Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan
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Longlaketon No. 219 is a rural municipality
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
encompassing 1,024.61 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains its office in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan
. 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.
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 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....
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encompassing 1,024.61 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains its office in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan
Earl Grey, Saskatchewan
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. 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.
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Heritage Properties
There are three historical site located within the rural municipality:- Eddy School No. 1846 - Constructed in 1922, the site contains a one room school house that served as a school from 1922–1936, 1943-1957. The school is located near Earl GreyEarl Grey, Saskatchewan-External links:* * *...
. - Longlaketon United Church (also called the Longlaketon Presbyterian Church) - Constructed in 1886, the building is now used as the Longlaketon Community Hall. Church services were held from 1886 to 1969.
- Zion (North Southey) Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1926, by immigrants from the imperial Austrian Empire, the church provides services in German until the 1960s.