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Amanda Symynuk (talk) 21:46, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

Mayors and Reeves
Before Willow Bunch was recognized as a town, village, or rural municipality some members of the community had a meeting to establish government in the area. The first recorded action and meeting was recorded as January 4, 1910. Members at this at Pascal Bonneau Jr., Dr. Arsene Godin, Alphonse Dauphinais, Amedee Beaubien, W. Ineson, James, Hazlett, and A. Saunier. Willow Bunch’s first elections were in December 1911. Treffle Bonneau ,O.A. Hainstock, B. Lowman, Alphonse Dauphinais, Peter Kabrud, Joseph Lapointe and Alfred Lalonde were elected the first Reeves. January 1, 1912 Willow Bunch was recognized as a Rural Municipality (R.M.) by the Government of Saskatchewan. The R.M. included Willow Bunch, St. Victor, Little Woody and Kantenville.

Willow Bunch officially became a village on November 15, 1929. After this, the village nominated its first ‘Overseer’ Emmanuel Lebel.

On October 1, 1960, Willow Bunch was incorporated as a town. At this time, Marcel Ingrand was the Overseer and, as a result, became the town’s first mayor. His major accomplishment as the mayor was he played a large role in installing the town’s sewer system. Eugene Lesperance was Willow Bunch’s mayor from 1989 to 1994. Community involvement runs in his family. His niece, Nicole Gellner, was on the town council. She is currently a volunteer at the Willow Bunch Museum. The current mayor is Wayne Joyal. It is his first term as mayor of Willow Bunch. The councillors are Gerald Bellefleur, Jay Drouin, Gisele Fafard and Art Harvey. The current reeves of the Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch are: Division 1; Denis Bellefleur, Division 2; Real Durand, Division 3; David Marit, Division 4; Trevor Benson, Division 5; Michel Cayer, Division 6; Gerald Delrome. --Amanda Symynuk (talk) 21:54, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

Poplar Poles and Wagon Trails: A Mosaic of Willow Bunch RM #42 Volume=== Charles and Rachel Skinner === Charles and Rachel Skinner were business owners who were known for their inventiveness and leadership. In 1917, Charles bought a garage with his brother, Russell Skinner, which they owned and operated for 47 years. Charles bought it in 1917 with his brother Russell Skinner. It was here that he built and designed race cars, snowmobiles and an ice boat. Charles Skinner was the owner of Willow Bunch’s first power plant in 1927. This power plant was a generator in the Skinner Brother’s Garage which made and supplied the town’s power. It was turned on 8a.m.to midnight because it was assumed that after midnight people would not be using power. In addition to owning the town’s first power source, Charles Skinner was Saskatchewan’s first air ambulance pilot. He also had thousands of hours of flying experience as a prairie barnstormer and a war time test pilot for Canada Car and Foundary Co. He and his wife Rachel also owned their own flying business. Rachel Skinner was was one of their first women councilors and was a director of the Willow Bunch Chamber of Commerce. Her main accomplishment as a town councilor was to help establish the town a sewer system. --Amanda Symynuk (talk) 21:50, 12 November 2013 (UTC)