The Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 1.

History

The RM of Lipton No. 217 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911. ;Heritage properties There are three historical sites located within the RM. *''Hayward School'' – Constructed in 1904–1952, the site contains a one-room school house and barns. *''Lipton Jewish Cemetery'' – Established in 1902, the cemetery is the resting place for early Jewish immigrants. *''Tomecko House'' – Constructed in 1917–18, by Mr. Stephen Tomecko, the house served as a gathering place for dances after harvest.

Fort Qu'Appelle-Touchwood Hills Trail

A section of the Carlton Trail from the

Touchwood Hills Touchwood Hills are a range of hills located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The hills are composed of the "Big" Touchwood Hills and the Little Touchwood Hills. Together they are referred to as the Touchwood Uplands. The hills are i ...

to the

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in Qu'Appelle Valley was called the ''Fort Qu'Appelle-Touchwood Hills Trail'' and a portion of it passed through the RM of Lipton No. 217. The route was used regularly by traders, settlers, Métis, and First Nations from the 1850s until 1890 when the railway came through the area. The Dominion Telegraph line was built alongside the trail. In 1885 General

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used this trail with his column of militia en route to Batoche, Saskatchewan during the

North-West Rebellion The North-West Rebellion (french: Rébellion du Nord-Ouest), also known as the North-West Resistance, was a resistance by the Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and Assiniboine of the District of S ...

. After the completion of the railway, the trail continued to be used by locals. Eventually, though, with the introduction of the automobile, the trail, and many others like it, fell into disuse and were often ploughed over. A section of the Fort Qu'Appelle-Touchwood Hills Trail is commemorated as a historic site alongside Highway 35 north of the town of

Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Qu'Appelle is a town in Canadian province of Saskatchewan located in the Qu'Appelle River valley north-east of Regina, between Echo and Mission Lakes of the Fishing Lakes. It is not to be confused with the once-significant nearby t ...

in the RM of Lipton No. 217. The site has a cairn and is in size. Ruts from the Red River carts can still be seen in the prairie grass by the site.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ; Villages It also surrounds the Village of Dysart.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Lipton No. 217 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 Lipton No. 217 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 Lipton No. 217 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Tuesday of every month. The

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of the RM is Corey Senft while its administrator is Frank Kosa. The RM's office is located in Lipton.

References

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* Division No. 6, Saskatchewan