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Unofficial Web Page of
Rural Municipality
of Coalfields No.4
S.E. Saskatchewan,
Canada

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First called Local Improvement District no.262
The First recorded meeting was Aug 18, 1904
in the School House on Section 29, Tsp 3, Rge 5, W2
(possibly the Ansell School, at least in the Ansell School District)
Chairman W. L. Perry
Secretary William Cole

The R.M. of Coalfields #4 was Incorporated on
January 1, 1913
Part of
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
First Meeting was held in Bienfait, Jan 6, 1913
A. J. Milligan was Secretary-Treasurer.
Later that year Robert Dunbar was elected Reeve.
Councillors-
Joseph Hill- Chairman
J. W. Mould
A. E. Sherwin
Joseph Ryson 

The Following Councillors were also elected.

    Div. 1  - William H. Wallace
    Div. 2  - Joseph Hill
    Div. 3  - Joseph E. Brinkworth
    Div. 4  - John E. Messham
    Div. 5  - Joseph Ryson
    Div. 6  - Nick Lafrentz

Dept of Municipal Affairs named the RM Coalfields
on the suggestion of the Council
2nd Choice was Dunbar
3rd Choice was Coaldale
    Municipal Assessment was set at
 4 cents per acre in 1913

1913- to approx 1978
 Council members, Reeves , and Secretaries

Division 1
William H. Wallace, 1913-15
William F. Harris, 1914
Sam A. Lee, 1916-17
George S. Richardson, 1918-20, 25-36
John W. Kellington, 1921-24
W. Lee Roughton, 1937-52
James Milne, 1953-59
Frank Abraham, 1959-68
Stanley Holmes, 1969-

Division 2
Joseph Hill, 1913-15
Amos D. McRae, 1916
James K. MacKenzie, 1916-51
Albert S. Harris, 1952-53
Kenneth J. MacKenzie, 1954-69
Jerry J. Daley, 1970-75
E. J. Aspinall, 1976-

Division 3
Joseph E. Brinkworth, 1913-17
John T. Dunbar, 1918-20
George S. Robinson, 1921-30
Arron Molyneux, 1931-42
Ernest F. Leonard, 1943-50
John H. Dunbar, 1951-59
Frank Zieglgansberger, 1959-74
Alex Olson, 1975-

Division 4
John E. Messham, 1913
David J. McKnight, 1914-41
Carl Timlin, 1942-43
John L. Ward, 1944-45
R. Fred Quinn, 1946-47
J. Wilber Sherwin, 1948-59
Stanley Stobart, 1960-69
Robert Ewan, 1970-77
Joe Gonos, 1978-

Division 5
Joseph Ryson, 1913
Isaac Fishtrom, 1914-15
Archie Woodrow, 1916-17;1919-30
Louis Zelickson, 1918
William Yeates, 1931-34
Fred Billington, 1935-36
Lester H. Billington 1937-47
Nels Backman, 1948-50
V.H. Henderson, 1951-54
Ronald W. Steiger, 1955-59
Lloyd H. Olson, 1960-66
John Walliser, 1967-68
Ronald G. Johnson, 1969-

Division 6
Nick Lafrentz, 1913-27
Fred A. Cleophas, 1928-37
William Lafrentz, 1938-47
Jake Miller, 1948-56
James Lainton, 1957-68
John Dillman, 1969-75
Mike Kazuik, 1976-

Reeves
Robert Dunbar, 1913-15
Joseph Hill, 1916-41
Garfield H. McKechney, 1942-53
Gordon W. MacKenzie, 1954-56
V.H. Henderson, 1957-68
James Lamton, 1969-74
Frank Abraham, 1975-

Secretaries
A.J. Milligan, 1913-17;18-22
A.B. Stuart, 1917-18
D. Archie Wynne-Jones, 1923-41
James A. Cooper, 1942-62 Wilfred Geber, 1962
Alvin B. Vinge, 1962-65
Vernon Ross, 1965-71
Henry Kostuik, 1971-

2004- ? Councils & Reeves

2004 Council:
    Reeve - Stanley J. Lainton
    Div. 1  - Barry R. O. Harris
    Div. 2  - Ray Aspinall
    Div. 3  - Ingrid Beahm
    Div. 4  - David MacCuish
    Div. 5  - Curtis Walliser
    Div. 6  - Clifford Finstad
    Admin - Barry Katschke

2005 Council:
    Reeve - Stanley J. Lainton
    Div. 1  - Barry R. O. Harris
    Div. 2  - Ray Aspinall
    Div. 3  - Marilyn Ribling
    Div. 4  - David MacCuish
    Div. 5  - Curtis Walliser
    Div. 6  - Clifford Finstad
    Admin - Barry Katschke

2006 Council
 Reeve - Stanley J. Lainton
 Div. 1  - Barry R. O. Harris
 Div. 2  - Ray Aspinall
 Div. 3  - Marilyn Ribling
 Div. 4  - Ingrid Beahm
 Div. 5  - Curtis Walliser
 Div. 6  - Walter Shurygalo 
 Admin - Barry Katschke

2007 same for 2008
Reeve- Stanley J. Lainton
Division 1- Barry R. O. Harris
Division 2- Raymond (Ray) Aspinall
Division 3- Arnold Jahn
Division 4- Ingrid Beahm
Division 5- Curtis Walliser
Division 6- Walter Shurygalo

2008- 2009
Reeve- Stanley J. Lainton
Division 1- Barry R. O. Harris
Division 2- Raymond (Ray) Aspinall
Division 3- Arnold Jahn
Division 4- Ingrid Beahm
Division 5- Donald Zieglgansberger
Division 6- Walter Shurygalo

Note- the Election year runs Oct-Oct, with the newly
elected person taking over right after the election.

In 1978 the municipality joined with the R.M of Enniskillen #3,
the R.M. of Browning #34 and the R.M. Moose Creek #33
to form the Frobisher District Maintenance Area
to co-ordinate the maintenance of surfaced roads within the area.

Census Search for 1901, 1906 and 1911
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Note- This is the Unofficial Web Page of RM#4,
I do not receive money from RM Coalfields,
I maintain this site as an Assistance to them only. 
I do take suggestions from them for some of the content.
 Any Omissions or Errors are purely Unintentional. 
I am in no way affiliated officially, in any way, with the RM Office.

My purpose is to promote interest in this area, World Wide.
Being born in Bienfait, is my only connection with the area.
Thanks to Barry Katschke for the Office Picture
and the list of past and present Councillors
also Ingrid Beahm for the idea of creating this web page.

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