Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Saskatchewan communities

Rename
Because this project was renamed without discussion, renaming of its categories did not meet the criteria for speedy renaming, the discussion is at Categories for discussion/Log/2014 April 6. There are also sub-pages and templates that will to be moved as well, then all the links to these pages will need to be fixed. 117Avenue (talk) 00:35, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Not all unincorporated places are hamlets
It appears there has been a longstanding misconception that all unincorporated communities in SK are considered hamlets. This is not the case. There are three types of hamlets recognized by the Govt of SK – "northern hamlets" (11 of them), "organized hamlets" (152) and generic "hamlets" (20). This can be verified by visiting the MDS Search site, selecting the one of these three statuses from the "Status" pull-down menu, and clicking "Search". So I've recently fixed the cats of the 11 northern hamlets and 152 organized hamlets. They are no longer within the Category:Hamlets in Saskatchewan. They are in the new and accurate Category:Northern hamlets in Saskatchewan and Category:Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan respectively. This leaves 20 generic "hamlets", yet 282 entries remain at Category:Hamlets in Saskatchewan. I'm about to go through a long, tedious cleanup to remove this category from all the articles on communities that are not actually hamlets. Instead, they will be placed under Category:Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan. With the above information being provided, please avoid any further assumptions that all unincorporated communities are hamlets and avoid placing the incorrect categories when establishing new articles. Cheers, Hwy43 (talk) 18:55, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I suspect that the confusion arises because in most other provinces or US states, "hamlet" isn't a special designation that has to be conferred on any community by an outside authority, but is simply a standard generic class noun that automatically includes all non-urban unincorporated communities. You're correct that if Saskatchewan uses the term differently than most other provinces or US states, then we have to respect and follow that distinction here — but I just wanted to clarify why the error happens. Bearcat (talk) 00:36, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * , I also suspect that in Saskatchewan there is knowledge of the "hamlet" concept being applied to unincorporated communities, and as such it is assumed that it applies to all unincorporated communities, whereas it is actually a type of unincorporated community. Similarly 15 years ago, I thought all unincorporated communities in Alberta were hamlets as I was aware that the hamlet concept existed in my home province, but was totally unaware that unincorporated communities could only carry the designation under certain conditions. Hwy43 (talk) 03:53, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

So, the cats are now assigned according to official provincial designation. Now begins the even longer and more tedious task of cleaning up the articles to remove references to hamlets. Hwy43 (talk) 03:55, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Once again we have good faith edits attempting to assert certain unincorporated communities are hamlets in their articles and associated RM articles. Some of this is being done without any supporting evidence that they are designated as hamlets, while others are being done based on incorrect information published by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Statistics Canada (StatCan). The primary and definitive source for which unincorporated communities are in fact hamlets is the Government of Saskatchewan (GoS). It lists all northern hamlets, organized hamlets, resort hamlets, generic hamlets and special service areas in its comprehensive "Municipal Directory System" (MDS). If this direct link doesn't work, you can access the MDS here. To see which are designated, select Entire Directory in the "Download in PDF Format" pull-down menu and click Generate PDF. If you come across NRCan or StatCan information stating an unincorporated community is a hamlet, cross-reference with the GoS's "Municipal Directory System" (MDS) before giving any weight to what NRCan or StatCan state. If NRCan's/StatCan's entry checks out within the MDS, then NRCan's/StatCan's entry for that community is accurate. If it doesn't, dismiss NRCan's and StatCan's information as being incorrect. Their information may have been correct at one point, but can become out-of-date over time as hamlet designations are changed by the GoS and either NRCan/StatCan aren't apprised of the changes, or they just never get around to updating their databases despite being informed by the GoS. I have informed the editor and hopefully the problematic editing behaviour is adjusted. It is suspected that the current editor is the same editor(s) responsible for good faith edits that created the problems the first time around. Attempts to communicate with these past editors have gone unheeded (i.e., no responses). If this behaviour continues, I suggest the assume good faith period has long since passed and such edits would constitute vandalism by way of persistent deliberate addition of factual errors. Hwy43 (talk) 19:07, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Update
 * Northern hamlets are found on pages 5 through 13.
 * Organized and resort hamlets are found on pages 14 through 39.
 * Generic hamlets and special service areas are found on pages 225 through 230.

