Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch No. 42
Willow Bunch No. 42 (2006 Population 407 ) is a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada encompassing 1,047.80 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality includes the hamlets of Lisieux, and Scout Lake. The rural municipality maintains its office in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan.[1] The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of highways in its area. As well, the municipality provides policing, fire protection and municipal governance for the rural district, with a reeve as its administrator. A 2-Volume history book of Rural Municipality was published in 1998.[2]
Statistics
Communities
List of communities within the municipality.
Towns;
- Willow Bunch, Seat of municipality.
Hamlets;
- Grand Valley
- Gye
- Lisieux
- Little Woody
- Saint Victor, dissolved as a village February 26, 2003.
- Scout Lake
- Twin Valley
Heritage Properties
There are two historical building located within the rural municipality:
- Grand Valley Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1916, in Grand Valley, Saskatchewan.[4]
Transportation
The Willow Bunch Airport was an airport located within the municipality. The airport closed in 2009.
The rural municipality is a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.[5]
References
- ↑ Saskatchewan Municipal Database
- ↑ Sask Biz
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- ↑ Grand Valley Church
- ↑ Fife Lake Railway Project Best Practice Report
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