RM of Garden River’s story
The Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490 was first incorporated on January 1, 1913, under the name RM of Russia No. 490. On March 24, 1928, the name was changed to the RM of Garden River No. 490, which it carries today.
The RM surrounds the villages of Albertville, Meath Park and Weirdale. Its council and administrator meet on the second Friday of each month, and the municipal office is in Meath Park. Highway 355 runs east and west from Meath Park, passing through Albertville on its way to Sturgeon Lake, while Highways 55 and 120 run mainly north and south of Meath Park.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.