Rural Municipality of Mossey River

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Mossey River
Rural Municipality of Mossey River
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Mossey River
Location of Mossey River in Manitoba
Coordinates: 51°45′18″N99°57′59″W / 51.75500°N 99.96639°W / 51.75500; -99.96639
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
Region Parkland
IncorporatedMay 1, 1906
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2015 [1]
Government
   Reeve Reynold Sahulka [2]
Area
  Land1,119.96 km2 (432.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,450
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Website mosseyrivermunicipality.com

The Rural Municipality of Mossey River is a rural municipality (RM) in the Parkland Region of Manitoba, Canada, located at the south end of Lake Winnipegosis.

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It is named for the Mossey River, a river that flows through the municipality. [3]

History

The Rural Municipality of Mossey River was incorporated on May 1, 1906. [3] On January 1, 2015, it amalgamated with the Village of Winnipegosis as dictated by The Municipal Amalgamations Act , which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015. [4] [1] [5] 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. [6]

Communities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mossey River had a population of 1,450 living in 612 of its 730 total private dwellings, a change of

References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Winnipegosis and Rural Municipality of Mossey River Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. "Municipal Office". www.mosseyrivermunicipality.com.
  3. 1 2 "Manitoba Communities: Mossey River (Rural Municipality)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. "The municipal amalgamations act". Archived from the original on October 26, 2014.
  5. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  6. "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Province of Manitoba. Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.