RM of Old Post’s story
The Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43 sits in southern Saskatchewan, right up against the United States border, with Valley County and Daniels County in Montana as its neighbours. It became a rural municipality on January 1, 1967, and its office is in the village of Wood Mountain, which the RM surrounds. Other communities and localities within its boundaries include Canopus, Elm Springs, Killdeer, Lonesome Butte, Macworth, Quantock, Strathallen, West Poplar and Willowvale.
One of the area's links to its past is the Elm Springs Roumanian Orthodox Church, built in 1926 in the Elm Springs area. Romanian immigrants built it and first called it the Ascension of Our Lord Church, and it played an important role in the community. Today it is used for only a few services each year, and it is the RM's one listed heritage building.
Much of what the area is known for centres on Wood Mountain. The Wood Mountain Stampede, held at Wood Mountain Regional Park, has run since 1890 and is the oldest continuous annual rodeo in Canada. The park is also home to the Wood Mountain Rodeo & Ranching Museum, and visitors can see Wood Mountain Post Historic Park as well. The RM is also a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.
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