Coronach sits in southern Saskatchewan, close to the Canadian border with the United States. The Canadian Pacific Railway founded the town in 1926 and named it after Coronach, the horse that had just won The Derby in England that year. The town was officially incorporated in 1928.
For decades the population stayed at around 300. That changed about 1974, when the town learned it would receive the Poplar River Power Project. Many new residents arrived to build and run the power plant, whose tall smoke stack can be seen above the town from a distance. The project also brought the Coronach Coal Mine, which supplies coal to the plant. The mine has had several locations and a variety of owners, and Westmoreland Coal Company currently owns it.
Today the town has the Coronach Sportsplex, with its artificial ice rink, curling sheets and summer outdoor pool, along with baseball diamonds, a nine-hole golf course and several campgrounds. The Coronach Museum, established in 1987, tells the story of the district's founding, settlement and development from 1900. The town is also a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Coronach, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.