Melville (Saskatchewan)

Melville is a city of 4,500 people (2016) in East Central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the smallest city in Saskatchewan by population.

Understand
Melville was named for Charles Melville Hays, who was the president of the Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Hays was on board the RMS Titanic and perished when it sank.

By car
Melville is northeast of Regina on Highway 10. Melville's connections by road to other communities include Saskatchewan 15 and 47, the closest major centre to Melville is the city of Yorkton, to the northeast.

By rail

 * Operates The Canadian between Toronto and Vancouver with stops in both directions in medium to large cities and tourist destinations such as Sudbury, Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, and Kamloops.
 * Operates The Canadian between Toronto and Vancouver with stops in both directions in medium to large cities and tourist destinations such as Sudbury, Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, and Kamloops.

By plane
Melville Municipal Airport for private aircraft is 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of the city.

Do

 * Melville Game Preserve

Go next
Yorkton is northwest of Melville.