RM of Emerald’s story
The Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277 was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910. It lies in southeastern-central Saskatchewan, in Census Division No. 10 and SARM Division No. 4, and its office is located in the hamlet of Wishart.
Within the RM are the organized hamlet of Wishart, which was dissolved as a village on January 1, 2002, and the localities of Bankend and Wynot. Today the RM is governed by an elected council and an appointed administrator, who meet on the second Tuesday of each month.
Visitors to the area can explore Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Historic Park, the Kellross Heritage Museum, the Kelliher & District Museum and the Foam Lake Marsh. Highways 35, 639 and 743 run through the municipality.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.