Saskatchewan minister says rural municipality will be supported after resignations
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REGINA – Saskatchewan’s municipal affairs minister says the province will support a rural municipality outside Regina after four of its council members resigned.
Eric Schmalz says the province will likely appoint someone to the Rural Municipality of Sherwood so it can continue to deliver services.
Three councillors and the reeve resigned last week for unspecified reasons, leaving council without enough members to hold meetings.
Two days before the resignations, council held a meeting that was closed to the public about a report addressing code of ethics issues and ombudsman complaints
Schmalz says he’s not prepared to comment on the report and that it’s inappropriate for him to also talk about the reasons for the resignations.
Last week, Premier Scott Moe announced that the parent company of Bell Canada plans to build a large data centre in the rural municipality.
Schmalz told reporters Monday that the province is doing its due diligence with the resignations.
“It’s obviously very fresh,” he said at an unrelated news conference. “We’ve had some limited interactions there, and we’re reviewing that as a ministry.”
Schmalz said the province deals with large council resignations in rural municipalities about two to three times a year.
“The ministry’s going to be there to support the RM of Sherwood and the residents there to ensure that the services they need and require to live in their homes is available to them,” he said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 23, 2026.