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This municipality was named for Sir Richard John Cartwright (1835-1912), federal Minister of Finance (1873-1878), who is said to have owned the townsite at one time.
Present Status
Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Village of Cartwright (31 December 1947)
Amalgamated with Roblin (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities
Land Area (square km)
1.86
Year
Total
1951
476
1956
459
1961
482
1966
409
1971
340
1976
361
1981
384
1986
388
1991
329
1996
345
2001
304
2006
282
2011
308
2016
352
2021
353
Term
Mayor
1948-1949
Harry A. Wallace
1950-1953
George W. Ternent
1954-1955
Walter H. Newton
1956-1967
Isabel Winslow Wallace (1895-1976)
1968-1970
Ross Douglas Cairns (1928-2004)
1971-1982
J. H. Bridges
1983-1995
Garth Berry (1928-2010)
1996-1998
Rene Dousseleare
1999-2001
R. Glen Langton
2002-2004
William John Axel “Bill” Landin (1945-2014)
2004-2014
A. Bruce Leadbeater
2014
Brent Pawich
2015-?
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Cartwright.
Go here for a list of history books for Cartwright.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Vicki Wallace and Colleen Mullin for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 March 2023
