Wakaw

Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River.

[3] The town was home to Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and his first wife Edna Brower.

It was located on Section 30, Township 42, Range 26, west of the 2nd Meridian, land donated to the town by Anthony Goller who immigrated to Canada in 1902.

[4] There are about 800 cabins at nearby Wakaw Lake, some of which are occupied year round.

[5] Businesses in Wakaw include grocery stores, a pharmacy, restaurants, insurance agencies, and six places of worship.

Small wooden shack, painted white, with sign "J.G. Diefenbaker Law Office 1919–1925
Re-creation of Diefenbaker's first office, Wakaw
Canadian National 6208 RDC2 at Wakaw, 1950-1970
1st Street South
Wakaw Post Office building in 2009