WELCOME TO THE VILLAGE OF VANSCOYWe hope our website will provide you with the information you need.If you have any questions please for more information. Located SW 1/4 Section 17 – 35 – 7Named after a family from Iowa – the VanScoysThe Village was incorporated in 1918 with the first Overseer being Ole LoraasVanscoy Telephone Company was organized and built in 1910Electricity came to the Village in 1930Natural Gas was installed in 1954 – population was 125Population was increasing in 1972 – with 245 people, due to the development of two potash mines in the areaAlso in 1972, the water treatment plant was installed with water being supplied by the Saskatchewan Water Board with 72 water connectionsWith the development of another block of land, population in 1977 was 330 with 120 water connectionsStreets were paved in 1979 at the cost of $66,000 more... See more text