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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 | 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 '''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> |
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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. |
Revision as of 13:20, 30 January 2021
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
- Newdale
- Rackham
- Sandy Lake
External links
References
- ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- Map of Harrison R.M. at Statcan
- Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 106) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada
- Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Harrison