Lomond No. 37, Saskatchewan
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Lomond No. 37 is a rural municipality
in south-eastern Saskatchewan
, Canada
south of Weyburn
.
The two principal industries in Lomond are agriculture
and petroleum
production.
Lomond contains two small communities; the municipal office is located in the village of Goodwater
, and the former village of Colgate.
Seven miles north of Goodwater is a Carbon Dioxide injection plant operated by EnCana Corporation
.
Long Creek, Roughbark Creek and Jewell Creek all flow through Lomond and eventually all three flow into the Souris River
.
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...
south of Weyburn
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Weyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is north of the border with the United States. The name is reputedly a corruption of the Scottish "wee burn," referring to a small creek. The city is...
.
The two principal industries in Lomond are agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
production.
Lomond contains two small communities; the municipal office is located in the village of Goodwater
Goodwater, Saskatchewan
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, and the former village of Colgate.
Seven miles north of Goodwater is a Carbon Dioxide injection plant operated by EnCana Corporation
EnCana Corporation
Encana Corporation is one of North America's largest natural gas producers, with about 95 percent of its production being natural gas. Its strategy is to be the lowest-cost, highest-growth senior natural gas producer in North America. The company produced approximately of natural gas in 2010.The...
.
Long Creek, Roughbark Creek and Jewell Creek all flow through Lomond and eventually all three flow into the Souris River
Souris River
The Souris River or Mouse River is a river in central North America. It is about 700 km in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Marshes north of Weyburn, Saskatchewan...
.