The municipality was granted its charter on December 12, 1910. The first Reeve was Daniel Lumby and the councillors were Louis Ringuette, F.Geo. Webb, A. Demarce, Thos. Lindsay, Luther Housan, and Ernie Beverstock with the first secretary-treasurer being Wm. Youell. The population of the area at that time was approximately 800 people. The population peaked in the early 1930’s at about 1,300 – today we have a population of approximately 200.
We have seen many changes over the years in our municipality. Wagon trails that once were, have now been replaced by high standard roads that see much more use today due to shipping of farmers grain to centralized locations. The horse drawn blades have been replaced by large earth moving equipment, equipped with the newest technology, and large bridges now stand where once there were simple rock crossings.
Our municipality continues to strive to maintain the best possible services to its ratepayers. Recently the municipality acquired its own gravel hauling equipment to not only maintain our own road system, but to provide gravel on a custom basis. We have three gravel pits located in various locations throughout our municipality providing traffic gravel, crushed rock, and clay tailings. We also carry out custom work if time permits.
In 2009 the municipality dug a new municipal well located on the NE 33-32-11 W3 (adjacent to #7 highway between Harris and Tessier) which provides water for agriculture purposes required in the area.
The municipality partners with the Village of Harris to provide other services such as the fire department and recreation facilities. Our policing is provided by the Rosetown detachment of the R.C.M.P. We continue to provide support for the Wheatland Regional Library, as well as provide funding for West Central Enterprise Region, a regional economic development authority, to spur economic development in our area.