Shell Lake, Saskatchewan
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Shell Lake is a village located in the Rural Municipality
of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan
. It was formerly part of the Rural Municipality of Shell Lake No. 495, Saskatchewan
before it was absorbed in the RM of Spiritwood. The Shell Lake murders
took place on a nearby farm.
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...
of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan
Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan
The Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan, first formed as Rural Municipality on December 9, 1929 as a 3 township by 3 township R.M. One township is 6 miles by 6 miles square. On December 31, 1953, Spiritwood No. 496 expanded and absorbed Shell Lake No. 495 It is located in the...
. It was formerly part of the Rural Municipality of Shell Lake No. 495, Saskatchewan
Shell Lake No. 495, Saskatchewan
The Rural Municipality of Shell Lake No. 495, Saskatchewan firstly formed as Rural Municipality of Shell River No. 495 before changing names to Shell Lake No. 495 on November 30, 1935. This R.M. started out in size 3 townships by 3 townships square. Shell Lake No. 495 was absorbed into...
before it was absorbed in the RM of Spiritwood. The Shell Lake murders
Shell Lake murders
The Shell Lake murders is the name of a single mass murder incident committed by Victor Ernest Hoffman in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, during the early morning of August 15, 1967...
took place on a nearby farm.