Beatty

Beatty (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs No. 429 and Census Division No. 15. The village is located approximately 13 km (8 mi) northwest of the City of Melfort. It is at the junction of Highway 3 and Highway 368. In 1925, Beatty was a Canadian National Railways (CNR) rail station on the Swan River - Prince Albert branch line. The area surrounding Beatty is predominantly farmland and the main source of employment is agriculture.
Like most small communities in Saskatchewan, sports centered around hockey. In 1948 the Beatty Memorial Rink was built by a group of local volunteers. After many years, this rink was condemned to be destroyed because of its structural integrity. The town rallied again and built a new rink. This rink served the town until 1993.
In 1985 the Beatty Barons Senior Men's hockey team won the provincial championships. The town of Beatty fielded pre-novice and novice hockey teams until 1993. The rink was also used for community skating and hosting hockey tournaments.
Due to a financial issue which came to a head in 1993, the rink was sold to the town of Rocanville. The town of Rocanville had the rink taken apart piece by piece and moved 423 km away.
==Teams==
*Beatty (Hi-Way Hockey League, 1964-65)
*Beatty Barons 
==Arenas==
*Beatty Memorial Rink (1948-?
*Rocanville Skating Rink (?-1993)
Category:Saskatchewan towns