Country Canada Time zone UTC (UTC-6) Local time Friday 5:11 PM Province Saskatchewan | Rural Municipality January 1, 1913 Area 605.1 km² Population 333 (2006) Area code 306 | |
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Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 333 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Residents also belong to SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan. The RM was incorporated January 1, 1913. No localities in this RM. The town of Whitewood has its own municipal governing body. The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), an endangered animal, makes its home in this area, and the Monarch (Danaus plexippus) is also monitored in this area by conservationists.
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Map of Willowdale No. 153, SK, Canada
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.
Heritage
New Finland is a Finnish speaking block settlement locates within the RM. The St. John's New Finland Lutheran Church, with an active congregation, was officially declared a municipal heritage property on May 4, 2007. The church building was built in 1907, and then the community moved it in 1934 by steam engine to the present location five miles south of the original construction site. This ardous undertaking necessitated sawing the church in half.