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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
Constituent Communities
Fork River, Gruber, Oak Brae, Ukraina, Volga, Winnipegosis, Zelena (Ward)
Land Area (square km)
1123.94
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
Term
Reeve
1906-1908
T. H. Whale
1908-1911
J. P. Grenon
1911-1913
Fred B. Lacey
1913-1914
William King
1914-1918
Fred B. Lacey
1918-1919
Thomas B. Venables
1919-1923
John D. Robertson
1923-1924
George Edward Basham (1878-1954)
1924-1927
Peter Melnyk
1927-1936
A. E. Ogryzlo
1936-1938
Karl Fortney
1938-1940
William Berkis
1940-1942
John Pokotylo
1942-1944
William Berkis
1944-1952
John L. Solomon
1952-1971
M. J. Harrison
1971-1972
?
1972-1986
Nick Pakaluk
1986-1998
Ben Bornn
1998-2005
Edward Pakulak
2005-2006
?
2007-?
Ron Kostyshyn
?-2014
Larry Zurba (1937-2021)
2014-2018
Kate Basford
2018-2022
Ron Kostyshyn
2022-?
Reynold Sahulka
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Mossey River.
Go here for a list of history books for Mossey River.
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: 28 October 2022
