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This municipality was formally named Lyall for Winnipeg businessman Peter Lyall. It was known unofficially as Garson in commemoration of William Garson, who established a limestone quarry in its vicinity, and the named changed officially in 1927.
Present Status
Rural Municipality of Brokenhead (1 January 2003)
Incorporation History
Village of Lyall (1 January 1915)
Village of Garson (9 April 1927)
Dissolved (1 January 2003)Adjoining Municipalities
Land Area (square km)
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Year
Total
1916
429
1921
214
1926
272
1931
341
1936
311
1941
290
1946
255
1951
294
1956
277
1961
330
1966
347
1971
301
1976
290
1981
318
1986
313
1991
320
1996
339
2001
350
Term
Mayor
1915-1916
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1917
Christ Johnson (1869-1937)
1918
R. C. McKenzie
1919-1920
Christ Johnson (1869-1937)
1921-1922
Harry Pearce
1923-1929
William Donald Murray (1855-?)
1930
Hugh McKay
1931
William Frank “Bill” Earle (1866-1956)
1932-1933
Berger Anderson
1934-1936
William Martin
1937-1940
W. Lloyd Hough
1941
E. Strandberg
1942-1950
Louis Juravsky (1895-1957)
1951
Walter Wozny
1952-1954
Peter Stepaniuk
1955-1960
Louis Bourgeault
1961-1968
Jack Lawson
1969-1971
Walter Zinnick
1972
?
1973-1974
James Block
1975-1977
Walter Zinnick
1978
Lawrence Porhownik
1979-1980
?
1981-1983
Walter Zinnick
1984-1986
Ted Kozan
1987-1989
Catherine Marynewich
1990-1992
Don Bachewich
1993-2002
Gerrit Boonstra
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Garson:
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Garson.
Go here for a list of history books for Garson.
Death registration [Christ Johnson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Former Mayor of Garson passes,” Springfield Leader, 28 May 1957, page 1.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Ron Magnuson for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 July 2021
