Municipality of Grassland

The Municipality of Grassland is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Grassland
Rural municipality
Municipality of Grassland
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
Incorporated
(amalgamated)		January 1, 2015[1]
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History
Further information: Rural Municipality of Cameron; Rural Municipality of Whitewater; and Hartney, Manitoba

The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Cameron and Whitewater and the Town of Hartney.[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]

Communities

References
  1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Cameron, Town of Hartney and Rural Municipality of Whitewater 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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