Indian Head No. 156, Saskatchewan
Encyclopedia
The Rural Municipality of Indian Head No. 156 is a rural municipality
in the Canadian
province
of Saskatchewan
. Indian Head No. 156 is located in South East Saskatchewan, in SARM division 1.
.
The first settlers moved into the district in 1882. Indian Head was established as a town in 1902, and was said to be the largest point of initial shipment of wheat
in the world.
Indian Head has had many firsts in its history - the water
and sewer system
has long been the pride of Indian Head citizens. The water
and sewer system
was originally installed about 80 years ago. The water
is the best in the country
. It comes from the Squirrel Hills and flows by gravity for about 10 km into town. In 1978 our sewage lagoon was enlarged and upgraded and should take care of our needs for the foreseeable future.
The town had the first rural dial telephone
service in the province and was one of the first to have direct long distance calling.
The town had a power plant built and electricity
installed throughout the town in 1906. Natural gas
was installed in the town in 1960 and has proved very beneficial.
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 the Canadian
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...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of 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....
. Indian Head No. 156 is located in South East Saskatchewan, in SARM division 1.
Communities
These self-governing communities are located within the geographical borders of Indian Head No. 156, but are technically not part of it.- Indian HeadIndian Head, SaskatchewanIndian Head is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada, east of Regina. The town is directly north of the Trans-Canada Highway. The town is known for its federally-operated Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration experimental farm and tree nursery that produces seedlings for shelter...
- KatepwaKatepwa, SaskatchewanThe Resort Village of Katepwa operates as the centre of the District of Katepwa, which includes many of the cottages that can be found along Katepwa Lake in . The Resort Village is home to a Hotel and Restaurant, cottages and log cabins to rent, and a general store just off the beach, complete...
(part) - SintalutaSintaluta, SaskatchewanSintaluta is a small town in Indian Head, SK Rural Municipality No. 156. The current population of Sintaluta is approximately 98 people Sintaluta is a small town in Indian Head, SK Rural Municipality No. 156. The current population of Sintaluta is approximately 98 people Sintaluta is a small town...
History
Before 1905, Indian Head would have been part of the North West TerritoriesTerritorial evolution of Canada
The federation of Canada was created in 1867 when three colonies of British North America were united. One of these colonies split into two new provinces, three other colonies joined later...
.
The first settlers moved into the district in 1882. Indian Head was established as a town in 1902, and was said to be the largest point of initial shipment of wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
in the world.
Indian Head has had many firsts in its history - the water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
and sewer system
Sanitary sewer
A sanitary sewer is a separate underground carriage system specifically for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings to treatment or disposal. Sanitary sewers serving industrial areas also carry industrial wastewater...
has long been the pride of Indian Head citizens. The water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
and sewer system
Sanitary sewer
A sanitary sewer is a separate underground carriage system specifically for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings to treatment or disposal. Sanitary sewers serving industrial areas also carry industrial wastewater...
was originally installed about 80 years ago. The water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
is the best in the country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
. It comes from the Squirrel Hills and flows by gravity for about 10 km into town. In 1978 our sewage lagoon was enlarged and upgraded and should take care of our needs for the foreseeable future.
The town had the first rural dial telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
service in the province and was one of the first to have direct long distance calling.
The town had a power plant built and electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
installed throughout the town in 1906. Natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
was installed in the town in 1960 and has proved very beneficial.
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