Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343

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Blucher No. 343
Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343
SK RM 343 Blucher.svg
Location of the RM of Blucher No. 343 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 52°00′43″N106°10′05″W / 52.012°N 106.168°W / 52.012; -106.168 [1]
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 11
SARM division 5
Formed [2] December 13, 1909
Government
[3]
   Reeve Blair Cummins
  Governing bodyRM of Blucher No. 343 Council
  AdministratorR. Doran Scott
  Office location Bradwell
Area
 (2016) [4]
  Land789.64 km2 (304.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [4]
  Total2,006
  Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone CST
  Summer (DST) CST
Area code(s) 306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343 (2016 population: 2,006) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the north-central portion of the province on the South Saskatchewan River.

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History

The RM of Blucher No. 343 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. [2] In 1958, the Patience Lake Mine was the first potash mine built in Canada. [5]

Geography

Numerous water bodies are located in the RM of Blucher No. 343. The larger lakes include Cheviot Lake, Bradwell Reservoir, Crawford Lake, Judith Lake, and Patience Lake.

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns
Villages

The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.

Special service areas
Unincorporated hamlets

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
19811,287    
19861,383+7.5%
19911,225−11.4%
1996 1,155−5.7%
2001 1,476+27.8%
2006 1,593+7.9%
2011 1,787+12.2%
2016 2,006+12.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Blucher No. 343 had a population of 1,984 living in 748 of its 795 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Blucher No. 343 recorded a population of 2,006 living in 766 of its 808 total private dwellings, a

Government

The RM of Blucher No. 343 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. [3] The reeve of the RM is Blair Cummins while its administrator is R. Doran Scott. [3] The RM's office is located in Bradwell. [3]

Attractions

Bradwell National Wildlife Area (NWA)

Bradwell National Wildlife Area ( 51°54′30″N106°15′02″W / 51.9084°N 106.2506°W / 51.9084; -106.2506 ) is a 123-hectare (300-acre) protected area [10] established in 1968. It is in the RM of Blucher, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-east of Saskatoon. With the completion of the Gardiner Dam and Lake Diefenbaker in 1967, wetland habitat in the area was lost. Ducks Unlimited Canada was involved in a project with Canadian Wildlife Service to bring water to the marshes in the area to ensure stable water levels year-round. The water for Bradwell NWA comes via aqueduct from Lake Diefenbaker, which is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the south-west, and controlled by a series of dykes, ditches, and water control structures. Directly upstream in the aqueduct system is Blackstrap Lake and downstream is Bradwell Reservoir. [11]

Bradwell NWA is in the Moist Mixed Grassland ecoregion. The landscape has groves of trembling aspen and idled hayfields. A total of five wetlands are protected within the NWA and birds found there include the bobolink, horned grebe, redhead, canvasback, northern pintail, ruddy duck, lesser snow goose, white-fronted goose, marbled godwit, and the Wilson's phalarope. [12]

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