Broadview, Saskatchewan is a charming community nestled along Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, 155 kilometres east of Regina. Known for its agricultural economy, Broadview also serves as the administrative headquarters of the Rural Municipality of Elcapo No. 154.
Broadview's history dates back to 1885 when the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) established a divisional post in the area. The community is also known for its World War I mascot, Sergeant Bill, a goat from Broadview. After receiving a decoration, Sergeant Bill now resides in the Broadview Museum. The Broadview railway station, designated a historic railway station in 1992, is another testament to the town's rich history.
Broadview is situated in the Indian Head Plain of the Aspen Parkland ecoregion, within the Qu'Appelle plains of the Saskatchewan Plains physiographic region. The topographical area, known as Weed Hills, is characterized by lush rolling grasslands, poplar bluffs, and open sloughs. The bedrock geology belongs to the Mannville Group, a stratigraphical unit of Cretaceous age in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The Cowessess, Kahkewistahaw, Ochapowace Indian reserves are within 20 kilometres of Broadview. Highway 201 provides access to Bird's Point Recreation Site and Crooked Lake Provincial Park in the Qu'Appelle Valley.
Broadview experiences a humid continental climate with extreme seasonal temperatures. Summers are hot, and winters are cold, with average daily temperatures ranging from −14.2 °C in January to 18.1 °C in July. The highest temperature ever recorded was 41.1 °C on 21 June 1910 and 5 July 1937, while the coldest was −46.7 °C on 20 January 1943.
According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Broadview had a population of 541 living in 256 of its 298 total private dwellings, a slight decrease from its 2016 population of 552.
Broadview is conveniently located on Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, 155 kilometres east of Regina. The town was the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882 and later became a major divisional point for the CPR. The Canadian Pacific Railway station building was declared a historic railway station in 1992.
Broadview offers a variety of recreational activities. The Broadview Recreation Site, located 3 kilometres east of town along Highway 1, is a rest area with a picnic area and washrooms. Celebration Park features baseball diamonds, tennis courts, rodeo ground, horseshoe pits, and a children's playground. The town also boasts a natural ice-skating and hockey rink, Broadview Curling Club, and the nine-hole Broadview Golf Club.
The Broadview Historical Museum, opened on July 15, 1972, showcases the Highland One Room Schoolhouse, a reconstructed sod house, the Delorme family's one-room log cabin, and extensive indoor and outdoor installations of Cree and settler archives, artifacts, and war memorabilia, including Sergeant Bill, "Saskatchewan's most famous goat". The museum also houses agricultural, military, settler, and Cree history and heritage documents and photos, including genealogical resources.
