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Wilcox (Sask.), 1907-

  • LGA 45
  • Local Government
  • 1907-

The Village of Wilcox, Saskatchewan in an urban municipality incorporated on April 19, 1907. In April of 1902, the first settlers arrived by train at milepost 35 along the Soo Line Railroad. Within one week, surveyors arrived to lay out the site, and soon more settlers arrived. Wilcox was named after Albert Wilcox, the train dispatcher at the Canadian Pacific Railway office in Moose Jaw. The village of Wilcox is situated midway between Moose Jaw and Weyburn along the Soo Line Railway and Highway 39. It is approximately 42 kilometres south on Highway 6, and 8 kilometres west of the City of Regina. It is located in Bratt's Lake Rural Municipality No. 129.

The village is governed by an elected council that can hire staff to manage daily administration and maintain municipal services, such as roads, utilities and recreation facilities. The responsibilities of the council include enforcing bylaws; waste management; fire protection; maintaining public utilities, roads and streets; issuing tax and assessment notices, and collecting taxes and other fees.

The Village of Wilcox was governed originally by an overseer, councilors, and a secretary-treasurer. Around 1970 the governance structure changed to include a mayor (formerly the overseer), councilors, and a secretary-treasurer. The first overseer was Alexander Weston, elected April 29, 1907.

The current (2009) population of the Village of Wilcox is 262.

Outlook School Unit No. 32, 1945-1978

  • LGA 46
  • Local Government
  • 1945-1978

Outlook School Unit No. 32 of Saskatchewan was established on August 27, 1945 pursuant to The Larger School Units Act (SS 1944, c.41). The Unit originally consisted of 106 rural and village public school districts, which were arranged in five subunits. On September 22, 1945, the Board of the Unit assumed office and took over the assets and liabilities of the school districts under its control. The Board was elected and consisted of five members (one for each of the subunits) who served two year terms. The Unit office was located in the town of Outlook, which is located approximately 90 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon.

The Board of the Outlook School Unit No. 32 was responsible for administering and managing each school district in the unit and for generally supervising and controlling each school. The Board provided buildings, equipment and supplies; hired qualified teachers; paid teachers their monthly salaries; and dealt with attendance, transportation and disciplinary issues. The Board was assisted by a secretary-treasurer, who managed the finances and kept minutes of Board meetings. The Superintendent of Schools for the Unit, appointed by the Minister of Education, was responsible for the general supervision of the schools and conferred with teachers and the Board on various issues.

In 1978, the Larger School Units Act was replaced by the Education Act (SS 1978). Outlook School Unit No. 32 became Outlook School Division No. 32 effective January 1, 1979.

Board of Education for the Regina Public School District No. 4 of Saskatchewan and the Regina Collegiate Institute, 1966-1978

  • LGA 47
  • Local Government
  • 1966-1978

In 1965, The School Act was passed by the Saskatchewan Government, allowing for the amalgamation of school boards. On January 1, 1966, the Board of the Regina Public School District No. 4 of Saskatchewan and the Board of the Regina Collegiate Institute School District No. 1 (High School) amalgamated to form the Board of Education for the Regina Public School District No. 4 of Saskatchewan and the Regina Collegiate Institute. The first meeting of the new Board was held on January 3, 1966. The first Board consisted of A.S. Cochrane (chairman); Dr. J.J.A. McLurg (vice-chairman) and seven members (A.S. Cochrane; Dr. J.J.A. McLurg; B.G. Brown; Ruth Mathison Buck; G.A. Dawley; J.A. Griffin and H. Ingham).

The Board was responsible for administering the public elementary and high schools in the City of Regina. In 1966, the Board was responsible for Balfour Technical School; 45 public elementary schools and 6 collegiates. The Board was elected through a public vote held every three years. Funding was secured through provincial grants and locally generated revenues. The Board's duties and powers included administering and managing the educational affairs of the school district; exercising general supervision and control over the schools in the district; approving administrative procedures pertaining to the internal organization, management and supervision of the schools; providing and maintaining school accomodation, equipment and facilities; and appointing and employing qualified teachers, principals and other necessary staff.

