Wilcox−Avonlea

The Wilcox/Avonlea area is a sparsely populated rural area in Southeastern Saskatchewan south of the province's capital city, Regina, that includes the small towns of Milestone, Avonlea, and Wilcox.

Understand
The Milestone/Wilcox/Avonlea are small towns in a sparsely populated rural area south of Regina near the Dirt Hills. It's most notable for being an area that most drivers pass through between the U.S. border and Regina. This article includes the following communities:
 * Avonlea – population 390, located between the Avonlea Creek Valley and the Dirt Hills and has outdoor recreation opportunities.
 * Claybank – named from the rich clay deposits found in the area and home to the Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site.
 * Corinne – small settlement located at the intersection of Highways 6 and 39.
 * Milestone – population 700; the largest town in the area.
 * Rouleau – population 450; the filming location of the popular Canadian sitcom Corner Gas, depicting the fictitious town of Dog River.
 * Wilcox – population 265; home to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, a Catholic boarding school for students in grades 9-12, as well as the Notre Dame Hounds junior-level ice hockey team, which has numerous alumni that have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.

Get in
Highways 6 and 39 are the main highways in the area and intersect at Corinne, about 30 minutes of Regina; Highway 39 runs diagonally from northwest to southeast and connects Saskatchewan's busiest U.S. border crossing at North Portal, while Highway 6 runs north-south and connects Regina with the U.S. border at Regway. Wilcox and Milestone are about 10 minutes northwest and southeast of Corinne respectively on Highway 39, while Avonlea is about 15 minutes west of Corinne on Highway 334.

Get around
This is a rural area so you will need a private car.