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The RM of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.
Arlington Beach House
Arlington Beach House was one of the first hotels built in Saskatchewan and was one of the first buildings constructed along Last Mountain Lake. This once luxury hotel was built in 1910 at Arlington Beach, Saskatchewan by the William Pearson Land Company as their centre of operations in Saskatchewan. It was a popular vacation destination for people all across central Saskatchewan.
Towns
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Origin and use
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Duval
Duval is a surname, literally translating from French language, French to English language, English as "of the valley". It derives from the Normans, Norman "Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls, Deav ...
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
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Organized hamlet
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Last Mountain is a hilly plateau mostly within the south-east corner of the RM of Last Mountain Valley. A portion of the southern slope is in the RM of McKillop and a portion of the eastern slope is in the RM of Longlaketon. Duval is the closest community, directly to the west, and
Strasbourg
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, to the south-west, is the closest town.
The Legend of Last Mountain is a
Plains Indians
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legend on the creation of Last Mountain. It states that after the Great Chief finished building all the hills on the prairies there was left-over dirt, which he used to create Last Mountain. That was the last thing he built and the neighbouring lake, Last Mountain Lake, was the last lake to be filled.
That legend was first published by William Pearson Publishing Company Ltd. Of Winnipeg c. 1911. It was an exert from a pamphlet called "Last Mountain Lake Saskatchewan's Summer Resort".
Last Mountain Regional Park
Last Mountain Regional Park () is a regional park at the far north-west corner of the RM within the
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary
Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary is a National Historic Site of Canada, located in the rural municipality of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 in Saskatchewan. The migratory bird sanctuary was the first established in North America. The ar ...
, along the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake. Founded in 1963, it is one of Saskatchewan's oldest regional parks. It is located about west of Govan, off
Highway 20
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Ramsar site
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*** Permanent 8 ha (P)
*** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts)
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2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
The RM of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The
reeve
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of the RM is Allan Magel while its administrator is Kelly Holbrook. The RM's office is located in Govan.
Canadian Pacific Railway
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