Willow Bunch No. 42 is a rural municipality

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 1,047.80 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality includes the hamlets of Lisieux

Lisieux, Saskatchewan

Lisieux is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 15 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, and Scout Lake

Scout Lake, Saskatchewan

Scout Lake is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 20 in the Canada 2006 Census....

. The rural municipality maintains its office in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan

Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan

Willow Bunch is a small community located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada southwest of the provincial capital of Regina. The population is 431, with 151 being declared as francophones....

 . 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. A 2-Volume history book of Rural Municipality was published in 1998.

Statistics

Heritage Properties

There are two historical building located within the rural municipality:

• Grand Valley Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1916, in Grand Valley, Saskatchewan.

Transportation

The Willow Bunch Airport

Willow Bunch Airport

Willow Bunch Airport, , was located northwest of Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada.This airfield is permanently closed....

 was an airport located within the municipality. The airport closed in 2009.

The rural municipality is a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway

Fife Lake Railway

The Fife Lake Railway is a Canadian shortline railway company operating on trackage in Saskatchewan, Canada. The railway is owned by seven local municipalities. The Fife Lake Railway took over the former Canadian Pacific Railway Fife Lake subdivision consisting of 94 km of trackage.The owners of...

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