Manitoba Communities: Lac du Bonnet (Rural Municipality)

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This municipality was named for the fur trade post of Lac-du-Bonnet House.

Present Status	Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet (6 April 1912)
Incorporation History	Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet (6 April 1912)
Adjoining Municipalities	Alexander | Brokenhead | Lac du Bonnet (Town) | Pinawa | St. Clements | Whitemouth
Constituent Communities	Brightstone, Lac du Bonnet, Lee River, Lowland, McArthur Falls, Milner Ridge, Seddons Corner, Spring Well, Wendigo
Land Area (square km)	1100.98

Population

Year	Total
1911	1229
1921	2141
1931	2614
1941	3164
1951	2201
1956	2103
1961	2183
1966	2012
1971	2195
1976	2365
1981	2239
1986	2189
1991	2231
1996	2280
2001	2405
2006	2812
2011	2930
2016	3121
2021	3563

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1912-1917	?
1917-1918	Hans Johnson
1918-1920	Frank Allard
1920-1923	Oscar Petterson (1879-1952)
1923-1933	Rudolphe Robidoux
1933-1941	Alexander R. Salter
1941-1945	Omer Lavoie
1945-1959	E. Wojciechowski
1959-1965	Harry Olensky (1923-2005)
1965-1975	Walter Zarecki (1922-2010)
1975-1978	C. Leo Drabyk
1978-1980	?
1980-1983	George Ylonen (1931-2014)
1983-1986	Rene Lavoie
1986-1989	C. Leo Drabyk
1989-1992	Rene Lavoie
1992-1998	Dave Marion
1998-2001	Dorothy Marvella Boznianin (1938-2018)
2001-2008	Don Halbert
2008-?	Rick Lussier
?-2014	Gus Wruck
2015-2018	Cathie Brereton
2018-?	Loren Schinkel

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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.

Obituary [Dorothy Boznianin], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 August 2018.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 February 2024