Manitoba Communities: Grandview (Municipality)

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This municipality was named by John Sinnott and Rod McKenzie, allegedly after a disembarking train passenger exclaimed “What a grand view!”

Present Status

Municipality of Grandview (1 January 2015)

Incorporation History

Rural Municipality of Grandview (1 June 1901)
Amalgamated with Town of Grandview (1 January 2015)

Adjoining Municipalities

Boulton, Ethelbert, Gilbert Plains, Hillsburg

Constituent Communities

Grandview, Grifton, Meharry, Timberton

Land Area (square km)

1154.81

Population

Year

Total

1901

1258

1911

1513

1921

2004

1931

2322

1941

2797

1951

2333

1956

2201

1961

1886

1966

1763

1971

1504

1976

1356

1981

1267

1986

1202

1991

1003

1996

904

2001

839

2006

736

2011

1508

2016

1482

2021

1419

Reeves

Term

Reeve

1901-1902

J. H. Dalgleish

1902-1903

W. Dickie

1903-1904

J. J. Barnett

1904-1905

?

1905-1908

A. D. Cumming

1908-1910

Samuel Hughes (1873-1940)

1910-1912

J. J. Barnett

1912-1914

J. H. Cairns

1914-1918

A. D. Morran

1918-1920

R. J. Dalgleish

1920-1931

John Dunseath

1931-1939

R. J. Dalgleish

1939-1951

Raymond Mitchell (1897-1984)

1951-1975

Vernon A. Campbell

1975-1977

Marret Sherman Clark (1913-2004)

1977-1978

Wes Leschasin

1978-1980

?

1980-1992

Glen Allen “Bud” Winfield (1925-2014)

1992-1998

Waldymir “Walter” Stadnyk (1946-2019)

1998-2014

Clifford Kutzan

2014-2018

Lyle Morran

2018-2022

Kevin Edmondson

2022-?

Lyle Morran

Memorable Manitobans

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Historic Sites

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History Books

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Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 October 2022