The Rural Municipality of Whitewater 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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with the
RM of Cameron and the
Town of Hartney to form the
Municipality of Grassland
The Municipality of Grassland is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
History
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RMs of Cameron and Whitewater and the town of Hartney. It was for ...
.
Communities
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Elgin
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Fairfax
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Minto
Minto may refer to:
Places Antarctica
*Mount Minto (Antarctica)
Australia
*Minto, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Minto railway station
* Minto County, Western Australia
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Canada
* Minto City, British Col ...
* Regent
* Bunclody
References
''Manitoba Historical Society - Manitoba Municipalities: Rural Municipality of Whitewater''Map of Whitewater R.M. at Statcan
External links
Regional Municipality of Whitewater(archived July 19, 2014)
Former rural municipalities in Manitoba
Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Manitoba
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