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This municipality was named for Rev. Richard R. Ross, an early settler to the region.
Present Status
Municipality of Rossburn (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of Rossburn (22 December 1883)
Amalgamation of Rossburn and Rossburn (1 January 2015)Adjoining Municipalities
Harrison Park, Prairie View, Riding Mountain West, Yellowhead
Constituent Communities
Land Area (square km)
682.79
Year
Total
1901
1352
1911
2716
1921
3086
1931
3321
1941
2976
1951
2054
1956
1852
1961
1499
1966
1284
1971
1077
1976
890
1981
766
1986
715
1991
658
1996
625
2001
524
2006
514
2011
1046
2016
976
2021
973
Term
Reeve / Head of Council
1883-1884
Thomas Young (1851-1906)
1884-1885
William McDonald
1886-1890
Thomas Young (1851-1906)
1890-1892
John McPhail
1892-1893
Thomas Young (1851-1906)
1893-1894
William McDonald
1894-1897
John McPhail
1897-1900
Richard Rose Ross (1843-1904)
1900-1903
Robert Carson
1903-1904
Richard Rose Ross (1843-1904)
1904-1907
John McPhail
1907-1908
William Young (1857-1938)
1908-1909
William Peden
1909-1910
William Young (1857-1938)
1910-1914
John McPhail
1914-1921
John Sinclair
1921-1923
Robert Peden
1923-1930
Robert J. Brown
1930-1937
John William Cormack (1896-1987)
1937-1941
Robert Peden
1941-1945
John Ryszytylo
1945-1949
Harris Taylor Huston (1914-1972)
1949-1953
Steve P. Ukrainetz
1953-1959
Edward Shust
1959-1961
Michael J. Sotas
1961-1967
Alexander “Alex” Cleland (c1912-2009)
1967-1989
John Mitchell
1989-1995
Leonard Sitko
1995-2001
Dwain George Lawless (1949-2019)
2001-2005
Edward Mychasiw
2005-2006
?
2006-2010
Brian Brown
2010-2014
Ed Mychasiw
2014-2018
Brian Brown
2018-2022
Kerry Lawless
2022-?
Shirley Kalyniuk
Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Rossburn:
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Rossburn.
Go here for a list of history books for Rossburn.
Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank David Ross for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
