Shields, Saskatchewan

Shields (2016 population: ) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the shores of Blackstrap Lake in the Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314. It east of the town of Dundurn.

History
Shields incorporated as a resort village on January 1, 1981.

Sports and recreation
Shields is located on the north-western shore of Blackstrap Lake. There's boating, fishing, swimming, and other water sports. Shields also has a 9-hold golf course and is a short drive from Blackstrap Provincial Park, which is on the eastern side of the lake and features Mount Blackstrap, camping, picnicking, boating, and swimming. On the north-eastern shore of the lake is another golf course, Lakeside Golf Resort, which opened June 1, 2021. Lakeside Golf Resort is directly across from Shields.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shields had a population of $351$ living in $150$ of its $204$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $288$. With a land area of 0.75 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Shields recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 0.72 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The Resort Village of Shields is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Monday of every month. The mayor is Angela Larson and its administrator is Jessie Williams.