WikiProject Saskatchewan communities and neighbourhoods
has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.77.36 (talk) 05:20, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Proposed move of rural municipalities
This is a proposal to move the following 296 rural municipality municipality articles to their common, undisambiguated names. The articles are currently at a short form name format applied by Statistics Canada and are disambiguated by the province's name (i.e., Foo No. X, Saskatchewan) rather than their official and more common, undisambiguated names (i.e., Rural Municipality of Foo No. X). Note: It is presumed StatCan applies its format to simply enable alphabetical sorting of municipalities by the given component of their official legal names (i.e., "Aberdeen No. 373" rather than the "Rural Municipality of Aberdeen No. 373"). Unlike urban municipalities where usage of the given name is more common that the official legal name (e.g., "Foo" rather than "City/Town/Village/Resort Village of Foo"), rural municipalities are rarely referred to by "just" their given names (e.g., referring to the "Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344" as simply "Corman Park" or "Corman Park No. 344" is not widespread). Their official legal names are by far more common than the StatCan short forms and would also meet the article naming criteria. Finally, using the official legal name format for non-urban municipalities is consistent with what is done for rural municipalities in Manitoba and recently in Alberta (see Category:Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan and Category:Rural municipalities in Alberta and entries within its subcats). Also see the following upper-tier municipalities from Ontario at their official legal names:

County of Brant

Regional Municipality of Durham

Regional Municipality of Halton

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

District Municipality of Muskoka

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Regional Municipality of Peel

United Counties of Prescott and Russell

United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Regional Municipality of York If there is no consensus to move these from within this provincial WikiProject community, I will open a more formal RM. The following lists all 296 proposed moves. Cheers, Hwy43 (talk) 06:54, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Aberdeen No. 373, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Aberdeen No. 373
 * 2) Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186
 * 3) Antelope Park No. 322, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322
 * 4) Antler No. 61, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Antler No. 61
 * 5) Arborfield No. 456, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456
 * 6) Argyle No. 1, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Argyle No. 1
 * 7) Arlington No. 79, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Arlington No. 79
 * 8) Arm River No. 252, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Arm River No. 252
 * 9) Auvergne No. 76, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Auvergne No. 76
 * 10) Baildon No. 131, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Baildon No. 131
 * 11) Barrier Valley No. 397, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Barrier Valley No. 397
 * 12) Battle River No. 438, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Battle River No. 438
 * 13) Bayne No. 371, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371
 * 14) Beaver River No. 622, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Beaver River No. 622
 * 15) Bengough No. 40, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40
 * 16) Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35
 * 17) Big Arm No. 251, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Big Arm No. 251
 * 18) Big Quill No. 308, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308
 * 19) Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555
 * 20) Big Stick No. 141, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Big Stick No. 141
 * 21) Biggar No. 347, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347
 * 22) Birch Hills No. 460, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Birch Hills No. 460
 * 23) Bjorkdale No. 426, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Bjorkdale No. 426
 * 24) Blaine Lake No. 434, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434
 * 25) Blucher No. 343, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Blucher No. 343
 * 26) Bone Creek No. 108, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 108
 * 27) Bratt's Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Bratt's Lake No. 129
 * 28) Britannia No. 502, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Britannia No. 502
 * 29) Brock No. 64, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64
 * 30) Brokenshell No. 68, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Brokenshell No. 68
 * 31) Browning No. 34, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Browning No. 34
 * 32) Buchanan No. 304, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304
 * 33) Buckland No. 491, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Buckland No. 491
 * 34) Buffalo No. 409, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Buffalo No. 409
 * 35) Calder No. 241, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241
 * 36) Caledonia No. 99, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Caledonia No. 99
 * 37) Cambria No. 6, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Cambria No. 6
 * 38) Cana No. 214, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Cana No. 214
 * 39) Canaan No. 225, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Canaan No. 225
 * 40) Canwood No. 494, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494
 * 41) Carmichael No. 109, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109
 * 42) Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Caron No. 162
 * 43) Chaplin No. 164, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Chaplin No. 164
 * 44) Chester No. 125, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125
 * 45) Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261
 * 46) Churchbridge No. 211, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Churchbridge No. 211
 * 47) Clayton No. 333, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Clayton No. 333
 * 48) Clinworth No. 230, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230
 * 49) Coalfields No. 4, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4
 * 50) Colonsay No. 342, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Colonsay No. 342
 * 51) Connaught No. 457, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Connaught No. 457
 * 52) Corman Park No. 344, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344
 * 53) Cote No. 271, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271
 * 54) Coteau No. 255, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Coteau No. 255
 * 55) Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136
 * 56) Craik No. 222, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Craik No. 222
 * 57) Cupar No. 218, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218
 * 58) Cut Knife No. 439, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Cut Knife No. 439
 * 59) Cymri No. 36, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36
 * 60) Deer Forks No. 232, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Deer Forks No. 232
 * 61) Douglas No. 436, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Douglas No. 436
 * 62) Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Duck Lake No. 463
 * 63) Dufferin No. 190, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190
 * 64) Dundurn No. 314, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Dundurn No. 314
 * 65) Eagle Creek No. 376, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Eagle Creek No. 376
 * 66) Edenwold No. 158, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Edenwold No. 158
 * 67) Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Elcapo No. 154
 * 68) Eldon No. 471, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471
 * 69) Elfros No. 307, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307
 * 70) Elmsthorpe No. 100, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Elmsthorpe No. 100
 * 71) Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277
 * 72) Enfield No. 194, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Enfield No. 194
 * 73) Enniskillen No. 3, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Enniskillen No. 3
 * 74) Enterprise No. 142, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142
 * 75) Estevan No. 5, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5
 * 76) Excel No. 71, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71
 * 77) Excelsior No. 166, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166
 * 78) Eye Hill No. 382, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382
 * 79) Eyebrow No. 193, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Eyebrow No. 193
 * 80) Fertile Belt No. 183, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183
 * 81) Fertile Valley No. 285, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285
 * 82) Fillmore No. 96, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Fillmore No. 96
 * 83) Fish Creek No. 402, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402
 * 84) Flett's Springs No. 429, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Flett's Springs No. 429
 * 85) Foam Lake No. 276, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Foam Lake No. 276
 * 86) Fox Valley No. 171, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171
 * 87) Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127
 * 88) Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte No. 501
 * 89) Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19
 * 90) Garden River No. 490, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490
 * 91) Garry No. 245, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Garry No. 245
 * 92) Glen Bain No. 105, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Glen Bain No. 105
 * 93) Glen McPherson No. 46, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Glen McPherson No. 46
 * 94) Glenside No. 377, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Glenside No. 377
 * 95) Golden West No. 95, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Golden West No. 95
 * 96) Good Lake No. 274, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Good Lake No. 274
 * 97) Grandview No. 349, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Grandview No. 349
 * 98) Grant No. 372, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372
 * 99) Grass Lake No. 381, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Grass Lake No. 381
 * 100) Grassy Creek No. 78, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Grassy Creek No. 78
 * 101) Gravelbourg No. 104, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Gravelbourg No. 104
 * 102) Grayson No. 184, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184
 * 103) Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
 * 104) Griffin No. 66, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Griffin No. 66
 * 105) Gull Lake No. 139, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Gull Lake No. 139
 * 106) Happy Valley No. 10, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Happy Valley No. 10
 * 107) Happyland No. 231, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231
 * 108) Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316
 * 109) Hart Butte No. 11, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Hart Butte No. 11
 * 110) Hazel Dell No. 335, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Hazel Dell No. 335
 * 111) Hazelwood No. 94, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Hazelwood No. 94
 * 112) Heart's Hill No. 352, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Heart's Hill No. 352
 * 113) Hillsborough No. 132, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Hillsborough No. 132
 * 114) Hillsdale No. 440, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Hillsdale No. 440
 * 115) Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401
 * 116) Hudson Bay No. 394, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394
 * 117) Humboldt No. 370, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Humboldt No. 370
 * 118) Huron No. 223, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223
 * 119) Indian Head No. 156, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Indian Head No. 156
 * 120) Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Insinger No. 275
 * 121) Invergordon No. 430, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Invergordon No. 430
 * 122) Invermay No. 305, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Invermay No. 305
 * 123) Ituna Bon Accord No. 246, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Ituna Bon Accord No. 246
 * 124) Kellross No. 247, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Kellross No. 247
 * 125) Kelvington No. 366, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Kelvington No. 366
 * 126) Key West No. 70, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Key West No. 70
 * 127) Keys No. 303, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Keys No. 303
 * 128) Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290
 * 129) King George No. 256, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of King George No. 256
 * 130) Kingsley No. 124, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Kingsley No. 124
 * 131) Kinistino No. 459, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Kinistino No. 459
 * 132) Lac Pelletier No. 107, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lac Pelletier No. 107
 * 133) Lacadena No. 228, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lacadena No. 228
 * 134) Laird No. 404, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404
 * 135) Lajord No. 128, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lajord No. 128
 * 136) Lake Alma No. 8, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lake Alma No. 8
 * 137) Lake Johnston No. 102, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lake Johnston No. 102
 * 138) Lake Lenore No. 399, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lake Lenore No. 399
 * 139) Lake of the Rivers No. 72, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lake of the Rivers No. 72
 * 140) Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lakeland No. 521 District of Lakeland No. 521 (this RM rebranded itself through an official name change June 1, 2011 but retains the RM status)
 * 141) Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338
 * 142) Lakeview No. 337, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lakeview No. 337
 * 143) Langenburg No. 181, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Langenburg No. 181
 * 144) Last Mountain Valley No. 250, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Last Mountain Valley No. 250
 * 145) Laurier No. 38, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38
 * 146) Lawtonia No. 135, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lawtonia No. 135
 * 147) Leask No. 464, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Leask No. 464
 * 148) Leroy No. 339, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Leroy No. 339
 * 149) Lipton No. 217, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217
 * 150) Livingston No. 331, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331
 * 151) Lomond No. 37, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lomond No. 37
 * 152) Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lone Tree No. 18
 * 153) Longlaketon No. 219, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Longlaketon No. 219
 * 154) Loon Lake No. 561, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561
 * 155) Loreburn No. 254, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254
 * 156) Lost River No. 313, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lost River No. 313
 * 157) Lumsden No. 189, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189
 * 158) Manitou Lake No. 442, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Manitou Lake No. 442
 * 159) Mankota No. 45, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45
 * 160) Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224
 * 161) Maple Creek No. 111, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Maple Creek No. 111
 * 162) Mariposa No. 350, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Mariposa No. 350
 * 163) Marquis No. 191, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191
 * 164) Marriott No. 317, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Marriott No. 317
 * 165) Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Martin No. 122
 * 166) Maryfield No. 91, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Maryfield No. 91
 * 167) Mayfield No. 406, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Mayfield No. 406
 * 168) McCraney No. 282, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282
 * 169) McKillop No. 220, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220
 * 170) McLeod No. 185, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of McLeod No. 185
 * 171) Meadow Lake No. 588, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588
 * 172) Medstead No. 497, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497
 * 173) Meeting Lake No. 466, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Meeting Lake No. 466
 * 174) Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468
 * 175) Mervin No. 499, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499
 * 176) Milden No. 286, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Milden No. 286
 * 177) Milton No. 292, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292
 * 178) Miry Creek No. 229, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Miry Creek No. 229
 * 179) Monet No. 257, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Monet No. 257
 * 180) Montmartre No. 126, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Montmartre No. 126
 * 181) Montrose No. 315, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Montrose No. 315
 * 182) Moose Creek No. 33, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Moose Creek No. 33
 * 183) Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161
 * 184) Moose Mountain No. 63, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Moose Mountain No. 63
 * 185) Moose Range No. 486, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Moose Range No. 486
 * 186) Moosomin No. 121, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Moosomin No. 121
 * 187) Morris No. 312, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312
 * 188) Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165
 * 189) Mount Hope No. 279, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279
 * 190) Mount Pleasant No. 2, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Mount Pleasant No. 2
 * 191) Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318
 * 192) Newcombe No. 260, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Newcombe No. 260
 * 193) Nipawin No. 487, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Nipawin No. 487
 * 194) North Battleford No. 437, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of North Battleford No. 437
 * 195) North Qu'Appelle No. 187, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of North Qu'Appelle No. 187
 * 196) Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69
