Roland School                     Photo Courtesy of Sean McCormick 

Special Areas #2 is a rural municipality with many amenities including a well kept campground and playground areas known for birding, boating, fishing, golfing, swimming and camping.

In 1909 coal mines were started in Special Areas #3.  The Sheerness plant produces enough energy each year to supply electricity to about 800,000 households.

Agriculturally oriented, the Special Areas rolling countryside is dotted with family farms and ranches.  Special Areas #4 also hosts numerous historical sites such as the Royal North West Mounted Police Outpost Cairn, Signing of Treaty #6 Cairn, the Big Gap Roundup Cairn, plus points of interest including a Rock Effigy (of a man), Indian Ceremonial Grounds and tipi rings which landowner permission is required.  The mystical Mud Buttes (located south of Monitor) and the legendary Neutral Hills which were the neutral hunting grounds between the Blackfoot and the Cree Indians are located approximately 27 kms north of Consort on Hwy #41.

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