History
The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) set up a divisional post in Broadview in 1885. Sergeant Bill, a goat from Broadview served as the mascot for the 5th Battalion, CEF, during World War I. The goat received a decoration, and after its passing resides now in the Broadview Museum. The Broadview railway station was designated a historic railway station in 1992.
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