The Rural Municipality of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 (2016 population: 855) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the south-east portion of the province.

History

The RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Fort Qu'Appelle

Villages

• Lebret

Resort villages

• B-Say-Tah
• Fort San

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Pasqua Lake
• Taylor Beach

Localities

• Katepwa South
• Lake View Beach

Several First Nations Indian reserves are adjacent to RM of North Qu'Appelle.

Lakes and Rivers

The Qu'Appelle River travels through the heart of the RM of North Qu'Appelle. Along the course of this section of the river are the four Fishing Lakes, Pasqua, Echo, Mission, and Katepwa. At the western end of the RM is a fifth lake that is sometimes referred to as one of the Fishing Lakes, Lake Muscowpetung.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 had a population of 918 living in 430 of its 781 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 855. With a land area of 489.53 km (189.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km (4.9/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 recorded a population of 855 living in 373 of its 761 total private dwellings, a 17.4% change from its 2011 population of 728. With a land area of 494.98 km (191.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km (4.5/sq mi) in 2016.

Parks and recreation

• Mission Ridge Winter Park

Government

The RM of North Qu'Appelle No. 187 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Lee Carlson while its administrator is Dawn Lugrin. The RM's office is located in Fort Qu'Appelle.

Transportation

Rail

• Swan River - Preeceville - Melville - Regina Branch C.N.R—serves Melville, Colmer, Duff, Finnie, Lorlie, Gillespie, Balcarres, Hugonard, Lebret, Fort Qu'Appelle, Muscow, Edgeley, Avonhurst, Edewold, Frankslake, Zehner, Victoria Plains, Regina.

Roads

• Highway 56—serves Lebret
• Highway 10—serves Fort Qu'Appelle
• Highway 20
• Highway 35—serves Fort Qu'Appelle
• Highway 22—intersects with Saskatchewan Highway 35

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan