RM of Edenwold’s story
Indigenous peoples of the prairies lived in the area long before Europeans arrived. They camped near Boggy Creek and used the Butte at Pilot Butte as a lookout and signal point.
European settlement here goes back to the 1840s. When the railway was built through the region in 1882, the towns of Pilot Butte and Balgonie were founded. Settlers began farming in the district in the following years, and the two towns grew. The Rural Municipality of Edenwold No. 158 was incorporated on December 9, 1912.
The Trans-Canada Highway was completed in the late 1950s, and living outside Regina and commuting to work in the city became a popular choice. The RM has seen significant growth since then. The municipal office is in Emerald Park, and in 2020 the RM and the Village of Edenwold began working toward what would be Saskatchewan's first municipal district, combining urban and rural municipalities. White Butte Trails Recreation Site is among its parks and recreation areas.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Edenwold No. 158” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.
