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Meadow Lake No. 588
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588
Location of the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 54°10′08″N 108°20′13″W / 54.169°N 108.337°W / 54.169; -108.337
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
SARM division	6
Federal riding	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Provincial riding	Meadow Lake
Formed	February 1, 1976
Government
• Reeve	Dale Sheppard
• Governing body	RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 Council
• Administrator	Richard Levesque
• Office location	Meadow Lake
Area
• Land	6,306.17 km (2,434.83 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,501
• Density	0.4/km (1/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S9X 1Y5
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Website	Official website

The Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 (2016 population: 2,501) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 1, 1976.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Cities

• Meadow Lake

Villages

• Dorintosh

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• South Waterhen Lake

The RM also surrounds several First Nations Indian reserves (Eagles Lake 165C, Flying Dust First Nation No. 105, Meadow Lake 105A, Thunderchild First Nation 115D, and Waterhen 130).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 had a population of 2,553 living in 988 of its 1,215 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 2,476. With a land area of 6,231.27 km (2,405.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 recorded a population of 2,501 living in 945 of its 1,239 total private dwellings, a -6.2% change from its 2011 population of 2,667. With a land area of 6,306.17 km (2,434.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (1.0/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Monday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Dale Sheppard while its administrator is Richard Levesque. The RM's office is located in Meadow Lake.

Attractions

• Meadow Lake Provincial Park – the largest provincial park in Saskatchewan encompassing over 1,600 km (620 sq mi)
• Saint Cyr Hills Trails Recreation Site (54°12′16″N 108°10′11″W / 54.2044°N 108.1698°W / 54.2044; -108.1698) – a year-round provincial recreation site centred around Ski Lodge Lake. The park, which is maintained by St. Cyr Trails Club, has hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross country ski trails. Access is from Island Hill Rd, which is off Highway 55.
• Beaver River Recreation Site – a small park along Highway 4 with access to Beaver River
• Island Lake Recreation Site – a campground at Island Lake
• Nesset Lake Recreation Site – protected land at Nesset Lake

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. ^ "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. ^ "Municipality Details: RM of Meadow Lake No. 588". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
9. "Meadow Lake Provincial Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
10. "Saint Cyr Hills Trails Recreation Site". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
11. "Ski Lodge Lake". Sask Lakes. SaskLakes.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
12. "St. Cyr Trails Club". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
13. Kos, Veronica (October 2, 2018). "30 Free Places to Camp in Saskatchewan". Explore. Explore Magazine. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

External links

• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588
Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622 Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (Unincorporated) Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 / Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497 Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496

v t e Division No. 17, Saskatchewan
Cities	Lloydminster (part) Meadow Lake
Towns	Lashburn Maidstone Marshall St. Walburg Turtleford
Villages	Dorintosh Edam Glaslyn Goodsoil Loon Lake Makwa Meota Mervin Paradise Hill Paynton Pierceland Waseca
Resort villages	Aquadeo Cochin Greig Lake Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay Metinota Turtle View
Rural municipalities	Meota 468 Turtle River 469 Paynton 470 Eldon 471 Wilton 472 Parkdale 498 Mervin 499 Frenchman Butte 501 Brittania 502 Loon Lake 561 Meadow Lake 588 Beaver River 622
First Nations	Big Island Lake Canoe Lake Flying Dust Little Pine Makwa Sahgaiehcan Ministikwan Lake Moosomin Onion Lake Saulteaux Thunderchild Waterhen Lake
Indian reserves	Big Island Lake Cree Nation Eagles Lake 165C Flying Dust 105 105D 105E 105F Gladue Lake 105B Makaoo 120 (part) Makwa Lake 129 129A 129B 129C Meadow Lake 105A 105C Min-A-He-Quo-Sis 116C Ministikwan 161 161A Moosomin 112B Saulteaux 159 Seekaskootch 119 Thunderchild First Nation 115B 115C Waterhen 130
Unincorporated communities
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

• Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
• Meadow Lake No. 588, Saskatchewan
• Division No. 17, Saskatchewan