Broadview's story is tied closely to the railway. In 1882 it was the western end of the Canadian Pacific Railway line, and it later became a major divisional point for the CPR on the route between Regina and Winnipeg. The original rail grade was abandoned in favour of a better one, and a historical marker now commemorates the old track. In 1925 the time zone changed at Broadview, from Central Standard Time to Mountain Standard Time. The CPR station building was declared a historic railway station in 1992.
The North-West Mounted Police set up a divisional post here in 1885, the same year Broadview School #5 was established. Many rural one-room schools followed in the surrounding district, among them Meadow Lea, Forest Farm, Spring Lake and Highland.
Broadview's best-known resident may be Sergeant Bill, a goat from the town that served as mascot of the 5th Battalion, CEF, in the First World War. He received a decoration, and he now rests in the Broadview Historical Museum, which opened on July 15, 1972. The museum also holds the preserved Highland One Room Schoolhouse, a reconstructed sod house, the Delorme family's log cabin, and Cree and settler artifacts, photos and documents. Today agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Broadview, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.