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This municipality was named for Roman Catholic Bishop Vital Grandin.
Present Status
City of Winnipeg (1 January 1972)
Incorporation History
Rural Municipality of St. Boniface (1880)
Renamed as Rural Municipality of St. Vital (1903)
City of St. Vital (?)
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
1901
585
1911
1540
1921
3771
1931
10402
1941
11993
1951
18637
1956
23672
1961
27269
1966
29528
1971
32963
Term
Reeve
1882-1888
Victor Magar (1849-1930)
1888-1891
Simon Trudeau
1891
Joseph Riel (1858-1921)
1892
Pierre Dumas
1893-1894
Joseph Riel (1858-1921)
1895-1903
Victor Magar (1849-1930)
1898-1904
Alternately: Victor Magar & Pierre Dumas [??]
1904-1910
Pierre Dumas
1911-1912
Victor Magar (1849-1930)
1913-1917
Richard Wilson
1918-1920
Alexander Tod
1921-1922
James Barton
1923-1924
John Cowan Kelly (c1875-1960)
1924
Herbert C. Seagram (Acting)
1924
F. W. Hack (Acting)
1925-1927
Herbert C. Seagram
1928-1930
Leoni St. Clairze “Leo” Warde (1888-1971)
1931-1932
H. G. Wyatt
1933-1937
George Elsey
1938-1941
Austin Lloyd Clark (1896-1945)
1942-1945
James Davis Van Iderstine (1896-1980)
1946-1949
A. H. Leech
1950-1951
Elswood Frederick Bole (1910-1987)
1952-1959
Henry Southwood “Harry” Paul (1890-1969)
1960-1961
Fred Brennan
1962-1966
Harry Collins
1967-1970
Jackson Alexander “Jack” Hardy (1924-2006)
1970-1971
Arthur Alvin Winslow (1905-1987)
1972
Merged into Winnipeg
Term
Police Chief
c1973
David Parker
Term
Fire Chief
1930
M. Barr
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Vital Municipal Office and Hall (604 St. Mary's Road, Winnipeg)
“Seagrim will run for Reeve of St. Vital,” Manitoba Free Press, 28 March 1924, page 2.
“Seagrim elected Reeve of S. Vital by big majority,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 April 1924, page 10.
“Fire prevention week will open on Oct. 5,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 September 1930, page 9.
Manitoba Gazette, 1887-1959. Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Riel’s brother was St. Vital Mayor,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 June 1962, page 7.
“Louis Riel’s home stands in St. Vital,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1971, page 19.
We thank Nathan Kramer and Bob Holliday for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 August 2024
