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In 1884, Glenlyon Campbell rode his horse over the Riding Mountains and viewed what is now known as the Gilbert Plains. He found a couple living in a small log house, one of whom was Gilbert Ross, a Metis trapper for whom the area is named.
Present Status
Municipality of Gilbert Plains (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains (30 March 1897)
Amalgamated with Gilbert Plains (1 January 2015)
Adjoining Municipalities
Constituent Communities
Ashville, Drifting River, Dutton, Gilbert Plains, Halicz, Venlaw, Zoria
Land Area (square km)
1049.14
Year
Total
1901
2241
1911
3196
1921
3963
1931
3461
1941
3439
1951
2860
1956
2523
1961
2299
1966
2047
1971
1769
1976
1491
1981
1377
1986
1270
1991
1071
1996
976
2001
862
2006
834
2011
812
2016
1470
2021
1420
Term
Reeve
1897
Duncan Cameron (1863-1942)
1897-1901
?
1901-1902
Robert Greenway
1902-1903
T. Embleton Sr.
1903-1905
Robert Greenway
1905-1909
John Munroe Dow (1841-1911)
1909-1910
Hugh F. Scott
1910-1911
John Munroe Dow (1841-1911)
1911-1919
Robert Greenway
1919-1921
John Gray
1921-1922
James Yuill
1922-1930
John Gray
1930-1946
James H. Mills
1946-1949
Stanley G. Metz
1949-1953
Harvey Yuill
1953-1977
Donald B. Randell
1977-2001
Morris W. Mazurkewich
2001-?
Larry Malowski
?-2018
James Michaluk
2018-2022
Blake Price
2022-?
Jim Manchur
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Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
