RM of Clinworth’s story
The Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230 was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912. It lies in southwestern Saskatchewan, and its municipal office is in Sceptre.
Three villages once stood within its boundaries. Lemsford was dissolved as a village on January 1, 1951, Portreeve followed on December 31, 1972, and Sceptre was dissolved as a village on January 1, 2023.
Today the RM is known for its outdoor and heritage attractions. These include Lemsford Ferry Regional Park and the Lemsford Ferry, the Great Sandhills Ecological Reserve, the Great Sand Hills Museum in Sceptre and the Lancer Centennial Museum. Highways 32 and 649 and the Canadian Pacific Railway run through the municipality.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.


