The Rural Municipality of Silver Creek is a former
rural municipality
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(RM) in the
Canadian
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province
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of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 22, 1883. It ceased on January 1, 2015, as a result of its
provincially mandated amalgamation
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Amalgamation, amalgam, and other derivatives may refer to:
Mathematics and science
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with the
RM of Shellmouth-Boulton to form the
Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West
The Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in Manitoba's Parkland region, between Riding Mountain National Park near the province's western border with Saskatc ...
.
The former RM is located in the
Parkland Region
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of the province. It borders the
Waywayseecappo First Nation
The Waywayseecappo First Nation ( oj, Wewezhigaabawing) is a First Nations band government whose reserve is located twenty miles (32 km) east of Russell, Manitoba, Canada. The First Nation's reserve is 10,059 hectare (24,856 acres) and is located ...
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
to the east. It had a population of 483 in the
2006 census
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In mathematics
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.
Communities
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Angusville
Angusville is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba, Canada. It was named after a pioneer family with the surname Angus.
The Trans Canada Trail passes through Angusville.
History
The Angusville U ...
*Silverton
References
External links
*
Silver Creek, MB Community ProfileMap of Silver Creek R.M. at Statcan
Silver Creek
Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Manitoba
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