Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan
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Wawken No. 93 is a rural municipality
in south-east Saskatchewan
, Canada
encompassing 836.39 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains offices in the community of Wawota, 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. Agriculture plays an important role in the rural municipality. The rural municipality includes Kenosee Lake
(located with the Moose Mountain Provincial Park
) and the Kenosee Superslides
. The municipality also includes the ghost town of Cannington Lake
.
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-east 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...
encompassing 836.39 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains offices in the community of Wawota, Saskatchewan
Wawota, Saskatchewan
Wawota is a community of 591 people, located along Highway 48 in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Established in 1905, its name is from Dakota "wa ota", which means "lots of snow". Wa means 'snow', oda or ota means 'lots'...
. 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. Agriculture plays an important role in the rural municipality. The rural municipality includes Kenosee Lake
Kenosee Lake
Kenosee Lake is a lake in south east Saskatchewan, Canada. The lake lies in Moose Mountain Provincial Park. The lake is a resort for many people from south east Saskatchewan including Regina. The Village of Kenosee Lake consists mainly of cabins and businesses...
(located with the Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Moose Mountain Provincial Park
Moose Mountain Provincial Park is a Provincial Park, located in southeastern Saskatchewan 24 km north of the town of Carlyle. It is one of Saskatchewan's few parks with towns on the inside of the park. The only town in Moose Mountain is Kenosee Lake....
) and the Kenosee Superslides
Kenosee Superslides
The Kenosee Superslides is a water park in Moose Mountain Provincial Park, or Kenosee Lake in Canada.-History:The Kenosee Superslides were built in the summer of 1985, and opened in the summer of 1986. It has been a successful and popular retreat for many of thousands of people every summer. The...
. The municipality also includes the ghost town of Cannington Lake
Cannington Lake, Saskatchewan
Cannington Lake is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 0 in the Canada 2006 Census....
.