Country Canada Time zone UTC (UTC-6) Area 882.7 km² Local time Friday 4:20 PM | Rural Municipality December 9, 1912 Website www.rmedenwold.ca Population 3,611 (2006) Province Saskatchewan | |
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Edenwold No. 158, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 3,611 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada on the Trans Canada Highway. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912. Other localities in the area include Balgonie, Copper Sand Trailer Park, Dreghorn, Edenwold, Emerald Park, Franksburg, Frankslake, Jameson,
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Map of Edenwold No. 158, SK, Canada
Kathrintal Colony, Milaty, Pilot Butte, Poplar Park, Richardson, Seitzville, White City, and Zehner. Austrian settlers to the area named it
'Eden' is German for the Garden of Eden, and 'wald' is forest.
In this area, the Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides) and Sprague's Pipit (Anthus spragueii)are both threatened species that are being watched by conservationists.
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.
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