Rural Municipality of Last Mountain Valley No. 250
The Rural Municipality of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11 and Division No. 5.
History
The RM of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.Arlington Beach House
Arlington Beach House was one of the first hotels built in Saskatchewan and was one of the first buildings constructed along Last Mountain Lake. This once luxury hotel was built in 1910 at Arlington Beach, Saskatchewan by the William Pearson Land Company as their centre of operations in Saskatchewan. It was a popular vacation destination for people all across central Saskatchewan.Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.;Towns
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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
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Last Mountain
Last Mountain is a hilly plateau mostly within the south-east corner of the RM of Last Mountain Valley. A portion of the southern slope is in the RM of McKillop and a portion of the eastern slope is in the RM of Longlaketon. Duval is the closest community, directly to the west, and Strasbourg, to the south-west, is the closest town.The Legend of Last Mountain is a Plains Indians legend on the creation of Last Mountain. It states that after the Great Chief finished building all the hills on the prairies there was left-over dirt, which he used to create Last Mountain. That was the last thing he built and the neighbouring lake, Last Mountain Lake, was the last lake to be filled.
That legend was first published by William Pearson Publishing Company Ltd. Of Winnipeg c. 1911. It was an exert from a pamphlet called "Last Mountain Lake Saskatchewan's Summer Resort".
Last Mountain Regional Park
Last Mountain Regional Park is a regional park at the far north-west corner of the RM within the Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary, along the eastern shore of Last Mountain Lake. Founded in 1963, it is one of Saskatchewan's oldest regional parks. It is located about west of Govan, off Highway 20.The park features access to the bird sanctuary and Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, which is a Ramsar site. Saskatchewan's only bird observatory, Last Mountain Bird Observatory, is located in the park.
There is also beach access to the lake for swimming, fishing, and water sports.
The park offers seasonal and daily camping, as well as private cabins, an outdoor pool, aquatic programme, shower house, laundry, nine-hole sand green golf course, sand volleyball court, and a concession.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Last Mountain Valley No. 250 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.