The Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southern portion of the province adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Valley County and

Daniels County Daniels County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 1,661. Its county seat is Scobey, Montana, Scobey. It is on Montana's north border, and ...

in Montana.

History

The RM of Old Post No. 43 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1967. ;Heritage properties There is one heritage building located within the RM. *''Elm Springs Roumanian Orthodox Church'' - Constructed in 1926, the church is in the Elma Springs area. Originally constructed by Roumanian immigrants and originally called the ''Ascension of Our Lord Church'' it played an important role in the community. Today it is only used for a few services per year.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following

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are surrounded by the RM. ; Villages * Wood Mountain The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Canopus * Elm Springs * Killdeer * Lonesome Butte * Macworth * Quantock * Strathallen *

West Poplar West Poplar is the name given to the Canadian side of a border crossing on the Saskatchewan and Montana border. It is located about three and a half hours southwest of Regina, Saskatchewan. The international border crosses into Valley County, Mo ...

* Willowvale

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Old Post No. 43 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 Old Post No. 43 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.

Attractions

* Wood Mountain Community Pool * Wood Mountain Regional Park * Wood Mountain Rodeo & Ranching Museum (located at the regional park) *

Wood Mountain Post Historic Park Wood Mountain Post Provincial Park is a 5.48-hectare historical provincial park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The site was designated an historic site in the 1960s and became a provincial park in 1986. Originally, it was the l ...

;Events * Wood Mountain Stampede, located at Wood Mountain Regional Park, is oldest continuous annual

rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working va ...

in Canada. It has run since 1890. * Wood Mountain Farmers Market * Wood Mountain Trade Fair

Government

The RM of Old Post No. 43 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The

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position is vacant while the RM's administrator is Vickie Greffard. The RM's office is located in Wood Mountain.

Transportation

The RM is a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.Fife Lake Railway Project Best Practice Report
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References

{{SKDivision3 * O Division No. 3, Saskatchewan