Blaine Lake No. 434 | |
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Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434 | |
Coordinates: 52°49′37″N106°46′48″W / 52.827°N 106.780°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 16 |
SARM division | 5 |
Formed [2] | December 9, 1912 |
Government | |
• Reeve | William Chalmers |
• Governing body | RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 Council |
• Administrator | Jennifer Gutknecht |
• Office location | Blaine Lake |
Area (2016) [4] | |
• Land | 799.69 km2 (308.76 sq mi) |
Population (2016) [4] | |
• Total | 291 |
• Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
• Summer (DST) | CST |
Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
The Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434 (2016 population: 291) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 5. The RM extends east to the North Saskatchewan River and north to the village of Marcelin.
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The RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912. [2]
The story of Sgt John Wilson: One of Canada's most sensational murders took place close to Blaine Lake in 1917. The only Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer ever to be hanged for murder, Sgt John Wilson killed his wife, Polly Wilson, and his unborn child, to marry Jessie Patterson of Blaine Lake. They wed two days after his wife's murder. Polly Wilson had travelled to Canada from Scotland, leaving behind two children, and was pregnant with a third when she was killed. Her body was discovered in a culvert near Waldheim.[ citation needed ]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The Blaine Lakes (SK 082) Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada covers the saline Blain Lakes [5] and an area of 130.51 km2 (50.39 sq mi). The Blaine Lakes consist of two bodies of water that are mostly within the RM of Blaine Lake. The western end of the southern lake is in the neighbouring RM of Redberry No. 435. The nearest communities are Blaine Lake and Krydor and access is from Highway 40. The lakes are shallow and depend on run off from intermittent creeks. During dry years, water levels drop significantly and extensive mudflats form. The IBA is important habitat for birds such as the rusty blackbird, sanderling, and whooping crane. [6]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 had a population of 301 living in 130 of its 142 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2016 population of 281. With a land area of 771.86 km2 (298.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) in 2021. [9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 recorded a population of 291 living in 114 of its 128 total private dwellings, a 1% change from its 2011 population of 288. With a land area of 799.69 km2 (308.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (0.9/sq mi) in 2016. [4]
The RM of Blaine Lake No. 434 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. [3] The reeve of the RM is William Chalmers while its administrator is Jennifer Gutknecht. [3] The RM's office is located in Blaine Lake. [3]
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