History of the RM of Torch River

The RM of Torch River No. 488 was organized in 1949 and held its first meeting on January 4, 1950. The area was formerly under the L.I.D. Branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs and the establishment of the Municipality was an experiment in a larger area of local government. The late Hon. L.T. McIntosh encouraged the establishment of larger areas of local government as he felt that they could be administered more efficiently and give better service to rural people.

The RM of Torch River No.488 is located north of Nipawin, Saskatchewan.  The Municipality includes all the lands lying on the north side of the Saskatchewan River in ranges 13 to 21, to the northerly boundary of Township 55. 

The total area of the Municipality is 60 townships (some partial) of which approximately 28 are settled.  The settled portion of the Muncipality is almost entirely surrounded by forest.  There are 3  provincial forests within the RM;  Provincial Forest, Torch River Forest and Fort a la Corne.

Included under the administration of the RM of Torch River No. 488 is the Hamlet of Garrick, Hamlet of Snowden, Hamlet of Shipman, Scot's Landing and Pruden's Point.  Municipalities within the RM of Torch River No. 488 are the Village of White Fox, Village of Love, Town of Choiceland and the Village of Smeaton.
 

History of Council & Staff

Division 1
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Division 2
 
Division 3
 
​James Kreihbel
1950-1953
Wilbur Anderson
1950-1953
Harold Johnson
1950
William Tatlow
1956-1966
Gordon Brazier
1956-1957
Daniel Smears
1951-1952
Don McMillan
1967-1976
W. Hayden
1958-1962
Harold Thompson
1953
Delmer Anderson
1977-1978
Phil Isaac
1962-1971
R.V. Hounsell
1956-1966
Ada Lundgren
1979-1980
Morris Bodnarchuk
1972-1991
Steve Kuchirka
1967-1990
Al Deutsch
1981-1982
Albert Mollison
1992
Richard Mardell
1991-1996
Stan Smith
1983-2008
Dennis Scott
1993-2002
Mike Rudnicki
1997-2008
Russell Astrope
2008-2010
Morley Doerksen
2003-2011
Alden Paul
2008-2010
Terry Cunningham
2010-2014
Richard Pickett
2011-2014
Mike Rudnicki
2010-2014
Connie Black-Sturby
2014-2016
Jason Newton
2014-2016
Kevin Dahl
2014-2016
Dave LaRose
2016-
Carissa Schmidt
2016-2018
Peter Lubyk
2016-
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Lyle Lindbergh
2018-
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Division 4
 
Division 5
 
Division 6
Elmer Carlson
1950-1953
Peter Lund
1950-1953
Clarence King
1950
N.L. Schofield
1956-1957
Ken Keeping
1956-1965
Fred Lowe
1951-1953
Thomas Fox
1957-1963
Lorne Jordan
1966-1976
C.H. Taylor
1956-1957
David Halland
1964-1973
Albert Pfrimmer
1977-1982
James Lundy
1958-1961
Virgil Terry
1974-1979
Amel Twarzinski
1983-2006
Milton Finkbeiner
1961-1965
Lyle Nowlin
1980-1983
Ron Smith
2006-2010
James Lundy
1965-1967
Robert Allen
1984-2000
Dave Smith
2010-2012
Harold Falloon
1968-1993
Gerald Todd
2001-2003
Tyler Shymanski
2012-2017
Larry Backlund
1994-2000
Per Dahl
2004-2005
Richard Pickett
2017-2022
Duane Ealey
2000-2005
Robert Allen
2005-2009
Kurt Winny 
2023-
Lucien Prince
2005-2007
Kevin Dahl
2009-2014
 
 
Ryan Reid
2007-2009
Michelle Fox-Waddington
2014-2017
 
 
Tom Jensen
2009-2018
Ken Runn
​2017-
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Ken Rein
2018-
Division 7
 
Reeve
 
Administrator
 
Cornie Peters
1950-1952
Harold Guloien
1950-1953
Sid Sigurdson
1950
Robin Coleman
1953
George Evans
1956-1957
Don Hrenewich
1950-1953
 
 
Harold Thompson
1957-1965
J.J. Morrow
1953-1956
Division 8
 
Ken Keeping
1966-1976
J.E. Redmond
1953-1954
Stan Cousins
1950-1953
George Lidster
1977-1983
Georgina Cavers
1954-1964
  
 
Bruce Grandfield
1984-1992
Clara Vickers
1964-1965
 
 
Albert Mollison
1993-1998
Gerald Thorson
1965-1975
 
 
Tom Keeping
1999-2002
Helen Garinger
1975-1986
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Dennis Scott
2003-2012
Jacques Bertrand
1986-2001
 
                            
Dave Smith
2012-2016
Wendy Nycholat
2001-2012
                        
                              
Louise Nicklen
2016-2017
Barry Katschke
2011-2012
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Jerry Kindrat
2017-
Nathalie Hipkins
2012-2018
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David Yorke
2018-