Lafleche is a small town in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Wood River No.

It is situated on the south bank of Lafleche Creek, which is a tributary of Wood River.

[4] The village of Buffalo Head started to form one and a half miles east of the present townsite with the arrival of settlers in 1905.

When the Canadian Pacific Railway line came through in 1913 lots were divided and businesses were quickly established.

Since the rail line did not pass through the hamlet, the houses of the hamlet were moved to the new site on the southeast quarter of Section 2, Township 9, Range 5, and soon another village with spacious streets and avenues sprung up and developed rapidly.

By 1913 there was the following businesses, Square Deal Store, Harness, Palace Livery, Beaver Lumber, Coal, Lafleche Cafe, Murphy's Pool Hall, Metropole Hotel, The Western Trading Co., Lafleche Meat Market, City Dray, City Garage, City Restaurant and Bakery, Glenholm Farm, Chopping, The Lafleche Blacksmith.

Two other private millinery stores were opened, one which became a regular was called Ladies Ready-to-Wear.

In 1927 or 1928 a Men's Ready-to-Wear store was opened by Lawrence Lazure, next to the Globe Theatre.

In 1937 after eight consecutive crop failures, the once prosperous Lafleche district was near rock bottom.

In dire need of credit, farmers and small businessmen found the bank and other financial institutions had no confidence in their ability to repay.

Within a year the people of Lafleche launched the first rural community credit union in the province.

In 1947 Saskatchewan Power signed an agreement with Lafleche to supply electrical energy.

Many of the buildings were built of lumber and with unsafe heating furnaces, many fires were reported.

Lafleche did not have very good fire preventive measures, with only two teams of horses and two water tanks.

In 1954 vapour lights were installed by Saskatchewan Power Corporation and in 1956 the town received water and sewer service.

As a tribute to Saskatchewan's 60th anniversary the town of Lafleche built self-contained housing units for senior citizens.

On October 24, 1977 the Wheatland Lodge was opened as an eighteen suite, senior citizen low rental housing building.

Construction of the Roman Catholic church was also begun in 1913 with Father Emile Dubois arriving in 1914.

He actively helped pioneers establish themselves in the vicinity and within five years the population increased from 300 to 600.

In 1915 the Sisters of the Holy Cross arrived and in the winter of 1916 and 1917 a convent with a school for boys and girls was completed.

[6][12] From 1909 until the railway came, mail was delivered to Lafleche by horse and buggy or sleigh from different points on the main line.

The closing of the Lafleche branch corresponded with changes that were occurring in Montreal at the time.

In 1937, after eight consecutive crop failures, Lafleche's district was hitting a financial low.

Banks did not have faith in farmers and small businesses to repay loans, so a few local residents explored the idea of a credit union.

It operated from dark until eleven o'clock, Monday and Tuesday mornings and also by special arrangements for dances.

He was truly a pioneer doctor, for her travelled many miles in a wide area surrounding Lafleche to meet people's needs.

He purchased a snow-plane during the thirties with speeds up to fifty miles an hour to reach more people in less time.

He sold the original building in 1942, and moved it into the Liquor Board Store, which has housed the Lafleche Pharmacy since.

Mrs. Boyd ran a licensed nursing home for close to fifteen years.

Mrs. William Klein the matron at the hospital before Mrs. Boyd and was sometimes called upon to help assist in operations.