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This municipality is named for early fur traders Captain Zachary Gillam and his son Captain Benjamin Gillam. They built posts on the Nelson River in 1682.
Present Status
Town of Gillam (1 January 1997)
Incorporation History
Local Government District of Gillam (1 May 1966)
Adjoining Municipalities
None
Land Area (square km)
1996.34
Year
Total
1996
1534
2001
1178
2006
1209
2011
1332
2016
1201
2021
1007
Term
Mayor
1966-1973
J. H. Knight
1973-1975
R. Leslie Price
1975-1978
Barry R. Wilde
1978-1980
?
1980-1981
Frederick Clifford Woods “Cliff” Turner (1938-2003)
1981-1986
Robert S. Legary
1986-1989
Wayne Wittmeir
1989-1991
Steve Dowhan
1991-1998
Martin D. Boyce
1998-2003
Dennis P. Soloway
2003-2004
?
2004-2010
Albert McTavish (1955-2018)
2010-2012
James “Jim” Goymer
2012-?
Tom Zelenesky
?-2018
?
2018-?
Dwayne Forman
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Go here for a list of historic sites in Gillam.
Go here for a list of history books for Gillam.
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
We thank Jane Brown for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2022
