RM of Moose Creek’s story
The Rural Municipality of Moose Creek No. 33 incorporated on 12 December 1910, in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. The town of Alameda sits within its boundaries and is home to the RM office, and the communities of Auburnton and Douglaston lie within it as well.
The best-known piece of local history is the Moose Creek United Church and Cemetery, about 10 kilometres south-west of Carlyle. The church was built in 1916 and was known as Moose Creek Methodist Church until 1925, when it joined the United Church. Neighbours chipped in donations to build it, along with a $1,500 loan at 8% interest from John Hewitt. When he died in 1927, the balance of the loan was cancelled.
The cemetery followed in 1918 and is the final resting place of many of the area's early settlers. The first wedding in the church was between Tom Cook and Isabel Wallace, with Reverend F.B. Ball officiating. The church and cemetery were designated a Municipal Heritage Resource in 1991 and added to the Register of Canada's Historic Places. The well-kept grounds, with a partial shelter belt, a loosely treed border and an ornate brick and iron gate, are part of what gives the site its heritage value.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Rural Municipality of Moose Creek No. 33” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.
