Richmound | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Richmound  Richmound | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′46″N 109°45′47″W / 50.446°N 109.763°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 8 |
| Rural Municipality | Enterprise |
| Post office Founded | 1912-08-15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brad Miller |
| • Administrator | Stacey Jansma |
| • Governing body | Richmound Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 154 |
| • Density | 327.8/km2 (849/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 2E0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 371 Highway 635 |
| Website | Official website |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
Richmound (2016 population: 147) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Enterprise No. 142 and Census Division No. 8. It is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The economy is driven in large part by the oil and gas sector as well as agriculture. The area was originally settled by Germans, mostly Catholics from South Russia.
The village has a community hall, church, skating arena, ball diamonds, a credit union and a general store. The K-12 School was closed in 2008, and students are now bussed to a neighbouring village.
In September 2023, the leader of a sovereign citizen group Romana Didulo and about fifteen to twenty-five supporters took up residence in a former school.[6][7] Didulo responded to demonstrations against her presence in Richmound by allegedly threatening local officials through emails and social media posts.[8][9][10]
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- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ Wendling, Mike (September 28, 2023). "A QAnon 'queen' and the Canada town that wants her gone". BBC News. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Lamoureux, Mack (September 20, 2023). "'Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town". Vice.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Cult of self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada' threatens Sask. village with public executions". CBC News. October 6, 2023. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Lamoureux, Mack (October 6, 2023). "Death Threats, Closed Playgrounds: QAnon Queen Wreaks Havoc in Small Town Canada". Vice News. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Ominous letters from 'Queen of Canada' concern Richmound mayor". CKOM News. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.