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This municipality was named for the larger region of Kildonan from which it was created.
Present Status
City of Winnipeg (1 January 1972)
Incorporation History
Subdivision of Rural Municipality of Kildonan (1914)
Municipality of Old Kildonan (1921)
Amalgamation of Assiniboia, Brooklands, Charleswood, East Kildonan, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, Old Kildonan, St. Boniface, St. James, St. Vital, Transcona, Tuxedo, West Kildonan, and Winnipeg (1 January 1972)Land Area (square km)
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Year
Total
1931
647
1941
704
1951
869
1956
1011
1961
1327
1966
1392
1971
1984
Term
Reeve
1922-1935
Robert Wilke Toshack (1859-1943)
1936-1949
Harry Wilson Swailes (1887-1977)
1950-1954
Duncan Fairlie Christie (1909-1977)
1955-1959
Samuel Nikolaievich “Sam” Bondar (c1899-1973)
1959-1964
John Stephan Blechner [Blackner] (1907-1984)
1964-1965
Samuel Nikolaievich “Sam” Bondar (c1899-1973)
1965-1966
John Stephan Blechner [Blackner] (1907-1984)
1966-1968
John Michael Pickley (1913-1998)
1968-1971
Charles Walter “Charlie” Ferrier (1917-2005)
1972
Merged into Winnipeg
Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Old Kildonan became separate unit in 1921,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1971, page 20.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 July 2017
