Acreages for Sale Around Spiritwood
8 RURAL MUNICIPALITIES · 15 TOWNS AND VILLAGES
An acreage gives you room a town lot can't: a shop, animals, a big garden, or just some distance from the neighbours. Around Spiritwood, Shellbrook, Debden and Canwood that can be a few acres a short drive from town, or a bigger yard site with pasture. It also means your own well, septic and road, so the questions below matter more than they do in town.
Before you make an offer
Well and water test
Make a flow test and a water quality test conditions of your offer; they answer different questions. Ask how old and how deep the well is, and whether it has ever run low in late summer or needed treatment for iron or sulphur.
Septic
Find out what kind of system it is (a tank and field, a mound or a holding tank), how old it is, when it was last pumped or inspected, and whether it suits the size of the house. A septic inspection is a reasonable condition, especially on an older place.
Power and heat
Check the age and size of the electrical service, especially if you plan to run a shop, and ask whether outages are common and what the owners do for backup. Heating an older farmhouse can cost more than a newer house in town, so ask the owners what they spend.
Internet
Ask the owners what internet service they use and how well it works for them. Service can change from one yard to the next, so check what's available at that exact location, especially if you work from home.
Road access and winter maintenance
Ask whether the road is maintained and plowed all year, and by whom: the RM or a private arrangement. An acreage that's an easy drive in July can be a headache in January if the road isn't reliably cleared.
School bus routes
If you have kids in school, check with the school division whether the yard is on a bus route and where the pickup would be.
Where to look
Rural municipalities
- RM of Spiritwood No. 496
- RM of Meeting Lake No. 466
- RM of Medstead No. 497
- RM of Canwood No. 494
- RM of Big River No. 555
- RM of Leask No. 464
- RM of Parkdale No. 498
- RM of Round Hill No. 467
Towns and villages
- Spiritwood
TOWN
- Shell Lake
VILLAGE
- Leoville
VILLAGE
- Medstead
VILLAGE
- Glaslyn
VILLAGE
- Debden
VILLAGE
- Canwood
VILLAGE
- Shellbrook
TOWN
- Big River
TOWN
- Blaine Lake
TOWN
- Rabbit Lake
SPECIAL SERVICE AREA
- Leask
VILLAGE
- Parkside
VILLAGE
- Hafford
TOWN
- Turtleford
TOWN
Want to be on the water instead? See cabins and lakes.
Guides for acreage buyers
- Acreage vs. In-Town: Weighing Your Options Around Spiritwood
- Well, Septic, and Power: What Buyers Need to Know Before Making an Offer on Rural Property
- A First-Time Buyer's Guide to Rural Saskatchewan Real Estate
- Selling Your Farm or Acreage: How Rural Property Valuations Really Work
- Relocating to the Spiritwood Region: A Newcomer's Guide to Small-Town Saskatchewan Living
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