Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada
E186601
Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada is a small rural village in southwestern Saskatchewan best known as the birthplace of Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier and as a gateway community to Grasslands National Park.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Val Marie, Saskatchewan | 1 |
| Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1642564 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada Context triple: [Bryan Trottier, placeOfBirth, Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada]
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A.
Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Cardston, Alberta, Canada is a small town in southern Alberta known for its historic Latter-day Saint temple and as the birthplace of actress Fay Wray.
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B.
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada is a small rural town best known as the birthplace of legendary Canadian ice hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser.
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C.
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada is the capital city of the province of Saskatchewan, known as a major cultural and economic center on the Canadian Prairies.
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D.
Red Deer
Red Deer is a mid-sized Canadian city in central Alberta known as a regional hub for agriculture, industry, and commerce between Calgary and Edmonton.
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E.
Swift Current
Swift Current is a small city in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, known as a regional service and agricultural center along the Trans-Canada Highway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada Target entity description: Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada is a small rural village in southwestern Saskatchewan best known as the birthplace of Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier and as a gateway community to Grasslands National Park.
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A.
Cardston, Alberta, Canada
Cardston, Alberta, Canada is a small town in southern Alberta known for its historic Latter-day Saint temple and as the birthplace of actress Fay Wray.
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B.
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada is a small rural town best known as the birthplace of legendary Canadian ice hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser.
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C.
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada is the capital city of the province of Saskatchewan, known as a major cultural and economic center on the Canadian Prairies.
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D.
Red Deer
Red Deer is a mid-sized Canadian city in central Alberta known as a regional hub for agriculture, industry, and commerce between Calgary and Edmonton.
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E.
Swift Current
Swift Current is a small city in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, known as a regional service and agricultural center along the Trans-Canada Highway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| areaCode |
306
ⓘ
639 ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Bryan Trottier ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicSector | tourism related to Grasslands National Park ⓘ |
| gatewayTo | Grasslands National Park ⓘ |
| governingBody | Village Council of Val Marie ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
churches
ⓘ
gas station ⓘ hockey rink ⓘ hotel ⓘ restaurant ⓘ school ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dark-sky viewing opportunities
ⓘ
prairie landscape ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Francophone settlement history ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Grasslands National Park ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of Bryan Trottier
ⓘ
gateway community to Grasslands National Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17
ⓘ
southwestern Canada ⓘ southwestern Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Frenchman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalStatus | village ⓘ |
| near |
Grasslands National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Grasslands National Park West Block
|
| nearestCity |
Swift Current
ⓘ
surface form:
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
|
| notablePerson | Bryan Trottier ⓘ |
| population | fewer than 200 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | S0N ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
dryland farming
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ |
| province | Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| region | Prairies ⓘ |
| sportsCulture | ice hockey ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| transportation |
accessible by Highway 18
ⓘ
accessible by Highway 4 ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | UTC−06:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada Description of subject: Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada is a small rural village in southwestern Saskatchewan best known as the birthplace of Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier and as a gateway community to Grasslands National Park.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Val Marie, Saskatchewan