Place:Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada

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NameVal Marie
Alt namesVal-Mariesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCommunity
Coordinates49.25°N 107.733°W
Located inSaskatchewan, Canada
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Val Marie (2021 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17 and Census Division 4. It is about 30 kilometres from the Canada-United States border.

Considered the gateway to the Grasslands National Park, Val Marie's economy is largely based on wheat farming, ranching, and tourism. Some natural gas has been found nearby. Employment includes agriculture, federal government (Grasslands National Park and Canadian Border Services), tourism (hotel and accommodation, restaurant, retail, etc) and a significant natural gas compressor relay station at the Montana border.

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