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Vanscoy No. 345, Saskatchewan
The Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and Division No. 5. Located in the central portion of the province, it is southwest of the city of Saskatoon. History The RM of Richland No. 345 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. Its name was changed to the RM of Loganton No. 345 on October 16, 1909 and then renamed again to the RM of Vanscoy No. 345 on April 16, 1934. Geography The boundaries of the RM of Vanscoy No. 345 extend to the north and northwest by the RM of Corman Park No. 344, to the west side of the South Saskatchewan River, to the south by the RM of Montrose No. 315, and to the west by the RM of Perdue No. 346. To the north used to be the RM of Park No. 375, which was disorganised on December 31, 1969 and assumed by the RM of Corman Park No. 344. Communities and localities The following urban munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rural Municipalities In Saskatchewan
A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations by ministerial order via section 49 of ''The Municipalities Act''. Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, which are located in the central and southern portions of the province. They had a cumulative population of and an average population of in the 2016 Census of Population. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest rural municipalities are the RM of Corman Park No. 344 and the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 with populations of 8,568 and 72 respectively. The northern half of the province does not lie within any rural municipality, but is rather administered by the provincial government through the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. List Former rural municipalities See also *List of communities in Saskatchewan * List of municipal districts in Alberta *List of municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 306 And 639
Area codes 306, 639, and 474 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the entire Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Area code 306 is the original area code, and area codes 639 and 474 were added to create an overlay plan for the entire province. The incumbent local exchange carrier is SaskTel. Area code 306 is one of the original North American area codes, which were assigned in 1947 in the contiguous United States and the nine provinces then in Canada. By the mid-2000s, area code 306 was on the brink of exhaustion because of demand for telecommunication services from the proliferation of cell phones and other mobile devices requiring unique telephone numbers, particularly in Regina and Saskatoon. The shortage was exacerbated by Canada's inefficient system of number allocation. All competitive local exchange carriers in Canada are allocated exclusive access to at least one three-digit prefix, each with 10,000 numbers each, for every rate centre in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asquith Station, Saskatchewan
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last Liberal prime minister to command a majority government, and the most recent Liberal to have served as Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition. He played a major role in the design and passage of Liberal welfare reforms, major liberal legislation and a reduction of the power of the House of Lords. In August 1914, Asquith took British entry into World War I, Great Britain and the British Empire into the First World War. During 1915, his government was vigorously attacked for a shortage of munitions and the failure of the Gallipoli Campaign. He formed a coalition government with other parties but failed to satisfy critics, was forced to resign in December 1916 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