The administration office was located at 1860 Lorne Street. Senior administrative staff included the Director and Superintendent, who served as the chief executive officer; the Deputy Director and Deputy Superintendent; the Planning and Research Officer; the Secretary-Treasurer; the Chief Clerk and the Business Manager. Superintendents; assistant superintendents; consultants; principals, teachers and clerical and maintenance staff were also part of the administrative organization.

In 1978, all school districts became school divisions pursuant to the Education Act (S.S. 1978, c.17). The Regina Public School District No. 4 of Saskatchewan was disestablished and ceased to exist on January 1, 1979 while the Regina Collegiate Institute School District No. 1 (High School) was disestablished effective March 30, 1979. The Regina School Division No. 4 of Saskatchewan was established effective January 1, 1979 to continue administering and operating the public elementary and high schools in Regina.

Board of Education of the Regina School Division No. 4 of Saskatchewan, 1979-

  • LGA 48
  • Local Government
  • 1979-

The Regina Public School District No. 4 of Saskatchewan became the Regina School Division No. 4 of Saskatchewan effective January 1, 1979 pursuant to the Education Act (S.S. 1978, c.17). The Board of the school division is responsible for administering the public elementary and secondary schools in the City of Regina. Elected through a public vote held every three years, the Board consists of seven members including a chairman and vice-chairman. Funding to administer and operate the schools in the division is provided through provincial grants and locally generated revenues.

The responsibilities of the Board are the same as those assigned to the separate and francophone school boards in the province. The Board's duties and powers include administering and managing the educational affairs of the school division; exercising general supervision and control over the schools in the division; approving administrative procedures pertaining to the internal organization, management and supervision of the schools; providing and maintaining school accomodation, equipment and facilities; and appointing and employing qualified teachers, principals and other necessary staff.

Senior administrative staff of the school division include the director of education, who is appointed by the Board; the secretary-treasurer; and deputy directors. Superintendents; principals; teachers; speech language pathologists; psychologists and clerical and maintenance staff are also part of the administrative organization. The division's administration office was located at 1860 Lorne Street until 1982, when it was moved to 1600 4th Avenue.

The Regina School Division No. 4 is currently (2009) the largest school division in the province with 9 high schools and 45 elementary schools under its jurisdiction.

Madison (Sask.), 1929-1998

  • LGA 49
  • Local Government
  • 1929-1998

The Village of Madison was an urban municipality incorporated on September 5, 1929 under the provisions od the Village Ordinance and located approximately 40 kilometres south of Kindersley, Saskatchewan, near the Alberta - Saskatchewan border.

The town was governed by an elected council that could hire staff to manage daily administration and maintain municipal services such as roads, utilities and recreation facilities. The responsibilities of the council included enforcing bylaws; waste collection / landfill; fire protection; maintaining public utilities, roads and streets; issuing tax assessment notices and collecting taxes and other fees.

On February 1, 1998 the Village of Madison was dissolved and incorporated into the Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260.

Bjorkdale (Sask.), 1968-

  • LGA 50
  • Local Government
  • 1968-

Bjorkdale is an urban municipality which was founded as a town in 1928 and later incorporated as a village on April 1, 1968. Bjorkdale is an agricultural based community in the eastern central part of Saskatchewan, approximately 170 kilometres south east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is located on NE 14-43-12 in the Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426.

The town of Bjorkdale was named for Charles Bjork, of Sweden, who settled two miles east of the present townsite in 1904.

The village is governed by an elected council that can hire staff to manage daily administration and maintain municipal services, such as roads, utilities and recreation facilities. The responsibilities of the council include enforcing bylaws; waste collection/landfill; fire protection; maintaining public utilities, roads and streets; issuing tax and assessment notices and collecting taxes and other fees.

The village currently (2009) has a population of 201 and is administered by a mayor, two councilors and an administrator.

