Jump to content

Rural Municipality of Harrison: Difference between revisions

Edit links
Coordinates: 50°27′42″N 100°05′31″W / 50.46167°N 100.09194°W / 50.46167; -100.09194
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Dexbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
192,550 edits
m Bot: Using official website template
m canada shortdescs
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada}}
The '''Rural Municipality of Harrison''' is a former [[rural municipality]] (RM) in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/rural.shtml | title=Manitoba’s Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts | publisher=The Manitoba Historical Society | date=September 21, 2014 | accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref> It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its [[Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015|provincially mandated]] [[Merger (politics)|amalgamation]] with the [[Rural Municipality of Park|RM of Park]] to form the [[Municipality of Harrison Park]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/amalgamations.shtml | title=Manitoba’s Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015) | publisher=The Manitoba Historical Society | date=December 1, 2014 | accessdate=January 2, 2015}}</ref>
The '''Rural Municipality of Harrison''' is a former [[List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|rural municipality]] (RM) in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/rural.shtml | title=Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts | publisher=The Manitoba Historical Society | date=September 21, 2014 | access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its [[Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015|provincially mandated]] [[Merger (politics)|amalgamation]] with the [[Rural Municipality of Park|RM of Park]] to form the [[Municipality of Harrison Park]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/amalgamations.shtml | title=Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015) | publisher=The Manitoba Historical Society | date=December 1, 2014 | access-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref>


The RM was located north of Brandon on the [[Yellowhead Highway]] with its offices at [[Newdale, Manitoba]]. The main reserve of the [[Rolling River First Nation]] lied within the east-central portion of the RM. The RM was named for [[David Howard Harrison]] who became premier of Manitoba in 1887.
The RM was located north of Brandon on the [[Yellowhead Highway]] with its offices at [[Newdale, Manitoba]]. The main reserve of the [[Rolling River First Nation]] lied within the east-central portion of the RM. The RM was named for [[David Howard Harrison]] who became premier of Manitoba in 1887.


== Communities ==
== Communities ==
* [[Newdale, Manitoba|Newdale]]
* Newdale
* [[Rackham, Manitoba|Rackham]]
* [[Rackham, Manitoba|Rackham]]
* [[Sandy Lake, Manitoba|Sandy Lake]]
* [[Sandy Lake, Manitoba|Sandy Lake]]
Line 17: Line 18:
* [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/harrison.shtml ''Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Harrison'']
* [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/harrison.shtml ''Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Harrison'']


{{MBDivision15}}
{{Manitoba|rural=yes}}
{{Manitoba|rural=yes}}

{{coord|50|27|42|N|100|05|31|W|scale:250000|display=title}}
{{coord|50|27|42|N|100|05|31|W|scale:250000|display=title}}


[[Category:Former rural municipalities in Manitoba|Harrison]]
[[Category:Former rural municipalities in Manitoba|Harrison]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2015]]

[[Category:2015 disestablishments in Manitoba]]
{{Manitoba-geo-stub}}
{{Manitoba-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 16:42, 18 July 2024

The Rural Municipality of Harrison is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883.[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the RM of Park to form the Municipality of Harrison Park.[2]

The RM was located north of Brandon on the Yellowhead Highway with its offices at Newdale, Manitoba. The main reserve of the Rolling River First Nation lied within the east-central portion of the RM. The RM was named for David Howard Harrison who became premier of Manitoba in 1887.

Communities

[edit]
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

50°27′42″N 100°05′31″W / 50.46167°N 100.09194°W / 50.46167; -100.09194

Stub icon

This Manitoba location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Rural_Municipality_of_Harrison&oldid=1235302239"