Manitoba Communities: Gillam (Town)

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This municipality is named for early fur traders Captain Zachary Gillam and his son Captain Benjamin Gillam. They built posts on the Nelson River in 1682.

Present Status

Town of Gillam (1 January 1997)

Incorporation History

Local Government District of Gillam (1 May 1966)

Adjoining Municipalities

None

Land Area (square km)

1996.34

Population

Year

Total

1996

1534

2001

1178

2006

1209

2011

1332

2016

1201

2021

1007

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1966-1973

J. H. Knight

1973-1975

R. Leslie Price

1975-1978

Barry R. Wilde

1978-1980

?

1980-1981

Frederick Clifford Woods “Cliff” Turner (1938-2003)

1981-1986

Robert S. Legary

1986-1989

Wayne Wittmeir

1989-1991

Steve Dowhan

1991-1998

Martin D. Boyce

1998-2003

Dennis P. Soloway

2003-2004

?

2004-2010

Albert McTavish (1955-2018)

2010-2012

James “Jim” Goymer

2012-?

Tom Zelenesky

?-2018

?

2018-?

Dwayne Forman

Memorable Manitobans

Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Gillam:

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Gillam.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Gillam.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

We thank Jane Brown for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022