Foam Lake

Foam Lake was founded in 1882 by Joshua Milligan, an English fur trader. It was subsequently settled by Icelanders, Ukrainians, and various English-speaking nationalities. It was incorporated as a town in 1924. The Foam Lake Museum ( 1926) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.{{Cite web | last =Foam Lake Museum | title =Canadian Register of Historic Places | url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4972 In the summer of 2006, two major fires destroyed a major part of Main Street in Foam Lake. The first fire destroyed three businesses and one home. These included the water fountain/Sears outlet/Backyard Studios, the doctor's office, and Dennis' Cafe, which was also the owner's home.{{Cite web | last = CBC News | author-link = CBC News | date=June 29, 2006 | title =Fire destroys businesses in Foam Lake | url =https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fire-destroys-businesses-in-foam-lake-1.591068 | last =Foam Lake, SK | date= 2006-07-31 | title =Fire Canada | url =http://www.firecanada.ca/responses/2006/07/20060731-foamlake/ == Demographics ==

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Foam Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. == Sports and recreation ==

Quill Lakes International Bird Area north-west of Foam Lake attracts bird watchers from all over the world.{{Cite web | title =Quill Lakes International Bird Area | url =http://www.quill-lakes-bird-area.com/pdf/FoamLake.pdf == Foam Lake Flyers ==

The Foam Lake Flyers of the amateur senior men's Long Lake Hockey League play at the Foam Lake Recreation Centre. They have been in existence since the 1940s. Many notable players and coaches have been a part of this team. Frank "Buzz" Boll coached the team for a few years in the late 1940s. He was a former National Hockey League player. Former Flyers also include Hockey Hall of Fame honoured member Bernie Federko, Canadian Olympian Ted Hargreaves, and many former junior stars including the Washington Capitals draft pick Jeff Lucky. == Education ==

Foam Lake Elementary School and Foam Lake Composite High School are in the Horizon School Division No. 205.{{Cite web | title =Horizon School Division #205 - Foam Lake Schools | url =https://www.horizonsd.ca/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1130527&type=d&pREC_ID=1384598 == Notable people ==

• Bernie Federko, professional ice hockey player. • Pat Elynuik, professional ice hockey player. • Dennis Polonich, professional ice hockey player. • Tania Miller, youngest and first female conductor of a major Canadian Symphony Orchestra.{{Cite web | last =Tania Miller | title =The Canadian Encyclopedia | url =http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/emc/tania-miller • Bryan Bjarnason represented Kelvington from 1964 to 1969 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. Served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II == See also ==