Manitoba Communities: Winnipegosis (Unincorporated Village)

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In July 2015, on the centenary of its incorporation as a Village, Winnipegosis received a MHS Centennial Organization Award from the Manitoba Historical Society.

Present Status

Rural Municipality of Mossey River (1 January 2015)

Incorporation History

Village of Winnipegosis (20 April 1915)
Amalgamated with Mossey River (1 January 2015)

Adjoining Municipalities

Mossey River

Land Area (square km)

2.50

Population

Year

Total

1911

518

1916

500

1921

750

1926

914

1931

976

1936

941

1941

911

1946

896

1951

924

1956

984

1961

980

1966

908

1971

887

1976

893

1981

855

1986

832

1991

771

1996

730

2001

621

2006

628

2011

647

Mayors

Term

Mayor

1915-1916

?

1917-1919

Thomas H. Whale (c1867-1947)

1920

J. Conrad Adam

1921

Frank G. Shears

1922-1924

W. M. Ketcheson

1925-1934

Thomas H. Whale

1935-1938

G. E. Hjalmarson

1939-1940

Sigurdur Oliver

1941-1946

William Walmsley

1947-1948

Henry Hansen

1949

Edward Chermak

1950-1951

Henry Hansen

1952

T. I. Pawlicki

1953-1954

William Walmsley

1955-1956

Henry Hansen

1957-1958

William Walmsley

1959-1966

George Rodrigue

1967

C. Humeniuk

1968

M. Yakielashek

1969-1977

George Rodrigue

1978-1989

John S. Ogryzlo

1990-1994

Peter Buhler

1995

Dan Brown

1996-2001

Henry Dyck

2002-?

Gloria Kostelnyk

?-2014

Dan Brown

2015

See Mossey River

Memorable Manitobans

Search the MHS collection of biographies for ones connected to Winnipegosis:

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Historic Sites

Go here for a list of historic sites in Winnipegosis.

History Books

Go here for a list of history books for Winnipegosis.

Maps

Sources

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 March 2017