The Rural Municipality of Silver Creek is a former

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...

(RM) in the

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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

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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

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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 ...

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to the east. It had a population of 483 in the

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Communities

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 Profile

Map of Silver Creek R.M. at Statcan
Silver Creek Populated places disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub