Manitoba Municipalities: 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	Allegra, Lac du Bonnet, Lee River, McArthur Falls, Milner Ridge, Seddons Corner
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

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1912-1917	?
1918	Hans Johnson
1919-1920	Frank Allard
1921-1923	Oscar Petterson
1924-1933	Rudolphe Robidoux
1934-1941	Alexander R. Salter
1942-1945	Omer Lavoie
1946-1959	E. Wojciechowski
1960-1965	H. Olensky
1966-1975	Walter Zarecki (1922-2010)
1975-1978	C. Leo Drabyk
1979-1980	?
1981-1983	George Ylonen (1931-2014)
1984-1986	Rene Lavoie
1987-1989	C. Leo Drabyk
1990-1992	Rene Lavoie
1993-1998	Dave Marion
1999-2001	Dorothy Boznianin
2002-2008	Don Halbert
2009-?	Rick Lussier
?-2014	Gus Wruck
2015-?	Cathie Brereton

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: 1 April 2017