MAY’S OUTINGS - GRASSLANDS ADVENTURE - SPECIAL - ORKNEY SK
Orkney is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1924 when the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed its branch line to Val Marie, it was incorporated as a village in June 1928. Orkney is 10 miles from the Canada-United States border. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 4 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Townsite from the Highway on a very soggy day!
St. Mary's Anglican Church was constructed in 1927
Stained Glass Windows at the back side of St. Mary's Anglican Church
Front Entrance of St. Mary's Anglican Church
Orkney’s Grain Elevator
One of the little houses that is still standing on the townsite
Marne-Orkney School - District #4043 - 1926 to 1970 - RM #17 - NW 23-2-15 - Block B&C
An abandoned brick schoolhouse still stands in Orkney. Orkney residents are bused to Frontier or Val Marie. Both villages cover kindergarten through grade 12 through the Chinook School Division.
