Rural Municipality of Senlac No. 411

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The Rural Municipality of Senlac No. 411 (2016 population: Template:Nts) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 13 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Alberta boundary.

History

The RM of Senlac No. 411 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]

Geography

The RM of Senlac is located along the western border of Saskatchewan in a region called the Prairie Pothole Region of North America, which extends throughout three Canadian provinces and five U.S. states. It is also within Palliser's Triangle and the Great Plains ecoregion. The RM is characterised by potholes, small lakes, rolling hills, and grasslands. Along the very northern edge of the RM are the Manitou Sand Hills.[3]

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Lakes and rivers

The following is a list of notable lakes and rivers in the RM:

  • Little Manitou Lake[4] (not to be confused with the Little Manitou Lake in the eastern part of Saskatchewan)
  • Suffern Lake
  • Freshwater Lake
  • Reflex Lakes
  • Drake Lake
  • Morse Lake
  • Devitt Lake
  • Eyehill Creek

Suffern Lake Regional Park

Suffern Lake Regional Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[5] was established in 1967 on Suffern Lake to commemorate the Canadian Centennial.[6] Suffern Lake was originally named Fish Lake but was renamed Suffern Lake after Jack Suffern, who was the forest ranger for the area from 1914 to 1945.[7] In 1975, a second section of the park was added on the north-west corner of Manitou Lake. In 2019, that section became its own regional park called Big Manitou Regional Park.[8]

The park has a campground with 56 campsites, golf course, volleyball court, horseshoe pits, and a bunnock court. The golf course, built in 2981, is a 9-hole, artificial greens course.[9] It is a par 33 with 2,438 yards.[10]

Demographics

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Government

The RM of Senlac No. 411 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[13] The reeve of the RM is Owen Mawbey while its administrator is Paulina Herle.[13] The RM's office is located in Senlac.[13]

Transportation

The following is a list of Saskatchewan highways in the RM:

See also

References

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