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Wood Mountain
Wood Mountain is a village 63 kilometres south of Assiniboia in the RM of Old Post No. 43. The village's name is derived from the Red River Métis words montagne de bois (meaning mountain of wood in French).
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Sunflowers bright and golden appearing along Highway 358 South leading into Wood Mountain.
Sheep grazing outside of Wood Mountain on a summer's day on August 6, 2020.
A quiet community situated in rolling grasslands, Wood Mountain is known for hosting an annual stampede that has been held every year for more than 130 years in Wood Mountain Regional Park, located 6.5 kilometres south of the village on SK 18. This year, the rodeo was cancelled, but the event is certain to reappear in the summer of 2021.
The Wood Mountain Library is part of the Palliser Regional Library system based in Moose Jaw. Presently, the library is offering takeout and curbside services on Tuesdays. Call librarian Jocelyn Todd at 306-640-9829 for more information.
Romanian homesteaders in the Wood Mountain region began work to construct an Orthodox church in the mid-1920s. The Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church in the village was built from 1928-1929. Upon completion, the church was consecrated on August 6, 1929 by Bishop Arsenie.
