Rural Municipality of Victory No. 226

Victory No. 226 is a rural municipality in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was settled around 1908 by pioneer farming settlers. Victory No. 226 is primarily a grain farming area, although some farmers keep livestock as well. RM Victory No. 226 includes the village of Beechy and hamlet of Demaine. It is located in Saskatchewan's Census Division No. 7. Like many rural communities in Saskatchewan, the last few decades have featured population decline as residents leave for larger towns and cities such as Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw and Swift Current.Pioneer historyThe first settlers to the Victory No. 226 area came in the early 1900s. The hamlet of Demaine was established by the summer of 1908 by a band of settlers who hauled supplies from the Riverhurst area to the east, and across the South Saskatchewan River. Originally all supplies had to be moved from other areas as the settlements were being established.As with current life in rural municipality the first settlers to the area were farmers who began to grow grain. They farmed with teams of oxen and mules prior to the invention of modern-day farming machinery.Eventually two larger settlements were established. These turned into the village of Beechy and the hamlet of Demaine.