Manitoba Communities: Pinawa (Local Government District)

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This municipality is named for an Indigenous word meaning “slow, calm, or gentle.”

Present Status	Local Government District of Pinawa (4 January 1962)
Incorporation History	Local Government District of Pinawa (4 January 1962)
Land Area (square km)	128.54

Population

Year	Total
1966	1339
1971	2187
1976	2080
1981	2011
1986	2078
1991	1806
1996	1672
2001	1500
2006	1450
2011	1444
2016	1504
2021	1558

Reeves

Term	Reeve
1962	C. G. Kirby
1962-1967	E. A. W. Lundman
1967-1974	H. D. Spray
1974-1975	R. A. Dale
1975-1986	J. Howard Gilmour
1986-1995	Marvin Ryz
1995-1998	M. Lorne Swanson
1998-2005	Leonard Simpson
2005-2006	?
2006-?	Blair C. Skinner

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: 28 October 2022