The Rural Municipality of Park is a former rural municipality (RM) in the

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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1997. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated

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with the RM of Harrison to form the

Municipality of Harrison Park The Municipality of Harrison Park is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba that incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Harrison and Park. It was formed as a requirement of ''The Municipal A ...

. Prior to 2006, the former RM of Park comprised two disjoint parts, called Park (South) and Park (North). On January 1, 2007, Park (North) was transferred to the

Rural Municipality of Shell River The Rural Municipality of Shell River was a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. On January 1, 2015 it was amalgamated as a result a provincial government ma ...

. The surviving Park (South) portion was simply called Park. The former RM is adjacent to the southern part of

Riding Mountain National Park Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the sur ...

, hence its name.

Communities

* Crawford Park * Horod * Onanole *

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* Seech

References

External links

Official website

Map of Park (North) R.M. (now in Shell River R.M.) at Statcan

Map of Park (South) R.M. at Statcan

Park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub