South Qu'appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 1,066 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated August 6, 1884. Other localities in the area include Avonhurst, Edgeley, McLean, and Qu'Appelle The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area.
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth.
Video Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157
Statistics
Maps Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157
Area statistics
- Lat 50.538333°
- Long -103.996389°
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
References
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
- Map of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 at Statcan
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