Rural Municipality of Waverley No. 44

Waverley No. 44
Coordinates: 49°15′42″N 106°36′43″W / 49.26167°N 106.61194°W / 49.26167; -106.61194
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality February 1, 1913
Area
  Land 1,429.30 km2 (551.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 422
  Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC (UTC-6)
Waverley No. 44
RM of Waverley No. 44, Saskatchewan

This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Waverley (disambiguation)

Waverley No. 44 is a rural municipality of 422 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated February 1, 1913.[1] Other urban municipalities in the area include Fir Mountain, Glentworth, and Wood Mountain.[2] The southern part of the rural municipality, along the United States border, contains most of the eastern portion ("East Block") of Grasslands National Park. The southern boundary of the RM is the United States border with Valley County, Montana.

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, 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.
Tecumseh No. 65 [3]

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References

  1. "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original ( Scholar search) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-26
  2. Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-26
  3. Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.

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