Rural Municipality of Woodlands

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Rural Municipality of Woodlands
Rural municipality
CAN MB Woodlands.svg
Location of the RM of Woodlands in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°14′27″N97°44′09″W / 50.24083°N 97.73583°W / 50.24083; -97.73583
CountryCanada
Province Manitoba
IncorporatedFebruary 14, 1884
Government
 • ReeveLori Schellekens
 •  MP (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) James Bezan
 •  MLA (Lakeside) Trevor King
Area
 • Total1,197.59 km2 (462.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total3,797
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Website www.rmwoodlands.info

Woodlands is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It lies in the southern part of the Interlake and is named for the community of Woodlands, which itself is named for the wooded lands of the area. [2]

Contents

History

The Rural Municipality of Woodlands was incorporated on February 14, 1884. [3]

Geography

Communities

Climate

Climate data for Marquette
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)8
(46)		9.4
(48.9)		17.2
(63.0)		36.1
(97.0)		37.8
(100.0)		38
(100)		35
(95)		38.5
(101.3)		37.5
(99.5)		31
(88)		23.9
(75.0)		10.6
(51.1)		38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−12.6
(9.3)		−8.1
(17.4)		−0.9
(30.4)		10.1
(50.2)		19.3
(66.7)		23.3
(73.9)		25.6
(78.1)		24.9
(76.8)		18.5
(65.3)		10.8
(51.4)		−0.9
(30.4)		−9.8
(14.4)		8.4
(47.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)−17.5
(0.5)		−13.2
(8.2)		−5.8
(21.6)		4.1
(39.4)		12.4
(54.3)		17.1
(62.8)		19.6
(67.3)		18.6
(65.5)		12.6
(54.7)		5.6
(42.1)		−4.9
(23.2)		−14.3
(6.3)		2.9
(37.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−22.3
(−8.1)		−18.2
(−0.8)		−10.7
(12.7)		−1.9
(28.6)		5.5
(41.9)		10.9
(51.6)		13.5
(56.3)		12.1
(53.8)		6.7
(44.1)		0.4
(32.7)		−8.9
(16.0)		−18.8
(−1.8)		−2.6
(27.3)
Record low °C (°F)−39.5
(−39.1)		−41
(−42)		−33.3
(−27.9)		−27.8
(−18.0)		−9
(16)		−0.5
(31.1)		2.8
(37.0)		1.1
(34.0)		−5
(23)		−19
(−2)		−35
(−31)		−39.5
(−39.1)		−41
(−42)
Average precipitation mm (inches)23.3
(0.92)		18.3
(0.72)		26.6
(1.05)		32.7
(1.29)		57.8
(2.28)		87.3
(3.44)		73.1
(2.88)		70.5
(2.78)		57
(2.2)		39.1
(1.54)		29.6
(1.17)		23.5
(0.93)		538.8
(21.21)
Source: Environment Canada [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands had a population of 3,797 living in 1,376 of its 1,483 total private dwellings, a change of

Government

Woodlands federal election results [6]
Year Liberal Conservative New Democratic Green
2021 8%15669%1,27813%2412%41
2019 7%13775%1,40311%2096%108
Woodlands provincial election results [7]
Year PC New Democratic Liberal
2019 74%1,11317%2559%128
2016 85%1,12615%2010%0

The Rural Municipality of Woodlands is municipal style government with one head of council and six councillors, one of which is the deputy reeve. The councillors are elected at large. The municipal offices are located in Woodlands. The municipalities lies within the federal riding of Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, represented by Conservative James Bezan, and the provincial riding of Lakeside represented by Progressive Conservative Trevor King.

2022 Members of Council

The representatives from the local urban district of Warren are Judy Olson, Diana Friesen, and Cal Martin.

Transportation

The first rail line, the Air Line, connected Warren to Stonewall and Winnipeg, and later to Portage la Prairie, but was taken out of service in 1882. The Hudson Bay CPR line was built to Shoal Lake, but construction stopped after 1886 due to lack of funds. In the 1880s, multiple rail lines were built through the municipality to transport gravel from the ridges and pits, but were later abandoned once supply diminished. The Canadian Northern Railroad was built through the area from 1903 to 1904. [3] The section north of Warren was abandoned beginning in 1996, but the section south remains in operation. [8]

See also

Twin Lakes Beach, Manitoba

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ Geographical Names of Manitoba (PDF). Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Conservation. 2000.
  3. 1 2 "Rural Municipality of Woodlands: History". www.rmwoodlands.info. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 18 February 2014
  5. ↑ "Manitoba Communities: Woodlands (Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Woodlands)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Woodlands)". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Manitoba Business: Canadian Northern Railway / Canadian National Railway". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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