The Assiniboine Hills Conservation District was incorporated in 2008. It is the result of the combining of the Tiger Hills and the Mid Assiniboine River CD’s. It covers 1,759 square miles (4,560 km2). It includes the municipalities of Elton, Argyle, Whitehead, Glenwood, Cornwallis, Strathcona and South Cypress and the Village of Glenboro and Wawanesa and the town of Souris. The board has stressed soil conservation, water management and conservation education programs.
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