Chester No. 125 is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 in south-eastern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 encompassing 837.08 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains it's office in Glenavon, Saskatchewan

Glenavon, Saskatchewan

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 . The communities of Glenavon

Glenavon, Saskatchewan

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, Windthorst

Windthorst, Saskatchewan

Windthorst is a community in Saskatchewan....

, Peebles

Peebles, Saskatchewan

Peebles is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 20 in the Canada 2006 Census....

 and Baring

Baring, Saskatchewan

Baring is a hamlet in Saskatchewan. It is located South East of Grenfell, Saskatchewan just off Highway 47....

 are within the rural municipality. The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of highways in its area. As well, the municipality provides policing, fire protection and municipal governance for the rural district, with a reeve as its administrator.

Statistics

Heritage Properties

There is one designated heritage building located within the rural municipality:

• Clemence Schmitz Residence - The residence was constructed by Peter Schmitz who homesteaded in the area north west of Windthorst.
  Windthorst, Saskatchewan
  Windthorst is a community in Saskatchewan....
  
  in 1903. The residence include a small chapel. The building is currently being converted into a museum.