 * 197) Oakdale No. 320, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Oakdale No. 320
 * 198) Old Post No. 43, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43
 * 199) Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244
 * 200) Paddockwood No. 520, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520
 * 201) Parkdale No. 498, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498
 * 202) Paynton No. 470, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Paynton No. 470
 * 203) Pense No. 160, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160
 * 204) Perdue No. 346, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346
 * 205) Piapot No. 110, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Piapot No. 110
 * 206) Pinto Creek No. 75, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Pinto Creek No. 75
 * 207) Pittville No. 169, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Pittville No. 169
 * 208) Pleasant Valley No. 288, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288
 * 209) Pleasantdale No. 398, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398
 * 210) Ponass Lake No. 367, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Ponass Lake No. 367
 * 211) Poplar Valley No. 12, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12
 * 212) Porcupine No. 395, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395
 * 213) Prairie Rose No. 309, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Prairie Rose No. 309
 * 214) Prairiedale No. 321, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Prairiedale No. 321
 * 215) Preeceville No. 334, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Preeceville No. 334
 * 216) Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Prince Albert No. 461
 * 217) Progress No. 351, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Progress No. 351
 * 218) Reciprocity No. 32, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Reciprocity No. 32
 * 219) Redberry No. 435, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Redberry No. 435
 * 220) Redburn No. 130, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130
 * 221) Reford No. 379, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Reford No. 379
 * 222) Reno No. 51, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Reno No. 51
 * 223) Riverside No. 168, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168
 * 224) Rocanville No. 151, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Rocanville No. 151
 * 225) Rodgers No. 133, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Rodgers No. 133
 * 226) Rosedale No. 283, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Rosedale No. 283
 * 227) Rosemount No. 378, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Rosemount No. 378
 * 228) Rosthern No. 403, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Rosthern No. 403
 * 229) Round Hill No. 467, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Round Hill No. 467
 * 230) Round Valley No. 410, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Round Valley No. 410
 * 231) Rudy No. 284, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Rudy No. 284
 * 232) Saltcoats No. 213, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Saltcoats No. 213
 * 233) Sarnia No. 221, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Sarnia No. 221
 * 234) Saskatchewan Landing No. 167, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167
 * 235) Sasman No. 336, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336
 * 236) Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98
 * 237) Senlac No. 411, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Senlac No. 411
 * 238) Shamrock No. 134, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Shamrock No. 134
 * 239) Shellbrook No. 493, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Shellbrook No. 493
 * 240) Sherwood No. 159, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159
 * 241) Silverwood No. 123, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Silverwood No. 123
 * 242) Sliding Hills No. 273, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Sliding Hills No. 273
 * 243) Snipe Lake No. 259, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Snipe Lake No. 259
 * 244) Souris Valley No. 7, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Souris Valley No. 7
 * 245) South Qu'Appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157
 * 246) Spalding No. 368, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Spalding No. 368
 * 247) Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496
 * 248) Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152
 * 249) St. Andrews No. 287, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of St. Andrews No. 287
 * 250) St. Louis No. 431, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431
 * 251) St. Peter No. 369, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369
 * 252) St. Philips No. 301, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of St. Philips No. 301
 * 253) Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215
 * 254) Star City No. 428, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Star City No. 428
 * 255) Stonehenge No. 73, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73
 * 256) Storthoaks No. 31, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31
 * 257) Surprise Valley No. 9, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9
 * 258) Sutton No. 103, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103
 * 259) Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137
 * 260) Tecumseh No. 65, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65
 * 261) Terrell No. 101, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Terrell No. 101
 * 262) The Gap No. 39, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39
 * 263) Three Lakes No. 400, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Three Lakes No. 400
 * 264) Tisdale No. 427, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Tisdale No. 427
 * 265) Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488
 * 266) Touchwood No. 248, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Touchwood No. 248
 * 267) Tramping Lake No. 380, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
 * 268) Tullymet No. 216, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Tullymet No. 216
 * 269) Turtle River No. 469, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Turtle River No. 469
 * 270) Usborne No. 310, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Usborne No. 310
 * 271) Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17
 * 272) Vanscoy No. 345, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345
 * 273) Victory No. 226, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Victory No. 226
 * 274) Viscount No. 341, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341
 * 275) Wallace No. 243, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243
 * 276) Walpole No. 92, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Walpole No. 92
 * 277) Waverley No. 44, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Waverley No. 44
 * 278) Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93
 * 279) Webb No. 138, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Webb No. 138
 * 280) Wellington No. 97, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wellington No. 97
 * 281) Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Weyburn No. 67
 * 282) Wheatlands No. 163, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wheatlands No. 163
 * 283) Whiska Creek No. 106, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Whiska Creek No. 106
 * 284) White Valley No. 49, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of White Valley No. 49
 * 285) Willner No. 253, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Willner No. 253
 * 286) Willow Bunch No. 42, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch No. 42
 * 287) Willow Creek No. 458, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458
 * 288) Willowdale No. 153, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Willowdale No. 153
 * 289) Wilton No. 472, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wilton No. 472
 * 290) Winslow No. 319, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Winslow No. 319
 * 291) Wise Creek No. 77, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wise Creek No. 77
 * 292) Wolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155
 * 293) Wolverine No. 340, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340
 * 294) Wood Creek No. 281, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wood Creek No. 281
 * 295) Wood River No. 74, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74
 * 296) Wreford No. 280, Saskatchewan → Rural Municipality of Wreford No. 280


