The Rural Municipality of Cameron is a former
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 16, 1896. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its
provincially mandated amalgamation
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with the
RM of Whitewater and the
Town of Hartney to form the
Municipality of Grassland.
The RM was located southwest of
Brandon and was home to about 500 people. It was named for
John Donald Cameron
John Donald Cameron (September 18, 1858 – March 26, 1923) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Winnipeg South (provincial electoral district), Winnipeg South from 1892 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of Ma ...
, the Attorney General of Manitoba at the time.
Communities
Former towns: (previously independently administered)
*
Hartney
Unincorporated communities:
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*
Grande Clairière
*
Lauder
*
Underhill
Attractions
* Fort Desjarlais
* Fort Ash
* Fort Grand
* Hart-Cam Museum
Hart-Cam Museum
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* Lauder Sandhills
References
Cameron Rural Municipality
- Website
''Manitoba Historical Society - Rural Municipality of Cameron''
Map of Cameron R.M. at Statcan
Cameron
Cameron may refer to:
People
* Clan Cameron, a Scottish clan
* Cameron (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Cameron (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
;Mononym
* Cam'ron (born 197 ...
Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Manitoba
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