William F. “Bill” Rannie

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William F. Rannie
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Geographer.

Bill Rannie retired in 2014 after 40 years in the Geography Department at the University of Winnipeg. His research interests include the evolution of the lower Assiniboine River, the flood history of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, and the historical hydroclimatology of the eastern prairies.

His articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:

The Rocky Mountain Locust in the Eastern Prairies
Prairie History, Number 9, Fall 2022

“Model Farms” or “Sloven Squatter Agriculture”? Red River Agriculture and the Environment, 1817–1870
Prairie History, Number 13, Winter 2024

Diverse Landscapes of the Prairies: The Alberta Badlands (with John C. Lehr)
Prairie History, Number 16, Winter 2025

Page revised: 6 April 2025