Rural Municipality of Archie

Last updated

The Rural Municipality of Archie is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. [1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Ellice and the Village of St. Lazare to form the Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie. [2]

Contents

Archie was named in 1883 after Archie McDonald, a chief factor with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Ellice. Its economic base was primarily agriculture and the geography included the Assiniboine River and related valleys. It was about 345 square kilometres and the largest centre was McAuley.[ citation needed ]

It bordered a small part of the Birdtail Sioux First Nation in its northeast section.

Communities

Reeves

NameIn Office
Samuel Leslie1884–1887
John Traquair1888–1889
R. J. Anderson1890–1894
Charles Poole1895–1910
William Macdonald1911–1916
Robert J. Hewitt1917–1922; 1927; 1929–1937
J. E. Jamieson1923–1926
William Pateman1938–1957
C. Donald McAree1958–1967
E. Arthur Poole1968–1971
Stuart A. Grant1972–1975
Ronald J. McAuley1976–1977
Aime J. Hudon1978–1988
Robert B. Peters1989
C. Terrance Johnson1990–1992; 1999–2001
Charles U. Lowes1993–1998; 2002–2004
Brian Bajus2005-2014?

Related Research Articles

The Rural Municipality of Glenwood is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Souris to form the Municipality of Souris – Glenwood.

The Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Erickson to form the Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson.

The Rural Municipality of Ellice is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Archie and the Village of St. Lazare to form the Rural Municipality of Ellice – Archie.

The Rural Municipality of Harrison is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Park to form the Municipality of Harrison Park.

The Rural Municipality of Hillsburg is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 19, 1912. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Shell River and the Town of Roblin to form the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River.

The Rural Municipality of Lansdowne is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Glenella to form the Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne.

The Rural Municipality of Miniota is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Birtle and the Town of Birtle to form the Prairie View Municipality.

The Rural Municipality of Blanshard is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Saskatchewan and the Town of Rapid City to form the Rural Municipality of Oakview.

The Rural Municipality of Odanah is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. Its name comes from the Ojibwe word Oodena meaning a "village", a "community". It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Minto to form the Rural Municipality of Minto – Odanah.

The Rural Municipality of Wallace is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Woodworth and the Village of Elkhorn to form the Rural Municipality of Wallace – Woodworth.

The Rural Municipality of Hamiota is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on June 28, 1895. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Hamiota to form the Hamiota Municipality.

The Rural Municipality of McCreary is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on May 1, 1909. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of McCreary to form the Municipality of McCreary.

The Rural Municipality of Shell River was a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. On January 1, 2015 it was amalgamated as a result a provincial government mandate with the RM of Hillsburg and the Town of Roblin to form the Municipality of Hillsburg – Roblin – Shell River.

The Rural Municipality of Rossburn is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Name bestowed in 1879 to mark the career of R.R. Ross, a settler who arrived in that year from Molesworth, Ontario. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Rossburn to form the Rossburn Municipality.

The Rural Municipality of Russell is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on August 15, 1881. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Town of Russell and the Village of Binscarth to form the Municipality of Russell – Binscarth.

The Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-Boulton is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1999. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Silver Creek to form the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West.

The Rural Municipality of Silver Creek is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Shellmouth-Boulton to form the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West.

The Rural Municipality of Strathclair is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Shoal Lake to form the Rural Municipality of Yellowhead.

The Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Blanshard and the Town of Rapid City to form the Rural Municipality of Oakview.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie</span> Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada

The Rural Municipality of Ellice-Archie is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

References

  1. "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

50°11′47″N101°19′27″W / 50.19639°N 101.32417°W / 50.19639; -101.32417