Manitoba’s Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)

The Manitoba government enacted legislation to require municipalities with populations less than 1,000 people to prepare an amalgamation plan by 1 January 2015. These include the following municipalities:

New Municipality

Amalgamating Municipalities

Bifrost-Riverton

Bifrost and Riverton

Boissevain-Morton

Boissevain and Morton

Brenda-Waskada

Brenda and Waskada

Cartwright-Roblin

Cartwright and Roblin

Clanwilliam-Erickson

Clanwilliam and Erickson

Deloraine-Winchester

Deloraine and Winchester

Ellice-Archie

Archie, Ellice and St. Lazare

Emerson-Franklin

Emerson and Franklin

Ethelbert

Ethelbert and Ethelbert

Gilbert Plains

Gilbert Plains and Gilbert Plains

Glenboro-South Cypress

Glenboro and South Cypress

Glenella-Lansdowne

Glenella and Lansdowne

Grandview

Grandview and Grandview

Grassland

Cameron, Hartney and Whitewater

Grey

Grey and St. Claude

Hamiota

Hamiota and Hamiota

Harrison Park

Harrison and Park

Lakeshore

Lawrence and Ochre River

Lorne

Lorne, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Somerset

Louise

Crystal City, Louise, and Pilot Mound

McCreary

McCreary and McCreary

Minitonas-Bowsman

Bowsman, Minitonas, and Minitonas

Minto-Odanah

Minto and Odanah

Mossey River

Mossey River and Winnipegosis

Norfolk-Treherne

South Norfolk and Treherne

North Cypress-Langford

North Cypress and Langford

North Norfolk

MacGregor and North Norfolk

Oakland-Wawanesa

Oakland and Wawanesa

Oakview

Blanshard, Rapid City, and Saskatchewan

Pembina

Manitou and Pembina

Prairie Lakes

Riverside and Strathcona

Prairie View

Birtle, Birtle, and Miniota

Rhineland

Gretna, Plum Coulee, and Rhineland

Riding Mountain West

Shellmouth-Boulton and Silver Creek

Riverdale

Daly and Rivers

Roblin

Hillsburg, Roblin and Shell River

Rossburn

Rossburn and Rossburn

Russell-Binscarth

Binscarth, Russell, and Russell

Ste. Rose

Ste. Rose du Lac and Ste. Rose

Sifton

Oak Lake and Sifton

Souris-Glenwood

Glenwood and Souris

Swan Valley West

Benito and Swan River

Two Borders

Albert, Arthur, and Edward

Wallace-Woodworth

Elkhorn, Wallace, and Woodworth

West Interlake

Eriksdale and Siglunes

WestLake-Gladstone

Gladstone, Lakeview, and Westbourne

Yellowhead

Shoal Lake and Strathclair

Sources:

We thank Leona Devuyst and Darren Young for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 November 2015