McLeod No. 185, Saskatchewan
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McLeod No. 185 is a rural municipality
in south-eastern Saskatchewan
, Canada
encompassing 886.60 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains its office in Neudorf, 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 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....
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encompassing 886.60 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains its office in Neudorf, Saskatchewan
Neudorf, Saskatchewan
-Notables:* Henry Taube - Won Nobel Prize in Chemistry.* Percy Saltzman - First Weatherman in Canada* Doreen Kimura - Professor Simon Fraser University, winner of the Kistler Prize* Ed Litzenberger - NHL hockey player-References:...
. 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 building located within the rural municipality:- Pheasant Forks Heritage Site - In Pheasant Forks the site consists of a school and a church. The church (originally called the Zion Methodist Church or Pheasant Forks Church) was constructed in 1905 by Primitive Methodist Colonists and remained in service until 1963. The four room school was constructed in 1920.
- Weissenberg School - Constructed in 1900 the one room school was the first separate (Catholic public school) in Saskatchewan. The school remained in service until 1964. It was originally called the Weissenberg Roman Catholic Public School; Weissenberg Separate School; and eventually the Weissenberg Teacherage.
- Zion Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1892, the church remained in active service until June 1964. Since that time a historical service is held each June.