Grandview Municipality

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Grandview
Rural municipality
Grandview Municipality
CAN MB Grandview.svg
Location of the Grandview Municipality in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°09′18″N100°47′21″W / 51.15500°N 100.78917°W / 51.15500; -100.78917
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Region Parkland
Census division No. 17
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015 [1]
Government
 • MayorLyle Morran [2]
Area
 • Total1,147.99 km2 (443.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,419
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Website grandviewmanitoba.com

Grandview Municipality is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in a valley between Duck Mountain Provincial Forest & Park and Riding Mountain National Park, which both lie partially within the RM's territory. [3]

Contents

The municipality includes the communities of Grandview (an unincorporated urban community) and Meharry. The Grandview station is located within the RM, through which a Canadian National Railway track serviced by VIA Rail runs through. [4] [5]

History

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015, via the amalgamation of the RM of Grandview and the Town of Grandview. [1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act , which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015. [6] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality. [7]

Government

Along with the elected Mayor, the governing body of the Grandview Municipality also consists of 6 elected municipal councilors, from both rural and urban areas.

Grandview Municipality (2015) Mayors

2014-2018Lyle Morran
2018-2022Kevin Edmondson
2022–PresentLyle Morran

R.M of Grandview Reeves [8]

TermReeve
1901-1902J. H. Dalgleish
1902-1903W. Dickie
1903-1904J. J. Barnett
1904-1905?
1905-1908A. D. Cumming
1908-1910Samuel Hughes
1910-1912J. J. Barnett
1912-1914J. H. Cairns
1914-1918A. D. Morran
1918-1920R. J. Dalgleish
1920-1931John Dunseath
1931-1939R. J. Dalgleish
1939-1951Raymond Mitchell
1951-1975Vernon A. Campbell
1975-1977Marret Sherman Clark
1977-1978Wes Leschasin
1978-1980?
1980-1992Glen Allen “Bud” Winfield
1992-1998Waldymir “Walter” Stadnyk
1998-2014Clifford Kutzan

Town of Grandview Mayors [8]

TermMayor
1906-1913John Franklin Orr
1913-1914William John Swain
1914-1915John Franklin Or
1915-1917James Garfield Vance
1918William John Swain
1919John Ernest Hedderly
1920William John Swain
1921John R. Hume
1922H. J. McLean
1923T. J. Adair
1924-1925James Garfield Vance
1926Henry Weidenhammer
1927-1932George Darling Shortreed
1933-1939Henry Weidenhammer
1940-1945William John Swain
1946-1947Dr. G. J. Creasy
1948-1951Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell
1952-1957M. A. Miller
1958-1967Harry Gilbert Cunningham Bell
1968-1969H. M. Jones
1970-1971John S. Adamack
1972?
1973-1974Ray Mitchell
1975-1978John S. Adamack
1979-1980?
1980-1983Edwin S. Olsen
1983-1989Fred Embryck
1990-1998Alfred Jacob Dressler
1999-2001Fred Embryck
2002-2010Ernest Gurica
2010-2014Tom Bohun

Sports

Hockey

Grandview Comets are a senior A hockey team from Grandview. They are members of the North Central Hockey League. Home games are played at the Grandview Agricultural Community Center in Grandview.

The Grand Plains Hawks, as well as the Grand Plains Ice Dogs, are the local minor hockey league teams.

Baseball

The Grandview Lakers are a senior baseball team from Grandview. They currently play in the South East Senior Baseball League. Home games are played at the Lakers Diamond, located in Wilson Centennial Park in Grandview.

There are also various ages of minor ball and softball, also bearing the Lakers name.

Curling

Although there are no official curling teams, there are several male, female and co-ed tournaments that take place in the Grandview Curling Club.

The local school, Grandview K-12, also has a male and female sports teams, under the name Grandview Spartans. These teams compete in various sports, including volleyball, basketball, track & field, and curling.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grandview had a population of 1,419 living in 657 of its 750 total private dwellings, a change of

Points of Interest

With the Duck Mountain Provincial Park to the North, and the Riding Mountain National Park to the South, Grandview Municipality has many outdoor activities, including fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, as well as 500 km local of Snowmobile trails, maintained by the Intermountain Snowmobile Club.

Northern Pike Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park Northern Pike Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park- Courtesy of N. Gashyna- 2019.jpg
Northern Pike Lake in Duck Mountain Provincial Park

Local Attractions

Recreation Locations

Former School Sites

Churches

Other Historical Points of Interest:

Climate

Average January temperature -18° Celsius

Average July temperature 22° Celsius

Average annual precipitation 529.6mm with 138.6 cm of snow

Local Media

Newspaper

After 117 years in business, the Grandview Exponent closed its doors in 2017.

In 2018, the non-profit newspaper, The Plain View, was established, providing locals with local news and information within the Grandview-Gilbert Plains areas.

Radio Stations

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Grandview and Town of Grandview Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ " https://grandviewmanitoba.com/p/council" Grandview Municipality. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Grandview Municipality -Visiting Us". grandviewmanitoba.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Grandview train station | VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "MHS- Manitoba Communities: Grandview". January 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  10. ↑ Burrows Millhttps://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/burrowsmill.shtml
  11. ↑ "Grandview FM Homepage". January 2024.
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