Clemenceau is a hamlet on the Canadian National Railway, about 27 kilometres south of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. It takes its name from Georges Clemenceau, the French physician, journalist and statesman.
Lumber was the heart of the community's early economy. By 1929 Clemenceau had become one of the largest shipping points in the province for railcar lots of lumber. A forest fire in 1942 seriously damaged forestry in the area, and the industry never again held the same place.
After the Second World War, Clemenceau took on a new role. In 1950 it was named one of nine provincial land settlement projects, and it served mainly as a resettlement block for farmers. A federal grain elevator still stands beside the railway, a reminder of that farming era.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Clemenceau, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.