Property for Sale in McLean:

For further information regarding lots, housing or business, please contact the Village of McLean office.
Phone: (306) 699-7279 (Thursdays and Fridays only)
FAX: (306) 699-2347
E-mail: villageofmclean@sasktel.net

How McLean Got it's Name:

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In 1883 the Canadian Pacific Railway named McLean after one of its employees, William J. McLean. It was prior to the completion of the railroad track in this area when the CPR hired over 300 men to obtain sand from the hills near the town site for use on the railway bed. Later, Mr. McLean was in command of the Hudson's Bay Company trading posts at Fort Qu'Appelle, Ile a la Crosse and Fort Pitt. It was at Fort Pitt in 1885 that Mr. McLean distinguished himself during the Northwest Rebellion, allowing himself and his family to be taken hostage by Big Bear's band, in order that the Northwest Mounted Police detachment might escape. The McLean family remained prisoners for many weeks before they were able to escape. Mr. McLean later served as an inspector for the Department of Indian Affairs. It is for this brave Saskatchewan pioneer that our village is named.