 * Having heard nothing in the past five days, I will begin moving these. Hwy43 (talk) 05:32, 5 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I kind of see the change on Wikidata a I have juste a comment like that. In Mémoire des noms de lieux d’origine et d’influence françaises en Saskatchewan The rural municipalities noted in the registery are simply noted like: Gravelbourg No. 104, Lac Pelletier No. 107 or Rocanville No. 151. --Fralambert (talk) 22:57, 5 June 2014 (UTC)


 * "Foo No. X" is one of numerous short form versions of the official "Rural Municipality of Foo No. X" format. Others are "Rural Municipality of Foo", "RM of Foo", "RM No. X", etc. Using the full official legal name allows for consistency and erring on the side of caution because determining the most common of the short forms will be inconclusive for most RMs and consistent among those RMs where it is conclusive. Hwy43 (talk) 19:18, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
 * It mosty put my comment because the "generic" of the populated places or regions is not recomanded in french. I don't find any rules or norms on the subject in english in Canada. Note that the number seem to be important in Saskatchewan. My book simply locate the geographical name by the Dominion Land Survey number and the rural municipality under the for of "RM No. XX".--Fralambert (talk) 23:05, 8 June 2014 (UTC)


 * All have now been moved as well as three former RMs. Category keys need to be added for their entries at Category:Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, which I intend to get to, but will only be done when the subcategories are renamed to match the new naming convention. Hwy43 (talk) 19:25, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Runnymede No. 271, Saskatchewan
FYI, the above has been proposed for deletion. You can comment at the AfD discussion. Hwy43 (talk) 07:01, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Unless the article can be improved, I don't see a reason why it shouldn't be deleted.  Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 08:04, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Requested move 08 June 2014

