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{{Short description|Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada}} |
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| leader_name1 = [[James Bezan]] ([[Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman]]) |
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| leader_name2 = [[Derek Johnson (politician)|Derek Johnson]] ([[Interlake-Gimli]]) |
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The '''Municipality of Bifrost |
The '''Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton''' is a [[List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|rural municipality]] (RM) in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]], and is one of the northernmost rural municipalities in the [[Interlake Region]]. |
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To the west is the [[Rural Municipality of Fisher]] and the [[Rural Municipality of Armstrong]] is located to the south as well as the [[Rural Municipality of Gimli]]. The [[Arborg, Manitoba|Town of Arborg]] is located within the boundaries of Bifrost-Riverton but is not a part of the rural municipality. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Bifrost-Riverton was created out of the former [[Rural Municipality of Bifrost]] and [[Riverton, Manitoba|Village of Riverton]]. |
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The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the [[Rural Municipality of Bifrost|RM of Bifrost]] and the [[Riverton, Manitoba|Village of Riverton]].<ref name=2015amalg>{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=137/2014 | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Bifrost and Village of Riverton Amalgamation Regulation | publisher=Government of Manitoba | type=[[PDF]] | date= | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name=MAA>{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/m235e.php | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235) | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=October 2, 2014 | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Speech>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/thronespeech/thronespeech_2012.html | title=Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=November 19, 2012 | accessdate=October 4, 2014}}</ref> The amalgamation did not include [[Arborg, Manitoba|Town of Arborg]] which is surrounded by Bifrost – Riverton. |
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In 1875, the [[Government of Canada]] set aside Townships 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 from the shore of [[Lake Winnipeg]] to the beginning of Range 2E for [[New Iceland|Icelandic settlement]]. A growing population eventually necessitated the establishment of local government. As such, the [[Rural Municipality of Gimli]] was established in 1887.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.bifrostriverton.ca/discover/our-history |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.bifrostriverton.ca}}</ref> |
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=== Communities === |
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Thirty years later, on December 1, 1907, the [[List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|Rural Municipality]] of Bifrost was incorporated out of the northern part of the RM of Gimli.<ref name=":1" /> Bifrost took its name from [[Norse mythology]], where [[Bifröst]] is the rainbow bridge that connects [[Midgard]] (Earth) and [[Asgard]], the home of the gods.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 21, 2014 |title=Manitoba’s Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/rural.shtml |access-date=2024-03-31 |publisher=The Manitoba Historical Society}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manitoba Communities: Bifrost (Unincorporated Rural Municipality) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/bifrost.shtml |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref> |
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The community of Lundi ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] for 'grove of trees')<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Station / Riverton Transportation and Heritage Centre (Main Street NE, Riverton, Riverton, Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/rivertonmuseum.shtml |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref>—later known as Icelandic River for [[Icelandic River|the river]] that bisects it—was also established.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Manitoba Communities: Riverton (Unincorporated Village, Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/riverton.shtml |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref> In 1910, the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] (Winnipeg Beach subdivision) was extended to the community of [[Arborg, Manitoba|Arborg]], followed in 1914 by Lundi, whose name was changed to Riverton with the coming of the railway.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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With the railway came another influx of population growth, resulting in the separation of the two large urban areas. On February 5, 1917, the Unincorporated Village District of Arborg was created, followed by its incorporation on January 1, 1964.<ref name=":1" /> |
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On February 1, 1926, the Unincorporated Village District of Riverton was created on February 1, 1926,<ref name=":1" /> followed by its incorporation as a [[List of villages in Manitoba|village]] on December 31, 1951.<ref name=":0" /> |
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On January 1, 2015, the RM of Bifrost and the Village of Riverton amalgamated to form the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton.<ref name="2015amalg">{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/current/_pdf-regs.php?reg=137/2014 | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Bifrost and Village of Riverton Amalgamation Regulation | publisher=Government of Manitoba | type=[[PDF]] | access-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manitoba Communities: Bifrost-Riverton (Municipality) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/bifrostriverton.shtml |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref> It was formed as a requirement of ''[[2015 Manitoba municipal amalgamations|The Municipal Amalgamations Act]]'', which mandated that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.<ref name="MAA">{{cite web | url=http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/m235e.php | title=The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235) | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=October 2, 2014 | access-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Speech">{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/thronespeech/thronespeech_2012.html | title=Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba | publisher=Government of Manitoba | date=November 19, 2012 | access-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref> The amalgamation did not include the [[Arborg, Manitoba|Town of Arborg]], which is surrounded by Bifrost-Riverton. |
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== Communities == |
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* Finns |
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* Geysir |
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* [[Hnausa, Manitoba|Hnausa]] |
* [[Hnausa, Manitoba|Hnausa]] |
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* Jaroslaw |
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* [[Morweena, Manitoba|Morweena]] |
* [[Morweena, Manitoba|Morweena]] |
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* [[Okno, Manitoba|Okno]] |
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* [[Riverton, Manitoba|Riverton]] |
* [[Riverton, Manitoba|Riverton]] |
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*Rosenburg |
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*Shorncliffe |
