Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman

Minitonas – Bowsman
Rural municipality
Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman
Minitonas – Bowsman
Location of Minitonas – Bowsman in Manitoba
Coordinates: 52°08′36″N 100°58′38″W / 52.14333°N 100.97722°W / 52.14333; -100.97722Coordinates: 52°08′36″N 100°58′38″W / 52.14333°N 100.97722°W / 52.14333; -100.97722
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		 January 1, 2015[1]
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

The Municipality of Minitonas – Bowsman is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Minitonas, the Town of Minitonas and the Village of Bowsman.[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.[2] 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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Village of Bowsman, Town of Minitonas and Rural Municipality of Minitonas Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "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.
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