Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan
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Lakeside No. 338 is a rural municipality
, established in 1910, in east-central Saskatchewan
, Canada
encompassing 646.8 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality has within its boundaries the incorporated communities of Watson
, and Quill Lake
, and its offices are in Quill Lake. 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. The economy of the rural municipality is predominantly agricultural.
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...
, established in 1910, in east-central 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
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encompassing 646.8 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality has within its boundaries the incorporated communities of Watson
Watson, Saskatchewan
-History:Settlers began arriving in the early 1900s, many of them German American Catholics. The first post office in the area was established on April 1, 1904 and named named Vossen after its postmaster, Frank J. Vossen Jr. It was changed to Watson on May 1, 1906, in advance of the village's...
, and Quill Lake
Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
- History :Quill Lake was originally established as Lally, Saskatchewan, named after a railway official, of the day, later renamed Quill Lake to conform to the name of the post office. The site was originally the location of a log school house, as business started to develop around the sight the...
, and its offices are in Quill Lake. 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. The economy of the rural municipality is predominantly agricultural.