St. Brieux (Sask.), 1913-2006

  • LGA 51
  • Local Government
  • 1913-2006

The Village of St. Brieux, Saskatchewan was an urban municipality incorporated on November 11, 1913. Located 35 kilometres southwest of Melfort on highway 368 in the rural municipality of Lake Lenore No. 339, the site was first settled in 1904 by a group of families who had emigrated from St. Brieuc, France under the guidance of Père La Floch. After several months, the settlers named the village and the local parish after their home town. It is believed that the name change from St. Brieuc to St. Brieux was the result of a clerical error at the time that the post office license was issued.

The village was governed by an elected council that could hire staff to manage daily administration and maintain municipal services, such as roads, utilities and recreation facilities. The responsibilities of the council include enforcing bylaws; waste management; fire protection; maintaining public utilities, roads and streets; issuing tax and assessment notices, and collecting taxes and other fees.

On November 8, 2006 the Village of St. Brieux officially became the Town of St. Brieux. Governed by a mayor, four councillors and an administrator, the town has a current (2009) population of 492.

Halbrite (Sask.), 1904-

  • LGA 52
  • Local Government
  • 1904-

The Village of Halbrite is an urban municipality incorporated in 1904, under the provisions of The Village Ordinance. The Village is governed by an elected council that can hire staff to manage daily administration and maintain municipal services, such as roads, utilities and recreation facilities. The responsibilities of the council include enforcing bylaws; waste collection/landfill; fire protection; maintaining public utilities, roads and streets; issuing tax and assessment notices and collecting taxes and other fees.

The Village of Halbrite is an agricultural and oil-based community located on the north-east corner of Section 21, Township 6, Range 12, west of the second meridian, 19 kilometres southeast of the City of Weyburn in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. The Village is found alongside Highway 39 between Weyburn and Midale and is located within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36. The Village name comes from the combined names of three Soo Line rail surveyors: Hall, Bruce, and White.

Currently (2009), the Village has a population of 98. The village's municipal officials include a mayor, two councilors, and an administrative clerk.

Grenfell Consolidated School District No. 150, 1963-1978

  • LGA 53
  • Local Government
  • 1963-19787

Grenfell Consolidated School District No. 150 of Saskatchewan was established on August 26, 1963 pursuant to the Schools Act in the area near Grenfell, Saskatchewan. The original Grenfell School District No. 150 borders were expanded to make it large enough to become an independent school district.

The Board of the Grenfell Consolidated School District No. 150 was responsible for administering and managing the school district and for generally supervising and controlling each school. From 1974-1993 it functioned as part of the Qu'Appelle Valley Superintendency No. 27. The Board provided buildings, equipment and supplies; hired qualified teachers; paid teachers their monthly salaries; and dealt with attendance, transportation and disciplinary issues. The Board was assisted by a secretary-treasurer, who managed the finances. The Superintendent of Schools for the School District, appointed by the Minister of Education, was responsible for the general supervision of the schools and conferred with teachers and the Board on various issues.

In 1978, the School Act was replaced by the Education Act (SS 1978 c. 17). Grenfell Consolidated School District No. 150 became Grenfell School Division No. 92 effective January 1, 1979.

Grenfell School Division No. 92, 1979-1993

  • LGA 54
  • Local Government
  • 1979-1993

The Grenfell Consolidated School District No. 150 of Saskatchewan became the Grenfell School Division No. 92 of Saskatchewan effective January 1, 1979, pursuant to the Education Act (S.S. 1978, c.17). The Division was based around Grenfell, Saskatchewan. The Board of the school division was responsible for administering the public elementary and secondary schools within its borders. The five member Board was elected through a public vote. Funding to administer and operate the schools in the Division was provided through provincial grants and locally-generated revenue. The Division was located within the Qu'Appelle Valley Superintendency No. 27.

The responsibilities of the Board were the same as those assigned to the separate and francophone school boards in the province. The Board's duties and powers included administering and managing the educational affairs of the school division; exercising general supervision and control over the schools in the division; approving administrative procedures pertaining to the internal organization, management and supervision of the schools; providing and maintaining school accommodation, equipment and facilities; and appointing and employing qualified teachers, principals and other necessary staff.

In the fall of 1992, the Department of Education created the Scenic Valley School Division. Grenfell School Division No. 92 became part of Scenic Valley School Division No. 117 effective January 1, 1993.

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