318 (2016 population: 337) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No.

In all there were seven suggestions including Glengarry, Bramley and Newbury but it was the name Mountain View that prevailed.

Prior to incorporation, the area was known as the Mountain View Local Improvement District (No.

Councillors elected to the Local Improvement District included: Charles Lawrence, Notary Public, Berkshire Farm, of Wiggins was Secretary-Treasurer.

A letter dated August 16 from the Deputy Municipal Commissioner officially established the RM of Mountain View No.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Mountain View No.

This is due in part to the RM being located in the Dark Brown Soil Region of the province.

[10]  Today the ravine is no longer mined for coal but it is home to the Ancient Echoes Interpretive Centre, several archaeological sites, as well as being home to several endangered species of plants and the remains of a former First Nations/Metis/pioneer Red River Cart trail.

318 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.

The branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway follows the Eagle Creek valley through the southwest corner of the municipality, and on it were situated the villages of Herschel and Stranraer.