Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan
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Pinto Creek No. 75 is a rural municipality
in southern Saskatchewan
, Canada
encompassing 679 square kilometers in area. It is named after pinto Creek, which flows through it. The three communities of Aneroid
, Hazenmore
and Kincaid
all lie inside Pinto Creek No.75. 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.
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 southern 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 679 square kilometers in area. It is named after pinto Creek, which flows through it. The three communities of Aneroid
Aneroid, Saskatchewan
-History:The most popular version of the origin of the name is that the first survey party lost its aneroid barometer on the present townsite. Many of the streets in the village are named after surveyor's instruments....
, Hazenmore
Hazenmore, Saskatchewan
-Infrastructure:Saskatchewan Transportation Company provides intercity bus service to Hazenmore.- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-Footnotes:...
and Kincaid
Kincaid, Saskatchewan
-Infrastructure:Saskatchewan Transportation Company provides regular intercity bus service to Kincaid.-Notable people:*Ross Belsher*Billy Taylor*-Climate:-References:...
all lie inside Pinto Creek No.75. 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.