Orkney is an unincorporated community within the Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1924 when the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed its branch line to Val Marie, it was incorporated as a village in June 1928. Orkney is ten miles from the Canada–United States border. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of four in the Canada 2011 Census.
Orkney School and ex. Patterson elevator in background.
Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17
The Rural Municipality of Val Marie No. 17 is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is adjacent to the Canada–United States border, neighbouring Phillips County in Montana.
West Block of Grasslands National Park
The Monchy compressor station