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This municipality is named for a river that flows through it.
Present Status |
Rural Municipality of Mossey River (1 January 2015) |
Incorporation History |
Rural Municipality of Mossey River (1 May 1906)
Amalgamated with Winnipegosis (1 January 2015) |
Adjoining Municipalities |
Dauphin, Ethelbert, Lakeshore, Mountain, Ste. Rose |
Constituent Communities |
Fork River, Gruber, Oak Brae, Ukraina, Volga, Winnipegosis, Zelena (Ward) |
Land Area (square km) |
1123.94 |
Population
Year |
Total |
1901 |
1479 |
1911 |
2399 |
1921 |
2681 |
1931 |
2674 |
1941 |
2838 |
1951 |
2314 |
1956 |
2156 |
1961 |
1918 |
1966 |
1707 |
1971 |
1438 |
1976 |
1202 |
1981 |
1061 |
1986 |
907 |
1991 |
819 |
1996 |
752 |
2001 |
686 |
2006 |
614 |
2011 |
1186 |
2016 |
1145 |
2021 |
1450 |
Reeves / Heads of Council
Term |
Reeve |
1906-1908 |
T. H. Whale |
1909-1911 |
J. P. Grenon |
1912-1913 |
Fred B. Lacey |
1914 |
William King |
1915-1918 |
Fred B. Lacey |
1919 |
Thomas B. Venables |
1920-1923 |
John D. Robertson |
1924 |
George Edward Basham (1878-1954) |
1925-1927 |
Peter Melnyk |
1928-1936 |
A. E. Ogryzlo |
1937-1938 |
Karl Fortney |
1939-1940 |
William Berkis |
1941-1942 |
John Pokotylo |
1943-1944 |
William Berkis |
1945-1952 |
John L. Solomon |
1953-1971 |
M. J. Harrison |
1972 |
? |
1973-1986 |
Nick Pakaluk |
1987-1998 |
Ben Bornn |
1999-2005 |
Edward Pakulak |
2006 |
? |
2007-? |
Ron Kostyshyn |
?-2014 |
Larry Zurba (1937-2021) |
2015-2018 |
Kate Basford |
2018-? |
Ron Kostyshyn |
Memorable Manitobans
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Mossey River:
Historic Sites
Go here for a list of historic sites in Mossey River.
History Books
Go here for a list of history books for Mossey River.
Maps
Sources
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
Memoirs “From the Past”: Rural Municipality of Mossey River, Mossey River History Book Committee, 1999. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.M69 Mem]
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 February 2022
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