Municipal
Dinsmore Village Council
Governs Dinsmore
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Who sits on it
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Mayor
Elected by everyone in Dinsmore
- DB Dean Bencharski Mayor
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4 councillors
Elected by everyone in Dinsmore
- LM Lance Morrison Councillor
- LP Laura Pajunen Councillor
- RD Raeanne Dawe Councillor
- RC Robert Cragg Councillor
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Sources for who sits on it
- Mayor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Dean Bencharski as Mayor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Lance Morrison as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Laura Pajunen as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Raeanne Dawe as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Robert Cragg as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
Contact
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Municipal office
Box 278
Dinsmore, SK S0L 0T0- Phone 306-846-2220
- Email [email protected]
- Web saskatchewan.ca
- Hours Council meets: 2nd Monday at 7 p.m.
What it can do
- Bylaws for health and safety
Passes and enforces bylaws for the health, safety and well-being of residents, such as nuisances, noise and animals.
- Municipal services
Decides what services are provided and at what level, e.g. local roads, water and sewer, waste collection, recreation facilities and parks.
- Land development and zoning
Controls land development through an official community plan and zoning bylaw (The Planning and Development Act, 2007), and issues development and building permits.
- Property tax and fees
Sets local tax policies, the municipal property tax rate and service fees to pay for municipal services.
- Borrowing
Borrows money for municipal improvements, within limits set by the province.
- Natural person powers
Can take any action a natural person or business could to carry out its purposes, unless provincial law restricts it.
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Sources for what it can do
- Bylaws for health and safety saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Municipal services saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Land development and zoning saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Property tax and fees saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Borrowing saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Natural person powers saskatchewan.ca · checked
Sources
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory entry for the Village of Dinsmore (entry updated 2026-06-16, checked 2026-10-11). Governed by The Municipalities Act. For: Dinsmore Village Council
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: municipal office phone, fax, email, address and council meeting time from the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (updated 2026-06-16). For: Municipal office
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Government of Saskatchewan, "About the Saskatchewan Municipal System": natural person powers and s. 4(2) purposes under The Municipalities Act, The Cities Act and The Northern Municipalities Act, 2010; council bylaw powers listed under Urban Municipalities. For: Bylaws for health and safety, Municipal services, Land development and zoning, Property tax and fees, Borrowing, Natural person powers
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Mayor of the Village of Dinsmore: council composition as listed in the Municipal Directory (updated 2026-06-16); election rules from https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/municipal-administration/elections/municipal-election-dates-and-workshops For: Mayor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Councillor of the Village of Dinsmore: council composition as listed in the Municipal Directory (updated 2026-06-16); election rules from https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/municipal-administration/elections/municipal-election-dates-and-workshops For: Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Dean Bencharski listed as Mayor of the Village of Dinsmore in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-06-16, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Dean Bencharski as Mayor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Lance Morrison listed as Councillor of the Village of Dinsmore in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-06-16, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Lance Morrison as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Laura Pajunen listed as Councillor of the Village of Dinsmore in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-06-16, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Laura Pajunen as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Raeanne Dawe listed as Councillor of the Village of Dinsmore in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-06-16, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Raeanne Dawe as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Robert Cragg listed as Councillor of the Village of Dinsmore in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-06-16, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Robert Cragg as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Government of Saskatchewan, "Election Dates and Workshops for Municipalities" (checked 2026-10-11): Wednesday, November 8, 2028, to elect mayor and councillors in cities, towns and villages. For: General election, November 8, 2028