Caron began in 1882 as a Canadian Pacific Railway siding. It was named after Sir Adolphe Caron, who was then Canada's Minister for Militia and Defence. The hamlet sits on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway, 26 kilometres west of Moose Jaw, along the course of Thunder Creek.
A short distance to the north-east, about three kilometres away, was RCAF Station Caron, which was associated with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. That former air station is now the community of Caronport, whose name joins "Caron" and "airport." No trace of the old runways or taxiways remains, and the airfield is closed to all traffic. Some of the station's buildings are now owned by the Briercrest Family of Schools.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Caron, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.