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*Washow Bay |
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The [[Arborg, Manitoba|Town of Arborg]] is located within the boundaries of Bifrost-Riverton but is not a part of the rural municipality. |
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== Demographics == |
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Bifrost-Riverton had a population of 3,320 living in 1,200 of its 1,598 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3320-3378}}|3378|1}} from its 2016 population of 3,378. With a land area of {{cvt|1643.14|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3320|1643.14|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census/> |
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== People == |
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* [[Reggie Leach]] — former professional [[ice hockey]] player |
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* [[Peter Masniuk]] — politician born in Morweena |
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* [[James Reimer]] — professional [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] ice hockey goaltender, grew up in [[Morweena, Manitoba|Morweena]] |
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* [[Sveinn Thorvaldson]] — reeve of Bifrost from 1908 to 1914.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memorable Manitobans: Sveinn Thorvaldson (1872-1949) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/thorvaldson_s.shtml |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref> |
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* [[Gunnar Thorvaldson]] — politician born in [[Riverton, Manitoba|Riverton]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memorable Manitobans: Gunnar Solmundur "Solly" Thorvaldson (1901-1969) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/thorvaldson_gs.shtml |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.mhs.mb.ca}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Arborg, Manitoba]] |
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* [[Riverton, Manitoba]] |
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* [[Interlake-Gimli]] |
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* [https://rmbifrost.com/ Municipality of Bifrost - Riverton] |
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* [https://www.bifrostriverton.ca/ Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton] |
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* [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/bifrostriverton.shtml Manitoba Historical Society: Manitoba Communities: Bifrost-Riverton (Municipality)] |
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| Center = Municipality of Bifrost |
| Center = Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton<br><small>{{nobold|(surrounds [[Arborg, Manitoba|Town of Arborg]])}}</small> |
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| South = <br>[[Rural Municipality of Armstrong|R.M. of Armstrong]]<br>[[Rural Municipality of Gimli|R.M. of Gimli]] |
| South = <br>[[Rural Municipality of Armstrong|R.M. of Armstrong]]<br>[[Rural Municipality of Gimli|R.M. of Gimli]] |
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| West = [[Rural Municipality of Fisher|R.M. of Fisher]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:52, 26 May 2024
Bifrost-Riverton | |
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Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton | |
Coordinates: 50°54′25″N 97°13′16″W / 50.907°N 97.221°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Interlake |
Incorporated (amalgamated) | January 1, 2015[1] |
Government | |
• Reeve | Brian N. Johnson |
• MP | James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman) |
• MLA | Derek Johnson (Interlake-Gimli) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,643.69 km2 (634.63 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,320 |
• Density | 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Formerly | RM of Bifrost and Village of Riverton |
Website | bifrostriverton |
The Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and is one of the northernmost rural municipalities in the Interlake Region.
To the west is the Rural Municipality of Fisher and the Rural Municipality of Armstrong is located to the south as well as the Rural Municipality of Gimli. The Town of Arborg is located within the boundaries of Bifrost-Riverton but is not a part of the rural municipality.
History
[edit]Bifrost-Riverton was created out of the former Rural Municipality of Bifrost and Village of Riverton.
In 1875, the Government of Canada set aside Townships 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 from the shore of Lake Winnipeg to the beginning of Range 2E for Icelandic settlement. A growing population eventually necessitated the establishment of local government. As such, the Rural Municipality of Gimli was established in 1887.[3]
Thirty years later, on December 1, 1907, the Rural Municipality of Bifrost was incorporated out of the northern part of the RM of Gimli.[3] Bifrost took its name from Norse mythology, where Bifröst is the rainbow bridge that connects Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the home of the gods.[4][5]
The community of Lundi (Icelandic for 'grove of trees')[6]—later known as Icelandic River for the river that bisects it—was also established.[7] In 1910, the Canadian Pacific Railway (Winnipeg Beach subdivision) was extended to the community of Arborg, followed in 1914 by Lundi, whose name was changed to Riverton with the coming of the railway.[3][6]
With the railway came another influx of population growth, resulting in the separation of the two large urban areas. On February 5, 1917, the Unincorporated Village District of Arborg was created, followed by its incorporation on January 1, 1964.[3]
On February 1, 1926, the Unincorporated Village District of Riverton was created on February 1, 1926,[3] followed by its incorporation as a village on December 31, 1951.[7]
On January 1, 2015, the RM of Bifrost and the Village of Riverton amalgamated to form the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton.[1][8] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which mandated that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.[9] 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.[10] The amalgamation did not include the Town of Arborg, which is surrounded by Bifrost-Riverton.
Communities
[edit]The Town of Arborg is located within the boundaries of Bifrost-Riverton but is not a part of the rural municipality.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bifrost-Riverton had a population of 3,320 living in 1,200 of its 1,598 total private dwellings, a change of -1.7% from its 2016 population of 3,378. With a land area of 1,643.14 km2 (634.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
People
[edit]- Reggie Leach — former professional ice hockey player
- Peter Masniuk — politician born in Morweena
- James Reimer — professional Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey goaltender, grew up in Morweena
- Sveinn Thorvaldson — reeve of Bifrost from 1908 to 1914.[11]
- Gunnar Thorvaldson — politician born in Riverton[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Bifrost and Village of Riverton Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Our History". www.bifrostriverton.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Manitoba Communities: Bifrost (Unincorporated Rural Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Station / Riverton Transportation and Heritage Centre (Main Street NE, Riverton, Riverton, Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "Manitoba Communities: Riverton (Unincorporated Village, Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ "Manitoba Communities: Bifrost-Riverton (Municipality)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Sveinn Thorvaldson (1872-1949)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Memorable Manitobans: Gunnar Solmundur "Solly" Thorvaldson (1901-1969)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved March 31, 2024.