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: page moved. Ixfd64 (talk) 00:29, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan communities and neighbourhoods → WikiProject Saskatchewan communities – The current title of this WikiProject is verbose and redundant. "Community" is an umbrella term. A "neighbourhood" is a type of "community". The proposed title is concise and inclusive. If the consensus is to move as proposed, I will move the subpages to match. Hwy43 (talk) 22:23, 8 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Additional comment the proposed new name aligns with the Canadian parent project, WikiProject Canadian communities. Hwy43 (talk) 02:29, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I strongly oppose Hwy43's anti-neighbourhood campaign. Just kidding.  This is common sense.  Support. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 13:05, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm okay with that this.  Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 07:56, 13 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Support While wp:concise only applies to mainspace entries, "neighbourhood" is a bit redundant to "communities". I tried to say very quickly five times in a row, I was impressed at how long it took, try it for yourself. Cheers, walk victor falktalk 16:40, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Strawberry Hills and Strawberry Ridge
These articles are pretty much the same. Is there anything different about these two places? If not, I am suggesting a merge. Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 08:02, 13 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Neither Statistics Canada nor the CGNDB confirm either place exist within the RM of Aberdeen No. 373.   The lone reference in the one article verifies nothing either.  Both articles refer to the places as having 10-30 residences on 10-acre parcels. Rural subdivisions/real estate developments of this nature are typically not notable. Both should be deleted to tell you the truth. Hwy43 (talk) 17:31, 13 June 2014 (UTC)


 * The one link only shows these place names as being places in Alberta. Also, just because it's not recognized as being in the RM of Aberdeen doesn't mean it isn't.  We need a larger concensus on these two places.   Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 14:15, 15 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I should have been more clear. Not suggesting they don't exist. They do. However the two sources resulting in no hits do suggest they are not notable based on past consensus from AfDs for similar articles in the past. I've searched both on the web and find no sources that establish their notability. I'm going to open AfDs. Hwy43 (talk) 05:01, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Strawberry Hills, Saskatchewan and Strawberry Ridge, Saskatchewan have been nominated for deletion. See Articles for deletion/Strawberry Hills, Saskatchewan and Articles for deletion/Strawberry Ridge, Saskatchewan. Hwy43 (talk) 05:29, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Wartime Station, Saskatchewan
FYI, the above has been proposed for deletion. You can comment at the AfD discussion. Hwy43 (talk) 02:33, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


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Proposal to redirect all Canadian project related talk pages
Wikipedia talk:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board...-- Moxy 🍁 22:39, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Rural municipality edit warring against consensus
Hello all, we have an IP-hopping editor that is warring at numerous rural municipality (county-equivalent) articles and lists, particularly at List of municipal districts in Alberta and List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, renaming the municipalities contrary to the consensus here for Alberta and the extrapolated approach of that consensus here for Saskatchewan. The IP editor finally reached out to me on my talk page here. Following my response, the editor evidently didn't like it and reverted me yet again with this edit with a strange and unfounded accusation. Would interested members of this WikiProject please watchlist List of municipal districts in Alberta and List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan? I'm about to revert again and apply a level three warning on the editor's talk page. Cheers, Hwy43 (talk) 05:27, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Read WP:IPBE and WP:BP. Both contain great information on things related to this.  If it continues and you continually have to revert, take it a noticeboard and the IP address should get banned.  That's all I can suggest.  Oh and yes, I did add them to my watchlist for three months.  This should be resolved by then.   Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 08:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Your input would be appreciated since I seen you reverted edits. Thank you.   Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 04:43, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * See my comments at WT:CANADA. suggest not having this discussion at many different places. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 15:46, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * As you can see, it wasn't me who started this discussion. Now  can go there.  Plus, a notification on the appropriate talk pages should have happened.  Direct people there who might be interested.   Mr. C.C. Hey yo!I didn't do it! 16:15, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I dropped this notice/request on multiple relevant talk pages but didnt’t expect discussions to be triggered in multiple locations. Next time I will alter my approach rather being a lazy copy/paster. Hwy43 (talk) 02:11, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like and turns it into something like
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.

It will work on a variety of links, including those from cite web, cite journal and doi.

The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

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