Council:

• Mayor - Cory Clapson
• Councillor- Perry Lebel
• Councillor - Diane Leblanc
• Councillor - Colette Pelchat
• Councillor - Brigitte Seabrook

• Administrator - Lisa Leblanc
• Maintenance Man - Leo Chabot

Disaster Plan
The Village has an Emergency Measures Organization and emergency plan.  For more information contact the Village Office at 767-2233.

MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER Annual Report:
Section 44 of the Water Regulations requires that the permitee of a waterworks provide annual notification to customers on the quality of water supplied by the waterworks, in comparison to levels set out in the regulations, and on the permittee's operating permit.  A copy of this notification is located at the Village Office.  Feel free to stop in and have a look.  The results of the 2008 water testing records for the Village of Zenon Park are available to the public.  You can view the results at www.saskh20.ca follow the links: http://www.saskh20.ca/mydrinkingwaterdata.asp

Province's Paint Recycling Program

Saskatchewan citizens can take their old and unused paint to any SARCAN depot for recycling. 

Acceptable products include:  paint, stains, varnishes, and all paint aerosols  Products NOT accepted include:  paint thinners; brushes and other accessories; unlabelled or leaking paint cans. (For a complete list of both acceptable and unacceptable items, see www.productcare.org/skzoom.html.) 

Each SARCAN depot will also maintain a supply of reusable paint which is available to the public without charge. 

This program is paid for with ecofees administered at the point of sale:

$1.00 for containers greater than 5 litres (up to 23)

40 cents per gallon (>1 to 5 litres)

25 cents per quart (251 mls to 1 litre)

10 cents for smaller containers (250 mls or less) and aerosols

For more information, please call 1-888-772-9772. 

Please pass this information to other folks in Saskatchewan who might be interested.

History of Zenon Park

Incorporation

In 1910, the first settlers of French descent immigrated to Zenon Park.  With the help of financial incentives from the Federal Government and a vast propaganda from Father Bérubé, describing the land as fertile and where wild game was plentiful, the immigrants began to move westward.  They came from the North Central United States and Québec.

The settlers cleared the land and began building homesteads.  At this time, the economy was dependent on two main resources.  The settlers were involved in agriculture during the summer months and the lumber industry during the winter months.

Zenon Park was officially named in 1913 and incorporated in 1941.

As this tiny village grew, a wide range of services came into operation:

• the first school was established in 1910,
• the first church was erected in 1913,
• the first rural telephone was installed in 1925,
• the first railroad track was constructed in 1929, and
• the first rural electrification reached Zenon Park in 1935.

Commercially, Zenon Park has done well since its beginnings.  Among the enterprises that have been located in Zenon Park:

• there was a sawmill in 1912,
• the first general store in 1913,
• a blacksmith in 1920,
• the first honey farm in 1922,
• the opening of the Credit Union in 1942,
• the establishment of the first alfalfa dehydration plant in 1961,
• a clothing manufacturer (jeans and down-filled jackets) in 1972,
• a subscription television service in 1983,
• a sawmill in 1992,
• and a pallet manufacturer in 1998.

In addition to these, there have been numerous small businesses developed over the past 80 years.

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Municipal Heritage Sites

Paroisse Notre Dame de la Nativitie

• Date of Origin: 1930
• Property Type: Church - Roman Catholic  
• Current Name: Paroisse Notre Dame de la Nativitie (Our Lady of the Nativity Roman Catholic Church)
• Location: Zenon Park, Park Road
• Designation Bylaw Passed: May-03-1983

Constructed in the summer of 1930 to replace the original 1913 church that was destroyed by fire earlier that year, this building is nevertheless one of the older structures in Zenon Park. The church  was constructed by a general contractor using materials from a local lumberyard and local volunteer labour. Electricity was installed in time for midnight mass on Christmas Eve, even though pews were not yet in place. While the design of the church demonstrates basic traditional designs, the exterior finish -- stucco -- reflects the gaining popularity of this material in building construction during the 20th century.

Sacred Heart Convent

• Date of Origin: 1936
• Property Type: Convent  
• Current Name: Vacant
• Location: Zenon Park, Park Road
• Designation Bylaw Passed: Feb-01-1982

This building was constructed for Les Soeurs du Sacre-Coeur de le Charité de Notre Dame d'Evron and was increased in size in 1948 to accommodate an increase in boarders. At its peak, the convent housed some 62 students plus the teaching Sisters. While the convent officially closed in 1969 due to a drop in enrollment, some Sisters lived here until 1973.  From 1975 until 1977 this building housed Zenon Park Industries. It was then partially rehabilitated for use as a day care centre, library, community centre and community offices.  More recently, École Notre-Dame-des-Vertus occupied the building when the school was first established, taking the building back to it’s original purpose.  The building now sits vacant and has been unused and unheated for a number of years.

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